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Israeli doctors strike, army reservists ask to stand down amid fury over judiciary changes
Former top brass have warned that Israel’s war-readiness, with Arab and Iranian adversaries spread across the Middle East, could be at risk.
- by Dan Williams
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Sassy Trucker stuck in Dubai after clash with car rental company
American influencer Tierra Young Allen has been stuck in Dubai for months in the latest case showing the limits of speech in the United Arab Emirates.
- by Jon Gambrell
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Israeli parliament votes in controversial supreme court changes
Israeli lawmakers approved a key portion of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s divisive plan to reshape the country’s justice system despite massive protests.
- by Tia Goldenberg and Isaac Scharf
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Netanyahu recovers in hospital as thousands protest his controversial reforms
The Israeli prime minister was having an emergency procedure to implant a pacemaker, plunging the country deeper into turmoil following widespread protests.
- by Julia Frankel and Josef Federman
Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed, set alight over Koran burning
Hundreds stormed the building in Iraq’s capital to protest against the second planned Koran burning in Sweden in weeks.
- by Timour Azhari and Anna Ringstrom
Morality police return after protests to impose Islamic dress on women
The new campaign to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf came as morality police returned to the streets 10 months after the death of a woman in their custody.
A $5 billion gamble? Casino to land in Gulf state where gambling is outlawed
Gambling is still prohibited in the UAE under Islamic law, an offence punishable by heavy fines or up to two years prison, and casinos are not legal – yet. But regulatory change is afoot, as a desert island prepares for a luxury gaming resort.
- by Lucy Cormack
Netanyahu presses ahead with Supreme Court curbs, protests rage
The drive by Israel’s ruling nationalist-religious coalition to reform the justice system has led to fears it will “demolish democracy”.
- by Rami Amichay
US releases video of Russian fighter jets ‘harassing’ American drones
The US Air Force said its drones were operating over Syria on a mission against the Islamic State when the encounter with Russian aircraft occurred.
- by Lolita Baldor
Israel ends West Bank raid, calling it a blow to militants
Twelve Palestinians and an Israeli soldier were killed in the two-day raid.
- by Nasser Nasser and Imad Isseid
Palestinians killed as Israel launches attack on West Bank city
In what the Israeli military described as an extensive counterterrorism effort, a gunbattle lasting into Monday morning killed at least eight people.
- by Josef Federman