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Jordan has closed the teachers' union and arrested dozens of members to quell recent protests. But the crackdown on civic dissent could come at a cost.. Source: Albawaba Full Article:…

The US government has seized more than a million barrels of Iranian fuel contained in four tanker ships bound for Venezuela. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: US seizes multi-million-barrel Iranian…

After a period of calm on the Gaza Strip borders with Israel, incendiary and explosive balloons spark another violent exchange. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Gaza's balloon bombs spark new…

Other Gulf states may follow. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Trump administration goes big with UAE-Israel peace deal

The State Department has yet to publicly acknowledge the activist's disappearance Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham arrests US citizen Bilal Abdul Kareem in Syria’s Idlib

The resolution failed by a 2-2 vote with 11 abstentions. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: UN Security Council rejects US-sought extension on Iran arms embargo

The Israel-UAE agreement to normalize diplomatic relations was brokered by US President Donald Trump, and is a demonstration of Trump’s policy “revolution” compared to earlier administrations, one expert explained.Israel and…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s participation in the probe into the deadly Beirut port blast will bring more clarity into how the disaster occurred, former top CIA official Norman Roule…

The United Arab Emirates said its decision to normalize ties with Israel isn’t about countering Iran, and dismissed criticism of the pact from Turkey’s leader.“This is not about Iran. This…

A senior US official called on Saturday for a “thorough, transparent and credible” investigation into this month’s Beirut port blast that killed at least 178 people and injured 6,000.“We can…