Elections

Israel's high court says non-Orthodox converts are Jews
Mar 1, 2021

Israel's high court says non-Orthodox converts are Jews

Israel's Supreme Court has delivered a major blow to the country's religious establishment, ruling that people who convert to Judaism through the Reform and Conservative movements in Israel also are Jewish and entitled to become citizens


Israeli plan to share vaccines frozen by legal questions
Feb 25, 2021

Israeli plan to share vaccines frozen by legal questions

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial plan to ship surplus coronavirus vaccines to diplomatic allies has been frozen


UN envoy meets east-based Libya commander in push for unity
Feb 19, 2021

UN envoy meets east-based Libya commander in push for unity

The U.N. special envoy to Libya has met with the country's east-based military commander as part of efforts to unite rival factions in the war-torn North African nation


Israeli PM pleads not guilty as corruption trial resumes
Feb 8, 2021

Israeli PM pleads not guilty as corruption trial resumes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pleaded not guilty as his trial on corruption charges resumes in a Jerusalem courtroom


Israeli PM's corruption trial resumes weeks before election
Feb 8, 2021

Israeli PM's corruption trial resumes weeks before election

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appeared in a Jerusalem courtroom to respond formally to corruption charges as his trial resumes


Israel's Arab parties split in boost for Netanyahu
Feb 4, 2021

Israel's Arab parties split in boost for Netanyahu

An alliance of Arab parties in Israel has finalized its breakup


Netanyahu courts Arab voters in election-year turnabout
Jan 20, 2021

Netanyahu courts Arab voters in election-year turnabout

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spent much of his long career casting Israel’s Arab minority as a potential fifth column led by terrorist sympathizers


Israel's benefactor Adelson leaves controversial legacy
Jan 13, 2021

Israel's benefactor Adelson leaves controversial legacy

Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson is mourned by official Israel as a powerful benefactor with direct access to U.S. presidents


Egyptians vote in second day of parliamentary elections
Oct 25, 2020

Egyptians vote in second day of parliamentary elections

Egyptians on Sunday trickled into polling stations on the second day of voting for the country’s parliamentary election amid a slight uptick in daily recorded coronavirus cases


Egypt's parliamentary vote likely to tighten leader's grip
Oct 24, 2020

Egypt's parliamentary vote likely to tighten leader's grip

Egyptians have begun voting in the first stage of a parliamentary election, in a vote that is highly likely to produce a toothless lower chamber packed with supporters of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi


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