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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Middle East Politics, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 809 stories have been published about Middle East Politics which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Middle East Politics, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 809 stories have been published about Middle East Politics which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Bob Menendez · United StatesU.S. Sen. Bob Menendez on Wednesday arrived at a courthouse where he’s due to answer to charges that he used his powerful post to secretly advance Egyptian interests and do favors for New Jersey businessmen in exchange for bribes of cash and gold bars.See the Story
Sen. Menendez will appear in court in his bribery case as he rejects calls to resign
72% Center coverage: 49 sources
Business · QatarA senior Qatar Airways executive told an Australian Senate inquiry on Wednesday there would be no repeat of an incident at Doha’s international airport in 2020 in which female passengers were subjected to invasive gynecological examinations. See the Story
Qatar Airways executive says invasive gynecological examinations of passengers won’t be repeated
50% Center coverage: 12 sources
Middle East Politics · IranIran must take "de-escalatory steps" on its nuclear program if it wants to make space for diplomacy with the United States, starting by cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday. See the Story
US Says Iran Must Take 'De-escalatory Steps' to Make Room for Diplomacy
50% Right coverage: 6 sources
Europe · TurkeyThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that a Turkish teacher convicted in 2017 of terrorism offences had his rights violated because the case against him relied mostly on his use of an encrypted messaging application.
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Conviction based on app use violated Turkish teacher's rights, European court says
56% Center coverage: 9 sources
Bob Menendez · New JerseyOne of the three New Jersey businessmen involved in the alleged bribery scheme surrounding Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) pleaded not guilty to federal bribery charges on Tuesday, according to Reuters.
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Menendez associate pleads not guilty to federal bribery charges: reports
50% Center coverage: 10 sources
Elon Musk · United StatesThe accounts of several Russian, Chinese and Iranian state media outlets saw a 70 percent increase in engagement on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after it removed labels identifying them as “state-affiliated,” according to a new report released Tuesday.
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Russia, China, Iran state media see boost on X after removal of ‘state-affiliated’ labels
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Elon Musk · United StatesA group of Jewish leaders published a letter warning of the rise in antisemitic rhetoric on X, formerly Twitter, and placed responsibility largely on owner Elon Musk — whom they claimed has “facilitated and enabled” its growth.
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Jewish leaders rip X, accuse Musk of antisemitism
50% Center coverage: 4 sources
Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi · CairoEgyptian authorities have detained at least 73 campaign volunteers for a challenger to incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi in the December election, a rights group said Tuesday.See the Story
Egyptian rights group says 73 supporters of a presidential challenger have been arrested
72% Center coverage: 14 sources
