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Middle East latest: Israel bombs sites in Syria as Netanyahu testifies in his corruption trial
Israeli warplanes pounded military sites in Syria after Israeli troops seized a border buffer zone following the collapse of President Bashar Assad’s rule. Israel denied its forces were advancing Tuesday toward the Syrian capital of Damascus. Israeli troops on Sunday entered the buffer zone that...
Netanyahu is testifying in his corruption trial. He has been dogged by scandal for years
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the witness stand Tuesday for the first time in his long-running trial on corruption charges. But long before these accusations emerged, Netanyahu has been vexed by a flurry of embarrassing scandals and allegations. ...
Israel's Netanyahu vows to challenge 'absurd' corruption charges as he takes the stand in his trial
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised defiantly on Tuesday to knock down corruption allegations against him as he began testifying in his long-running trial, becoming the first sitting Israeli leader to take the stand as a criminal defendant. ...
Netanyahu's trial for alleged corruption centers on these three cases
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to testify in court on Tuesday, facing charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate cases. The trial has cast a shadow over Israel’s longest-serving prime minister as the war in Gaza grinds on. Netanyahu has...
As Israel advances on a Syrian buffer zone, it sees peril and opportunity
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The dramatic downfall of Syrian President Bashar Assad presents possible danger, and an opening, for neighboring Israel. After fighting wars on multiple fronts for months, Israel is now concerned that unrest in Syria could spill over into its territory....
Netanyahu is set to take the witness stand for the first time in his corruption trial in Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to take to the witness stand Tuesday for the first time in his trial on corruption allegations, a pivotal point in the drawn-out proceedings that comes as he wages war in Gaza and faces an international arrest warrant for war...
Analysis: Collapse of Syria's Assad is a blow to Iran's 'Axis of Resistance'
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — For Iran’s theocratic government, it keeps getting worse. Its decadeslong strategy of building an “Axis of Resistance” supporting militant groups and proxies around the region is falling apart. First came the crushing Israeli campaign in Gaza triggered...
Ousted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus, Russian state media say
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally, Russian media said Sunday, hours after a stunning rebel advance seized control of Damascus and ended his family’s 50 years of iron rule. Thousands of Syrians poured...
Global reaction to Assad's sudden ouster from Syria ranges from jubilation to alarm
Across the Middle East and beyond, the fall of Syria’s authoritarian government at the hands of jihadi militants set off waves of jubilation, trepidation and alarm. Expatriate Syrians and many residents across the Middle East exulted at the overthrow of a leader who led his country...
Syria latest: Syrians celebrate in the streets as Russian media says Assad has arrived in Moscow
Syrians poured into streets in celebration on Sunday after a stunning rebel advance reached the capital, ending the Assad family’s 50 years of iron rule. Russian state news agencies were reporting that President Bashar Assad and his family had arrived in Moscow and were given asylum. Russia said...