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Palestinians receive financial aid from Qatar at a post office in Gaza City, November 27, 2019. (Hassan Jedi/Flash90)
Banks begin handing out Qatari $100 bills to needy Gazans
By Adam Rasgon
Qatari envoy Mohammed al-Emadi says money will be given to 70,000 families; PA President Mahmoud Abbas and Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meet in Doha
Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, left, with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. (AP)
Abbas calls ex-Hamas head to check up on his health, PA media says
By Adam Rasgon
Palestinian demonstrators protest against US position on Israeli settlements, in the West Bank city of Nablus, November 26, 2019. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
Palestinians slam ‘terrorist’ Israel for saying it will withhold bodies
By Michael Bachner and TOI staff
Anti-government protesters set fires to close streets during ongoing protests in Baghdad, Iraq, November 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan)
Protester killed, 35 injured, as Iraq demonstrators burn down Iranian consulate
By AP
Anti-government protesters set fires to close streets during ongoing protests in Baghdad, Iraq, November 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan)
November 27, 2019, 10:33 pm
Protester killed, 35 injured, as Iraq demonstrators burn down Iranian consulate
Iranian diplomatic staff escape unharmed through back door; at least 350 anti-government demonstrators killed so far in protests against rampant corruption
By AP
Iranian protesters gather around a fire during a demonstration against an increase in gasoline prices in the capital Tehran, on November 16, 2019. (AFP)
November 27, 2019, 10:23 pm
Human Rights Watch accuses Iran of covering up protest deaths
Activists urge Tehran to reveal death toll in nationwide demonstrations, which Amnesty International estimates at over 140
By AFP
Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, left, with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. (AP)
November 27, 2019, 9:05 pm
Abbas calls ex-Hamas head to check up on his health, PA media says
Gaza-based source with knowledge of Khaled Mashaal’s medical condition says former terror group chief is experiencing a ‘minor illness’ and is at home in Doha
By Adam Rasgon
US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally on November 26, 2019, in Sunrise, Florida. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
November 27, 2019, 8:32 pm
Trump posts image of himself as a shirtless Rocky Balboa
Denying health woes, White House says US president’s November 17 hospital visit was routine; Trump tells supporters doctors praised his ‘gorgeous chest’
By TOI staff
The planned cable car to Jerusalem's Old City, as seen in a screenshot from a video by the NGO Emek Shaveh.
November 27, 2019, 6:23 pm
Archaeologists, architects petition High Court to stop Old City cable car plan
Group says caretaker government doesn’t have right to sign off on controversial proposal, says visual impact was underestimated and consultations were not thorough
By TOI staff
Supporters of Lebanese President Michel Aoun during a protest near the presidential palace in the Beirut suburb of Baabda, Lebanon, November 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
November 27, 2019, 5:06 pm
Overnight clashes in Lebanon injure dozens of protesters as tensions climb
Supporters and opponents of Lebanese president throw stones, punches at each other as demonstrations against country’s ruling elite turn increasingly violent
By Bassem Mroue
Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a rally held under the banner 'protesting the coup' in Tel Aviv, on November 26, 2019. (Jack Guez/AFP)
November 27, 2019, 4:59 pm
Down for the count: 6 things to know for November 27
Netanyahu may be crowing about the turnout at his rally in Tel Aviv, but most journalists saw an underwhelming rabble of angry fanboys, and bad tidings for the PM’s future
By Joshua Davidovich
Supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold up signs against judges and state prosecutors, during a rally in Tel Aviv on November 26, 2019. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
November 27, 2019, 3:55 pm
What’s in a number? Claims diverge on crowd size at pro-Netanyahu rally
PM says 15,000 came but one media outlet says there were just 2,000 protesters; guesswork, misinformation abounds
By TOI staff
Palestinian demonstrators protest against US position on Israeli settlements, in the West Bank city of Nablus, November 26, 2019. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
November 27, 2019, 3:30 pm
Palestinians slam ‘terrorist’ Israel for saying it will withhold bodies
Arab Israeli leader also decries ‘cruel, immoral’ move by defense minister designed as deterrent and possible bargaining chip; Gantz voices support
By Michael Bachner and TOI staff
Palestinians receive financial aid from Qatar at a post office in Gaza City, November 27, 2019. (Hassan Jedi/Flash90)
November 27, 2019, 2:53 pm
Banks begin handing out Qatari $100 bills to needy Gazans
Qatari envoy Mohammed al-Emadi says money will be given to 70,000 families; PA President Mahmoud Abbas and Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meet in Doha
By Adam Rasgon
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the Fourth National Forum for the Fourth Industrial Revolution during the forum's opening session in the West Bank city of Ramallah, September 9, 2019. (Nasser Nasser/AP)
November 27, 2019, 2:32 pm
Abbas threatens to cut all ties with Israel if Jordan Valley annexed
Palestinian Authority chief also says in interview with Russian media that he is weighing breaking off all relations with the US over its settlement policy shift
By TOI staff
An Iraqi protester throws a tire on a stack of burning tires at a roadblock in the central holy shrine city of Najaf on November 26, 2019. (Haidar HAMDANI / AFP)
November 27, 2019, 2:15 pm
Iraq anti-government protesters burn down Iranian consulate
Protesters torch diplomatic mission in Shiite holy city of Najaf as unrest continues; Iranian staff escape blaze and angry mob unharmed
By TOI staff
Iranian protesters gather around a burning car during a demonstration against an increase of gasoline prices, in the capital Tehran, November 16, 2019. (AFP)
November 27, 2019, 1:33 pm
Khamenei says Iran thwarted ‘dangerous US-backed conspiracy’
Leader claims demonstrations were orchestrated by ‘global arrogance’; Amnesty International says it believes at least 143 people were killed, which Iran disputes
By Jon Gambrell
In this April 9, 2019, photo, US Senate Finance Committee ranking member Senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
November 27, 2019, 12:25 pm
US senator probing Israeli firm NSO Group over suspected spying on Americans
Move by Oregon Democrat comes after WhatsApp filed suit against spyware company alleging widespread abuse; NSO employees sue Facebook for suspending their accounts
By TOI staff
Iranians wave national flags during a protest in support of the Islamic Republic's government and supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the northwestern city of Ardabil on November 20, 2019, as President Hassan Rouhani says the country's people had defeated an "enemy conspiracy" behind a wave of violent street protests. (STR/AFP)
November 27, 2019, 12:09 pm
Iranian lawmaker says over 7,000 people arrested in protests
Interior minister claims demonstrators intend to take over state TV, without offering proof
By Agencies
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