Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner announced Monday that he will join an Israeli delegation on the first direct flight to Morocco to celebrate the U.S.-brokered agreement establishing ties between the two Mideast countries. The flight, set to depart Tuesday, marks the fourth diplomatic pact brokered by the Trump administration …
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Israeli submarine reportedly crosses Suez Canal in ‘message’ to Iran
Vessel said to have surfaced and faced Persian Gulf, in show of force amid threats over killing of nuclear scientist; in similar move, US sub crosses Straight of Hormuz An Israeli submarine openly crossed the Suez Canal last week, in a show of force against Iran, the Kan public broadcaster …
Read More »Germany against arms embargo on Turkey
Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says embargo not correct strategically since Turkey is NATO member Germany is against Greece’s demands of imposing an arms embargo on Turkey due to tension in the Eastern Mediterranean, the German foreign minister said Tuesday.
Read More »Russian, Palestinian leaders discuss Israel-Palestinian peace process
Russia has voiced willingness to mediate between Israel and Palestine in its capacity as a member of the Middle East Quartet. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas spoke by phone Tuesday to discuss the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Kremlin said in a press release.
Read More »Israel's Sephardic chief rabbi returns from Emirates
Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel Yitzhak Yosef paid a historic visit this weekend to the United Arab Emirates, inviting several ministers to visit Jerusalem. Israel’s Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef visited the United Arab Emirates this weekend. The rabbi traveled to the Emirates on Thursday and spent the Sabbath there, …
Read More »KRG asks US forces to deploy along Kurdish-controlled part of Iraqi-Syrian border
In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani’s deputy chief of staff outlined why the Kurdish region’s government wants US forces stationed in and around the Fish Khabur border crossing. The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq has formally asked the US-led coalition to deploy observers to patrol …
Read More »Hay’at Tahrir al-Sam Arrests 20 in Maarrat Misrin
Following the discovery of a motorcycle bomb, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham have set a number of checkpoints and made multiple arrests reports Baladi News. The city of Maarrat Misrin in the northern countryside of Idleb witnessed, on Tuesday morning, an intense security mobilization and a wide spread of security checkpoints affiliated …
Read More »Mikdad: Assad Will not Leave Power Whatever Happens
During a meeting between Mikdad and Lavrov, the new Foreign Minister insisted that Assad must remain in power and that he has no intention of leaving office reports Annahar. Russia has offered Syria a deal that would eliminate the existing problems between the country and Israel. The deal would be …
Read More »Nasiriyah activist blames Sadr supporters for IED attack on his home
A Nasiriyah activist has accused supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr of targeting his home in an IED attack early on Thursday morning. “I had just returned to Habboubi Square when I got a call saying my house had been hit with an IED,” activist Wali Jabar told Rudaw English …
Read More »Will KDP-PKK tensions ever end in reconciliation?
Tensions between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) once again came to a head when an improvised explosive device (IED) laid by the PKK in the Amedi district of Duhok killed one KDP-affiliated Peshmerga and injured at least one more.
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