Clashes between Israeli settlers and Palestinians have occurred several times in the Palestinian territory this year. A group of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian man in the West Bank today, according to Palestinian officials. The attack took place around noon local time in the town of Far’ata west of the …
Read More »Israel not reassured by Biden’s meeting with Mossad chief
President Joe Biden told Mossad chief Yossi Cohen in the White House that the United States will not abandon Israel on Iran. US President Joe Biden and Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen met on April 30 at the White House. A spokesperson for the American National Security Council said Cohen’s original …
Read More »US denies Iran claims of prisoner deal; UK plays it down
The United States and Iran are in active talks over the release of prisoners, a person familiar with the discussions said Sunday as Washington denied a report by Iranian state-run television that deals had been struck. Prisoner swaps between the U.S. and Iran are not uncommon and both countries in …
Read More »Les Turcs en France: un «isolat» séparatiste?
«L’assimilation est un crime contre l’humanité» affirmait le président turc Erdogan en Allemagne en 2008. En France, qu’il se rassure, les immigrés turcs ne se caractérisent pas franchement par leur assimilation. Chiffres. Au mois d’octobre 2020, diverses villes de France ont été le théâtre des mêmes scènes stupéfiantes. À Dijon, …
Read More »A Palestinian State: What Would Ben Gurion Have Said?
When the decision to hold the elections was first declared, some of us hoped that it would provide an opportunity for Palestinians to attempt three changes in their political trajectory: to organize a change of generations at the top levels of political decision-making, to forge a minimum of understanding among …
Read More »Qatar Declares “Understanding and Rapprochement” with Russia on the Syrian File
Qatar has uncovered the existence of rapprochement and understanding with Russia according to the new Qatari ambassador to Moscow, Ahmed bin Nasser bin Jassim al-Thani. Thani has said that Qatar and Russia have reached an “understanding” in the Syrian file, with the aim of reaching “a solution and ending the …
Read More »New Batch of “Ahmed Al-Audeh” Fighters Heading to Syrian Desert
A new batch of fighters from the former opposition leader “Ahmed Al-Audeh” left the Daraa governorate to the Syrian Badia to fight the Islamic State (ISIS), with support and guidance from Russia. Media sources from Daraa told Al-Souria Net that the group includes 100 fighters, and they left in the …
Read More »Syrian-Iraqi Talks to Enhance Cooperation in Oil and Energy Sectors
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Bassam Tohmeh has discussed means of boosting joint cooperation between Syria and Iraq in the fields of oil, energy, training and the exchange of experiences with Iraqi Minister of Oil Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail. The two sides, during a session of talks in Baghdad, stressed …
Read More »Ahrar Al-Sham Reshapes Leadership
The Ahrar al-Sham Islamic Movement announced the formation of a new leadership council consisting of 12 leaders, after a dispute that rocked the movement over the past months. The General Commander of the movement, Amer Al-Sheikh, announced the formation of a new leadership council, based on the agreement between the …
Read More »US Official Calls for Compelling Ankara to Withdraw from Syria
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) called on the Biden administration to exert pressure on Turkey to make it withdraw from Syrian territory and stop the activities of armed militias that are loyal to Ankara. Nadine Maenza, USCIRF deputy commissioner stressed the need to set a timetable for …
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