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Defense and foreign ministers left in dark on PM’s Saudi trip Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not inform Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz or Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi when he went to Saudi Arabia on Sunday night, political sources revealed on Monday.
Read More »Netanyahu meets Saudi crown prince MBS, Pompeo in Saudi Arabia
The plane returned to Israel after only a few hours. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Neom, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, Israeli sources have confirmed.
Read More »Conflict over Muslim Brotherhood still separating Egypt, Turkey
Cairo is said to be waiting for what will emerge from the recent phone conversation between the Saudi monarch, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan. Well-informed Egyptian sources revealed that the close relations between Egypt and Saudi Arabia did not prevent “each country from keeping a margin …
Read More »Iran has a new warship packed with drones and missiles
On its surface this is just a transport ship, but Iran has crowded its deck with all sorts of weapons to show off what it can do. Iran unveiled a new ship over the weekend called the Shahid Roudaki. It is part of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and was …
Read More »Pro-Erdoğan company’s survey shows child soldiers among Turkish-backed Syrian opposition
The Turkey-backed Syrian National Army’s (SNA) ranks may include some four percent child soldiers, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA), an Ankara-based research company known for its close relations with the Turkish government. child soldiers
Read More »Pompeo during rare Golan Heights visit: ‘This is Israel’
Secretary tours Syrian border with Israeli counterpart, scoffs at US elites and ‘salons of Europe’ who want Assad to control strategic ridge; is briefed on Iran’s influence in area Mike Pompeo on Thursday visited the Golan Heights, a first trip to the contested territory since Washington recognized Israeli sovereignty over …
Read More »Israel accuses Lebanon of changing position during disputed maritime border talks
Israel has accused Lebanon of changing its position in talks on their disputed maritime border and warned it could lead to a “dead end” that would be damaging for the whole region.
Read More »Islamic State claims sabotage attack on Egypt’s gas pipeline to Israel
Egypt’s military said it was a “limited explosion.” Egypt’s military said a “limited explosion” struck a gas pipeline in North Sinai on Thursday, an incident for which the Islamic State’s local branch has claimed credit.
Read More »Saudi Arabia’s dire rights record looms over G-20 summit
Riyadh’s hosting of the annual summit has drawn criticism from a broad coalition of human rights groups.
Read More »Is Russia’s naval base in Sudan a signal to Turkey … and Biden?
Moscow is set to create a strategic foothold in Africa along vital shipping routes. Russian President Vladimir Putin approved on Nov. 16 the government’s plans to create a naval facility in Sudan to service the needs of the Russian navy in the region and serve as a logistics center. The …
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