Tensions between Asayish and government forces are no closer to being resolved, according to The Levant News. No common vision has been reached to end recent tensions in the cities of Hassakeh and Qamishli. The impasse came during a meeting held under the auspices of the Russian forces in the …

The UAE’s cabinet last month approved the establishment of an embassy in Tel Aviv. Dubai’s ruler and The United Arab Emirates’ Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has sworn in the country’s first ambassador to Israel, Mohammed Mahmoud Al-Khaja, the Dubai Media Office said on Sunday.

“Vered Hagalil” drill focused on improving the IAF’s readiness for combat in the North. The IAF is conducting a training exercise to prepare for the possibility of war in the North, the IDF announced Monday.