December 14, 2020 Eurasia, Middle Orient
An article published in the Tel Aviv University Turkeyscope review might suggest that Ankara wants to rehabilitate its relations with Jerusalem. The Tel Aviv Moshe Dayan Institute published Dec. 7 an exceptional article, titled “Israel is Turkey’s Neighbor Across the Sea: Delimitation of the Maritime Jurisdiction Areas between Turkey and …
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December 14, 2020 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Turkey’s political opposition has stepped up pressure on the government over its often-opaque dealings with Qatar as the country’s tank production contract, awarded to a Turkish-Qatari joint venture, remains bogged down.
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December 14, 2020 Africa, Eurasia, Middle Orient, Turkey
Forces loyal to eastern Libyan strongman Khalifa Hifter intercepted a Jamaican-flagged Turkish ship in the Mediterranean Sea late Monday in a move that could escalate regional tensions. A Turkish ship sailing under a Jamaican flag was intercepted by forces loyal to eastern Libyan leader Khalifa Hifter late Monday for reportedly …
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December 14, 2020 Eurasia
Future US Pentagon chief Austin: I had a great relationship with Benny Gantz. During testimony before Congress in 2015, Gen. Lloyd Austin, then head of the US Central Command, told members of the House Armed Services Committee that he had a “great relationship” with former IDF chief of staff Benny …
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December 14, 2020 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
The ambassador claimed there’s no proof Hezbollah created tunnels to attack Israel. Israel destabilizes the Middle East more than Iran, Russian Ambassador Anatoly Viktorov told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.
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December 14, 2020 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
The Biden campaign however has already spoken of initial steps such as restoring direct diplomacy between the US and the PA. Iran is the only issue in the Middle East that is likely to make it onto US President-elect Joe Biden’s priority list, former US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro …
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December 14, 2020 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Palestinians on Tuesday marked the 33rd anniversary of the outbreak of the First Intifada and vowed to pursue the “struggle” against Israel until the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian state. The First Intifada, also known as the Rock-Throwing Intifada, began on December 9, 1987 and ended in September …
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December 10, 2020 Eurasia
The president of George Soros’s vast nonprofit network is leaving his position to potentially join President-elect Joe Biden’s administration, according to reports.
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December 10, 2020 Eurasia, South East Asia
President-elect Joe Biden’s pledge to reengage with the United Nations and other international organizations could weaken America’s position against China, according to foreign policy experts.
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December 10, 2020 Eurasia
Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock dodged questions about packing the Supreme Court and declined to condemn Marxism in a debate Sunday night against Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler.
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