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United Arab Emirates complained Monday that two Qatari war jets got too close to two Emirati commercial aircrafts in the Bahraini airspace. The Emirati commercial aircrafts, according to the country’s civil aviation Authority, cited by state-run news agency, were in Read more
Israel’s settlement expansion in the West bank is eroding the prospect of a two-state solution to the long-standing Middle East conflict, a UN envoy warned Monday, recalling that just over the past three months, Israel has advanced 22 plans for Read more
Fans of Egyptian Liverpool star Mohamed Salah have lambasted Saudi sports minister and hinted to hold him responsible should the Egyptian player miss the world cup tournament in Russia, after the Saudi official twitted that the Saudi team will be Read more
The United States Congress has dramatically increased its budget for the Israeli missile defense programs by $148 million, reported the Jerusalem Post, noting that the amount will include ongoing Iron Dome and Arrow 3 development. “I am pleased and excited Read more
Security forces Sunday killed six members of the militant group behind the killing of two people in Alexandria, in an attack targeting the Police Chief, the interior ministry has revealed in a statement. The statement accused Hasam group that authorities Read more
The Yemen-based Houthis have launched overnight seven ballistic missiles towards Saudi Arabia that were intercepted by the Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces, reported the official Saudi Press Agency. Saudi security forces said they shot down three missiles over Riyadh shortly Read more
Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman told the Washington Post that US President Donald Trump’s December decision to move the US embassy to the city of Jerusalem is a “painful step”. President Trump in December unilaterally declared Jerusalem capital of Read more
The Shia Houthi rebel group fighting the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said Friday it will unite with the Lebanese Shia armed and political group, Hezbollah, and Palestinians should Israel enter into conflict with the two. Abdul Malik al-Houthi, leader of Read more
The US State Department Thursday said it approved the sale of thousands of TOW missiles, spare parts of military vehicles and the supply of helicopter maintenance services in a deal package put at nearly $1 billion. The announcement was made Read more
UAE Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) has pushed to next year operation of the first Arab world nuclear reactor due to lack of expertise from the staff recruited to run the power facility, Reuters reports. Two sources told Reuters Read more