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The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) has announced that Hamas is behind a social media scam on Facebook seeking to lure Israeli soldiers into a relationship that it dubbed a “honey pot” trap to get access to the information on their Read more
Iraq’s Ambassador to Turkey Hisham Ali Akbar Ibrahim al-Alawi said “the Mosul campaign is to wrap up in three months” and the visit by Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to Baghdad during the weekend was “a success” and “provided the positive Read more
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has stressed that Iraq “will not accept anything other than the complete withdrawal of the Turkish troops from the Bashiqa base” before its relations with Ankara can go back to normality. Turkey claims that its forces Read more
Ahead of the upcoming peace talks scheduled to take place in Syria before the end of the month in Kazakhstan, President Bashar al-Assad said he is ready to discuss “everything” related to Syria and the six-year conflict while stressing that Read more
Four Israeli soldiers were killed in a Sunday truck attack that sped into a crowd of soldiers visiting the Haas-Sherover Promenade, which offers a panoramic view of Jerusalem and the Old City. The attack is being dubbed as the first Read more
Mauritania and Saudi Arabia have sealed a military agreement providing for intelligence and experience sharing and logistical support. The accord, signed Wednesday by Mauritanian Defense Minister Mamadou Bathia Diallo and Saudi deputy Defense Minister Mohammed ben Abdallah al-Ayech, marks the Read more
Jordan’s Information Minister Mohammed Momani has warned US President-elect Donald Trump against going ahead with his campaign promises of moving the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Momani stressed that implementing the campaign promise “will definitely affect Read more
During a meeting on Tuesday, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas told members of Israel’s left-wing Meretz party that he was “disappointed” that Prime Minister Netanyahu would not be attending the international peace conference to be held in Paris on Read more
The Jau Reform and Rehabilitation Center located south of Manama was stormed by unidentified gunmen on Sunday. At least one police officer was killed and several inmates fled, during the break. A statement released by Bahrain’s Interior Ministry stressed that Read more
A revised deal that was earlier on proposed by US Secretary of State John Kerry would be backed by President Hadi-led government, according to sources in his government. The initial proposal was rejected as “a redemption for the Houthis and Read more