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A top US lawmaker and former Republican presidential candidate has sent warning to Israel against moves by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to notch a deal with Russia to remove Iranian forces out of Syria. Russia has been since 2015 Syria’s Read more
Chinese President Xi Ping Tuesday announced Beijing will allocate a $15 million financial package to Palestinians as the second global economy is expanding its diplomatic and economic influence in the Middle East region, Reuters reports. The Chinese leader made Read more
An Israeli court Sunday indicted a Turkish tourist on three charges including attempt to raise funds for the Palestinian group Hamas and smuggling hundreds of dollars to the Palestinian movement ruling Gaza Strip. The 27-year old Turkish woman Ebru Read more
“More than 320,000 people are now displaced and most are living in dire and insecure conditions, including some 60,000 people camped at the Nasib/Jaber border crossing with Jordan,” UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi said, in a statement Thursday. Read more
King Mohammed VI, Chairman of Al Quds Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation – a grouping that comprises 57 countries representing over one billion citizens, has described the American decision to recognize Al-Quds as the capital of Israel and Read more
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday called for solutions to Iran’s ‘aggressive tendencies’ in the Middle East region, though Germany struggles to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal in state of despair following US pullout. Merkel, who was on a visit to Read more
The Israeli air force launched Tuesday dozens of missiles on around 25 targets belonging to Hamas in the Gaza enclave over claims that the Islamist movement launched 50 projectiles against Israeli towns. The Israeli defense forces said fighter jets were Read more
An Israeli former minister accused by Shin Bet for spying for Israel’s foe, Iran, could face death penalty for the offense, the ministry of justice has indicated. An official in the ministry of justice told local media Times of Israel Read more
US officials Tuesday dodged Iraq’s and Syria’s blame that the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group (ISIS) and Washington targeted militia fighters aligned with President Bashar al-Assad regime, near the border with Iraq. A US official told US Read more
The UN General Assembly condemned Israel’s use of excessive force against Palestinians who have lost over 120 people in recent clashes with Israeli forces near the border of Gaza. A draft resolution proposed by Algeria, Turkey and Palestinians garnered Read more