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West Bank-based Palestine’s Monetary Authority (PMA) has indicated that leaders are mulling plans to issue a Palestinian digital currency in five–year time as a move to skirt around Israel’ powerful control over Palestinian economy. Azzam Shawwa, head of the institution Read more
Saudi Arabia is on the verge of acquiring new weapons under a $100 billion deal with the United States, as ties between the two countries are thawing and as President Trump is expected in the coming days in the Saudi Read more
The Hamas movement controlling the Gaza Strip announced Thursday it captured the killer of leader Mazen Faqha, adding that Israel was the mastermind of the killing. Newly elected political leader of the movement Ismail Haniyeh said at a press conference Read more
Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Shiite movement Hezbollah Thursday indicated any future fight with Israel will take place in the Israel territory as both enemies renew animosity. Speaking to movement members in a televised speech, the Shiite leader indicated that Read more
The White House Tuesday announced US President Donald Trump will meet with Abu Dhabi crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Washington, a week before the US President departs for his first foreign trip since he took power. Read more
Leader of the Palestinian Authority Tuesday alluded to a potential visit of President Trump to the West Bank as he offered to meet with rival Benjamin Netanyahu to renew the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks. Mahmoud Abbas indicated that President Trump who Read more
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday laid into the US, advising President Donald Trump to abandon plans to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city of Jerusalem. “The debates over the possibility of US moving its Read more
The Palestinian movement Hamas controlling the Gaza Strip Saturday elected former Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniya as its new political leader in replacement of exiled Khaled Meshaal who has completed a two-term mandate. “The Hamas Shura Council Saturday elected Ismail Read more
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani Friday laid into rival candidates arguing that they plotted against 2015 nuclear negotiations with the West. Rouhani, during a presidential debate ahead of May 19 election, picked on conservative candidates accusing him of making empty promises Read more
US President Donald Trump announced Thursday a tour in the Gulf and the Middle East as of this May 23 with Saudi Arabia as his first stop in a move to warm up ties with the Arab world. The tour, Read more