Apr 29, 2021
Israel blamed for PA election delay
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is widely expected to imminently announce cancellation of the first elections in 15 years, amid infighting in his Fatah party and a dispute over voting in…
Jan 28, 2021
US halts foreign arms deals
The administration of United States President Joe Biden has suspended massive arms sales to foreign nations. The State Department maintained that it is “temporarily pausing the implementation of some pending…
Jan 18, 2021
PA to hold first elections in 15 years?
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has announced that parliamentary and presidential elections would be held later this year in a bid to heal long-standing divisions. The 85-year-old Fatah leader…
Jan 13, 2021
Netanyahu okays 800 new settlement homes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has officially authorized that the construction of hundreds of housing units in Judea and Samaria, also known part as the West Bank. In a statement obtained…
Jan 13, 2021
US: al Qaeda’s new home is Iran
“Al Qaeda has a new home base: it is the Islamic Republic of Iran,” United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared, insisting it is time “for America and all…
Jan 12, 2021
US to declare Houthis terrorists
The United States is set to designate Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement as a foreign terrorist organization. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced in an official statement his “intent to designate…
Jan 07, 2021
World reacts to US Capitol riots
World leaders are expressing shock as the United States Capitol was stormed by supporters of President Donald Trump as a joint-session of Congress met to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s election…
Dec 25, 2020
Go Ahead, Make My Day – Or Don’t
In The Transition Between Administrations and Cabinets, the military means permanence and continuity By Amir Oren On the night before Christmas, President Donald Trump posted a picture of himself with…
Dec 18, 2020
Iran rejects IAEA call for new nuclear deal
Iran today rejected the proposal by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi to renegotiate a new nuclear deal. Grossi told the Reuters news agency yesterday that said there had…
Dec 18, 2020
Turkey defies US over Russian S-400s
Turkey will not reverse its acquisition of Russian S-400 missile defense systems, and intends to take ‘reciprocal steps’ after assessing sanctions imposed by the United States over the deal, declared…