Jerusalem, Undefined- AFP Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday that Iran may “shortly” agree a new nuclear deal with major powers but warned it will be weaker than the original 2015 agreement. Bennett was speaking ahead of a cabinet meeting following indications that the outline of a deal was taking shape at talks in ...
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates- AFP The United Arab Emirates warned Sunday of the rising threat of drone attacks, such as those launched against it by Yemen’s Huthi rebels, at a defence industry conference on unmanned systems. The Unmanned Systems Exhibition (UMEX) kicked off in Abu Dhabi, with regional and Western military and industry...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Union on Monday said it will open its diplomatic mission in Doha. Stefano Sannino, the secretary-general of the European External Action Service, and Qatari State Minister for Foreign Affairs Soltan Bin Saad Al-Muraikhi signed an agreement in Brussels to establish a new EU Delegation to Qatar, the EU diplomat...
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – Morocco’s national carrier will launch a direct air route between Casablanca and the Israeli city of Tel Aviv from March 13. In a statement on Monday, Royal Air Maroc said four flights will be operated weekly at the beginning and will shortly reach five flights per week. “This new air route […]
A Palestinian woman is calling for the trial of six Israeli officers who she alleges sexually assaulted her in 2015, Arab48 reports. An investigation into the conduct of three workers with Israel’s internal security agency Shin Bet, as well as three army officers was closed about 10 months ago. Authorities cited a lack of evidence, […]...
JERUSALEM: A high-level Turkish delegation arrived in Israel on Thursday to meet with Israeli officials ahead of a visit expected next month by Israel’s president to Turkiye, according to official statements. A Turkish delegation led by Ibrahim Kalin, presidential spokesperson and senior adviser to the president, held meetings with Foreign Min...
BAGHDAD (AA) – Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Masoud Barzani, on Thursday agreed to move forward with forming a government that includes Shias, Sunnis and Kurds. A joint statement issued following a phone call between the two leaders read they discussed “the necessary steps for forming a [...
BAGHDAD (AA) – A senior member of the ISIS was killed in an Iraqi airstrike targeting his car in the western Anbar province, according to the defense ministry on Thursday. The attack took place in the desert of Al-Rutba district in Anbar, a ministry statement said. It identified the militant as Muthanna Khader Kamel Shatran, […]
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – The head of Libya’s High Council of State said Thursday ending the transitional period is the key to cruising the country to safety. “There is no way to reach safety without ending the transitional period with a permanent constitution and renewing the legitimacy of the legislative, executive, judicial and oversight ...
Israeli forces on Thursday dispersed dozens of Palestinians taking part in a peaceful rally in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, east of occupied Jerusalem. Witnesses told Anadolu Agency that the Israeli forces put out fire lit by the residents and activists to warm themselves while closing the neighborhood with iron barriers. The sit-in by loca...
