BEIRUT (AA) – The Lebanese government continued to remain silent Thursday over Israeli allegations that Iran and Hezbollah are building an airport in southern Lebanon to be used for launching cross-border attacks against targets in Israel. Hezbollah has declined to issue a statement. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant claimed M...
ANKARA (AA) – A top Iranian military commander has warned Israel against any attempt to assassinate its senior officials. Speaking in Tehran, Hossein Salami, the commander of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), described the threats of the Israeli intelligence agency to target Iranian officials as “meaningless st...
JERICHO, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army on Monday raided the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp in eastern West Bank, triggering clashes with local Palestinians, witnesses said. According to these witnesses, the Israelis besieged a Palestinian home, and detained one person before withdrawing from the camp. At least two Palestinians were injured from ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel is holding talks with Palestinians as part of efforts to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia, the country’s national security adviser has said. “I have been conducting a dialogue with them [Palestinian authorities] in the name of the prime minister for eight months,” Tzachi Hanegbi said in statements cited by The Time...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – AFP An Israeli delegation is in Riyadh for a UNESCO meeting, an Israeli official told AFP on Monday, marking the country’s first publicly announced visit to Saudi Arabia. The visit, for UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee session, coincides with speculation about a potential normalisation of ties between ...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli authorities on Sunday agreed to resume the export of goods from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank and Israel after a three-day ban. A number of trucks loaded with various goods left the Gaza Strip via the Karm Abu Salem commercial crossing, heading to the West Bank […]
New Delhi, India – AFP A broad alliance of states on Saturday unveiled ambitious plans to create a modern-day Spice Route linking Europe, the Middle East and India, boosting trade ties with potentially wide-ranging geopolitical implications. The United States, Saudi Arabia, the European Union, the United Arab Emirates and others launched...
GAZA, JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli authorities have decided to reopen the Karm Abu Salem commercial crossing on Sunday, the Presidential Committee for Coordinating the Entry of Goods into the Gaza Strip has announced. The Israeli authorities will “re-allow exports from the Gaza Strip through the Karm Abu Salem crossing, starting Sunday,” according...
JERUSALEM (AA) – There are no terms ready for a possible normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia, the UN national security adviser has said. “Many of the elements of a pathway to normalization are now on the table,” Jake Sullivan told journalists in a press briefing. He said that no terms are ready to […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army raided several areas in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, detaining 13 Palestinians and triggering clashes. Local sources said that the Israeli forces injured a Palestinian in the Dheisha refugees camp in southern Bethlehem, and dozens of others suffered asphyxiation from tear gas. The Palest...
