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Israel reportedly echoes complaints over diplomatic disregard from Egypt
Egypt
January 14, 2018
Israel reportedly echoes complaints over diplomatic disregard from Egypt
Due to an absence of official invitations to diplomatic events organized by Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Ministry and exclusion from briefings,…
Israel approves hundreds of new settlement homes: NGO
Middle East
January 11, 2018
Israel approves hundreds of new settlement homes: NGO
Israel has given final building approval for 352 homes in settlements in the occupied West Bank, an anti-settlement movement said…
Israel to approve hundreds of new settler homes in West Bank
Middle East
January 10, 2018
Israel to approve hundreds of new settler homes in West Bank
Israel will approve construction of hundreds of new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman…
Syrian army says Israel fired at Syria with jets, missiles
Middle East
January 9, 2018
Syrian army says Israel fired at Syria with jets, missiles
Israel attacked Syrian territory three times early on Tuesday with jets and ground-to-ground missiles, Syria’s army said in a statement…
Case against Palestinian teen spotlights her activist family
Middle East
January 9, 2018
Case against Palestinian teen spotlights her activist family
Israel’s hard-charging prosecution of a 16-year-old Palestinian girl who slapped and kicked two Israeli soldiers has trained a spotlight on…
Actress Yousra to issue complaint against New York Times after controversy
Egypt
January 8, 2018
Actress Yousra to issue complaint against New York Times after controversy
Egyptian veteran actress Yousra announced that she will be filing a complaint through the State Information Service against American…
Netanyahu tiptoes around US threat to cut off Palestinian aid
Middle East
January 8, 2018
Netanyahu tiptoes around US threat to cut off Palestinian aid
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin trod carefully on Sunday around a threatened US aid cut to Palestinians, stopping short of backing…
Israel offers to pay African migrants to leave, threatens jail
Middle East
January 7, 2018
Israel offers to pay African migrants to leave, threatens jail
Israel said on Wednesday it would pay thousands of African migrants living illegally in the country to leave, threatening them…
Protests put spotlight on Iran’s vast and shadowy Syria war
Middle East
January 5, 2018
Protests put spotlight on Iran’s vast and shadowy Syria war
In demonstrations across Iran, chants are going up against the military’s vast and shadowy war in Syria, one of Tehran’s…
Israelis watch closely as Iran protests
Middle East
January 4, 2018
Israelis watch closely as Iran protests
Israelis have been following the protests in Iran avidly. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed as “laughable” claims by Iran’s President…