Apr 28, 2021
Iran talks to be expedited
World powers and Iran are seeking to accelerate efforts to bring Washington and Tehran back into compliance with the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear accord. Iran, Britain,…
Apr 28, 2021
Israel rejects report alleging human rights violations
Israel has denounced the latest report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) as “fictional claims” that “are both preposterous and false.” The strong condemnation comes after the New York-based NGO published…
Apr 28, 2021
Lebanon calls on Saudis to lift food ban
Lebanon is urging Saudi Arabia to cancel its injunction against Lebanese produce over charges the imports were used as cover for drug smuggling. The ban was implemented on Sunday, after…
Apr 27, 2021
IDF: Hamas harms Gazan people
A tense calm prevails in Israel today as Islamist militants in Gaza have paused cross-border rocket attacks after 3 consecutive nights. Israeli Security Cabinet adopted a decision to retaliate powerfully…
Apr 27, 2021
Turkey: US must reverse Armenia policy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has denounced the declaration by United States President Joe Biden that 1915-1917 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide, and called for the…
Apr 26, 2021
IDF on high alert due to Gaza attacks
Palestinian Islamists launched at least 45 rockets and mortar-shells from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip at Israel’s southern communities over the weekend. “It is currently quiet in the south, but if…
Apr 26, 2021
Iran: Israel attacked oil tanker near Syria
Syria's Ministry of Oil revealed that a fire erupted aboard an oil tanker off the Baniyas refinery following a suspected drone attack launched from the waters of neighboring Lebanon. The…
Apr 26, 2021
US recognizes Armenian Genocide
United States President Joe Biden has broken with decades of policy by declaring that the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide. Biden’s recognition of the deaths…
Apr 23, 2021
Ramadan in Jerusalem marked by violence
Nightly clashes and other violent incidents between Palestinians and Israelis in Jerusalem during Ramadan have brought simmering tensions to a boil. Hostilities began at the start of the Muslim month…
Apr 23, 2021
IDF war against Iran in Syria overview
Israel has significantly stepped up air strikes on suspected Iranian missile and weapons manufacturing sites in Syria to obliterate a stealthy military encroachment by its regional arch-enemy. Analysis by the…