Turkey issues new EastMed threat

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has repeated his nation’s readiness to negotiate its dispute over maritime rights in the East Mediterranean Sea with Turkey. "Mutual respect and trust are the…

Netanyahu hails new era of Mideast peace

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu extolled the recently established Abraham Accords with the UAE and Bahrain for having already yielded significant economic benefits. “We made history in Washington” with the…

Israel marks Jewish New Year in lockdown

Israel entered its second official nationwide lockdown today, amid the seemingly uncontrollable spread of the coronavirus. The closure comes on the Eve of Jewish celebration of the Rosh HaShanah New…

US vows to enforce UN sanctions on Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reiterated the Trump Administration’s resolve to thwart Iranian access to weapons ahead of the expiration of the United Nations-imposed arms embargo (as part of…

Rivlin: 2nd lockdown against virus must succeed

Israeli authorities are preparing to enforce a general nationwide lockdown aimed at containing the coronavirus. The measures are set to go into effect at 2 PM tomorrow, just hours before…

World earthquake update

There have been 59 earthquakes worldwide so far today as of this posting, contributing to a total of 3687  this month. This, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which tracks…

Borrell:  EU-Turkey ties at “watershed” point

The High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell is warning that relations are at a turning point with Turkey, over its intentions regarding the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. "The reaching…

Israel welcomes peace with UAE, Bahrain

Israelis are greeting the signing of the historic normalization accords with the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain. The official signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords was held…

Gaza attacks Israel during peace ceremony

Palestinian Islamists launched a barrage of rockets toward Israel’s southern communities overnight, drawing IDF retaliatory strikes against Hamas military installations. The indiscriminate attacks on Israeli cities began at the apex…