Apr 17, 2020
Coronavirus updates
After a spike of additional coronavirus cases was reported throughout the Jewish State, a day prior; today’s upward trend of newly diagnosed Israelis is once again on the decline. The…
Apr 16, 2020
Persian Gulf: tensions rise between U.S.-Iran
The U.S. Navy has accused the Islamic Revolutionary Guards of acting in a “dangerous and provocative” manner in the Persian Gulf. The referred to incident occurred yesterday, when eleven naval…
Apr 16, 2020
Israel accused of targeting Hezbollah Field Commander
An unmanned aerial vehicle reportedly targeted a car belonging to the Lebanese Iranian-proxy Hezbollah located on Syria’s southwestern border with Lebanon. Among the passengers, who reportedly managed to escape before…
Apr 16, 2020
Egypt struggles to contain COVID-19
Egypt, the Arab world’s most populous nation, has extended its curfew aimed at combating the coronavirus until 23 April. All houses of worship, schools and tourist sites will remain shuttered,…
Apr 16, 2020
Israeli Police ramp up COVID restrictions enforcement
A spike of confirmed coronavirus cases has been reported by the Israeli Health Ministry, after almost two weeks of an apparent decline in the up-ward trend of newly diagnosed patients…
Apr 16, 2020
Netanyahu & Gantz fail to reach unity government deal
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Parliament Speaker Benny Gantz have yet again failed to strike a deal on forming a unity emergency government, regrettably projecting yet another unprecedented extension to…
Apr 15, 2020
Iran eases COVID-19 measures despite raising death toll
Despite the uncontrolled spread of the coronavirus in Iran, the Ayatollah regime’s to partially restart the economy has reportedly sparked a resurgence of the contagion in many parts of the…
Apr 15, 2020
Turkey’s COVID-19 curfews stir political rivalry
Turkey will extend its weekend curfews aimed at stemming the coronavirus outbreak with the next closure to be imposed 18-19 April. The coronavirus death toll in the country has reached…
Apr 15, 2020
Iraq faces sovereignty struggles amid COVID-19 pandemic
Iraq has 1,400 confirmed cases and 78 fatalities of the coronavirus; although similarly to other countries in the region, the true extent of the contagion is likely the result of…
Apr 15, 2020
Syria still reporting low COVID-19 rate
Syria’s near to non-existent COVID-19 -related examinations clearly reflects a corresponding low number of diagnosed carriers. Just 29 cases and 2 coronavirus-related fatalities have officially been registered. The Health Ministry…