Israel hosts Hungarian, Czech leaders

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosted a trilateral summit in Jerusalem with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš to discuss advancing cooperation in the research,…

Riyadh to reinforce security on oil plants

Saudi Arabia has declared intention to further deter attacks on its oil facilities, in the wake of this week’s assault on the heart of the kingdom’s industry this week by…

Will Netanyahu meet Saudi leader in UAE?

Speculation had been rising whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would meet Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a visit to the United Arab Emirates…

Hamas reelects Sinwar as Gaza chief

After an unexpectedly tight race, Yahya Sinwar has been re-elected to head Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Balloting for Hamas leadership is supposed to be held every 4 years, although…

Progress on Israel-Cypriot gas dispute

Israel and Cyprus are advancing steps to resolve their dispute over the offshore Aphrodite natural gas field in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. While the two countries hold warm bilateral relations…

No clear win in Hamas elections

Secret Hamas leadership elections have reportedly ended in a deadlock between current chief Yahya Sinwar and his leading rival Nizar Awadallah. While the terror group has yet to make an…

Israeli airport begins ‘COVID check-ins’

Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport is resuming partial flights in and out of the country, but already implementing safety procedures against the coronavirus. The national El Al airline carrier has…

IAEA: Iran speeds up uranium enrichment

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has informed its member states that Iran has started enriching uranium with a third set of advanced IR-2m centrifuges at the Fuel Enrichment Plant…

US affirms defense of Saudi Arabia

The United States has expressed alarm at “genuine security threats” to Saudi Arabia from Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis and elsewhere in the region after attacks on the heart of the Saudi…