Muqtada Al-Sadr calls for new protests against US presence in Iraq

News Desk2020-01-26 BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) – Sayyed Muqtada Al-Sadr issued a statement on Sunday that calls on the people of Iraq to gather for a new protest at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. In a statement released, today, the Sadrist Movement leader said: “To the patriotic people who reject the American occupation and others […]

Israel Officially Allows Israelis to Travel to Saudi Arabia

More details soon… Noa Landau Israel’s Interior Ministry Arye Dery signed a directive on Wednesday permitting Israelis to visit Saudi Arabia for the first time in the country’s history. The decision was announced on Sunday and was made in coordination with the Israeli defense establishment, according to a statement from the Interior Ministry. It will […]

No future Democratic president will accept Trump plan, says former US envoy

Dan Shapiro denounces timing of peace plan unveiling as political, warns West Bank annexation would ‘guarantee’ future clash with Washington TOI staffToday, 12:30 pm Former US ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro on Sunday denounced the timing of the unveiling of US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan as political in nature, warning that no […]

Hezbollah Official Raps US as Source of Lebanon’s Problems

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Hezbollah’s second-in-command Sheikh Naim Qassem hit back at US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for voicing concern about the role of Hezbollah in the new Lebanese government, saying the US itself is the root cause of the problems in the Arab country. January, 26, 2020 – 12:42 – Politics news – Al […]

Trump tweets in Persian again to say US won’t remove Iranian sanctions

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Trump tweets in Persian again to say US won’t remove Iranian sanctions

News Desk2020-01-26     /* custom css */ .td_uid_6_5e2d622feeee9_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_6_5e2d622feeee9_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } US President Donald Trump has said the United States will not remove sanctions on Iran in exchange for Tehran’s readiness to negotiate, in what was a repeat of his earlier Tweet, but this […]

Israel’s first digital bank targets mid-2021 launch

The project will begin the coming weeks, the bank said, involving hundreds of software programmers and developers in Israel and abroad. By EYTAN HALON JANUARY 26, 2020 12:01 Israel’s first digital bank expects to commence operations in mid-2021, the company said on Sunday, after completing the hiring of its senior management team and signing a […]

Iran can decide to enrich uranium to any level

Country’s nuclear agency announces capabilities after scrapping limitations on enrichment as part of nuclear deal with world powers. Sunday 26/01/2020 The United States says it aims to force Tehran to agree a broader deal that puts stricter limits on its nuclear work DUBAI – Iran has the capacity to enrich uranium at any percentage if […]

Palestinian cell arrested for alleged hit attempt on PA’s intel chief — sources

PA forces in West Bank find explosives, with ringleader said to confess plotting to hurt Maged Faraj; case thought to be linked to internal struggle to succeed Mahmoud Abbas Avi IssacharoffToday, 11:42 am Palestinian Authority security forces have recently arrested a group of Fatah members suspected of plotting an attack on the powerful head of […]

Netanyahu thanks world leaders for attending World Holocaust Forum

The prime minister began the weekly cabinet meeting by thanking the world leaders, those from Arab countries in particular, for attending the World Holocaust Forum. TAMAR BEERI JANUARY 26, 2020 11:51 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened up the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday morning by thanking world leaders who came to Israel the week prior […]

Arab Countries Say “We Miss the Jews”

By Dr. Edy Cohen January 22, 2020 Egyptian Jews, Choir of Rabbin Moshe Cohen in Samuel Menashe Synagogue, Alexandria, photo from Nebi Daniel Association via Wikipedia   BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,417, January 22, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Having persecuted and purged their Jews as punishment for the rebirth of Israel, many Arabs now realize […]

Iran may be pushing Islamic Jihad to challenge ‘Deal of Century’

On the face of it, Iran’s media has reported the “deal” in a relatively neutral manner, but Tasnim news media’s report may indicate Iran’s real intentions. SETH J. FRANTZMAN JANUARY 26, 2020 11:26 Iran is concerned about US President Donald Trump’s push for his “Deal of the Century” and his invitations to Prime Minister Benjamin […]