Netanyahu: Preemptive strike against Iran still an option

Gantz on coronavirus: “We didn’t respond as was fit, but we will succeed this time as well.” JERUSALEM POST STAFF SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 13:13 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel has not ruled out a preemptive strike against Iran, during a memorial service on Tuesday for those who fell in the 1973 Yom Kippur […]

Israel and Lebanon nearing maritime border deal

Tags: Lebanon Arutz Sheva Staff , 29/09/20  Israel and Lebanon are set to sign a border agreement delineating the maritime frontier between the two countries, Arab media outlets have reported. The deal is expected to be announced sometime during October, the reports claim. The Trump administration worked to broker the agreement, and Assistant Secretary of […]

Pompeo wraps up Greece visit with naval base tour

  September 29, 2020, 03:39 AM SOÚDA, GREECE (AFP) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday (Sept 29) concludes a two-day visit to Greece with a tour of a strategically vital Nato base. Mr Pompeo will visit the Souda facility in Crete with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on a trip aimed at easing […]

Pompeo says Abraham Accords discussed during meeting with Saudi FM

i24NEWS September 29, 2020, 02:10 AMlatest revision September 29, 2020, 03:39 AM Bahrain and the UAE are the first Arab nations to establish relations with Israel since Jordan in 1994 Play Video US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met on Sunday with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to discuss a series of […]

Iran, Saudi Arabia have become China’s launchpads in the Mideast

Faced with renewed pressure from the United States, which has attempted to disrupt Iran’s economic lifelines, Iran has reached out to China for support. By ATUL ANEJA SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 21:11  China has flagged Iran and Saudi Arabia as its bridgeheads for expanding its influence in Middle East, taking advantage of Tehran’s international isolation and […]

General says Iran able to target any flying object in the region

September 28, 2020 – 15:50 TEHRAN — Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard, commander of Iran’s Air Defense Force, has said Iran observes the sky in the region in addition to its own airspace, stating that his forces can detect and target any flying object in the region. “Today, in addition to observing our own country’s airspace, […]

Saudi Arabia says it busted terrorist cell trained by IRGC

Cell members “received military and field training, including on how to make explosives, inside Revolutionary Guards sites in Iran” for several weeks in late 2017, he said. REUTERS SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 22:30 RIYADH – Saudi Arabia said on Monday it had taken down a terrorist cell this month that had received training from Iran’s Revolutionary […]

Iran unveils new ballistic missile with 700km range

News Desk2020-09-27 BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 P.M.) – The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the development of a new missile with a range of 700 km. According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), the Commander of the Revolutionary Guard, General Hossein Salami, stressed that his country will not stop producing what enhances its ability and […]

Is Israel holding secret peace talks with Syria?

Is Israel holding secret peace talks with Syria? Growing number of Arab diplomats believe Damascus and Jerusalem are conducting secret negotiations, following signing of Abraham Accords. David Rosenberg , 27/09/20 1 Following the signing of the Abraham Accords between Israel and Bahrain and Israel and the United Arab Emirates, a growing number of Arab diplomats […]

Sudan reportedly requesting billions in aid in exchange for ties with Israel

In talks with US officials, Khartoum asks for $3-4 billion in assistance as part of normalization package, New York Times reports By TOI staff and AFP 27 September 2020, 7:06 pm Sudanese officials reportedly requested $3 billion to $4 billion in aid in exchange for normalizing relations with Israel during negotiations with US officials. Sudan’s […]

PA starts steps towards international peace conference

PA envoy to the UN says PA holding consultations with UN chief and some countries to prepare for international conference. Elad Benari, Canada , 28/09/20 The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Sunday started diplomatic steps to hold an international conference at the beginning of 2021 for the peace process with Israel, a senior official said, according […]