Day: January 27, 2021
Growing concern in Israel over appointment of Malley as US rep. to Iran
According to former Israeli officials who over the years have worked with Malley, for Israel this appointment would not be good news. HERB KEINON JANUARY 26, 2021 22:52 The Jewish anti-Israel co-head of the radical left-wing group Code Pink, Ariel Gold, supports the appointment of Robert Malley as the next US special representative to Iran. […]
Israel-Sudan signing ceremony in Washington within months, minister says
Reuters | Published: 01.27.21 , 11:43 Israel and Sudan will finalize a diplomatic deal to normalize relations at a signing ceremony in Washington in the next three months, Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen said on Wednesday. There was no immediate comment from Sudanese officials or from the U.S. embassy in Israel. Sudan’s civilian government has […]
Iraq militia claims attack on Riyadh thwarted by Saudi-led coalition
Alwiya Alwaad Alhaq said it had targeted Saudi Arabia to ‘avenge’ a recent IS bombing in central Baghdad that killed 32 people. An Iraqi militia group has claimed responsibility for an early Sunday attack on the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh which was thwarted by the Saudi-led coalition. Alwiya Alwaad Alhaq, a largely unknown group whose […]
Pressuring Biden, Iran warns he won’t have endless time to rejoin nuclear pact
In further step away from 2015 deal, Tehran spokesperson says limitations to be placed from next month on UN short-notice inspections of suspect sites By Nasser Karimi 26 January 2021, 2:16 pm TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran warned the Biden administration on Tuesday that it will not have an indefinite time period on its disposal […]