Syrian president Assad met Dubai ruler

By REUTERS Published: MARCH 18, 2022 21:58 Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad met Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum in Dubai, Syrian presidency said in a statement on Friday. The meeting marked the latest in a series of diplomatic overtures that point to a shift underway in the Middle East where several Arab countries are reviving ties […]

Bennett, Lapid express outrage at reports US will remove IRGC terror label

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: MARCH 18, 2022 11:55 Updated: MARCH 18, 2022 11:56 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid expressed outrage at reports that the US is considering removing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) terror label on Friday, saying they found the reports “hard to believe.” “The Revolutionary Guards are […]

Guterres: Worried by arms transfers to Hezbollah, Israeli air violations

“Allegations of arms transfer to non-state actors continue and remain of serious concern,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. By TOVAH LAZAROFF Published: MARCH 17, 2022 20:26 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during an interaction with the media after a United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine with Russia, in New York […]

Germany says NATO will not intervene militarily in Ukraine

German Chancellor Scholz promises more military aid for Ukraine, but rules out NATO-led military intervention 16:25 March 17, 2022 Germany on Thursday promised additional military assistance to Ukraine, but ruled out NATO’s direct intervention to stop Russia’s aggression. Speaking at a joint news conference with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg in Berlin, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz […]

Biden Will Remove Revolutionary Guards from Terror Blacklist If They Promise to Behave

David Israel14 Adar II 5782 – March 17, 2022 Photo Credit: Safwat Sayed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. According to Barak Ravid, reporting for Axios, three Israeli officials and two American sources have told him that the Biden administration is considering removing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from the terror blacklist if Iran issues a […]

WHY A TRIBULATION?

” The first of these purposes is to make an end of wickedness and wicked ones.  There are two key passages which express this purpose.  The first is found in Isaiah 13:9:”     From the many passages of Scripture that deal with the Tribulation, we can deduct that God has three reasons or three […]

US: Possible deal with Iran is close

“We have made significant progress, we are close to a possible deal, but we’re not there yet,” said State Department Spokesperson Ned Price. By OMRI NAHMIAS Published: MARCH 17, 2022 08:55 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi gestures as he speaks at Tehran’s Friday prayer on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of […]

Opinion A ‘Petroyuan’ Could Further Shake the Dollar’s Dominance

By David Z MorrisLayer 2 Mar 16, 2022 at 1:35 p.m. EDT In the latest sign the dollar-centric global financial system is under immense strain, China and Saudi Arabia have “accelerated” ongoing talks to price oil contracts in yuan instead of greenbacks, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The dollar’s ongoing steady decline as a global trading and reserve […]

Bennett was the lead mediator between Russia and Ukraine – report

Both Moscow and Kyiv expressed openness to holding peace talks in Jerusalem. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: MARCH 16, 2022 23:25 Updated: MARCH 17, 2022 00:51 Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the annual ceremony for soldiers whose burial places are unknown, at the National Hall of Remembrance, Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, March 10, 2022. (photo credit: ALEX […]

Herzog’s visit to Ankara: A new era in Turkey-Israel relations?

Analysis: With President Herzog’s visit to Ankara, Turkey and Israel have marked a turning point in relations between the two regional powers, but whether their shared interests will be enough to overcome years of strained ties remains to be seen. On March 9, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog paid a two-day landmark visit to Ankara, the first of […]

Russia appreciates Turkey’s ‘balanced position’ between Moscow, Kyiv

Russia also appreciates Turkey’s full implementation of Montreux Convention, says Foreign Minister Lavrov  News Service 16:32 March 16, 2022 AA Russia appreciates Turkey’s “balanced position” between Moscow and Kyiv, the Russian foreign minister said on Wednesday ahead of a bilateral meeting with his Turkish counterpart. Noting that Turkey and Russia have different positions on Ukraine, […]

7.3 magnitude earthquake hits Japan, tsunami warning issued – report

The quake hit Fukushima prefecture, home to a large nuclear power plant where a 2011 earthquake caused a severe disaster. By REUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: MARCH 16, 2022 16:43 Updated: MARCH 16, 2022 18:51     Houses and buildings are seen in an electric stoppage at the area after an earthquake at Toshima ward in Tokyo, Japan March 17, […]

Iran Defies Western Powers With Work on Near Weapons-Grade Uranium

Iran has defied Western powers by converting some of its uranium enriched to near weapons-grade into a form less easily recovered, diluted and shipped out of the country, a report by the UN nuclear watchdog on Wednesday showed. The move is unlikely to wreck indirect talks between Iran and the United States to revive the […]