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Trump envoy pans new Palestinian premier for prejudging peace plan

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Responding to Jason Greenblatt’s criticism, Mohammad Shtayyeh says any initiative must call for ending occupation and establishing sovereign Palestinian state By TOI STAFFToday, 9:55 am  0 1shares Jason Greenblatt, left, meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to Jerusalem, March 13, 2017. (Government Press Office) US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process Jason […]

Iran president urges Mideast states to ‘drive back Zionism’

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Rouhani says problems of the region ’caused by others,’ calls on Muslims to restore the ‘historical right of Palestine’ By AMIR HAVASIToday, 9:27 am  1 1shares Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at a ceremony commemorating “National Day of Nuclear Technology” in Tehran, Iran on, April 9, 2019. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP) TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran’s President Hassan […]

Rouhani: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard will only act against Zionist regime

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JERUSALEM POST STAFF April 18, 2019 07:59 Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said during a televised speech on Thursday that the United States’ declaration that the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps is a “terrorist organization” is an “insult” to Iran. “I want to tell the regional countries that the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran […]

Ivanka Trump concerned about rising anti-Semitism, drop in Israel support

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In wide-ranging interview during visit to Africa, US president’s daughter expresses administration’s commitment to the continent, says she has no current plans to run for office By CATHERINE LUCEYToday, 3:48 am   White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump is greeted by kisses as she is welcomed by local people holding U.S. flags and small flags that […]

Iran to reportedly complete massive oil shipment to Syria

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News Desk2019-04-17 .td_uid_6_5cb829ade8fd2_rand.td-a-rec-img{text-align:left}.td_uid_6_5cb829ade8fd2_rand.td-a-rec-img img{margin:0 auto 0 0} BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 P.M.) – An Iranian ship reportedly crossed the Suez Canal this week to make its way to either the Syrian port-city of Latakia or Turkey. According to Twitter user @Mhmdzaki69, the Iranian ship, Stark I, transited the Suez Canal on April 15th and was destined […]

Hamas & Hizballah set up new March of Return militia on Lebanese-Israeli border

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The relative calm prevailing on Israel’s border with Hamas-ruled Gaza is deceptive. Hamas has not changed its terrorist spots, only switched fronts, DEBKAfile’s exclusive counter-terrorism sources report. Hamas’s military wing, Ezz e-Din al-Qassam, was not persuaded by the excessive concessions that Israel and Egypt granted the Gaza Strip to give up the mob violence of […]

Russia: Israeli spy’s remains were not transferred to Israel

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Moscow denies that remains of Israeli spy Eli Cohen were found in Syria. Reut Hadar, 18/04/19 Russia on Wednesday denied reports that it had transferred the bones of spy Eli Cohen to Israel. “We deny the claims made by several Israeli media outlets that Russian representatives allegedly took the remains of spy Eli Cohen, who […]

Is America looking for a permanent site for its embassy in Jerusalem?

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According to one report, the US recently submitted a request to Israeli authorities to “begin preparing” the Allenby compound in Jerusalem for the construction of its permanent embassy. JERUSALEM POST STAFF April 18, 2019 02:32 Is the U.S. looking to lay a cornerstone down on a new, permanent embassy in the nation’s capital? According to […]

Report: US submits request to lease land for permanent embassy in Jerusalem

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According to the report, President Donald Trump seeks to relocate the embassy to its permanent location if he wins re-election in 2020 and could travel to lay the cornerstone during the election campaign. A view of the then-future U.S. embassy in Jerusalem’s Arnona neighborhood, Feb. 24, 2018. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90. (April 17, 2019 / JNS) […]

Syrian Army sends large convoy of reinforcements to Iraqi border as they prepare to reopen international highway

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.td_uid_6_5cb72330e18e4_rand.td-a-rec-img{text-align:left}.td_uid_6_5cb72330e18e4_rand.td-a-rec-img img{margin:0 auto 0 0} BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army sent a large convoy of reinforcements to the Iraqi border on Wednesday, a source from the military told Al-Masdar News this afternoon. According to the military source, the Syrian Arab Army reinforcements were deployed to the highway near the T-2 Pumping […]

Moscow believes Damascus should retain control over northeastern Syria

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The Russian top diplomat also highlighted the need to build dialogue with the Kurds MOSCOW, April 17. /TASS/. Moscow believes that the legitimate Syrian government should retain control over the country’s northeastern region as soon as possible, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference on Wednesday. “There is a need to resolve […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversees test of new tactical guided weapon – KCNA

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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the testing of a new type of tactical guided weapon on Wednesday, state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Thursday. KCNA did not describe exactly what the weapon is, but “tactical” implies a short-range weapon, as opposed to the long-range ballistic missiles that […]

Saudi journalist condemns Arab antisemitism

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Hussein Shobakshi wrote in Al-Sharq Al-Awsat that antisemitism in the Arab world “has reached a degree that cannot be ignored.” ZACK EVANS April 13, 2019 07:01 (FROM LEFT) Arab League secretary-general Ahmed Abul Gheit, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf attend the 30th Arab Summit in Tunisia on […]