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September 18, 2020 Rami Dabbas Disputed claims to the control of oil and gas reserves in the eastern Mediterranean, particularly those around the Republic of Cyprus, have led many observers to expect a military confrontation between Turkey and Greece in the waters just to the north-west of Israel.The ongoing dispute among the parties over the […]

Russia notes “progress” in normalization of ties between Israel and Arab countries, but says “the Palestinian problem remains acute.” Elad Benari , 18/09/20 06:35 Russia said on Thursday it would be a “mistake” to think lasting peace in the Middle East could be secured without resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Arab conflict. A statement from the Foreign […]

Guardian cites report by Saudi, Chinese geologists, identifying sufficient amounts of the element to supply Gulf kingdom’s nascent nuclear program — and to export TOI staffToday, 9:58 am Saudi Arabia likely has sufficient uranium reserves to produce nuclear fuel domestically, according to a British newspaper report on Thursday. Citing a study by Saudi and Chinese […]

Khaled Abu ToamehSeptember 17, 2020 at 5:00 am “Times change, everything has changed, except for the Palestinian mood that rejects anything and everything.” — Saudi writer Amal Abdel Aziz al-Hazany, Asharq al-Awsat, September 15, 2020. “Palestinian leaders are the main cause for the suffering of their people. They have achieved nothing for the Palestinians. They […]

Mahan Abedin Published date: 16 September 2020 09:19 UTC | Last update: 4 sec ago A stronger strategic relationship would be able to keep Israel and the UAE in check – and keep the Palestinian aspiration for statehood alive The UAE-Israel peace agreement, which was formalised on Tuesday, will have a massive impact on the geopolitics […]

Move forcefully opposed by most countries, except for Israel and Gulf, and expected to be ignored by rest of Security Council, which could undermine credibility of world body By AP Today, 9:09 am   WASHINGTON — In defiance of overwhelming opposition, the United States is preparing to declare that all international sanctions against Iran have […]

Yossi Cohen refuses to say whether he’s met Riyadh’s de facto leader; explains deals with Gulf states necessitated building trust ‘that we’re here for them and they’re here for us’ By TOI staff 17 September 2020, 12:44 am 0 Edit The head of Israel’s Mossad spy agency indicated in an interview aired Wednesday that Saudi […]

Senior officer says military is ready to respond forcefully, not only in ways it has retaliated before, if Nasrallah follows through on his vow to avenge the group’s fallen fighter By Judah Ari Gross Today, 1:23 pm SHOMERA — For nearly 60 days, the Israel Defense Forces has been on high alert along the Lebanese […]

‘How could you reach out your hands to Israel?’ laments President Rouhani, accusing Gulf nations of planning to let Jerusalem set up military bases By AFP and TOI staff Today, 12:35 pm   Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain will be responsible for any “consequences” resulting from […]