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Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Adnan Al-Zurfi announced on Saturday that he has formed his government ahead of the constitutional deadline of 17 April. He also presented his proposed government programme to the Iraqi parliament. According to Al-Zurfi, his cabinet is made up of “intellectuals from inside Iraq.” He added that he is now waiting for the […]

The Prime Minister’s Office statement came a day after Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar offered a prisoner exchange. LAHAV HARKOV APRIL 7, 2020 17:15 Israel is willing to negotiate with Hamas through intermediaries to secure the release of soldiers’ bodies and civilians in Hamas captivity in Gaza, the Prime Minister’s Office said on Tuesday. […]

Once the vaccine is developed, it will take at least 90 days to complete the regulatory process and potentially more to enter the marketplace. MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN APRIL 7, 2020 15:03 Israeli scientists are on the cusp of developing the first vaccine against the novel coronavirus, according to Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis. If all […]

“Over the past month we have been focused on a new enemy: corona.” ANNA AHRONHEIM APRIL 7, 2020 14:14 Troops in Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate have refocused their research from enemies like Iran and Hezbollah to the deadly coronavirus, which has killed 60 Israelis in the past month. When the virus took hold in Israel, […]

Fight over Supreme Court delays signing. GIL HOFFMAN TOVAH LAZAROFF APRIL 6, 2020 22:33 Israeli annexation of all the West Bank settlements can move forward as early as July, according to a coalition agreement that was completed between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud and Benny Gantz’s Blue and White on Monday. The agreement’s signing was […]

Tehran’s regime repeatedly refused to accept humanitarian aid from the US government. BENJAMIN WEINTHAL APRIL 7, 2020 01:25 BERLIN—A member of the National Coronavirus Combat Taskforce for the Islamic Republic of Iran revealed on Monday that half a million people in the country suffer from the deadly virus. Hamid Souri, the taskforce member, told Islamic […]

During the last year, US-Iran tensions have risen in the country and Iranian proxies have launched rocket attacks on US forces and the US Embassy. SETH J. FRANTZMAN Iraqi security forces re-open BaghdadÕs Sinak bridge, after it was shut down by protesters, in Baghdad, Iraq February 12, 2020 Pro-Iranian groups in Iraq are maneuvering to […]

The hospitals plan to test the drug on a total of 80 patients at Hadassah, Sourasky, Poriah Hospital in Tiberias and Soroka Hospital in Beersheba, together with researchers from Hebrew University. LAHAV HARKOV APRIL 6, 2020 19:38 Tablets of Avigan (generic name : Favipiravir), a drug approved as an anti-influenza drug in Japan and developed […]

Iran’s parliament speaker told lawmakers on January 7 that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei last night authorized the allocation of 200 million euros of additional budget to the Qods Force in the next two months, to counter U.S. threats. Ali Larijani made the remarks before a triple-urgency bill called “Counter-Measures Against U.S.” was put to vote. […]