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Hundreds of US troops landed at the US Al-Assad airbase in western Iraq on Monday, Dec. 16 after an American threat of reprisal against pro-Iranian Iraqi Shiite militias for their rocket attacks on US bases in that country. That threat sparked an Iraqi militia exit from Iranian Al Qods bases and command centers in Iraq […]
Israel to export gas to Egypt, after Energy Minister signs off on deal to sell natural gas from offshore reserves. AFP, 17/12/19 Israel has approved the export of gas from its offshore reserves to Egypt, a spokeswoman said Tuesday, with a major reservoir expected to begin operations imminently. The Monday approval by Energy Minister Yuval […]
A second splinter party from the Turkish president’s AKP is expected to be announced in the coming weeks, giving disenchanted conservative voters an alternative By KRISTINA JOVANOVSKI/THE MEDIA LINE The creation of new splinter parties from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) will likely embolden the opposition and increase public criticism […]
WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD, Dec 16 (Reuters) U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday he spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi amid a spate of attacks on bases housing U.S. forces in Iraq and called on Baghdad to take steps to get the situation under control. A senior U.S. military official warned last week that […]
17th December 2019 The “Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership” which envisages US support for regional cooperation between Cyprus, Greece and Israel will be voted into an Act by Congress by December 20. The bill was tabled at the Senate by Democrat Robert Menendez and Republican Mark Rubio, and in the House by Republican Costas […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are set to discuss the possibility of Ankara dispatching military support to the U.N.-recognized government of Libya during their meeting secheduled for next January, a Kremlin source said on Tuesday. Erdoğan said on Sunday Turkey is ready to provide Tripoli any military support it […]
EU parliament to vote on condemning Iran for massacring protesters The MEP’s office is currently working on drafting the resolution. By LAHAV HARKOV DECEMBER 16, 2019 21:15 The European Parliament is set to vote on a resolution slamming the “violent crackdown of the recent protests by Iran,” following a decision made Monday. After legislators from […]
PA cabinet leader: We won’t agree for eastern Jerusalem not to be included in elections. Dalit Halevi, 17/12/19 Palestinian Authority (PA) cabinet leader Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Monday that PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas initiated the parliamentary and presidential elections, obtained the agreement of the Palestinian organizations, and the PA is now awaiting the Israeli response […]
Lebanese troops fire tear gas to disperse supporters of Hezbollah and Amal who tried to storm a square in Beirut. Ben Ariel, 17/12/19 Lebanese troops on Monday night lobbed tear gas to disperse supporters of the Hezbollah and Amal groups who tried to storm a square in Beirut in response to a video that purportedly […]
Maj. Gen. Mickey Edelstein, who heads the military’s counter-tunnel warfare development efforts, warns that some of the tactics already developed for underground warfare will soon become obsolete. by Hanan Greenwood Published on 12-16-2019 09:14 Last modified: 12-16-2019 13:42 A Hezbollah terror tunnel discovered under the Israel-Lebanon border in January | Photo: JINI/Eyal Margolin Terror tunnels will play […]
Report released to mark International Migrants Day shows majority of olim are content with their lives, but far fewer are satisfied with their economic status Yaron Druckman Updated: 12.16.19 , 23:07 Israel has welcomed some 3.3 million immigrants since its creation in 1948, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) said in a report on Monday. […]
The SDF’s Gen. Mazloum Abdi wants international observers to stop Turkish-backed forces from displacing the Kurds. By Lara Seligman| December 16, 2019, 3:56 PM Gen. Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has a message for U.S. President Donald Trump: The United States must act now to bring Turkey in line […]
Trump says he would be disappointed if something is “in the works” in North Korea. Elad Benari, 17/12/19 US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would be disappointed if something is “in the works” in North Korea, adding the United States is watching activities in the Asian nation closely. “I’d be disappointed if something […]
By MICHAEL MAKOVSKY, CHARLES WALD DECEMBER 16, 2019 21:41 It won’t surprise readers of this paper that major war between Israel and Iran is increasingly likely. This directly threatens enduring US interests, yet America’s abrupt drawback in Syria and general inaction against Tehran’s months of provocations only compound the risks of conflict. With Israel bearing […]