Tag: Middle East
several dead after new Turkish strikes
In Iraqi Kurdistan, four members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were killed by a Turkish strike, according to Iraqi Kurdish intelligence. Ankara launched a new offensive in northern Iraq…
“Iraq is in an unprecedented situation”
While for eight months the Iraqi Parliament has failed to form a parliament, Moqtada al-Sadr, leader of the majority bloc, created a surprise by announcing the resignation of all his…
Israel calls on its nationals in Turkey to return, citing Iranian threat
Israel asks its nationals present in Turkey to leave the country “ as soon as possible “. Behind this concern hovers the Iranian threat. According to the Israeli Foreign Ministry,…
Meeting between the Palestinian president and an American delegation in Ramallah
An American delegation was visiting Ramallah this Saturday evening. Assistant Secretary of State for the Middle East Barbara Leaf met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. A preparatory meeting for a…
several arrests including abroad after a spectacular burglary
Iran experienced its biggest bank robbery on Sunday (June 5th), as thieves emptied 160 safes from a branch of Bank Melli of Iran (BMI), the country’s largest banking institution, in…
court upholds sale of Church real estate to Jewish settlers
It is the end of almost twenty years of legal battle for real estate in Jerusalem. The Israeli Supreme Court has ruled and validated the acquisition, by an organization of…
resolution urges Iran to cooperate with IAEA
According to diplomatic sources, the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany filed on the night of Monday June 6 to Tuesday June 7 with the International Atomic Energy…
the truce renewed for two more months
The Houthi government and rebels have agreed to renew the truce that has been running since early April, for another two months. An agreement obtained in extremis, according to the…
In Iraq, 50 jihadists from the IS group repatriated from northeastern Syria
Iraqi authorities have announced that they have repatriated 50 jihadists from the Islamic State group. They were previously held by Kurdish forces in neighboring northeast Syria. Unlike Western countries, Iraq…
United Arab Emirates and Israel sign first free trade agreement
Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed a free trade agreement on Tuesday, May 31. The first of its kind between the Jewish state and an Arab country. Two years…