Israel-UAE deal: Will Jordan’s custodianship of the Al-Aqsa Mosque be affected?

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An ambiguously phrased statement has left Jordan guessing whether its custody of Jerusalem’s Muslim and Christian religious sites is under threat. A Palestinian Muslim man leaves after performing the Friday prayer in occupied East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on 21 … Read More

Israel holding secret talks with some Arab states, says Netanyahu

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Israel is in secret talks with several Arab states on establishing ties, in addition to its US-backed deal struck with the UAE, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, AFP reported. “There are many more unpublicized meetings with Arab and Muslim leaders to … Read More

The ‘Snapback Mechanism’ Bedevils Iran – OpEd

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Flag of Iran. Photo by Farzaaaad2000, Wikipedia Commons. The blueprint presented by the US to the UN Security Council to re-impose the arms embargo on Iran was ruled out, having 2 ayes,  2 nays, and 11 abstentions as its vote. … Read More

Weekly Report by Mark Armstrong – 28 August 2020

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Greetings from Tyler, Who said they didn’t? One of the things that everyone’s had to grapple with is the non-stop accusations hurled at the President and the United States in general, is that we’re all a bunch of racists.  They … Read More

China: America’s hidden target in Trump’s ‘historic’ Israel-UAE deal?

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The alliance has been positioned as America buttressing its two allies against the ambitions of Iran and Turkey, but sceptics spy a quid pro quo US wants Arab-Israeli support in countering Beijing’s influence over supply routes seen as a ‘life … Read More

EU seeking to renew high-profile meetings with Israel

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European foreign ministers seeking to reinstate annual meeting of EU-Israel Association Council after Israel suspends sovereignty plan. European Union flag Several European foreign ministers are seeking to reinstate the annual high-profile meeting of the EU-Israel Association Council, after Israel suspended … Read More

Iran, Hamas and Islamic Jihad call for ‘uprising’ after UAE-Israel deal

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A PIJ rep said that the “Zionist regime… will remain an enemy” and that its destiny “is destruction and decay, and whoever has a relationship with it will be transferred to the dustbin of history.” Abu Ubaida, the spokesman of … Read More

Hamas begins a war against Israel on Erdogan’s orders, the Greeks say

ARHENS, (BM) – Hamas launched a war against Israel on Erdogan’s orders, as the Turkish president and the leader of a Palestinian terrorist organization were meeting in Istanbul at the same time, a Greek media Pentapostagma reported, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: Turkish F-16s and … Read More

China Is Getting Mired in the Middle East

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By striking a major partnership with Tehran, Beijing risks not only angering other regional partners but also getting entangled in complicated security and political issues. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during … Read More

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