Golan Heights
Syria denounces Israeli plans to double number of Golan settlers
Middle East
December 28, 2021
Syria denounces Israeli plans to double number of Golan settlers
BEIRUT, Dec 27 (Reuters) – Syria on Monday condemned Israeli plans to double within five years the number of Jewish…
Trump slams Israel’s Netanyahu for congratulating Biden
Middle East
December 10, 2021
Trump slams Israel’s Netanyahu for congratulating Biden
JERUSALEM (AP) — Former President Donald Trump lashed out with profanity at Benjamin Netanyahu for congratulating President Joe Biden on…
UN General Assembly adopts Egypt’s draft resolutions on Jerusalem and Golan
Egypt
December 2, 2021
UN General Assembly adopts Egypt’s draft resolutions on Jerusalem and Golan
The region has had continuous instability, especially the issue of liberating the Arab lands occupied since 1967, and it…
Syria buries former lawmaker shot near Israeli border
Middle East
October 18, 2021
Syria buries former lawmaker shot near Israeli border
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A former Syrian lawmaker allegedly felled by Israeli sniper fire was laid to rest Monday in…
Shooting in Syria could mark new phase in Israeli campaign
Middle East
October 18, 2021
Shooting in Syria could mark new phase in Israeli campaign
JERUSALEM (AP) — The death of a former Syrian Druse lawmaker, allegedly by Israeli sniper fire, could mark a new…
Israel says it will keep Golan as Assad’s fortunes, U.S. views shift
Middle East
October 12, 2021
Israel says it will keep Golan as Assad’s fortunes, U.S. views shift
JERUSALEM, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Israel will keep the Golan Heights, which it captured from Syria in a 1967 war,…
Syrian state TV: Israel fires missiles in southern Syria
Middle East
August 18, 2021
Syrian state TV: Israel fires missiles in southern Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media reported that Israel carried out a missile attack on southern Syria late on Tuesday,…
Syria repels Israeli missiles over Damascus — state media
Middle East
March 2, 2021
Syria repels Israeli missiles over Damascus — state media
Syrian air defenses intercepted an Israeli missile attack over Damascus on Sunday evening, Syrian state media reported. “At 10:16 this…
Blinken stops short of endorsing Trump recognition of Golan Heights as Israel
Middle East
February 9, 2021
Blinken stops short of endorsing Trump recognition of Golan Heights as Israel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday stopped short of endorsing the Trump administration’s recognition of…
Land of wine and honey? Israeli settlers export to UAE, to Palestinian chagrin
Middle East
January 14, 2021
Land of wine and honey? Israeli settlers export to UAE, to Palestinian chagrin
REHELIM, West Bank/DUBAI (Reuters) – Wine produced in an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank and labelled “from the…