Israel
Israel sends treaty delegation to Bahrain with Trump aides
Middle East
October 18, 2020
Israel sends treaty delegation to Bahrain with Trump aides
MANAMA (Reuters) – An Israeli delegation accompanied by the US treasury secretary arrived in Bahrain on Sunday to formalise nascent…
Israel: Gaza militants fire rocket into southern Israel
Middle East
October 17, 2020
Israel: Gaza militants fire rocket into southern Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip fired a rocket into southern Israel on Friday,…
Lebanon praises US mediation in maritime border talks Israel
Middle East
October 17, 2020
Lebanon praises US mediation in maritime border talks Israel
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun told a visiting US official Friday that his country “heavily relies” on Washington’s…
Israel settlement plans draw international condemnation
Middle East
October 17, 2020
Israel settlement plans draw international condemnation
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli plans to advance the building of thousands of settlement units in the occupied West Bank drew…
Big European powers ‘deeply concerned’ over Israeli settlement plans
Middle East
October 16, 2020
Big European powers ‘deeply concerned’ over Israeli settlement plans
PARIS (Reuters) – France, Germany, Britain, Italy and Spain are deeply concerned about Israeli plans to build new settler homes…
White House election race reaches streets of Tel Aviv
Middle East
October 16, 2020
White House election race reaches streets of Tel Aviv
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – “You have to thank Trump” posters in Hebrew suddenly started appearing on minibuses in Tel Aviv…
Israel gives the green light to over 2,000 settlement homes
Middle East
October 15, 2020
Israel gives the green light to over 2,000 settlement homes
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities on Wednesday advanced plans to build over 2,100 new settlement homes in the occupied West…
Lebanon, Israel begin indirect talks over maritime border
Middle East
October 14, 2020
Lebanon, Israel begin indirect talks over maritime border
NAQOURA, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon and Israel began indirect talks Wednesday over their disputed maritime border, with American officials mediating…
Coronavirus lockdown 2.0 deepens divisions in Israel
Middle East
October 14, 2020
Coronavirus lockdown 2.0 deepens divisions in Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — When Israel went into lockdown last spring, Jerusalem pub owner Leon Shvartz moved quickly to save his…
Cargo from Dubai arrives in Haifa, cementing Israel-UAE trade route
Middle East
October 13, 2020
Cargo from Dubai arrives in Haifa, cementing Israel-UAE trade route
HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) – The ship-to-shore crane paused above the cargo ship just arrived from Dubai, then set its load…