Israel makes breakthrough in normalisation talks with Saudi Arabia
A leading Israeli newspaper has reported that Israel has reached a breakthrough in talks on normalisation with Saudi Arabia without...
Day: 17 December 2024
US officials suspect Turkey plotting Syria invasion
Turkey looks prepared to invade Syria to fight US-allied Kurdish groups in the northeast of the country that it considers...
Israel to close embassy in Ireland
Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar said on December 15th that Israel will close its embassy in Ireland due to the...
Leaders head to Egypt for D-8 summit
Leaders of the D-8 organisation for economic cooperation are heading to Egypt for the 11th D-8 summit, according to Reuters....
UN proposes unifying election plan for bitterly divided Libya
The UN has announced a plan to unify Libya and break the bitter three-year deadlock of its two rival governments,...
The Assads of Syria: Part 1 — struggle, intrigue and defiance
The name Assad was inextricably linked with Syria’s fortunes since 1970, when Hafez al-Assad (above), while Syrian defence minister, came...
