May 2019

Held biennially since the 1971 Vatican declaration of 'Nostra Aetate,' high ranking Catholic clergy members and Italian leaders me with Jewish activists to combat hate together. Source: Jerusalem Post Full…

Wouk, whose "War and Remembrance" and "The Winds of War" were turned into popular television mini-series in the 1980s, died in his sleep at his home in Palm Springs, California.…

The bill, which offers same-sex couples similar legal protections for marriage as heterosexuals, will take effect on May 24 after President Tsai Ing-wen signs it into law. Source: Jerusalem Post…

President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party promptly attacked the newly launched Reform and Development Party in the West Bank and warned Palestinians to have nothing to do with it. Source: Al…

Through a series of legal restrictions, security campaigns and acquisitions, Egypt is increasing government power over foreign media broadcasting outlets. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Egypt tightens control on broadcasts,…

Turkish-backed factions denied reports that Turkey is building a wall to separate Afrin from the northern Aleppo countryside, saying Ankara is actually boosting its security against potential Kurdish attacks. Source:…

Yemen’s Houthi militias are developing more military capabilities, which have “proven their effectiveness”, but what’s to come is “bigger and greater”, the Source: Al Arabiya Full Article: Abdul-Malik al-Houthi: Military…

Saudi Arabia’s Vice Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman says the Houthi attacks against Aramco facilities show the group is an "Iranian tool" used to expand Tehran’s Source: Al…

Yemen's Houthis are an indivisible part of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and are subject to the IRGC’s orders, Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel al-Jubeir, said Source:…

US President Donald Trump is expected to meet on Thursday with Ueli Maurer, who holds the rotating Swiss presidency this year.Switzerland currently represents US interests in Iran and had previously…