August 2021

The Lebanese flour millers' association said on Tuesday fuel shortages were threatening bread production and mills would gradually stop working after supplies ran out.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Lebanese millers…

Key reforms opposed by Labor, Meretz threaten its passage including agricultural reform and raising the retirement age for women. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Controversial budget proposal submitted to Knesset

"Bennett collapsed when he should have said 'Mr. President, I respect your view, but we don't need permission to defend ourselves.'" Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Bennett surrendered to Biden…

Iraqi Kurdistan President Nechirvan Barzani helped facilitate a recent phone call between Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Source: Al Monitor Full Article:…

Abbas has never forgiven Hamas for the humiliation. Worse, he is convinced that Hamas was behind a plot to assassinate him in the Gaza Strip. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article:…

The military exercise was the first since President Ebrahim Raisi took office. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Iran tests defensive missile system

Iranian officials say talks with Riyadh counterparts will resume in Baghdad soon. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Iran, Saudi Arabia set to resume new round of talks in Iraq

Iran's hard-line foreign minister said Tehran will only pursue talks that bear tangible outcomes. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Iran warns US against wasting time in nuclear talks  

Former Iraqi interpreters already hunted because of their faith say the rush to rescue wartime allies from Taliban-run Afghanistan should serve as a cautionary tale. Source: Al Monitor Full Article:…

An Afghan official familiar with talks with the Taliban says the group does not plan to make any decisions or announcements about the upcoming government until after the August 31…