News 31 Dec 1969 Hamas arrests gunmen trying to cross into Sinai Hamas' security efforts are paying off, stopping suspected terrorists from crossing into Egypt on twice in one week. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Hamas arrests gunmen trying to cross into… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Islamic Jihad holds firm on Gaza cease-fire conditions Islamic Jihad has vowed to avenge Israel’s assassination of its commander and the attempted killing of another leader in Syria. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Islamic Jihad holds firm on… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Israeli politicians prefer chaos over Jewish-Arab partnership Most Israeli Arabs aspire to integrate into the general society, but the country’s political leadership is engaged in a hate campaign against them. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Israeli politicians… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Report: Iran likely to buy Russian and Chinese arms Tehran will likely look to Russia and China to purchase advanced weapons when a UN arms embargo against the country expires next year, a senior defense intelligence official said Nov.… Meet the Middle East
News 15 Nov 2019 Did Turkey backstab Syrian opposition's National Army? Turkey's catch-and-release handling of 18 regime fighters captured by the Syrian opposition shocked many opposition forces. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Did Turkey backstab Syrian opposition's National Army? Meet the Middle East
News 15 Nov 2019 Egypt conducts joint drills with Greece, Cyprus amid Turkey tensions The naval forces of Egypt, Greece and Cyprus conducted joint military exercises in the Mediterranean amid tensions with Turkey over its drilling activities in the area. Source: Al Monitor Full… Meet the Middle East
News 15 Nov 2019 IS kills priests in Syria as Turkish-backed fighters express IS sympathies Two Armenian Catholic priests are killed by the Islamic State near Hasakah and pro-Turkish Syrian fighters are reported to have hoisted the Islamic State flag in Ras al-Ain. Source: Al… Meet the Middle East
News 15 Nov 2019 Turkey’s fight against IS riddled with black holes Ankara may boast about how many Islamic State members it has captured, but its handling of IS suspects on the ground, especially in deportation centers, speaks of a slipshod attitude… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Nov 2019 Protesters block entrance to Iraq’s Umm Qasr port Protesters have once again blocked the entrance to Iraq’s Umm Qasr commodities port near Basra, preventing employees and tankers from entering and bringing operations down by 50 percent, two Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 20 Nov 2019 Analysis: US settlement move, a Palestinian leadership failure US policy reversal represents yet another steep shift by the Americans in dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Analysis: US settlement move, a Palestinian leadership failure Meet the Middle East