The year 2020 was the bloodiest year in the history of Israel’s Arab society, with 112 murdered, 16 of them in December alone.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israeli Arabs desperate as crime, violence break new records
Turkey sheds defiant tone with US as it seeks dialogue
Anakara is changing its tone of defiance of the United State into a more compromising attitude trying to avoid the bite of sanctions..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Turkey sheds defiant tone with US as it seeks dialogue
Iran's Zarif: Intelligence from Iraq shows Trump aims to fabricate 'pretext for war'
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday that intelligence from Iraq indicated outgoing US President Donald Trump aiming to fabricate a "pretext for war.""Instead of fighting COVID-19 in US, Donald Trump and cohorts waste billions to fly B52s and send armadas to OUR region," Zarif wrote on Twitter. "Intelligence from Iraq indicate plot to FABRICATE pretext for war," he said.US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz has been patrolling Gulf waters since late November and two American B-52 bombers recently overflew the region."Iran doesn't seek war but will OPENLY and DIRECTLY defend its people, security and vital interests," he added.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Zarif's comments come days ahead of the first anniversary of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani's assassination in US drone strike in Baghdad on January 3.Trump said last week said he would hold "Iran responsible" for any fatal attack on Americans in Iraq after accusing Tehran of being behind a rocket strike on the US embassy in Baghdad on December 20.Zarif at the time warned the US president against any "adventurism" before leaving the White House on January 20, and said "putting your own citizens at risk abroad won't divert attention from catastrophic failures at home".The US embassy in Iraq and other foreign military and diplomatic sites have been targeted by dozens of rockets and roadside bomb attacks since later 2019.Trump unilaterally withdrew the US from a landmark nuclear deal with Iran and world powers in 2018 and launched a "maximum pressure" campaign against Tehran, reimposing and reinforcing crippling sanctions.The two countries have twice come to the brink of war since June 2019, especially following the killing of Soleimani.- With AFPRead more:UK's G4S security company had role in killing of Iran's Soleimani: Tehran ProsecutorIran supreme leader vows ‘severe revenge’ for Soleimani killingIran will never forget the US killing of slain general Qassem Soleimani: Khamenei
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Iran's Zarif: Intelligence from Iraq shows Trump aims to fabricate 'pretext for war'
Rome slams Egypt decision to clear police in Italian's murder
Italy has described a decision by Egypt's public prosecutor to clear five police officers over the murder of Giulio Regeni as 'unacceptable'..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Rome slams Egypt decision to clear police in Italian's murder
Algeria to roll out Russian COVID-19 vaccine in January
Russia has signed a contract with Algeria to supply it with the Sputnik V vaccine, the RDIF sovereign wealth fund said on Thursday..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Algeria to roll out Russian COVID-19 vaccine in January
Ousted Algeria leader's 'secret child' loses appeal against jail
Zoulikha Nachinache was found guilty of money laundering, influence peddling, squandering public funds and illicit transfer of foreign currency abroad..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Ousted Algeria leader's 'secret child' loses appeal against jail
IAF: Still no explanation for November plane crash
Last month, flight instructor Itay Zaiden, 42, from Kibbutz Shoval and corporal Lihu Ben-Bassa, 19, from Rishon Lezion, were killed in an aviation accident.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: IAF: Still no explanation for November plane crash
‘Number of Jews and Palestinians will be equal at end of 2022’
Both will have an estimated population of 7.1 million each, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics president Ola Awad.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: ‘Number of Jews and Palestinians will be equal at end of 2022’
The Round Up 31 Dec 2020 – Doha News
🇶🇦 🇾🇪 Doha condemns #AdenAirport attack ⛑️ 🚑 Qatar sends aid to refugees in Lebanon 🦠 Everything you need to know about the #coronavirus vaccine and more..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: The Round Up 31 Dec 2020 – Doha News
Egypt looks to protect investments at risk by Ethiopian civil war
Egypt is seeking to appoint an international law firm to protect investments in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Egypt looks to protect investments at risk by Ethiopian civil war