Intelligence sources revealed to The Arab Weekly on Sunday that combat units inside the US Embassy in the Green Zone in central Baghdad have been carrying out exercises with live ammunition over three days, in an unusual procedure..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Embassy exercises seen as signal of imminent US operation in Iraq
Caretaker FM asks US for evidence justifying sanctions
Caretaker Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe Monday asked the United States Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea for documents that provide evidence over which sanctions were imposed on high-ranking Lebanese officials recently..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Caretaker FM asks US for evidence justifying sanctions
Gov’t not enforcing transparency law on NGO foreign funding
The Associations Registrar told the Knesset's researchers that "there was no need to exercise enforcement powers."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Gov’t not enforcing transparency law on NGO foreign funding
Israeli plan for new East Jerusalem settler homes criticised
Diplomats visiting the site are heckled after the EU and UN warn Israel against the project..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Israeli plan for new East Jerusalem settler homes criticised
Iraq hangs 21 'terrorism' convicts: medics, police
The Iraqi men from various provinces had all been convicted under a….
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Iraq hangs 21 'terrorism' convicts: medics, police
Is Hezbollah’s ammonium nitrate linked to plot against Jews in Argentina?
Ammonium nitrate has been used by Hezbollah and was also the cause of the Beirut blast this summer.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Is Hezbollah’s ammonium nitrate linked to plot against Jews in Argentina?
Desperate doctors call for lockdown in Istanbul
Turkish medical associations as well as the mayor are appealing to the Turkish government to close down Istanbul as daily deaths reach April levels.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Desperate doctors call for lockdown in Istanbul
Israel, EU discuss possible rail between Mediterranean and Gulf states
The discussion came after Israel recently signed historic deals to normalize ties with Gulf states Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israel, EU discuss possible rail between Mediterranean and Gulf states
Palestinians resume unity talks ahead of Biden administration
“The goal is to show the Biden administration that the Palestinians are united."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Palestinians resume unity talks ahead of Biden administration
The $1.5 million COVID mask from Motza
First it's a COVID mask made to FDA standards, then it's a piece of art.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: The .5 million COVID mask from Motza