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A new report has found that the Saudi-led coalition, Houthi rebels, government forces and other factions in Yemen's civil war have all occupied, used or attacked schools.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Classrooms under fire: Yemen’s warring parties launched 380 attacks impacting schools, report finds

Turkey, Qatar and Libya’s Government of National Accord have agreed to grant Syrian, Somali, and Tunisian mercenaries Libyan passports and integrate them into the GNA forces under Turkish supervision, sources confirmed to Al Arabiya.“The supervision and training under Turkey will be held within the al-Watiya airbase and Tripoli International Airport with Qatari financial support and assigning them to specific tasks, including securing and protecting government headquarters that belong to al-Wefaq (GNA) so that the government will not be blackmailed by the Libyan local militias,” one source said.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Qatar and Turkey signed an agreement on Tuesday to send military advisers and instructors for the armed forces of Libya's GNA government."We have reached an agreement with Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and Qatar's (minister) Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah on tripartite cooperation to build a military institute for training," said the GNA's Deputy Defense Minister Salah al-Namrouch.Read more:Coronavirus: Libya to resume Tripoli flights out of Mitiga airportUS imposes Libya-related sanctions on three individuals, Malta-based companyHaftar says Libya ‘will never accept Turkish colonialism’ in address to LNA battalion(With AFP)
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Turkey, Qatar agree to provide GNA mercenaries with Libyan citizenship: Sources

The joint exercises this week mark the first ever between Israel and Germany on German soil.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israeli and German jets fly over Munich Olympics massacre site, Dachau concentration camp

There are concerns the Qatari aid to the Gazans will stop as tension escalates on the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Will Qatar renew Gaza aid?

Israel will likely not stamp passports of tourists traveling to the country from the UAE, according to Israel’s foreign ministry.Israel and the UAE announced a historic agreement to normalize relations on Thursday, with plans to open up tourism and direct flights between the countries.“In general, tourists arriving to Israel are not required to have their passports stamped at border control, but rather receive a paper note which can then be used to enter Israel,” Israeli foreign ministry deputy spokesman Nizar Amer told Al Arabiya English when asked about whether Israel will stamp UAE passports.“The topic is expected to be raised in discussions between the two countries,” he added.Israel stamping a UAE passport would be significant as certain Arab countries, such as Lebanon, place entry restrictions on people with Israeli stamps in their passports.As Amer clarified, Israel has typically not stamped passports of foreign tourists and instead provides a small slip of paper at the airport upon arrival that works as an entry card into the country.The United Arab Emirates has previously allowed entry to tourists with Israeli stamps in their passports and Israeli citizens have been allowed to enter the UAE if using a non-Israeli passport.That is expected to change as relations normalize.However the UAE already made an exception last December when it announced it would allow Israelis to enter the country using their Israeli passports for the 2020 World Expo, which has since been delayed a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.This week has seen major developments in UAE-Israel relations. On Tuesday, UAE National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Yossi Cohen, head of Israel's foreign intelligence, the Mossad.The two discussed bilateral cooperation in several fields, according to state news agency WAM.On Monday, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin invited Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to Jerusalem.Rivlin expressed the invitation in a letter, written in Arabic.“I'm full of hope that this step will contribute to building and strengthening the mutual trust between us and the region's nations,” said Rivlin in the letter.The UAE confirmed on Sunday that a phone link had been set up with Israel, unblocking phone calls between the countries.UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi “inaugurated a phone link between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel following the historic Peace Accord,” said UAE Director of Strategic Communications at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hend Al Otaiba in a post on Twitter on Sunday.Read more:Eight moments that led up to the UAE’s agreement with Israel‘Great news for peace’: Former Israel, US officials react to historic UAE-Israel dealSix major events in Oman-Israel relations: Timeline
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Israel likely won’t stamp passports of UAE tourists: Israeli foreign ministry

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that the Kingdom is committed to peace on the basis of the Arab Peace Plan, in the first official comments since the United Arab Emirates reached a normalization deal with Israel.Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud also said in an event in Berlin that Israel’s unilateral moves with regards to settlements are hindering the chances for peace, Saudi state TV reported on Wednesday.Meanwhile Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir told reporters on Wednesday that “peace must be achieved with the Palestinians” on the basis of international agreements as a condition for any normalization of relations with Israel.“Once that is achieved all things are possible,” he said.Read more:Israel likely won’t stamp passports of UAE tourists: Israeli foreign ministryIsrael Mossad head and UAE national security adviser discuss security cooperationHariri calls on Hezbollah to turn in mastermind behind father's assassination
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Saudi Arabia committed to Arab Peace Plan, says foreign minister

The virus is spreading mainly because of people attending family or social gatherings without adhering to safety measures..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Special Report: Follow Covid rules, UAE doctors urge as cases double in 4 days

An interview with a British spy involved in the 1953 coup has been….
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Unearthed interview reveals story behind Britain's million Iranian coup plot

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri is seeking to rally support for former Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s return to the premiership, an official source said Wednesday, as Lebanon’s political and religious leaders are divided over the shape of a new government to deal with the aftermath of the devastating explosion that struck Beirut earlier this month..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Berri seeking to rally support for Hariri as next PM

The Donald Trump administration will "soon" act on its threat to trigger a return of international sanctions on Iran, Secretary of State Pompeo said Wednesday after the United States lost its bid to indefinitely extend an arms embargo on Tehran.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Intel: Pompeo says US to trigger snapback sanctions on Iran 'soon'