Despite being synonymous with affordable package holidays, the Thomas Cook travel company, which collapsed this week, was once at the forefront of Britain's imperial expansion into the Middle East..
Source: Albawaba
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Arab Coalition Spokesman: Houthi footage of attack on Saudi border fabricated
Arab Coalition Spokesperson Colonel Turki al-Maliki said on Monday that Houthi footage claiming to show a major attack on Saudi forces near the border with Yemen is fabricated. When asked about the
Source: Al Arabiya
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Military Affairs: In the middle of the night in the village
The 'Post’ joins IDF troops on a raid in the West Bank.
Source: Jerusalem Post
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Sensitive and strategic border crossing between Iraq-Syria opens
That may lead to concerns that the crossing will be part of Iran’s “land bridge” stretching across Iraq into Syria and Lebanon which Iran uses to support its allies across the region.
Source: Jerusalem Post
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In Clashing Accounts, Trump and Rouhani Explain Why U.N. Meeting Fell Through
President Hassan Rouhani of Iran told reporters that President Trump had offered to lift sanctions in order to talk. He declined, he said, “because they were not the kind of optics” Iran wanted..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: In Clashing Accounts, Trump and Rouhani Explain Why U.N. Meeting Fell Through
U.S. House impeachment inquiry to intensify; Trump remains defiant
Democrats accuse Trump of pressuring a vulnerable U.S. ally to get dirt on a rival for personal political gain.
Source: Jerusalem Post
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Ethiopian Jews: Next Year in Jerusalem!
Katsof said that the message of those still in Ethiopia to the Israeli government is clear: “Bring us home."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Ethiopian Jews: Next Year in Jerusalem!
Erdogan pushes Syrian safe zone at UN
As many as three million refugees could be settled in northeast Syria if Turkey establishes a buffer zone along its border, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told world leaders at the United Nations summit, though a meeting to persuade US President Donald Trump did not materialize.
Source: Al Monitor
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Does Russia benefit from attack on Saudi oil facility?
The attacks on Saudi oil production facilities may bring Russia some short-term benefits, but the picture becomes more complicated in the long run.
Source: Al Monitor
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Saudi Arabia’s MBS talks Khashoggi, Yemen, Iran and women rights
He also said that no journalist is a threat to Saudi Arabia, and that on the contrary, what happened to Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist, is the real threat to the Kingdom.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Saudi Arabia’s MBS talks Khashoggi, Yemen, Iran and women rights