The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a shipping network it said was run by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, saying it sold millions of barrels of oil to benefit Syrian President Bashar al-Assad..
Source: Albawaba
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Israeli PM pays pre-election trip to volatile West Bank city
Israel’s prime minister is visiting the volatile West Bank city of Hebron under tight security in a move widely perceived as a bid to garner support from ultranationalists ahead of elections in less than two weeks..
Source: Albawaba
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Netanyahu: Hebron won't be Judenrein
In historic speech, PM promises to improve life for Jews in Hebron; PA calls talk 'provocative' and 'irresponsible'
Source: Jerusalem Post
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Boustani: Tender documents for new power plants to be ready by end of month
Energy Minister Nada Boustani Wednesday said that tender documents for two new power plants would be completed and referred to Cabinet for approval before the end of September..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Boustani: Tender documents for new power plants to be ready by end of month
Iran’s Zarif tweets: US treasury is nothing more than a ‘jail warden’
The US treasury is nothing more than a “jail warden,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on Thursday, a day after Washington imposed fresh sanctions designed to choke
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Iran’s Zarif tweets: US treasury is nothing more than a ‘jail warden’
ISIS leader al-Baghdadi is ill: Iraqi News Agency
The Iraqi Judicial Council said on Thursday that the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is ill, according to the Iraqi News Agency, with a person close to the leader speaking of multiple conflicts
Source: Al Arabiya
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Turkey threatens to open Europe gates for refugees if support not provided
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday Turkey may have to open the route for refugees into Europe if Ankara does not receive sufficient international support to deal with Syrian refugees. In
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Turkey threatens to open Europe gates for refugees if support not provided
US official says Washington in talks with Yemeni Houthis
A top US official said Thursday that Washington was in talks with the Iran-backed Houthi militia in a bid to end Yemen’s war. “We are narrowly focused on trying to end the war in
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: US official says Washington in talks with Yemeni Houthis
Trump’s Middle East envoy Greenblatt resigns
Jason Greenblatt, a key architect of President Donald Trump’s much-delayed Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, said Thursday he has resigned. Greenblatt said in a statement it had been “the
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Trump’s Middle East envoy Greenblatt resigns
US in talks with Houthi rebels on 'ending Yemen war'
The US and Houthi rebels are in talks on ending the Yemen war..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: US in talks with Houthi rebels on 'ending Yemen war'