Footage on state TV showed tanks rolling across an open area of fields to the edge of the enclave, which includes parts of al-Qadam district and the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Syrian army, Islamic State wage fierce battle in south Damascus
Liberman holds high level meetings in DC
"I am pleased that the Americans see eye-to-eye with us in regards to the situation in the Middle East and thank the administration for its support of Israel."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Liberman holds high level meetings in DC
Duterte urges all Filipinos out of Kuwait amid worsening diplomatic row
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has urged all Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to leave Kuwait amid a worsening of relations between the two countries over issues related domestic Workers’
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Duterte urges all Filipinos out of Kuwait amid worsening diplomatic row
Former Shas head insists only joint Shas-Yahad list will bring political unity
Eli Yishai also argued that keeping Yahad as an independent party on a joint list with Shas would garner more votes than if he were simply to return to Shas.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Former Shas head insists only joint Shas-Yahad list will bring political unity
Boeing finds other buyers as prospects for Iran sales dwindle
There is a sense of deja vu as Boeing finds other countries, including the United Arab Emirates, to fill its order books amid US government pressure.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Boeing finds other buyers as prospects for Iran sales dwindle
Turkish women demand safer, cleaner spaces in mosques
Observant Muslim women have won their struggle to access all public buildings in Turkey and will now take on the mosques.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Turkish women demand safer, cleaner spaces in mosques
Meeting of top Palestinian decision-making body faces more boycotts
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the second largest faction of the PLO, will boycott the upcoming meeting of the Palestinian National Council to protest Fatah's refusal to hold the gathering in a neutral location where all factions can attend.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Meeting of top Palestinian decision-making body faces more boycotts
Regev: Edelstein not Mr. Clean
Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein and Culture Minister Miri Regev are expected to fight for a top spot on the next Likud Knesset candidates list.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Regev: Edelstein not Mr. Clean
Is Erdogan’s re-election a foregone conclusion?
Kurdish sources say that if the presidential election goes to a second round, Kurds would not vote for Good Party leader Meral Aksener but certainly would vote for former President Abdullah Gul if he were on the ballot.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Is Erdogan’s re-election a foregone conclusion?
Egypt's extended state of emergency raises eyebrows, questions
Experts examine whether Egypt's repeated renewal of a state of emergency is legal, or even necessary.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Egypt's extended state of emergency raises eyebrows, questions