Bahrain will build on partnership with Israel, says king’s adviser
The diplomatic adviser, Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, said Netanyahu's win was "normal and always expected"
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Trump receives Morocco’s highest award for Middle East work
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday received Morocco’s highest award for his work in advancing a normalization deal between Israel and Morocco, a senior administration official told Reuters. In a private Oval Office ceremony, Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui, who ...
U.S. State Department approves $4.2 billion in potential arms sales to Kuwait
The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale to Kuwait of Apache helicopters and spare parts for the Patriot missile system in two separate deals that could have a value of $4.2 billion, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
New agreement needed to revive Iran nuclear deal under Biden, IAEA chief says
VIENNA (Reuters) – Reviving Iran’s nuclear deal under U.S. President-elect Joe Biden would require striking a new agreement setting out how Iran’s breaches should be reversed, U.N. atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said. Biden, who takes office on Jan. 20, has said the United ...
Palestinians sending ambassadors back to UAE, Bahrain, official says
This comes after the PA recalled them in protest at the Gulf countries' U.S.-brokered deals establishing ties with Israel
Israeli parliament approves deal establishing ties with Bahrain
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s parliament on Tuesday approved a U.S.-brokered deal establishing formal relations with Bahrain, by a vote of 62 lawmakers in favor and 14 opposed. The Middle East countries signed a joint communique on Oct. 18 to formalize their nascent ties. Bahrain is ...
Iran to require face masks in capital as virus cases hit high
“Iran has recorded 479,825 cases of the coronavirus, making it the worst-hit country in the Middle East.”
Jordan’s monarch dissolves parliament in preparation for Nov election: official
Jordan's King Abdullah dissolved parliament on Sunday, officials said, paving the way for an election in November. Under constitutional rules, the government must resign within a week.
Palestinians arrest supporters of Abbas rival based in UAE
RAMALLAH, West Bank/GAZA (Reuters) – Palestinian security forces arrested over half a dozen supporters of an exiled Palestinian politician who some have accused of involvement in the United Arab Emirates deal to forge ties with Israel, a spokesman for his faction said. Mohammed Dahlan has ...
Large fire erupts in Beirut port area, a month after massive blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A store of oil and tires at Beirut port caught fire on Thursday, a military source said, a little more than a month after a massive blast devastated the port and a surrounding residential area of the Lebanese capital. The fire erupted in the duty free zone of the port, ...
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