Mid East – Page 1199 – Prologue Journal

The Abraham Accords can be the forerunner for an Israel-Saudi deal – analysis

Jerusalem Post While the Abraham Accords did not lead to a snowball effect in the Gulf or among other Arab or Islamic nations, it did open the door for the possibility of the Saudis and others walking through. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/abraham-accords/article-754619

Saudi Arabia Appoints Envoy to Palestinians Amid Push for Ties With Israel

New York Times The Saudi foreign ministry said its ambassador to Jordan would jointly serve as an envoy to the Palestinians. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/world/middleeast/saudi-envoy-palestinians.html

Jordanian army hacks drone from Syria carrying meth – state news agency

Jerusalem Post The civil war in Syria has turned the country into a global narcotics production powerhouse, and a Syria-Jordanian joint effort seeks to counter it. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-754609

Israel says no al-Quds base for Saudi envoy to Palestinian Authority

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israel ruled out a diplomatic base in the occupied al-Quds for the new Saudi envoy to the Palestinians. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/13/708876/Israel-Palestine-Nayef-al-Sudairi-Saudi-Arabia-al-Quds-US-Biden-

‘Abraham Accords changed the lexicon of the Middle East’ – Lightstone

Jerusalem Post Former senior advisor Aryeh Lightstone looks back at the day the Abraham Accords were announced, and worries about the Biden administration shortchanging Israel with Saudi defense deal. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/abraham-accords/article-754604

Nasrallah, Islamic Jihad leader meet, discuss developments in Palestine

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The chief of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement met with the visiting Islamic Jihad leader in Beirut. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/13/708867/Hezbollah-Nasrallah-Islamic-Jihad-Nakhaleh

Palestinians welcome Saudi envoy, fear appointment linked to normalization with Israel

Jerusalem Post The Saudi decision will make it difficult for the Palestinian leadership to condemn a normalization agreement with Israel. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-754580

Extremist Israeli settlers commit another incursion on al-Aqsa Mosque

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Scores of Israeli settlers, under the heavy protection of the occupation troops, have once again broken into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/13/708858/Extremist-Israeli-settlers-commit-another-incursion-al-Aqsa-Mosque

Israel vetoes Saudi consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem

Jerusalem Post “We will not allow the opening of any diplomatic representation [to the Palestinians] in Jerusalem,” the foreign minister said. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-754576

US-led coalition violated Syrian airspace 32 times over past day: Russia

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A senior Russian military official says military aircraft from the US-led coalition have violated the Syrian airspace 32 times over the past day. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/13/708851/US-led-coalition-violated-Syrian-airspace-32-times-over-past-day-Russia