Category: Mid East
Saudi offers aid to coax Palestine into backing Israel normalization: Report
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Saudi Arabia reportedly offers financial aid to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority to gain its support for Riyadh-Tel Aviv normalization. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/30/709890/Saudi-aid-Palestine-Israel-normalization
Read MoreIsrael-Libya diplomatic debacle could slow Saudi peace – ex-top Mossad official
Jerusalem Post The former Mossad official accused politicians of “forgetting secret rules” after the Libyan FM was fired for meeting with Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-756769
Read MoreAir traffic at Syria’s Aleppo airport to resume after alleged Israeli airstrike
Jerusalem Post Operations will restart at the airport at midnight, Syria’s transport ministry said. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-756760
Read MoreOver 5,000 Palestinians arrested by Israeli forces since start of year: Report
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli forces have arrested more than 5,000 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since the beginning of the year. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/29/709860/Israeli-forces-arrest-Palestinians-West-Bank-
Read MoreBahrain agrees to offer prisoners extra rights after ‘biggest’ mass hunger strike
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Bahraini authorities agree to offer more rights to political prisoners, following inmates’ mass hunger strike at the kingdom’s notorious Jau prison earlier this month. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/29/709857/Bahrain-offer-rights-prisoners-hunger-strike-protest-solidarity-Jau-prison-unhumane-conditions
Read MoreWhat can be learned from Libya’s anti-Israel protests? – analysis
Jerusalem Post The anti-Israel protests in Libya are part of a much deeper obsessive hatred of Jews and Israel that has been a part of populist and extremist rhetoric in the country. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-756743
Read MoreIn Israel’s Arab Communities, Gun Violence Surges
New York Times At least 155 Arab citizens have died this year in violence largely attributed to organized crime. Some say the government has not done enough to stop the killing. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/29/world/middleeast/israel-arab-gun-violence.html
Read MoreFrench paratroop commando killed in Iraq in counter-terror operation
Jerusalem Post French troops are helping Iraqi forces train in counterterrorism measures against ISIS. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-756689
Read MoreDozens of terrorists killed in joint Syria-Russia airstrikes in Idlib
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Dozens of militants have been killed and wounded after Syrian and Russian military aircraft conducted a series of joint airstrikes against terror bases in Syria’s Idlib. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/29/709834/Dozens-terrorists-killed-joint-Syria-Russia-airstrikes-Idlib
Read MoreLibyans call for ouster of government after secret meeting with Israel
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Top Libyan politicians have called for the ouster of the government of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh after a secret meeting between the country’s foreign minister and her Israeli counterpart was revealed. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/29/709828/Libyans-ouster-Dbeibeh-government-meeting-Israel-
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