JERUSALEM — In the face of highly distorted criticism against Israel from Arab states, the Trump White House on Saturday defended Israel’s security decision to temporarily close the Temple Mount to worshipers following a deadly Palestinian terrorist attack at the Mount.
JERUSALEM – The Arab League and Jordan both separately condemned Israel for temporarily closing the Temple Mount on Friday but failed to mention the deadly Palestinian terrorist attack at the Mount that prompted Israel to enforce the closure for national security reasons.
London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan has been slammed by members of the capital’s Jewish community over his refusal to ban Sunday’s anti-Israel al-Quds Day march and its traditional display of flags supporting the Hezbollah terrorist organization.
TEL AVIV — There is the potential for a series clash between Hezbollah and Israel, a senior Arab intelligence official said.
Contents: With Arab world in chaos, Arab League summit displays lack of leadership and influence; Arab League plays it safe by only condemning Israel and terrorism
One day after Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman met with US Vice President Mike Pence, the Arab League on Wednesday voted unanimously in Cairo for a resolution blocking the proposed relocation of the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
TEL AVIV – Ahead of the Arab League Summit later this month, foreign ministers of member states gathered in Cairo on Sunday and Monday to discuss how to prevent President Donald Trump from going through with his promise to move the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the Hebrew news site nrg reported.
A top Emirati court on Monday sentenced seven people to up to life in prison after convicting them of forming a cell linked to Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, state media said.
Arab Fashion Week opened Thursday with hopes of establishing Dubai as a top destination for the “ready couture” genre and as a major fashion capital.
A top Salafi leader has addressed the weaknesses of the jihadi strategy following the severe losses encountered by jihadi organizations, chief among them the Islamic State.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched an airstrike against an aid ship owned by a company from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a member of the largely Sunni Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and part of the Saudi-led Arab alliance fighting the Shiite rebels, according to the state-controlled Emirates News Agency (WAM).
JAFFA, Israel – The 90th Boycott Israel conference opened in Cairo on Wednesday, in the wake of an Arab League resolution to increase efforts to isolate Israel diplomatically and financially.
Contents: Arab League in chaos as it fails to address Arab existential threats; ASEAN in chaos as it fails to address South China Sea threats; France’s François Hollande declares war on ISIS after terror attack kills priest; Turkey fears that Gulen will flee the United States
The Saudi security services have uncovered 33 spies who have been working for the Israeli Mossad and the Iranian intelligence for the past three years, reports said on Sunday.
The Arab League’s parliament declared on Wednesday that the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the hajj, “should not be politicized and exploited to target Saudi Arabia,” according to a report from the Saudi Gazette transcribed by al-Arabiya.
Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi (pictured) blasted Israel as a bastion of “fascism and racial discrimination” on Saturday at a meeting of Arab foreign ministers that backed France’s Middle East peace initiative. The Arab ministers at the end of the
TEL AVIV – The Arab Parliament on Sunday declared the Lebanon-based group Hezbollah a terrorist organization following the Arab League and Gulf Cooperation Council’s similar announcements last month. Parliament Speaker Ahmed al-Jarwan condemned Hezbollah for “undermining the security of many countries
Saudi Arabia declared that anyone linked to Iran’s terror proxy Hezbollah will be deported from the kingdom, Al Arabiya News Channel reports.
TEL AVIV – The Arab media accused the newly appointed Secretary-General of the Arab League of being too “conciliatory” toward Israel, Ynet news reported. Ahmed Aboul-Gheit was nicknamed “Tzipi’s boyfriend” due to meetings the former Egyptian foreign minister held with his
Contents: Arab League brands Lebanon’s Hezbollah a terrorist organization; U.S. blames Iran for cyber attack on a New York dam
The Arab League on Friday declared Iran ally Hezbollah a “terrorist” group, after Gulf monarchies adopted the same stance over the Lebanese Shiite movement’s support for the regime in Syria’s war. The move reflects the worsening tensions between Shiite Iran
The Jerusalem Post reports: The Saudi delegation at the Arab League stormed out of a meeting after Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari defended the Shi’ite Hashd Shaabi militia grouping, an Iraqi foreign ministry source told Reuters on Friday. Tensions between
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on Wednesday launched efforts to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process by this summer, while ruling out “automatic” recognition of Palestinian statehood. Paris will not “automatically” recognise a Palestinian state if a French initiative to host
The Jerusalem Post reports: The King of Bahrain (pictured) has reportedly recommended that the recent designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization by the Gulf Cooperation Council be taken up by the Arab League as well. Hamad bin Isa al
TEL AVIV – Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby urged Palestinians to engage in civil disobedience in order to put an end to the “Israeli occupation,” the Jerusalem Post reported.
Haaretz reports: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday called for establishing a Palestinian state within the pre-1967-war borders amid efforts by Beijing to assert its economic and political clout in the Middle East. Addressing the Cairo-based Arab League, Xi said
Contents: Saudi Arabia and Iran accuse each other of terrorism; Arab countries deeply divided over Iran vs Saudi Arabia confrontation
The Libyan government is calling for Arab countries to conduct airstrikes against Islamic State positions.
Italy’s Foreign Minister has warned Libya risks becoming “another Somalia” if the various warring factions in that country cannot broker a peace. The comments were made as Italy joined the US and other allies in a joint statement condemning the “barbaric” acts carried
The leaders of Arab League nations have officially agreed to form a unified military force to counter Iranian influence and Islamist extremism.
Top Iranian journalist defects, criticizes US nuclear negotiators; Arab League meeting ends with promise for joint Arab military force; Report: Iran nuclear negotiations may be deadlocked
Syria’s al-Assad regime suffers major military setback in Idlib; Arab League positions harden against Houthis and Iran
Puerto Rico bankruptcy may be imminent, potentially a ‘seminal event’; Israel releases tax revenue collections to Palestinian Authority; Mideast nations line up for and against Saudi airstrikes in Yemen; Mideast countries opposed to Saudi intervention in Yemen
Greece and Germany are eyeball to eyeball on bailout crisis; Libya chaos threatens to reopen bitter rift between Qatar and Egypt; Ethnic Chinese Kokang burst into violence in northern Burma (Myanmar)
Egypt in mourning as ISIS-linked terrorists kill Coptic Christians in Libya; Egypt purchases fighter jets over fears of militias in Libya; Yemen may form second government in Aden
