by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 20, 2017 | Middle East
Tel Aviv – Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s bureau chief Yoav Horowitz have requested that the Jewish National Fund (JNF) help raise 4 billion Israeli Shekel ($1.14 billion) for defense and military budget. An audio recording of a secret session held...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 20, 2017 | Saudi Arabia
Manama, Dhahran – Joint naval exercise “Bridge 18” was concluded on Thursday between the Royal Saudi Naval Forces and the Royal Bahrain Naval Forces in the water of the Arabian Gulf. The Saudi Royal Navy is being represented by the Eastern Fleet. The naval...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 20, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut- UNIFIL Commander Major General Michael Beary has welcomed the deployment of additional Lebanese troops in southern Lebanon, saying it “will allow more joint patrolling and strengthen the implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1701.” During a Town...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 20, 2017 | Middle East
Aden — Tension reemerged Thursday between the two partners of the coup in Yemen after Houthis and former president Ali Abdullah Saleh’s supporters exchanged accusations of obstructing a political agreement that united both sides. Saleh, who heads the General People’s...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 19, 2017 | Middle East
Iraq’s Supreme Justice Council ordered the arrest of Kurdistan Regional Government Vice President Kosrat Rasul for allegedly saying Iraqi troops were “occupying forces” in Kirkuk. A Supreme Judicial Council spokesman said the court considered Kosrat Rasul’s...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 19, 2017 | Middle East
Tel Aviv, Ramallah- The Palestinian authority and some media institutions denounced the attack of Israeli occupation forces on eight media outlets and warned against this violent step that aims to silence journalists and the press. The Israeli army raided on Wednesday...
