Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed a tax treaty Monday, Israel’s Finance Ministry said, according to Reuters. Meanwhile, the Arab Gulf country has reportedly refused to help rebuild Gaza under the pretext of presence [ More … ]
The US has asked Kurdish leaders to postpone the vote over fears it would distract from the fight against the Islamic State Iraqi Kurds have rejected a call by the US to postpone a referendum [ More … ]
An aide of Lebanon’s Grand Mufti attempted to give a headscarf to France’s Marine Le Pen before meeting the highest Sunni cleric in the country, but she moved toward her car and left. France’s far-right [ More … ]
The Egyptian government’s attempts to mediate a peace deal between Presidency Council Chairman Fayez al-Serraj and General Khalifa Haftar were in ruins this evening after Haftar refused to meet al-Serraj, who then flew back to Tripoli. [ More … ]
A Jordanian court on Wednesday rejected a request — for the fifth time — to release a prominent Islamist preacher on bail, according to a defense lawyer, reported Anadolu Agency. “The state security court has [ More … ]
Palestinian prisoner Bilal Kayid has decided to escalate his hunger strike and refuse any medical treatments or tests until an Israeli court agreed to hear his case, prisoners rights group Addameer said on Monday, according [ More … ]
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