Bitter rift in Assad family. Bashar vs tycoon cousin Makhlouf
Syria’s finance minister on Tuesday, May 19, ordered the seizure of assets belonging to Rami Makhlouf, President Assad’s billionaire cousin
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New government: How far will unity counterbalance dissonance?
The coronavirus crisis has wedded two fundamentally dissonant political blocs, crowding them into an oversized “unity government.” The traditional long
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Israel’s 35th government is sworn into office
Binyamin Netanyahu Sunday, May 17, took the oath as prime minister of his 5th government and future alternative PM, while
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Ready for swearing-in, Netanyahu rushes cabinet lineup amid party revolt
Yoav Galant was named Education Minister after a row of contentious interviews Binyamin Netanyahu held Saturday overnight May 16 with
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Pompeo in Israel: Cooperation with China may endanger Israelis
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spent the first three hours of his eight-hour trip to Israel on Wednesday closeted
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Erdan to man Netanyahu’s international defense line against annexation
While removing an impediment to PM Binyamin Netanyahu’s cabinet reshuffle, Gilead Erdan’s dual appointment as ambassador to the UN and
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Netanyahu-Gantz unity government takes shape amid 11th hour wrangling
The nervous distrust marking the maneuvers leading up to the May 7 deadline for 61 MKs to present a government
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Netanyahu: Sweeping steps for easing coronavirus restrictions
The opening of shopping malls and markets on Thursday, May 7, kindergartens and other classes next week and freedom of
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Can High Court disqualify Netanyahu, invalidate his coalition deal with Gantz?
A panel of 11 high court judges must first decide whether they have the jurisdiction to intervene in the Netanyahu-Gantz
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Putin to Assad: Syria’s prime economic assets are Russia’s due
Moscow has visibly cooled to the Syrian president Bashar Assad after Russian military intervention in 2015 saved his regime from
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