Bahrain is first Shiite-majority nation to establish ties with Israel
The announcement of a “historic US-Bahrain-Israel breakthrough to further peace in the Middle East,” after the United Arab Republic, underlined
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The UAE-Israel normalization deal upends rigid Arab conventions on Mid-East peace
An almost religious precept held by the Arab world was that no normal relations with Israel were allowed before Palestinian
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Palestinian leadership divided over Abbas’ cutoff of security ties with Israel
The Palestinian Authority said on Friday, May 22, that it had disconnected its “hot line” with Israel and halted military
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Turkish leader and UAE emir face off over the Palestinian succession race
By offering a 10m lira ($1.7) reward for the capture of exiled Palestinian politician Mohammad Dahlan, Turkish President Recep Erdogan
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The IDF mulls pre-emptive strike to ward off planned Iranian attacks on the UAE and Israel
“Israel’s proven capacity to simultaneously perform multiple missions is about to be challenged as never before,’ said Binyamin Netanyahu on
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The Golan is next after Iran hit 3 Gulf oil targets, say Rev Guards associates
Two staffers on Iranian Revolutionary Guards publications reported on Tuesday, May 14 that the Israeli Golan is Tehran’s next target
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Trump phases Arab forces into Syria vs Iran ahead of US pullout. Egyptian/UAE officers on the scene
When Sen. Lindsay Graham said Monday, Dec. 31: “I think we are slowing things [exit from Syria] down in a
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Scrap over Manbij opens door for Russia and Assad’s troops to take control of NE. Syria
One of Bashar Assad’s best weeks in years – and one of Tayyip Erdogan’s worst – peaked on Friday, Dec.
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US to give Israel more F-35s to face S-300s, deploy a squadron in Emirates
DEBKAfile Exclusive: President Donald Trump has ordered additional F-35 stealth planes supplied forthwith to Israel, in response to the four
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Netanyahu: If Iran tries to block Bab al-Mandeb, it will face a coalition with Israel in full military array
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned on Wednesday, Aug. 1, that Israel would be there if Iran tried to block the
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