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Israel AG indicts Netanyahu on corruption charges, including bribery & fraud

Posted on November 21, 2019November 21, 2019By Editor

Israel’s Attorney General has indicted PM Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges after months of uncertainty over whether Netanyahu would be able to retain his leadership of the country. He is charged with bribery and fraud. … Read More >Israel AG indicts Netanyahu on corruption charges, including bribery & fraud

Israel may face unprecedented THIRD ELECTION after Gantz fails to form coalition government

Posted on November 20, 2019November 20, 2019By Editor

Israelis may be headed to the polls for the third time in a year, after Blue & White leader Benny Gantz said he was unable to form a coalition government with either Arab parties or its main rival, PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud. … Read More >Israel may face unprecedented THIRD ELECTION after Gantz fails to form coalition government

‘Foreign-trained’ dual nationals among those arrested for stirring up violent fuel price riots – Iranian semi-official news agency

Posted on November 20, 2019November 20, 2019By Editor

Dual Iranian nationals were among those who helped fuel protests against rising gasoline prices that quickly snowballed into violent riots raging through the Islamic Republic, Fars news agency reported. … Read More >‘Foreign-trained’ dual nationals among those arrested for stirring up violent fuel price riots – Iranian semi-official news agency

Israeli warplanes strike Damascus, air defenses destroy ‘most’ of the hostile missiles (VIDEO)

Posted on November 20, 2019November 20, 2019By Editor

Syrian air defenses have repelled an Israeli raid, intercepting several “hostile missiles” over southern Damascus, and destroying the majority of them before the projectiles hit the ground, state news agency SANA reported. … Read More >Israeli warplanes strike Damascus, air defenses destroy ‘most’ of the hostile missiles (VIDEO)

‘Shameful’ US withholds food & medicine from Iranians while claiming to support them, FM Zarif says

Posted on November 20, 2019November 20, 2019By Editor

Washington’s self-professed solidarity with Iranians protesting against rising fuel costs cannot be taken seriously since US sanctions have caused so much suffering in the Islamic Republic, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said. … Read More >‘Shameful’ US withholds food & medicine from Iranians while claiming to support them, FM Zarif says

Several blasts heard near Syria’s Damascus airport – state media

Posted on November 20, 2019November 20, 2019By Editor

Explosions have reportedly been heard in the vicinity of Damascus International Airport in the Syrian capital, SANA state news agency reported on Tuesday. Israel said earlier it “intercepted” four missiles from Syria. … Read More >Several blasts heard near Syria’s Damascus airport – state media

Syria’s Air Defenсe System Shoots Down Alleged Israeli Missiles in Southern Syria

Posted on November 19, 2019November 19, 2019By Editor

Syria’s air defence system detected and shot down several missiles that were launched by Israeli war aircraft toward military positions in southern Syria, a security source said on Tuesday. … Read More >Syria’s Air Defenсe System Shoots Down Alleged Israeli Missiles in Southern Syria

No Country is Above International Law’: Turkey Slams US Reversal on Israeli West Bank Settlements

Posted on November 19, 2019November 19, 2019By Editor

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has blasted Washington over its decision to reverse the US’s previous position on the illegal nature of Israeli settlements in West Bank. … Read More >No Country is Above International Law’: Turkey Slams US Reversal on Israeli West Bank Settlements

Three Iranian security force members killed by protesters near Tehran – local media

Posted on November 19, 2019November 19, 2019By Editor

Three members of the Iranian security forces have been killed by protesters in Tehran province, local media reported, citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). … Read More >Three Iranian security force members killed by protesters near Tehran – local media

Occupied Palestine: From BDS to ODS. The Project of a One Democratic State (ODS)

Posted on November 19, 2019November 19, 2019By Editor

We spent the last week in Occupied Palestinian Territory, commonly referred to as Israel, where we traveled around the country to visit communities in Jerusalem, Jaffa, Bethlehem, the West Bank, the Nagab, and more. … Read More >Occupied Palestine: From BDS to ODS. The Project of a One Democratic State (ODS)