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February 10, 2022
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Hazem Ayyad
Putin used his visit to Beijing on Friday, 4 February, to promote a new gas deal with China, estimated at $117.5 billion to escape the expected sanctions of NATO...
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February 3, 2022
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Hazem Ayyad
During his speech at the annual Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) conference on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned against the vacuum that the US looks like...
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November 12, 2021
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Hazem Ayyad
On the evening of Tuesday 9 November, Turkish warplanes targeted separatist elements of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Syrian city of Qamishli. The drone attack is not...
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March 22, 2021
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Hazem Ayyad
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan have met with Yang Jiechi, the most senior ranking official in the Chinese diplomatic corps, as well...
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March 3, 2021
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Hazem Ayyad
The Arabian Gulf has turned into an arena for confrontation and possible conflict between Iran and Israel now that it has become certain that Iranian elements attacked the MV...
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February 25, 2021
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Hazem Ayyad
Kuwait hosted some meetings a few days ago between official delegations from Qatar, the UAE and Egypt. The Qatari delegation met with UAE officials on 22 February with the...
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January 6, 2021
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Hazem Ayyad
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in the Saudi Arabian city of Al-Ula has ended the blockade imposed on Qatar by the Kingdom, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt in...
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January 6, 2021
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Hazem Ayyad
The US Senate joined the House of Representatives last week to overturn President Donald Trump's veto of the National Defence Authorisation Act. The Act covered the approval of the...
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July 3, 2020
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Hazem Ayyad
As expected, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu postponed Israel's annexation plan, for one day apparently, on the pretext of finishing his consultations with an American delegation. His decision was not...
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February 21, 2020
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Hazem Ayyad
Israel's senior officials have been hurling threats at the Gaza Strip and Palestinian resistance groups for months now. Whether security-related or linked to political events and Israeli elections, the...
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June 21, 2019
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Hazem Ayyad
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman tried to pre-empt the release of the final report of the international inquiry into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi by giving...
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January 25, 2019
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Hazem Ayyad
The head of Israel's Shin Bet internal security service, Nadav Argaman, has issued a warning about Chinese influence in the Zionist state. He is not the first Israeli official...
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January 4, 2019
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Hazem Ayyad
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced last Monday that some Arab countries consider Israel "an indispensable ally" in the fight against Iran and Daesh. During a visit to Rio...
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December 21, 2018
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Hazem Ayyad
The Russian Foreign Ministry has rejected objections from its Israeli counterpart about the upcoming visit of the head of the Hamas political bureau to Moscow. According to Israel's Channel...
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July 20, 2018
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Hazem Ayyad
Despite the fact that the Jordanian Labour Minister Samir Murad visited Doha and before that, the Minister of Higher Education Adel Tuwaisi, their visits occurring within less than two...
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June 27, 2018
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Hazem Ayyad
Hamas is not the first to move towards Moscow as Fatah, the PA leadership and the PLO did this before, when it rushed to open up to Moscow and...
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June 22, 2018
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Hazem Ayyad
Benjamin Netanyahu paid a surprise visit to Jordan this week. The Israeli Prime Minister went to Amman in advance of the forthcoming tour of the region by US presidential...
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May 4, 2018
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Hazem Ayyad
Despite the momentum that Israel gave to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's recent tour to the Middle East, with its missile attacks on Aleppo and Hama and Prime...
![Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meet in Beijing, China on 4 February 2022 [Kremlin Press Office/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Putin.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Putin used his visit to Beijing on Friday, 4 February, to promote a new gas deal with China, estimated at $117.5 billion to escape the expected sanctions of NATO...![Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in Jerusalem on 2 January 2022 [EMIL SALMAN/POOL/AFP/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Naftali-Bennett.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
During his speech at the annual Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) conference on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned against the vacuum that the US looks like...![A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stands on the side of a road as A US military vehicle drives, east of the Kurdish-controlled northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli on November 13, 2019 [DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/GettyImages-1182143722-scaled-e1616496424267.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
On the evening of Tuesday 9 November, Turkish warplanes targeted separatist elements of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Syrian city of Qamishli. The drone attack is not...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan have met with Yang Jiechi, the most senior ranking official in the Chinese diplomatic corps, as well...![Israeli-owned Bahamian-flagged MV Helios Ray cargo ship docked in Dubai's Mina Rashid (Port Rashid) cruise terminal on February 28, 2021 [GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/GettyImages-1231432665-scaled-e1614762935175.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The Arabian Gulf has turned into an arena for confrontation and possible conflict between Iran and Israel now that it has become certain that Iranian elements attacked the MV...![Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (L-2), Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman (4th L), Deputy Prime Minister of Oman Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said (L-3), Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain (R-3), Vice President of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (R-2) and Emir of Kuwait Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (L) during 41st Summit of Gulf Cooperation Council in AlUla, Saudi Arabia on 5 January 2021 [Qatari Emirate Council/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210105_2_46202227_61279816.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Kuwait hosted some meetings a few days ago between official delegations from Qatar, the UAE and Egypt. The Qatari delegation met with UAE officials on 22 February with the...
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in the Saudi Arabian city of Al-Ula has ended the blockade imposed on Qatar by the Kingdom, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt in...![First session of the 117th Congress in the House Chamber at the US Capitol on January 03, 2021 in Washington, DC [Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/US.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The US Senate joined the House of Representatives last week to overturn President Donald Trump's veto of the National Defence Authorisation Act. The Act covered the approval of the...![Palestinians in Gaza came together to demonstrate against Israel's planned annexation of the West Bank [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/651A3249-scaled-e1593600151412.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
As expected, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu postponed Israel's annexation plan, for one day apparently, on the pretext of finishing his consultations with an American delegation. His decision was not...![Smoke rises after Israel launched airstrikes targeting positions of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing in Khan Yunis, Gaza on 5 February 2020. [Abed Rahim Khatib - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200205_2_40678626_51826105-scaled-e1582282305645.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Israel's senior officials have been hurling threats at the Gaza Strip and Palestinian resistance groups for months now. Whether security-related or linked to political events and Israeli elections, the...![Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud speaks during the 14th Islamic Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 1 June 2019 [BANDAR ALGALOUD /SAUDI KINGDOM COUNCIL/HANDOUT/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190601_2_36717814_44977805.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman tried to pre-empt the release of the final report of the international inquiry into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi by giving...![China's President Xi Jinping (R) and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands in Beijing, China on 21 March 2017 [ETIENNE OLIVEAU/AFP/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2017_3-1-Chinas-President-Xi-Jinping-GettyImages-655959940.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The head of Israel's Shin Bet internal security service, Nadav Argaman, has issued a warning about Chinese influence in the Zionist state. He is not the first Israeli official...![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on 28 October 2018 [ODED BALILTY/AFP/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/GettyImages-1054578122-e1542456742228.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced last Monday that some Arab countries consider Israel "an indispensable ally" in the fight against Iran and Daesh. During a visit to Rio...![Head of Hamas’ political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh speaks at the Palestine National Council meeting on 30 April 2018 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018_4-30-Palestine-National-Council-meeting-IMG_8735.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The Russian Foreign Ministry has rejected objections from its Israeli counterpart about the upcoming visit of the head of the Hamas political bureau to Moscow. According to Israel's Channel...![President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Qingdao, China on 9 June 2018 [Iranian Presidency/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180609_2_30818794_34515759.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Hamas is not the first to move towards Moscow as Fatah, the PA leadership and the PLO did this before, when it rushed to open up to Moscow and...
Benjamin Netanyahu paid a surprise visit to Jordan this week. The Israeli Prime Minister went to Amman in advance of the forthcoming tour of the region by US presidential...![US President Donald Trump at the white house on 28 November 2017 [Samuel Corum/Facebook]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017_11-15-trump.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Despite the momentum that Israel gave to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's recent tour to the Middle East, with its missile attacks on Aleppo and Hama and Prime...