Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day
As the sirens sounded nationwide, traffic stopped and motorists stepped out of their vehicles to stand for two minutes in honour of the Holocaust dead.
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China must be held accountable for unleashing plague of ‘China virus’ onto the world: Trump
Trump also slammed China for dumping millions and millions of tonnes of plastic and trash into the oceans every year, overfishing other countries’ waters, destroying vast swaths of coral reef, and emitting more toxic mercury into the atmosphere than any country anywhere in the world.
As Arab Gulf starts opening to Israel, Palestinians face a reckoning
Despite signs of shifting Arab support, Saeb Erekat, Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), said the underlying Palestinian strategy for achieving a state in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza would not change.
Bahrain becomes second Gulf county to normalize relations with Israel
Last year Bahrain had hosted the Trump administration’s Peace to Prosperity economic conference for the Middle East, which had Israeli participants in attendance.
Abraham Accord: Why Israel and the UAE have reached a deal
As the US footprint retreats from West Asia and new players like China enter the fray, Israel and the Gulf monarchies have the perfect opportunity to carve out a regional security architecture
Libya, Turkey, Qatar defense cooperation: will conflict in Libya continue?
As part of the deal, Turkey and Qatar will establish facilities in Libya for military training and consultancy and will send consultants and military personnel to Libya.
A new security paradigm in the Gulf region
It is clear to analysts and observers of the region that after decades of depending and outsourcing its security concerns to its Western allies – primarily the US – the Gulf countries are having a rethink and coming into their own as far as international diplomacy and the security architecture of the region is concerned.
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“Israel is a country in the region, in the Middle East, the State of Israel” : Bahraini FM
While recognizing Israel as a country and a state, the minister remained non-committal about diplomatic representation, without Israel’s peace agreement with the Palestinians
Photo: US Department of State