The United States is deploying an aircraft carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Middle East on short notice in response to “clear indications” Iran and Iranian proxies were planning an attack on U.S. forces in the region, a U.S. official said. Interested in Iran? Add Iran as an interest to stay up to date on the… Read more »
ALGIERS, Algeria – The influential brother of former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and two generals once in charge of intelligence have been jailed while under investigation for plotting against the state, a military tribunal said Sunday. A statement from the tribunal in Blida, south of Algiers, said the prosecutor appointed a judge to investigate the ex-president’s young brother Said Bouteflika and… Read more »
Iraq’s Parliament has voted to ban several games including PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), saying they harm society. Online computer gaming generates billions of dollars around the world and its popularity has also grown in Iraq. But parliament has now banned several popular online games, including the biggest of all time, Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). The government says these games are harmful to… Read more »
Palestinian officials say a ceasefire agreement has been reached with Israel to end a surge of violence in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel that has led to the deaths of at least 25 Palestinians and four Israelis. Gaza officials confirmed to Al Jazeera that a deal was reached at 1:30 GMT, and no Israeli air raids on the Palestinian… Read more »
Recently, Iraq has taken the initiative in hosting a summit between itself, and the ever feuding regional powers of Saudi Arabia and Iran. This has been perceived by many as an effort by Iraq to “rebrand” itself so to speak. After decades of war tearing Iraq apart, the middle eastern nation is making an effort to appear as a friendly… Read more »
Ever since its emergence as a state, the US and Israel have enjoyed a good relationship, and today, under the leadership of President Trump, the two countries are stronger allies than ever before. Why this might be the case stems from a wide variety of reasons. Israel, a country of jews, is more ideologically and socially homogeneous to the United… Read more »
Algerian authorities have arrested five billionaires as part of an anti-corruption investigation, State TV reported. Issad Rebrab, the founder and chairman of Cevital, Algeria‘s biggest privately held company, was arrested on Monday alongside four brothers from the Kouninef family. Reda, Abdelkader, Karim and Tarek Kouninef are believed to be part of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika‘s inner circle while Rebrab, owner of the… Read more »
A hospitalised Palestinian teen has said he was shot twice in his thighs by Israeli soldiers while he was handcuffed and blindfolded – the latest in what a leading rights group portrayed as a series of unjustified shootings of Palestinians by Israeli soldiers. Israel’s military said on Monday it was investigating last week’s incident, which it said took place as… Read more »
A summit organised by Iraq brought together regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran on Saturday as part of a broader effort by Iraqi leaders to fashion the country’s image as a friend among neighbours. Scarred by more than three decades of war, Iraq is recasting itself as a mediator among neighbours who are often at odds over weighty issues, including… Read more »
The Trump name could soon find itself gracing a new planned community in a hotly contested location — the Golan Heights. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced via video Tuesday that he intends to introduce a resolution to have the Jewish community named after President Donald Trump in gratitude for his decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the area. “I’m… Read more »