Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday denied Turkish claims of covert involvement in Iraqi Kurdistan's latest independence vote, reiterating nevertheless his "sympathy" for the Kurdish folks.On Saturday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan mentioned Israel's intelligence company performed a task within the September 25 referendum, citing as proof the waving ...

The jihadist propaganda machine will live on in hidden corners of the darkish internet, inciting sympathisers to motion, they are saying."Defeating ISIL on the bodily battlefield just isn't sufficient," Basic Joseph Votel, the highest commander for US navy forces within the Center East, warned in a paper earlier this 12 ...

On Tuesday, the military mentioned crossings from the West Financial institution and Gaza into Israel can be closed to Palestinians for 11 days till midnight on October 14.However on Friday they determined these with pre-existing work permits can be allowed in "in line with the wants of the market", a ...

A row has damaged out over using the Kurdish flag reasonably than Iraq's colors at former president Jalal Talabani's funeral, at a time of Iraqi-Kurdish tensions.Social media is abuzz with chatter over the selection of flag at Friday's funeral in Sulaimaniyah, Talabani's fiefdom within the autonomous Kurdish area of northern ...

"I wanna give shot earlier than I even take into consideration shifting the embassy to Jerusalem," Trump stated on former governor Mike Huckabee's TV present, referring to efforts to forge a peace between the 2 sides that has eluded profession diplomats for many years."We're gonna decide within the not ...

Morocco's oldest political get together Istiqlal has elected former finance minister Nizar Baraka as its new chief, the get together stated on its web site.On Saturday, Baraka gained 924 votes, largely beating his predecessor as head of the get together Hamid Chabat, who secured 234 votes.

The velocity with which Iraqi troops this week overwhelmed Kurdish forces in oil-rich Kirkuk, days after ousting the Islamic State group, marks a radical change within the stability of energy, analysts say.For 14 years for the reason that US-led invasion, the Kurds had taken benefit of the weak point of ...

Police solely confirmed Palestinian had been mistakenly arrested then launched following suspicions of incitement, however a report in Haaretz newspaper offered additional particulars.In response to the report, which police would neither affirm nor deny, the Palestinian man posted an image of himself leaning towards a bulldozer on the Israeli ...

Solely a trickle of humanitarian help ever reaches this rebel-held area east of Damascus, below a decent blockade by Assad regime forces since 2013.Japanese Ghouta is one in all 4 "de-escalation zones" arrange in Might below a deal between backers of rival sides in Syria's devastating six-year conflict.

Top US diplomat Rex Tillerson pursued efforts to curb Tehran's influence in talks with his country's Gulf allies Sunday, demanding that Iran pare down its involvement in Iraq as the fight against the Islamic State group draws to a close.The question of Iranian influence in the region -- including in ...