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Tag Archives: Gulf States
Good News Friday – Purim Same’ach edition
Purim has started (or is starting) around the Jewish world, and we are celebrating a “triple Purim” which is quite a rare event. It started tonight at sundown and lasts till tomorrow night when Shabbat begins. But in walled cities … Continue reading
Good News Friday
Another week has rushed by and it’s time for another Good News Friday installment. This week we’re going for an international flavour. My first item simply highlights the incredible distance Israel has travelled in a mere 71 years, and demonstrates … Continue reading
Posted in Defence and Military, International relations, Israel news, Mideast news, Technology
Tagged Aramaic, Bahrain, Good News Friday, Gulf States, IAF, IDF, Middle East, military exercise, Waze
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Good News Friday
After the terrible events of last week we are in need of a Good News Friday post more than ever. Let’s start with some great news from the Arab Emirates of all places. Israelis have become used to being banned … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Israel news, support Israel
Tagged Abu Dhabi, Alibaba, Arab Israelis, Binyamin Netanyahu, gold medal, Good News Friday, Gulf States, IDF, Jack Ma, Judo, Oman, support Israel
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The US withdraws from the Iran Deal; Israel’s northern border hots up
Few Middle East watchers, particularly Israelis, were surprised when President Donald Trump made his announcement on Tuesday that the US was withdrawing from the JCPOA, otherwise known as the Iran Nuclear Deal. What was particularly gratifying for Israel however was … Continue reading
Posted in Defence and Military, International relations, Iran, Mideast news
Tagged Donald Trump, Golan, Gulf States, IDF, Iran, JCPOA, missiles, nuclear deal, rockets, support Israel, Syria
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Good News Friday
The week has gone by without any postings from me for which my apologies. I will blame it on Pesach cleaning and other pressures, though I am trying to lighten my blogging load (in case you hadn’t noticed!). However I … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Iran, Israel news, Mideast news, support Israel
Tagged Donald Trump, Good News Friday, Gulf States, hiking, Iran, Mike Pompeo, Miriam Peretz, Nabateans, Petra, Rex Tillerson, Saudi Arabia
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What on earth happened between Qatar and the Arab states?
The news out of Qatar and the Gulf had us all (well, me at least) scratching our heads in mystification. What suddenly triggered the break between Saudi Arabia and Qatar? Did they only NOW discover that Qatar has been harbouring … Continue reading
Posted in Mideast news, Terrorism
Tagged Donald Trump, Gulf States, Hamas, Iran, ISIS, Middle-East politics, Muslim Brotherhood, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, terrorism, terrorists
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