Day: 9 February, 2022
In Brief: Renewed nuclear deal ‘in sight’ but not certain, claims US
The Biden administration said on Monday that a renewed deal to restrict Iran’s nuclear programme was possible, but that any agreement had to be completed urgently as Tehran advances its capabilities.
Negotiations in Vienna, which began last summer, were halted …
In Brief: Israeli politics rocked by police spyware allegations
Israel’s police commissioner, Kobi Shabtai, has repeatedly denied allegations that his officers have used spyware to illegally monitor public and private figures in Israel.
In a bombshell report published on Monday, the Calcalist newspaper claimed that NSO Group’s Pegasus program …
Analysis: PLO and behold
A rare meeting of the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s Central Council held this week strengthened the position of Mahmoud Abbas and dropped further clues as to the long-standing president’s potential eventual successor.
What happened
- Abbas loyalists joined the PLO’s Executive Committee