Day: 6 June, 2023
In Brief: Israel normalisation on agenda as Blinken to visit Saudi Arabia
US secretary of state Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia this week, with improving ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia on the agenda for talks.
Blinken “will discuss US-Saudi strategic cooperation on regional and global issues and a range …
In Brief: 30,000 march in Jerusalem Pride parade amid wider protests
Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in central Jerusalem on Thursday last week for the Jerusalem Pride parade.
An estimated 30,000 people turned out for the parade amid heavy security and the presence of some 2,000 police and riot police …
In Brief: Three IDF soldiers killed in attack by Egyptian border policeman
An Egyptian policeman accused of killing three Israeli soldiers in an attack on the countries’ shared border on Saturday morning has been named as 22-year-old Mohamed Salah Ibrahim.
Arabic-language media reported that Ibrahim was drafted into the Egyptian army in …
Analysis: Iran able to produce nuclear weapons “on demand”
Iran may be able to produce nuclear weapons “on demand”, a leading expert warned last week.
The report in The Economist magazine also provided details of a new nuclear facility being constructed by Tehran deep in the Zagros mountains.
It …