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BAHRAIN/ISRAEL – Bahrain says it will not allow imports from Israeli settlements (Al Jazeera)

Bahrain will not allow the import of Israeli goods produced in settlements in illegally occupied Palestinian territory, state news agency BNA reported on Saturday, disavowing...

ICC/ISRAEL/PALESTINE – The Palestinian case at the ICC is legal, not political (Raji Sourani, Al Jazeera)

It took International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda five years to conclude her preliminary examination of the situation in Palestine, which found “a...

ARMENIA – Thousands of protesters rally in Armenia in renewed call for PM’s dismissal (Al Arabiya)

A file photo shows people attend an opposition rally to demand the resignation of Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan, in Yerevan, Armenia December 3, 2020....

SAUDI ARABIA/UAE – Saudi-UAE ties are central to regional peace, prosperity (Sultan Althari, Al Arabiya)

The United Arab Emirates celebrated its 49th national day this week – while commemorating such an occasion is imperative, it certainly isn’t the only reason to...

USA – Defeating fascism beyond the ballot (Michael Wilson-Becerril, Al Jazeera)

The world can breathe a sigh of relief that it will not know just how unhinged Donald Trump would have become with the validation...

USA/YEMEN/OMAN – US raised prospect of blacklisting Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, says Oman FM (Al Arabiya)

Oman’s FM Sayyed Badr Al Busaidi speaking at the International Institute for Security Studies Manama Conference, December 5, 2020, Bahrain. Twitter/@IISS_org) Oman’s foreign minister said...

YEMEN – Vessel attacked off Yemen’s coast, UK maritime organization says (Al Arabiya)

A ship is seen at Hodeidah port in Hodeidah, Yemen May 13, 2019. (Reuters) A vessel was attacked off the coast of war-torn Yemen, a...

SAUDI ARABIA/ISRAEL/PALESTINE STATE – Saudi Arabia open to full ties with Israel, on condition of Palestine state: Saudi FM (Al Arabiya)

Saudi Arabia remains open to fully normalize ties with Israel on the condition of Palestinian statehood, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan...

YEMEN – Why Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement should be designated as a terrorist group (Baraa Shiban, Al Arabiya)

On November 16, Foreign Policy magazine reported that the Trump administration is planning to designate the Iran-backed Houthi militia as a terrorist organization. Writers and...

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