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By Trend Very serious problems are awaiting the Middle East, this region is on the verge of new military conflicts, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, Turkish media reported May 14. Erdogan was commenting on the Israeli Air Force’s strikes on Syria. He said that in fact, Israel provokes Iran to the war. He noted that the Israeli air strikes on Syria were carried out under the pretext of responding to shelling by the Iranian servicemen, however Iran doesn’t recognize these statements of Tel Aviv as true. On the night of May 10, the Israeli authorities said that Quds Force, a special forces unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, fired about 20 missiles from Syria on Israeli positions in the Golan Heights. Israel regarded these actions as Iranian aggression, and inflicted a retaliatory air strike on Syria. --- Follow us on Twitter @AzerNewsAz … [Read more...] about Very serious problems awaiting Middle East
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EU gagged on ‘fundamental’ shift in Middle East
Three member states have gagged the EU on a "fundamental" shift in the Middle East - the move of the US embassy to Jerusalem. The Czech Republic, Hungary, and Romania vetoed the EU statement on Friday (11 May) ahead of the US embassy opening ceremony on Monday. "Israel and the US are key allies for the Czech Republic. Seventy years ago, Czechoslovakia helped Israel in its struggle for independence and 100 years ago, the US helped Czechoslovakia emerge", Jiri Ovcacek, a spokesman for Czech president Milos Zeman, said. "The Czech Republic protested against the planned [EU] statement. We appreciate that Hungary and Romania have taken the same principled stance," Ovcacek told the AFP news agency. That left the other 25 EU countries to issue individual communiques, while reducing the EU reaction to a tweet by its mission in Tel Aviv, which said: "EU & its member states will continue to respect the international consensus on Jerusalem … including on the location of their … [Read more...] about EU gagged on ‘fundamental’ shift in Middle East
Middle East Monitor: Israeli army warplanes hit Gaza Strip
Picture: AFP Sofia. Israeli army warplanes on Saturday struck targets in the blockaded Gaza Strip, the army announced. Middle East Monitor reports. In a statement, the Israeli army confirmed that “explosions heard in the northern Gaza Strip are the result of Israeli operations there.” The attack came after Israel announced it will close the Kerem Shalom (Karem Abu Salem) crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip until further notice. “Due to the destruction of the Kerem Shalom Crossing on the Palestinian side, the Minister of Defence, Avigdor Liberman, approved the recommendation to close the crossing,” the army said in a statement. © 2018 All rights reserved. Citing Focus Information Agency is mandatory! … [Read more...] about Middle East Monitor: Israeli army warplanes hit Gaza Strip
Is it safe to travel to Israel? Latest travel advice for Jerusalem in wake of Middle East tensions
AS the conflict in the Middle East becomes increasingly tense, the UK Foreign Office has issued travel advice for those wishing to visit Israel. Here's what you need to know about the latest travel and holiday advice for Israel. What has the Foreign Office said? As of May 14, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have advised against all travel to: Gaza and the surrounding waters the Sheba’a Farms and Ghajjar east of Route 98 along the Syrian border within 500m of the Israel's border with Lebanon and Syria The warning is due to the increased risk of instability in the region as the Israeli Defence Forces announced that they carried out air strikes in Syria on May 10 in response to Iranian missile attacks against Israeli forces. They have also said to avoid all demonstrations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and to follow the advice of local authorities, especially when travelling close to the Syrian border due to the indirect fire and increased fighting in Syria. The … [Read more...] about Is it safe to travel to Israel? Latest travel advice for Jerusalem in wake of Middle East tensions
Merkel’s party urges EU to organize summit on Middle East
YEREVAN, MAY 12, ARMENPRESS. Chairman of the German Bundestag Committee on Foreign Affairs Norbert Röttgen, representing the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), called on the European Union to hold a summit on the Middle East, TASS reports. “The European diplomacy and foreign policy are highly demanded at the moment. Eventually, the talk is about our own interests in connection with the security and stability in Europe which we cannot separate from the current political situation in the Middle East”, he said. Norbert Röttgen said as of now the Europeans have showed a low will in connection with responsibility. The situation in the Middle East became tense when US President Donald Trump announced withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal. English –translator/editor: Aneta Harutyunyan … [Read more...] about Merkel’s party urges EU to organize summit on Middle East