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Arab League pledges PA $100 mn in aid monthly

The Arab League Sunday reaffirmed a pledge to pay $100 million a month to the Palestinian Authority, a day after Washington unveiled its Middle East peace plan. Arab finance ministers meeting in Cairo renewed a promise first made in April to boost "the Palestinian Authority's budget with a...

Iran reports previous incident with 'spy drone' in May

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted a map Sunday showing a border incident with a "spy drone" encroaching its airspace in late May. Days after Iran shot down another U.S. drone it said had entered its territory, Zarif said the U.S.-made MQ9 Reaper - also widely used for...

Netanyahu ally says West Bank-Gaza corridor 'irrelevant'

An Israeli Cabinet minister and ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu questioned Sunday a key component of the Trump administration's new Mideast peace plan. Tzachi Hanegbi, minister for regional cooperation, said that the U.S. proposal for a land link between the West Bank and Gaza...

U.S. sanctions on Iran are biting: Bolton

Iran is feeling the effects of existing U.S. sanctions as President Donald Trump prepares to impose more of them from Monday, his National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Sunday during a visit to Israel. While flagging further sanctions, Trump also said on Saturday he wanted to make a...