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The UAE and other Arab Gulf states have boycotted Qatar since 2017 and have demanded that it close the base.
Israeli-British journalist Jonathan Spyer speaking at the India Foundation think tank on Sept. 21, 2017. Credit: Wikipedia.
US rescinds entry ban of Israeli-British journalist
“Expiration Date: 2030. Thanks and love to all those who helped,” in a Facebook post featuring a picture of his new visa.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis calls the move “a positive first step,” but says sanctions are on the table if Ankara refuses to “return to the path of logic.”
The president is not only a leader with an Islamist ideology, but a realpolitik player. Turkey is in Iraq and Syria, and has a military base in Qatar and in Somalia. It is now busy in Libya.
Experts weigh in on the upcoming election for the leadership of the terror organization’s political wing, which could have major ramifications for Israel.
Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin called the move “long overdue,” insisting that “Cyprus is a new hot spot. Cyprus is our ally. Those threatening Cyprus are not.”
Greece reaches an agreement with Egypt on maritime boundaries after Turkey expands its operations in the eastern Mediterranean.
Ankara has handed out or is in the process of handing out about a dozen passports to members of the terrorist group, says Israel’s charge d’affaires in Turkey.
France joins military exercises in the eastern Mediterranean along with Italy, Greece and Cyprus amid the growing tensions with Ankara over energy resources.
Turkey supports Hamas and has given citizenship to its members.
Athens and Ankara are holding naval exercises in the area amid an ongoing dispute over energy resources.
Saleh al-Arouri, who attended the meeting in Istanbul, calls his organization’s abduction and murder of three Israeli teens in 2014 a “heroic operation.”