Middle East / Levant

"If Assad fires at our aircraft, we will know how to send him a painful response and destroy his sources of fire no matter what, and we will not exclude him from our response."

Saudi Arabia has carried out nearly 600 executions since the beginning of 2014, more 200 of which were in drug cases, according to HRW.

Liberman said: “One thing needs to be clear. If someone fires at our planes, we will destroy them ... If they shoot at us we will respond. It doesn’t matter if it’s the S-300 or the S-700 or any other system.”

The accused was convicted on charges of “espionage for the benefit of a foreign force (Israel) and for forming a criminal group" aiming to threaten Algerian security.

In February, an IAF F-16 fighter jet was shot down by a barrage of Syrian ground-to-air missiles during an Israeli attack on an Iranian drone facility at the Syrian T-4 airbase.

"I cannot say that this matter has been settled ... "It remains to be seen what decisions will be made by the Russian leadership and Syrian officials."

The shelling was believed to have been “spillover” from the Syrian civil war taking place on the other side of the border.

The report suggests that should Israel decid to attack the S-300s’ locations, the consequences "would be catastrophic for all sides."

"There's a huge gap between his words and the deeds of the Revolutionary Guards who are advancing an army against Israel with the stated goal of destroying the State of Israel."

On Friday, Zarif warned the US that it would “regret” leaving the nuclear deal, because Tehran's response would be “unpleasant” to America.

The vote was originally not to be held until November 2019; however, Erdogan said the early elections were needed due to uncertainties in Syria.

Pro-Saudi sources say the reports of a coup attempt are Fake News from Saudi Arabia's enemies.

In 1996, Zammar visited Afghanistan for a second time, to formally join al-Qaeda, on the personal invitation of Osama bin Laden.

Syrian state media claimed earlier in the day that Syrian air defenses had shot down at least nine Israeli missiles, but left out information about whether any of the missiles had hit their target.

"No continent, no country is safe from terrorism. We must stand against them together, to build a solid wall of the civilized world against the flood of radicalism."

Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani this week issued a direct threat to Israel from Damascus after arriving for a briefing on the T-4 air strike.

“The northern front presents a paramount strategic challenge that necessitates the IDF and the rest of the security establishment to strengthen even further its readiness."

“It was the first time we attacked live Iranian targets, both facilities and people,” the IDF officer told The New York Times journalist Thomas Friedman.

Assad is convinced his country would continue its development regardless of Western actions.

"I Suggest to the Israelis to refrain from foolish steps if they want to continue their treacherous existence."

The Saudi monarch called for the Arab League gathering to be renamed the “Jerusalem Summit” in solidarity with the Palestinian Authority.

"The White Helmets are a fake organization that exists only to create propaganda for the jihadists and terrorists," Waters asserted.

A Russian diplomat accused the Allied forces of hampering the OPCW investigation of the bombed sites, by obliterating potential evidence of illegal chemicals.

Casualties were reported by the Al Arabiya news network at the Iranian base that was alleged to have been hit.

As the tank rolled down the incline, it reportedly began to slip down and then fell -- and a shell being carried within the tank exploded.

The site of the attack was quite far from Islamic State's usual attack zone -- and quite close to Israel's southern border with Sinai.

"The United States, France and the United Kingdom demonstrated that their commitment is not limited to proclamations of principle."

"This attack will allow the Americans to say, We have done what is necessary, then leave Syria, forcing Israel to deal with the Iranian threat on the northern border on its own."

IDF officials “concluded that the Iranian UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) was armed with explosives and was tasked to attack Israel.”

Incoming US National Security Adviser John Bolton coordinated over the phone with Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben Shabbat prior to the attack.