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Israeli PM Netanyahu to visit Bahrain ‘soon’ Hmmmm JERUSALEM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to visit Bahrain "soon", his office announced Friday.

"The Kingdom of Bahrain is the next destination for Netanyahu," Hani Marzouk, a spokesman for the Prime Minister's office for Arab media, told the Israeli Broadcast Authority.

"This visit is only a prelude for something bigger, for another Middle East," Marzouk said.

The visit "is the start for new relations and an indication that we are on the right track to correct history," he said.

Marzouk added: "Israel sees the Arab world is large, diverse and has rich human potential and it wants to establish great relations with it at the scientific and academic level."

On Oct. 26, Netanyahu visited Oman upon an invitation by Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the first visit of its kind for an Israeli official in 22 years.https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east...-soon-/1319297

 

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'Macron must resign': Furious protests at rising fuel prices across France Police in Paris have used tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters who are furious over rising fuel costs.

Demonstrations and road blockades have been planned nationwide as the "yellow vest" protests enter a second weekend. They have been named after the fluorescent jackets worn by protesters, which motorists must keep in their cars by law.In the capital, hundreds descended on the Champs Elysee, where officers stopped them from advancing to the presidential palace nearby.

Some of the protesters were singing the national anthem, while others brandished placards demanding the resignation of French President Emmanuel Macron and calling him a "thief".They are opposed to the taxes that Mr Macron introduced last year on diesel and petrol, which are designed to encourage people to use more environmentally friendly forms of transport.

The price of diesel has risen 23% in the past 12 months, while Mr Macron's approval rating has sunk as slow as 21% in recent opinion polls.Away from the capital, highways have been blocked - with burning barricades and convoys of slow-moving trucks obstructing access to fuel depots, shopping centres and factories.

Two people have been killed in the protests so far, including a 62-year-old woman who was run over by a motorist who panicked after her car was surrounded by demonstrators.A poll this week indicated that 73% of people in France have expressed support for the protests, which have been characterised as a grassroots movement lacking in clear leadership.

Last weekend's demonstrations attracted an estimated 250,000 people.Mr Macron has admitted that he has "not succeeded in reconciling the French with their leaders" and had "not given them enough consideration", but is standing firm and refusing to rescind the fuel taxes.https://news.sky.com/story/tear-gas-fired-at-furious-protesters-in-france-11561900