Valentina Shvartsman - By calling an early general election, Israeli Prime MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 26th December, 2018) inister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to distract the public from the ongoing corruption investigation concerning his activities and ultimately discredit it, but the outcome of the vote as well as further developments around possible charges are harder to predict, experts told Sputnik.

The Syrian northern city of Aleppo on Monday marks the second anniversary of its victory over terrorism. Exactly two years ago the country's most populous city was liberated from militants.

H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and his wife, Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs, attended the opening of the sixth Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival (SICFF 2018) at Al Jawaher Reception and Convention Centre in Sharjah on Sunday, 14th October 2018.

H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah,will attend the opening of the sixth edition of the Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival (SICFF 2018), which will be held at Al Jawaher Reception and Convention Centre (JRCC) in Sharjah on Sunday, 14th October 2018.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Israel on October 3-4 in order to take part in intergovernmental consultations, the German government's deputy spokeswoman, Martina Fietz, said on Friday at a press briefing.

Canadian Minister of International Trade Diversification Jim Carr will travel to Israel and the West Bank to promote the recently modernized Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA), Global Affairs Canada said in a press release on Thursday.