Middle East
Israel Says It Will Loan Palestinians $150 Million After Highest-Level Talks in Years
Israel will lend the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority more than $150 million after the sides held their highest-level meeting in years, Israeli officials said on...
Bennett Moves to Play Down Defense Chief’s Talks With Abbas
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett sought on Monday to play down any notion of a move towards renewed peace negotiations with the Palestinians after the highest-level Israeli-Palestinian meeting in years. Hours after Defense Minister Benny Gantz...
EU to Seek to Stop Mass Afghanistan Migration Flows, Draft Statement Says
European Union states are determined to prevent uncontrolled migration from Afghanistan following the takeover of the country by the Taliban, a draft statement prepared for a meeting on Tuesday says. EU governments are eager to avoid...
Israeli Analyst: Iran Entrenching Itself on Israel’s Border With the Syrian Golan
Iran is slowly entrenching itself in the Syrian Golan region at the border with Israel, a top Israeli analyst stated on Sunday. The area of conflict is taking place in southern Syria, where certain rebel groups...
Macron Says France in Talks With Taliban Over Further Afghan Evacuations
President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday France was holding preliminary discussions with the Taliban about...
Top Iran Security Official Says Biden Illegally Threatened Tehran
A top Iranian security official accused US President Joe Biden on Saturday of illegally threatening...
Mideast Leaders Plus France Meet in Baghdad to Talk Security
Several Middle Eastern leaders and French President Emmanuel Macron met in Baghdad on Saturday at...
Lebanese Security Chief Warns Crisis Could Be Prolonged
The head of one of Lebanon's most powerful security agencies ordered his officers to stand...
US Jewish Groups ‘Horrified’ by Kabul Attacks, Mourn US Troops, Afghan Civilians
American Jewish groups expressed grief and shock on Thursday after scores of victims were killed...
Israel Says It Will Loan Palestinians $150 Million After Highest-Level Talks in Years
Israel will lend the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority more than $150 million after the sides held their highest-level meeting in years, Israeli officials said on Monday,...
Bennett Moves to Play Down Defense Chief’s Talks With Abbas
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett sought on Monday to play down any notion of a move towards renewed peace negotiations with the Palestinians after the...
EU to Seek to Stop Mass Afghanistan Migration Flows, Draft Statement Says
European Union states are determined to prevent uncontrolled migration from Afghanistan following the takeover of the country by the Taliban, a draft statement prepared for...
Israeli Analyst: Iran Entrenching Itself on Israel’s Border With the Syrian Golan
Iran is slowly entrenching itself in the Syrian Golan region at the border with Israel, a top Israeli analyst stated on Sunday. The area of conflict...
Macron Says France in Talks With Taliban Over Further Afghan Evacuations
President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday France was holding preliminary discussions with the Taliban about the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and the possible evacuation of...
Top Iran Security Official Says Biden Illegally Threatened Tehran
A top Iranian security official accused US President Joe Biden on Saturday of illegally threatening Iran after he said he may consider other options if...
Mideast Leaders Plus France Meet in Baghdad to Talk Security
Several Middle Eastern leaders and French President Emmanuel Macron met in Baghdad on Saturday at a summit hosted by Iraq, which wants its neighbors to...
Lebanese Security Chief Warns Crisis Could Be Prolonged
The head of one of Lebanon's most powerful security agencies ordered his officers to stand firm in the face of a national crisis that could...
US Jewish Groups ‘Horrified’ by Kabul Attacks, Mourn US Troops, Afghan Civilians
American Jewish groups expressed grief and shock on Thursday after scores of victims were killed or wounded by at least two devastating suicide bombings near...
Bennett-Biden White House Meeting Postponed Due to Afghanistan Attack
i24 News – Thursday's scheduled first meeting in Washington between Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and US President Joe Biden was postponed due to the suicide...
Iran Parliament Approves Most Raisi Nominees to Hardline Cabinet
Iran’s parliament on Wednesday approved all but one of President Ebrahim Raisi's big-name nominees for a cabinet of hardliners that will have the task of...
Israeli Rabbis Ask Pope to Clarify Remarks on Jewish Law
Israel's top Jewish religious authorities have told the Vatican they are concerned about comments that Pope Francis made about their books of sacred law and...
Amid Regional Upheaval, Egypt and Israel Seek to Strengthen Ties and Border Security
JNS.org - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi invited Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for an official visit in the coming weeks, which would be the first state...
IDF Arabic Spokesperson Urges Gazans Not to Heed Hamas Calls for Border Riots
JNS.org - Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee, head of the Arab media division of the Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson’s Unit, warned the residents of the Gaza...
