Middle East
Turkish Survey Ship Begins Operations in East Mediterranean: Minister
A Turkish seismic survey ship has reached the location in the eastern Mediterranean where it will operate and was beginning to take readings on...
Palestinian PM: ‘God Help Us if There Are Four More Years of Trump’
i24 News – Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh expressed Monday his utmost concern in the case that US President Donald Trump was re-elected into office in November. "The election is very important. God help us,...
Iran’s Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 29,000 – State TV
Iran's novel coronavirus death toll rose by 254 to reach 29,070, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday, as the number of confirmed cases spiked to 508,389 in the hardest-hit Middle Eastern country. Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat...
Israel Sees Commercial Aviation Deal With UAE Within Days
Israel and the United Arab Emirates will sign a commercial aviation deal imminently, an Israeli official said on Tuesday, as the countries cemented newly-normalized relations ahead of reciprocal delegation visits expected next week. Direct air traffic...
Cargo From Dubai Arrives in Haifa, Cementing Israel-UAE Trade Route
The ship-to-shore crane paused above the cargo ship just arrived from Dubai, then set its...
Iran Reports Highest Ever Daily Coronavirus Deaths
Iran registered a daily record 272 deaths from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the...
Pandemic Adds to War in Keeping Libyan Children Out of School
Their young lives already disrupted by war, Libyan schoolchildren face even bigger obstacles to their...
Jordan’s King Abdullah Swears in New Government to Speed Reforms
Jordan's King Abdullah on Monday swore in a new government led by veteran diplomat Bisher...
Study Finds Growing Support for Ties With Israel in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan and Egypt
JNS.org - A study published in the United Arab Emirates over the weekend shows growing...
Turkish Survey Ship Begins Operations in East Mediterranean: Minister
A Turkish seismic survey ship has reached the location in the eastern Mediterranean where it will operate and was beginning to take readings on Wednesday,...
Palestinian PM: ‘God Help Us if There Are Four More Years of Trump’
i24 News – Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh expressed Monday his utmost concern in the case that US President Donald Trump was re-elected...
Iran’s Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 29,000 – State TV
Iran's novel coronavirus death toll rose by 254 to reach 29,070, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday, as the number of confirmed cases spiked to...
Israel Sees Commercial Aviation Deal With UAE Within Days
Israel and the United Arab Emirates will sign a commercial aviation deal imminently, an Israeli official said on Tuesday, as the countries cemented newly-normalized relations...
Cargo From Dubai Arrives in Haifa, Cementing Israel-UAE Trade Route
The ship-to-shore crane paused above the cargo ship just arrived from Dubai, then set its load down on the pier in Israel. One after another, eight...
Iran Reports Highest Ever Daily Coronavirus Deaths
Iran registered a daily record 272 deaths from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Monday, taking total fatalities to 28,816...
Pandemic Adds to War in Keeping Libyan Children Out of School
Their young lives already disrupted by war, Libyan schoolchildren face even bigger obstacles to their education during the global pandemic than young people elsewhere. With the...
Jordan’s King Abdullah Swears in New Government to Speed Reforms
Jordan's King Abdullah on Monday swore in a new government led by veteran diplomat Bisher al Khaswaneh that will seek to accelerate IMF-backed reforms as...
Study Finds Growing Support for Ties With Israel in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan and Egypt
JNS.org - A study published in the United Arab Emirates over the weekend shows growing support for establishing ties with Israel in some Arab countries. The...
IAEA: Iran Lacks Sufficient Uranium for Nuclear Bomb
JNS.org - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director Rafael Grossi told the Austrian daily Die Presse on Saturday that Iran still lacks enough enriched uranium...
Lebanon Closes Bars, Nightclubs to Curb Coronavirus
Lebanon said on Sunday it will close bars and nightclubs to help contain the COVID-19 outbreak which has killed more than 450 people in a...
Israel Would Oppose Any US F-35 Sale to Qatar, Israeli Minister Says
Israel would oppose any US sale of advanced F-35 warplanes to Qatar, Israel's intelligence minister said on Sunday, citing a need to maintain Israeli military...
Lebanon’s Sunni Leader Hariri Urges Revival of French Plan
Lebanon's leading Sunni Muslim politician, former premier Saad al-Hariri, called for the restoration of a French plan to lift the nation out of its worst...
Veteran Palestinian Negotiator Erekat Facing ‘Difficult’ Coronavirus Symptoms
Chief Palestinian Authority (PA) negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Friday he was suffering "difficult" symptoms after contracting coronavirus, but that things were "under control." Erekat, 65, a lawmaker...
