Middle East
Iran Top Diplomat Urges Biden to Return to Nuclear Deal
Iran's foreign minister urged Washington to act fast to return to the nuclear accord, pointing out that legislation passed by parliament forces the government...
Foreign Ministers From US, UK, France and Germany Expected to Discuss Iran Soon
The US, British, French and German foreign ministers plan to discuss soon, possibly as early as Friday, how to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal abandoned by former US President Donald Trump, sources familiar with...
Turkish Minister Says US Behind 2016 Failed Coup: Hurriyet
Turkey's interior minister accused the United States on Thursday of being behind a 2016 failed coup that Ankara has blamed on a US-based Muslim preacher, the Hurriyet daily reported, at a time when Turkey is...
In Saddam Strongholds that Fought America, Iraqis Fear a US Departure
Abu Arkan Ibrahim picked up a rifle and joined the Iraqi insurgency against US troops when they occupied his hometown of Fallujah in 2003. He was badly burned in the fighting. Now, he fears the...
Biden Ends US Support for Saudi Arabia in Yemen, Says War ‘Has to End’
President Joe Biden on Thursday declared a halt to US support for a Saudi Arabia-led...
UAE, Israeli Soccer Clubs to Play First Friendlies Since Normalization
JNS.org – United Arab Emirates soccer club Al-Ain will play Israel’s Maccabi Haifa in two...
Syria Demands UNSC Take ‘Immediate’ Action Following Alleged Israeli Strike
JNS.org – The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Thursday demanded that the United Nations Security Council...
UAE Official: Israel Could ‘Easily’ Take Out Iranian Nuclear Facilities
JNS.org – Dubai’s deputy police chief Lt. Gen. Dhahi Khalfan Tamim said on Wednesday that...
State Department: Abraham Accords Not ‘Substitute’ for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
JNS.org – The Biden administration said that while it hopes other countries will normalize relations...
Iran Top Diplomat Urges Biden to Return to Nuclear Deal
Iran's foreign minister urged Washington to act fast to return to the nuclear accord, pointing out that legislation passed by parliament forces the government to...
Foreign Ministers From US, UK, France and Germany Expected to Discuss Iran Soon
The US, British, French and German foreign ministers plan to discuss soon, possibly as early as Friday, how to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal...
Turkish Minister Says US Behind 2016 Failed Coup: Hurriyet
Turkey's interior minister accused the United States on Thursday of being behind a 2016 failed coup that Ankara has blamed on a US-based Muslim preacher,...
In Saddam Strongholds that Fought America, Iraqis Fear a US Departure
Abu Arkan Ibrahim picked up a rifle and joined the Iraqi insurgency against US troops when they occupied his hometown of Fallujah in 2003. He...
Biden Ends US Support for Saudi Arabia in Yemen, Says War ‘Has to End’
President Joe Biden on Thursday declared a halt to US support for a Saudi Arabia-led military campaign in Yemen, demanding that the more than six-year war,...
UAE, Israeli Soccer Clubs to Play First Friendlies Since Normalization
JNS.org – United Arab Emirates soccer club Al-Ain will play Israel’s Maccabi Haifa in two friendly matches, the Emirati club announced on Wednesday. The announcement was...
Syria Demands UNSC Take ‘Immediate’ Action Following Alleged Israeli Strike
JNS.org – The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Thursday demanded that the United Nations Security Council take “firm and immediate” action in the wake of missile...
UAE Official: Israel Could ‘Easily’ Take Out Iranian Nuclear Facilities
JNS.org – Dubai’s deputy police chief Lt. Gen. Dhahi Khalfan Tamim said on Wednesday that Israel could easily destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities. “Israel can attack the...
State Department: Abraham Accords Not ‘Substitute’ for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
JNS.org – The Biden administration said that while it hopes other countries will normalize relations with Israel, it doesn’t believe that such deals are a...
US Should Delay Complete Troop Pullout in Afghanistan: Report to Congress
The United States should extend the May 1 deadline for pulling all its troops from Afghanistan, and make force cuts contingent on progress in peace...
Prominent Hezbollah Critic Killed in Lebanon
A prominent Lebanese Shi'ite publisher who criticized the armed Hezbollah movement was shot dead in a car in southern Lebanon on Thursday, the first such...
Turkish News Agency Publishes Bizarre Graphic on ‘Abundance of Jewish-Origin Officials’ in Biden Administration
Turkey's state-run news agency published a bizarre infographic highlighting an "abundance" of Jewish officials in the Biden Administration, featuring photographs of eight of the president's...
US Official, Palestinians Speak in First Government Contact in Years
JNS.org – Officials in the Biden administration and the Palestinian Authority held a discussion on Monday in what appears to be the first formal contact...
US Backed Kurds Lift Siege of Syrian Army Run Enclaves in Northeast
US backed Kurdish-led forces and the Syrian army reached a deal on Tuesday to end a nearly three week long siege of neighborhoods under the...
