Middle East
Saudi Economy Grows 2.21 Percent in 2018, Modest Growth Seen in 2019
Saudi Arabia's economy grew at a pace of 2.21 percent in 2018, buoyed by strong oil sector growth and recovering from a contraction in...
Reuters Report: UAE Used Cyber Super-Weapon to Spy on iPhones of Foes
A team of former US government intelligence operatives working for the United Arab Emirates hacked into the iPhones of activists, diplomats and rival foreign leaders with the help of a sophisticated spying tool called Karma,...
Lebanese Politicians Believe Government Will Be Formed This Week
Lebanon appeared to move closer to forming a new government on Wednesday after months of wrangling, with politicians from rival political factions indicating they believed it would happen this week. Lebanon urgently needs a government to...
Rouhani: Iran Facing Toughest Economic Situation in 40 Years
Iran's president said on Wednesday the country was facing its toughest economic situation in 40 years, and the United States, not the government, was to blame. US President Donald Trump last year pulled out of an...
Iran Demonstrates Rapid-Deployment Forces in Military War-Game Exercises
JNS.org - Iran showcased war games on Friday consisting of newly developed, quick redeployment forces specialized...
Islamic State Pinned in Tiny Eastern Syria Enclave With Families, US-Backed Force Says
Islamic State fighters in eastern Syria are pinned down in a final tiny pocket with...
Iran Rejects Talks on Missiles, but Says No Plan to Increase Range
Iran on Tuesday dismissed pressure from France and other Western powers for talks over its...
Palestinian Authority PM Hamdallah, Government Resign
Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah has tendered his resignation and that of his...
‘Hezbollah Claims of More Cross-Border Attack Tunnels are Baseless’
JNS.org - Former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot has rejected Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s assertion...
Saudi Economy Grows 2.21 Percent in 2018, Modest Growth Seen in 2019
Saudi Arabia's economy grew at a pace of 2.21 percent in 2018, buoyed by strong oil sector growth and recovering from a contraction in 2017...
Reuters Report: UAE Used Cyber Super-Weapon to Spy on iPhones of Foes
A team of former US government intelligence operatives working for the United Arab Emirates hacked into the iPhones of activists, diplomats and rival foreign leaders...
Lebanese Politicians Believe Government Will Be Formed This Week
Lebanon appeared to move closer to forming a new government on Wednesday after months of wrangling, with politicians from rival political factions indicating they believed...
Rouhani: Iran Facing Toughest Economic Situation in 40 Years
Iran's president said on Wednesday the country was facing its toughest economic situation in 40 years, and the United States, not the government, was to...
Iran Demonstrates Rapid-Deployment Forces in Military War-Game Exercises
JNS.org - Iran showcased war games on Friday consisting of newly developed, quick redeployment forces specialized in fighting enemy units, according to state media, amid increased...
Islamic State Pinned in Tiny Eastern Syria Enclave With Families, US-Backed Force Says
Islamic State fighters in eastern Syria are pinned down in a final tiny pocket with their wives and children, forcing a US-backed militia to slow...
Iran Rejects Talks on Missiles, but Says No Plan to Increase Range
Iran on Tuesday dismissed pressure from France and other Western powers for talks over its ballistic missile program, but said it had no plans to...
Palestinian Authority PM Hamdallah, Government Resign
Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah has tendered his resignation and that of his unity government to President Mahmoud Abbas, he said on Tuesday,...
‘Hezbollah Claims of More Cross-Border Attack Tunnels are Baseless’
JNS.org - Former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot has rejected Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s assertion that the IDF had not eliminated all the terrorist group’s...
Iran ‘Angry’ Over Russia Not Activating S-300 Defense Systems in Syria
JNS.org - The head of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign-policy committee, Heshmatollah Falahat-Pisheh, expressed “anger” towards Russia for not activating the S-300 air-defense system...
British Official: Iraq Must Move Away From Economic Reliance on Iran
Iraq must wean itself off economic reliance on Iran and become more energy self-sufficient, Britain's foreign office minister for the Middle East said on Sunday. Alistair...
Iran Says It’s Not in Talks With France on Missile Work
Iran said on Monday it was not holding talks with France over its ballistic missile development, after Paris said it was ready to impose more...
Iranian Commander Threatens Israel’s Destruction if It Attacks
A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander on Monday threatened Israel with destruction if it attacks Iran, state media reported. The comments by Brig. Gen. Hossein Salami, deputy head...
Kremlin Says Deal With Turkey on Syria’s Idlib Not Fully Implemented
An agreement with Turkey on Syria's Idlib province has not been fully implemented, raising concerns in Moscow and Damascus, Interfax news agency quoted a Kremlin spokesman as...
