Middle East
Turkey Says in Talks With UN About Khashoggi Investigation
Turkey is in talks with the United Nations regarding the investigation into the killing of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut...
UNHCR: 250,000 Syrian Refugees Could Return Home Next Year
Up to a 250,000 Syrian refugees could return to their devastated homeland in 2019, while many others face problems with documentation and property that the Damascus government must help resolve, the UN refugee agency UNHCR...
Iran Claims New Ballistic Missile Test
A senior Revolutionary Guards commander said on Tuesday that Iran had recently carried out a ballistic missile test, but he did not specify what kind of missile had been tested, according to the semi-official state news agency Fars. The...
Qatar Book Fair Continues to Sell Antisemitic Books, Despite ADL Pressure
JNS.org - The Anti-Defamation League has asked the US Embassy in Qatar to pressure Doha to remove antisemitic titles from its government-sponsored book fair, which it said “has a record of promoting blatantly antisemitic content.” The 29th...
Iran Courts Jail 30 Men for Economic Crimes After Public Outcry
Fast-track courts set up in Iran to fight economic crime have jailed 30 men for...
De-Miners Sound All-Clear at Marooned Jordan River Baptism Shrines
Israeli and foreign engineers sounded the all-clear on Sunday around three churches on the western...
Qatari Envoy Says Gaza Airport Was Proposed, Israel Unresponsive
A Qatari envoy overseeing the Gulf state's humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip said on...
Iran Can Expand Range of Ballistic Missiles, IRGC Commander Claims
Iran has the ability to build ballistic missiles with a broader range, a senior commander...
Iran Arrests 10 Suspects in Suicide Bombing That Killed Two
Iranian security forces have detained 10 people suspected of links to a suicide car bomb...
Turkey Says in Talks With UN About Khashoggi Investigation
Turkey is in talks with the United Nations regarding the investigation into the killing of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu...
UNHCR: 250,000 Syrian Refugees Could Return Home Next Year
Up to a 250,000 Syrian refugees could return to their devastated homeland in 2019, while many others face problems with documentation and property that the...
Iran Claims New Ballistic Missile Test
A senior Revolutionary Guards commander said on Tuesday that Iran had recently carried out a ballistic missile test, but he did not specify what kind of missile...
Qatar Book Fair Continues to Sell Antisemitic Books, Despite ADL Pressure
JNS.org - The Anti-Defamation League has asked the US Embassy in Qatar to pressure Doha to remove antisemitic titles from its government-sponsored book fair, which it...
Iran Courts Jail 30 Men for Economic Crimes After Public Outcry
Fast-track courts set up in Iran to fight economic crime have jailed 30 men for up to 20 years each, the judiciary said on Sunday,...
De-Miners Sound All-Clear at Marooned Jordan River Baptism Shrines
Israeli and foreign engineers sounded the all-clear on Sunday around three churches on the western bank of the Jordan River, near where Jesus is believed...
Qatari Envoy Says Gaza Airport Was Proposed, Israel Unresponsive
A Qatari envoy overseeing the Gulf state's humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip said on Monday that he had proposed building an airport in the...
Iran Can Expand Range of Ballistic Missiles, IRGC Commander Claims
Iran has the ability to build ballistic missiles with a broader range, a senior commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Monday, according to...
Iran Arrests 10 Suspects in Suicide Bombing That Killed Two
Iranian security forces have detained 10 people suspected of links to a suicide car bomb attack this week that killed at least two policemen, police...
Iran Said to Hold Australian-Based Academic on ‘Infiltration’ Charge
Iran has detained an Australian-based academic on charges of trying to "infiltrate" Iranian institutions, according to official media. Meimanat Hosseini-Chavoshi was detained as she was leaving...
Qatar Dispute Overshadows Gulf Arab Summit as Emir Stays Away
Bahrain and Qatar traded barbs over the Qatari emir's decision not to attend a Gulf Arab summit in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, an absence that...
Egypt Says Police Kill Two Gunmen Behind November Attack on Christians
Egyptian police killed two gunmen who carried out last month's attack on a bus carrying Christians in Minya governorate to the south of Cairo, the...
Bahrain Opposes UN Resolution Condemning Hamas, Denounces Hezbollah — on Same Day
In what may well turn out to be a first for an Arab country, the Gulf kingdom of Bahrain publicly opposed a UN vote to...
Qatar Steps in to Pay Civil Servants Wages in Gaza
Qatar paid the salaries of nearly 30,000 Gazan civil servants on Friday, delighting the impoverished workers but angering some in the deeply divided Palestinian leadership...
