Middle East
PLO Votes to Terminate Recognition of Israel, Halt All Security Cooperation
JNS.org - The Palestine Liberation Organization Central Council on Monday called for the Palestinian Authority to halt all security cooperation with Israel and to terminate...
Turkey Presses Saudi to Say Who Sent Khashoggi Killers
The Turkish lawyer looking into the death of Jamal Khashoggi has asked Saudi Arabia's prosecutor to disclose who sent the team involved in the journalist's killing, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. Saudi prosecutor Saud...
Iran Says US Sanctions Will Have ‘Severe Consequences’ for World Order
US sanctions against Iran will have "severe consequences" for the world order, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday, days before new sanctions on Tehran's oil exports take effect. Washington reintroduced sanctions against Iran's...
Hamas Reports Terrorists Attempting to Explode Device at Israeli Border Were Teens
JNS.org - Three people attempting to bomb Israel’s border with Gaza were killed in an strike undertaken by the Israel Defense Forces on Sunday. They were reported by Hamas to be young teens. Israel carried out the...
PA Condemns Israeli Plan to Build 20,000 New Settlement Homes
JNS.org - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has condemned Israeli plans to build thousands of new housing...
Turkey Demands Truth Over Khashoggi Killing as Saudi Prosecutor Visits
Turkey called on Monday for the full truth surrounding the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal...
Syrian Kurds Boost Fight Against Islamic State in East After Setback
Syrian Kurdish special forces have joined an offensive against Islamic State militants in eastern Syria,...
Iran’s Khamenei Calls for Fight Against Enemy ‘Infiltration’: State TV
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Sunday for the stepping up of efforts...
Rouhani Reshuffles Economic Team, Says US Isolated Against Iran
Iran's parliament approved a government economic reshuffle on Saturday, days before new US sanctions on...
PLO Votes to Terminate Recognition of Israel, Halt All Security Cooperation
JNS.org - The Palestine Liberation Organization Central Council on Monday called for the Palestinian Authority to halt all security cooperation with Israel and to terminate its...
Turkey Presses Saudi to Say Who Sent Khashoggi Killers
The Turkish lawyer looking into the death of Jamal Khashoggi has asked Saudi Arabia's prosecutor to disclose who sent the team involved in the journalist's...
Iran Says US Sanctions Will Have ‘Severe Consequences’ for World Order
US sanctions against Iran will have "severe consequences" for the world order, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday, days before new sanctions...
Hamas Reports Terrorists Attempting to Explode Device at Israeli Border Were Teens
JNS.org - Three people attempting to bomb Israel’s border with Gaza were killed in an strike undertaken by the Israel Defense Forces on Sunday. They were...
PA Condemns Israeli Plan to Build 20,000 New Settlement Homes
JNS.org - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has condemned Israeli plans to build thousands of new housing units in the settlement of Maaleh Adumim, near Jerusalem. In a statement...
Turkey Demands Truth Over Khashoggi Killing as Saudi Prosecutor Visits
Turkey called on Monday for the full truth surrounding the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to be revealed, as Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor held...
Syrian Kurds Boost Fight Against Islamic State in East After Setback
Syrian Kurdish special forces have joined an offensive against Islamic State militants in eastern Syria, a commander said, after the jihadists recovered ground from US-backed...
Iran’s Khamenei Calls for Fight Against Enemy ‘Infiltration’: State TV
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Sunday for the stepping up of efforts to fight enemy "infiltration" in a speech to officials in...
Rouhani Reshuffles Economic Team, Says US Isolated Against Iran
Iran's parliament approved a government economic reshuffle on Saturday, days before new US sanctions on Tehran's oil exports take effect, after President Hassan Rouhani said...
Arab Officials Condemn Antisemitic Slayings in Pittsburgh
JNS.org - Representatives throughout the Arab world issued statements condemning Saturday’s massacre of 11 Jews by an antisemitic gunman at the Tree of Life synagogue in...
US-Backed Syria Group Says 14 of Its Fighters Killed in Clashes With Islamic State
Fourteen fighters from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces were killed east of the Euphrates river in Syria in a battle with Islamic state militants, an...
Saudi Arabia Says It Is Beacon of ‘Light’ Against Iran Despite Khashoggi Crisis
Saudi Arabia and key ally Bahrain said on Saturday that Gulf states are playing a critical role in maintaining stability in the Middle East by...
Attacking Upcoming Sanctions on Iran, Turkish FM Demands ‘Exemption’ From Trump Administration
Turkey's foreign minister has attacked the tough new sanctions against the Iranian regime that will be put into place on Nov. 5 -- decrying them...
Jordan Says Peace Treaty Unaffected by Scrapping Land Deals
Jordan said on Thursday its commitment to uphold a peace treaty with Israel was not in question despite ending a 25-year special regime that allows...
