Middle East
More Bombs Fall on Syria’s Ghouta After Heaviest Toll in Years
Pro-government forces bombarded Syria's eastern Ghouta on Tuesday, killing at least 49 people, after the heaviest one-day death toll there in three years on...
Egypt Puts Prominent Islamist Critical of Sisi on Terrorism List
An Egyptian court put former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh on a terrorism list on Tuesday, state news agency MENA reported, following his arrest for alleged contacts with the banned Muslim Brotherhood. Abol Fotouh, a...
Amid Heightened Tensions, Lebanese Army Chief Vows to Confront Any Potential ‘Israeli Aggression’
Lebanon's army will use use every available means to confront any potential "Israeli aggression" no matter the cost, its commander said on Monday. "I affirm again our categorical rejection of the Israeli enemy infringing on Lebanon's sovereignty...
Hezbollah’s Nasrallah Threatens Israeli Gas and Oil Rigs: We Are Capable of Stopping Their Operation Within a Few Hours
JNS.org - Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised speech on Feb. 16 that “if the Lebanese Higher Defense Council makes an official decision that some gas and oil rigs in the Palestinian sea -- a sea...
IRGC Quds Force Commander: Blood of Imad Mughniyah Will Be Avenged by Uprooting Child-Killing Zionist Regime
JNS.org - IRGC Quds Force Commander General Qasem Soleimani, in an address marking the 10th anniversary...
UN Chief Warns of Nightmare Scenario If Israel, Hezbollah Clash
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday he was worried about the possibility of...
Egypt Says Three Soldiers Killed in Campaign Against Sinai Militants
Three Egyptian soldiers have been killed in a 10-day-old campaign against Islamist militants focused on...
A Look at the Gaza Attack Tunnels of the Al-Mujahideen Brigades
JNS.org - The pro-Hezbollah Lebanese channel Al-Mayadeen TV broadcast a report on the Gaza attack...
State Media: Pro-Assad Militias to Enter Syria’s Afrin Region
Militias allied to the Syrian government will enter the Afrin region, Syrian media reported on...
More Bombs Fall on Syria’s Ghouta After Heaviest Toll in Years
Pro-government forces bombarded Syria's eastern Ghouta on Tuesday, killing at least 49 people, after the heaviest one-day death toll there in three years on Monday,...
Egypt Puts Prominent Islamist Critical of Sisi on Terrorism List
An Egyptian court put former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh on a terrorism list on Tuesday, state news agency MENA reported, following his arrest...
Amid Heightened Tensions, Lebanese Army Chief Vows to Confront Any Potential ‘Israeli Aggression’
Lebanon's army will use use every available means to confront any potential "Israeli aggression" no matter the cost, its commander said on Monday. "I affirm again...
Hezbollah’s Nasrallah Threatens Israeli Gas and Oil Rigs: We Are Capable of Stopping Their Operation Within a Few Hours
JNS.org - Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised speech on Feb. 16 that “if the Lebanese Higher Defense Council makes an official decision that some gas...
IRGC Quds Force Commander: Blood of Imad Mughniyah Will Be Avenged by Uprooting Child-Killing Zionist Regime
JNS.org - IRGC Quds Force Commander General Qasem Soleimani, in an address marking the 10th anniversary of the death of Hizbullah commander Imad Mughniyah, said that...
UN Chief Warns of Nightmare Scenario If Israel, Hezbollah Clash
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday he was worried about the possibility of a direct confrontation between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah movement. Guterres said the latest...
Egypt Says Three Soldiers Killed in Campaign Against Sinai Militants
Three Egyptian soldiers have been killed in a 10-day-old campaign against Islamist militants focused on the Sinai peninsula, Egypt's military said on Monday. It was the...
A Look at the Gaza Attack Tunnels of the Al-Mujahideen Brigades
JNS.org - The pro-Hezbollah Lebanese channel Al-Mayadeen TV broadcast a report on the Gaza attack tunnels dug by the Al-Mujahideen Brigades, the military arm of...
State Media: Pro-Assad Militias to Enter Syria’s Afrin Region
Militias allied to the Syrian government will enter the Afrin region, Syrian media reported on Monday, after a Kurdish official said a deal had been...
Islamic State Kills 25 Iraqi Militiamen Near Kirkuk
Islamic State militants ambushed a convoy of government-backed militia fighters near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk late on Sunday, killing at least 25 of...
Saudi Arabia Welcomes Push for UN Action Against Iran on Missiles
Saudi Arabia on Sunday welcomed a draft United Nations resolution offered by Britain, the United States and France that would condemn Iran for failing to...
All 65 Passengers, Crew Feared Dead in Iranian Plane Crash
All 65 passengers and crew were feared dead in a plane crash in central Iran on Sunday after the domestic flight came down in bad...
Lebanon Speaker: US Proposal on Lebanon-Israel Disputed Waters ‘Unacceptable’ – NNA
Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri said on Friday that US proposals regarding the disputed Lebanon-Israel maritime border were "unacceptable," state news agency NNA said. He made...
13 Years After Gaza Evacuation, 160 Families Still Without Housing
JNS.org - The Knesset House Committee convened on Tuesday to mark Gush Katif Day, commemorating the evacuation of Jewish settlements from the Gaza Strip in the...