Middle East
Clarifications to Iran Deal Grant Some Breathing Room on Uranium Stock
Iran and the major powers with which it reached a landmark nuclear accord in 2015 have agreed on clarifications that diplomats say will reduce...
Hijackers Surrender After Threat to Blow Up Libyan Plane
Two hijackers diverted a Libyan commercial plane to Malta on Friday and threatened to blow it up with hand grenades before surrendering, Maltese authorities and state media said.
Airbus, Iran Finalize Deal for 100 Planes; Delivery to Begin in Coming Months
Airbus and Iran Air have finalized a deal for 100 planes worth billions of dollars seen as an important boost for Iran's post-sanctions economy. Under the contract, initially announced in January and finalized Thursday, deliveries of...
IDF Official Confirms Hezbollah Using American Military Equipment in Syrian War
JNS.org - A senior officer in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has confirmed that the Lebanon-based terror group Hezbollah is using American-made military equipment to fight in Syria. The anonymous source said Hezbollah took the US armored personnel...
Moroccan King Attends Historic Synagogue Inauguration in Casablanca
JNS.org - Morocco’s King Mohammed VI attended the inauguration of the historic Ettedgui Synagogue and the...
Iranian Atomic Energy Official: Islamic Republic’s Nuclear Program in Better Shape Since Forging of Deal With World Powers
The second-in-command of Iran’s atomic energy agency (AEOI) declared on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic’s...
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Deadly Shooting Attacks in Jordan
The extremist Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a series of shooting attacks in...
Tunisia Suspects Foreign Involvement in Slaying of Hamas Drone Engineer
JNS.org - The Tunisian government claims it has found evidence of foreign involvement in the assassination...
With Trump Presidency Looming, Iranian Officials Vow to Accelerate Nuclear Propulsion, Ballistic Missile Programs
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced on Monday that he had fulfilled his pledge to replace...
Clarifications to Iran Deal Grant Some Breathing Room on Uranium Stock
Iran and the major powers with which it reached a landmark nuclear accord in 2015 have agreed on clarifications that diplomats say will reduce the...
Hijackers Surrender After Threat to Blow Up Libyan Plane
Two hijackers diverted a Libyan commercial plane to Malta on Friday and threatened to blow it up with hand grenades before surrendering, Maltese authorities and...
Airbus, Iran Finalize Deal for 100 Planes; Delivery to Begin in Coming Months
Airbus and Iran Air have finalized a deal for 100 planes worth billions of dollars seen as an important boost for Iran's post-sanctions economy. Under the...
IDF Official Confirms Hezbollah Using American Military Equipment in Syrian War
JNS.org - A senior officer in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has confirmed that the Lebanon-based terror group Hezbollah is using American-made military equipment to fight in...
Moroccan King Attends Historic Synagogue Inauguration in Casablanca
JNS.org - Morocco’s King Mohammed VI attended the inauguration of the historic Ettedgui Synagogue and the adjacent El Mellah Jewish Museum last week in Casablanca. The ceremony...
Iranian Atomic Energy Official: Islamic Republic’s Nuclear Program in Better Shape Since Forging of Deal With World Powers
The second-in-command of Iran’s atomic energy agency (AEOI) declared on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program was in better shape since the forging of the Joint...
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Deadly Shooting Attacks in Jordan
The extremist Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a series of shooting attacks in Jordan that killed nine Jordanians and a Canadian tourist. The U.S.-based...
Tunisia Suspects Foreign Involvement in Slaying of Hamas Drone Engineer
JNS.org - The Tunisian government claims it has found evidence of foreign involvement in the assassination of the head of the Hamas terror group’s drone program,...
With Trump Presidency Looming, Iranian Officials Vow to Accelerate Nuclear Propulsion, Ballistic Missile Programs
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced on Monday that he had fulfilled his pledge to replace the country’s centrifuges with the most advanced and modern ones...
Jordan Shuts Down Popular Tourist Site After Deadly Attack, Launches Investigation
Jordanian troops with armored vehicles have blocked access to a popular tourist site — a Crusader castle — following attacks in the area that killed...
Aleppo Evacuations Continue as UN Prepares to Vote on Sending Monitoring Group
Thousands more people were evacuated from what remained of the smashed rebel enclaves in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Monday, as the U.N. Security...
Expert: Cash Transferred by Obama Admin to Tehran Led to Expansion of Iranian Military Budget by 39 Percent
The controversial transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars in cash to Tehran by the Obama administration a few months ago is likely being used...
Iran Requests Meeting With Monitoring Commission Over US ‘Violations’ of Nuclear Deal
Iran has requested a meeting of a commission overseeing the implementation of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, Iranian state media reported on Saturday,...
New Humanitarian Agreement Could Lead to Restarting of Aleppo Evacuation
An agreement was reached Saturday to allow "humanitarian cases" to leave two besieged government-held Shiite villages in northwestern Syria, a step that would allow the...
