Middle East
Afghan Pavilion at Dubai World Fair Stays Shut After Taliban Takeover
Hours after the world expo fair opened in Dubai on Friday, Afghanistan's exhibition remained closed to visitors in a sign of the challenges facing...
Iran Holds Border War Games Amid Tense Relations With Azerbaijan
Iran started military exercises near its border with Azerbaijan on Friday as tensions between the two neighbors rose over issues including Baku's relations with Tehran's arch-enemy Israel. Iranian state media said the exercises involved armored and...
Blinken Says Ball in Iran’s Court on Nuclear Deal
i24 News – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken renewed warnings Thursday that time was running out for Iran to return to a nuclear deal, saying it was up to Tehran to act. "The ball remains...
Hezbollah Says Its Operatives Downed IDF Drone
JNS.org - The Hezbollah terrorist organization said its operatives downed an Israel Defense Forces’ drone on the Lebanese-Israeli border on Thursday. According to a statement by the organizations, “fighters from the Islamic resistance succeeded in bringing...
‘We Will Remove You’, Hezbollah Official Told Beirut Blast Judge
A senior official in the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah told the judge investigating the disastrous...
US, Qatar Target Hezbollah Financial Network With Sanctions
The United States and Qatar took coordinated action on Wednesday targeting a Hezbollah financial network...
Tunisia Leader Picks First Woman as PM at Moment of Crisis
i24 News – Tunisian President Kais Saied first tasked a woman, Najla Bouden, with forming...
White House Aide Discusses Yemen with Saudi Crown Prince
US President Joe Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, had a detailed discussion about the...
Turkey to Press Russia to Restore Calm in Syria’s Idlib
i24 News – Vladimir Putin is hosting Tayyip Erdogan at Russia’s Black Sea resort of...
Afghan Pavilion at Dubai World Fair Stays Shut After Taliban Takeover
Hours after the world expo fair opened in Dubai on Friday, Afghanistan's exhibition remained closed to visitors in a sign of the challenges facing the...
Iran Holds Border War Games Amid Tense Relations With Azerbaijan
Iran started military exercises near its border with Azerbaijan on Friday as tensions between the two neighbors rose over issues including Baku's relations with Tehran's...
Blinken Says Ball in Iran’s Court on Nuclear Deal
i24 News – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken renewed warnings Thursday that time was running out for Iran to return to a nuclear deal,...
Hezbollah Says Its Operatives Downed IDF Drone
JNS.org - The Hezbollah terrorist organization said its operatives downed an Israel Defense Forces’ drone on the Lebanese-Israeli border on Thursday. According to a statement by...
‘We Will Remove You’, Hezbollah Official Told Beirut Blast Judge
A senior official in the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah told the judge investigating the disastrous Beirut port blast that it would remove him from the...
US, Qatar Target Hezbollah Financial Network With Sanctions
The United States and Qatar took coordinated action on Wednesday targeting a Hezbollah financial network in the Arabian Peninsula, the US Treasury Department said in...
Tunisia Leader Picks First Woman as PM at Moment of Crisis
i24 News – Tunisian President Kais Saied first tasked a woman, Najla Bouden, with forming a government in Tunisia, two months after the previous cabinet...
White House Aide Discusses Yemen with Saudi Crown Prince
US President Joe Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, had a detailed discussion about the war in Yemen on Tuesday in a meeting with Saudi...
Turkey to Press Russia to Restore Calm in Syria’s Idlib
i24 News – Vladimir Putin is hosting Tayyip Erdogan at Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi, where the Turkish leader will press for a return...
Iran Must Return to Nuclear Talks to Avoid Escalation, French Official Say
Iran must return to talks with world powers over its 2015 nuclear deal to avoid a diplomatic escalation that could jeopardize the negotiations, a French...
Palestinian Officers Go on Trial Over Death of Abbas Critic
A Palestinian military court on Monday began the trial of 14 security officers charged with beating to death a prominent critic of President Mahmoud Abbas,...
Pledging Stability, German SPD Seeks Three-Way Alliance to Succeed Merkel
German Social Democrat Olaf Scholz vowed on Monday to strengthen the European Union and keep up the transatlantic partnership in a three-way coalition government he...
US to Iran: Grant Inspectors Access to Workshop or Face Action at IAEA
Iran must stop denying the UN nuclear watchdog access to a workshop making centrifuge parts as agreed two weeks ago or face diplomatic retaliation at...
Arrest Warrants Issued for Three Iraqi Leaders Who Attended Conference Calling for Peace With Israel
Three prominent Iraqi leaders are facing arrest warrants after they participated in a conference that called for peace with Israel, Agence France-Presse reported Sunday. The conference,...