Middle East
US Sanctions Iranians Over Alleged Plot to Kidnap NY-Based Journalist
The United States has sanctioned four Iranian intelligence operatives behind a failed plot to kidnap a US journalist and human rights activist, the US...
Jordan’s Water Crisis Deepens as Climate Changes, Population Grows
At a private underground well in Amman, Imad Suleiman waits for hours to pump water into the container on his truck that he then sells on to private customers in the sprawling city of four...
Hamas: Series of Israeli Steps to Ease Conditions in Gaza are ‘Not Enough’
JNS.org - Hamas has warned that a series of recent steps by Israel to ease conditions in the Gaza Strip are “not enough,” adding to growing tensions along the Gaza-Israel border. Hamas has threatened to...
Syria Says Israeli Air Strikes Target Areas Near Damascus
Israel carried out air strikes on targets near Damascus early on Friday, triggering Syrian air defenses but causing no casualties, Syrian state media reported, the second such attack in just over two weeks. The Israeli military...
Israel Appoints First Ambassador to Bahrain
Israel has named its first ambassador to Bahrain, after normalizing relations with the Gulf Arab...
Lebanon Has Not Received Request to Transfer Iranian Fuel, Energy Minister Says
JNS.org - Lebanese Energy Minister Raymond Ghajar said on Wednesday that the country’s caretaker government...
Hamas Leader, Officials: Uncompromising Resistance is Only Way to Expel ‘the Occupiers’
JNS.org - Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and other officials were among the first to congratulate...
Taliban Prepare to Announce New Afghan Government Amid Economic Turmoil
Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers were preparing their government on Thursday, more than two weeks after the Islamist...
Iran Determined to Increase its Oil Exports Despite US Sanctions: Oil Minister
Iran is determined to increase its oil exports despite sanctions imposed by the United States...
US Sanctions Iranians Over Alleged Plot to Kidnap NY-Based Journalist
The United States has sanctioned four Iranian intelligence operatives behind a failed plot to kidnap a US journalist and human rights activist, the US Treasury...
Jordan’s Water Crisis Deepens as Climate Changes, Population Grows
At a private underground well in Amman, Imad Suleiman waits for hours to pump water into the container on his truck that he then sells...
Hamas: Series of Israeli Steps to Ease Conditions in Gaza are ‘Not Enough’
JNS.org - Hamas has warned that a series of recent steps by Israel to ease conditions in the Gaza Strip are “not enough,” adding to...
Syria Says Israeli Air Strikes Target Areas Near Damascus
Israel carried out air strikes on targets near Damascus early on Friday, triggering Syrian air defenses but causing no casualties, Syrian state media reported, the...
Israel Appoints First Ambassador to Bahrain
Israel has named its first ambassador to Bahrain, after normalizing relations with the Gulf Arab state a year ago, an Israeli government Arabic-language Twitter account...
Lebanon Has Not Received Request to Transfer Iranian Fuel, Energy Minister Says
JNS.org - Lebanese Energy Minister Raymond Ghajar said on Wednesday that the country’s caretaker government has not received a request to import fuel from Iran....
Hamas Leader, Officials: Uncompromising Resistance is Only Way to Expel ‘the Occupiers’
JNS.org - Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and other officials were among the first to congratulate the Taliban on “expelling the occupiers” by means of their...
Taliban Prepare to Announce New Afghan Government Amid Economic Turmoil
Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers were preparing their government on Thursday, more than two weeks after the Islamist militia's capture of Kabul brought a chaotic end to 20...
Iran Determined to Increase its Oil Exports Despite US Sanctions: Oil Minister
Iran is determined to increase its oil exports despite sanctions imposed by the United States on Tehran's crude sales, Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji said...
Senior Diplomat Hopeful Israel-UAE Oil Deal Clears Environmental Hurdles
i24 News – Israel's top diplomat in Dubai said he is hopeful a deal to ship Emirati oil will clear environmental hurdles as trade booms...
Germany Urges Iran to Return to Nuclear Talks ‘as Soon as Possible’
Germany called on Iran to resume nuclear talks with six world powers "as soon as possible" to revive a 2015 nuclear deal, the foreign ministry...
Eight Wounded in Houthi Drone Strikes on Saudi Abha Airport
At least eight people were wounded on Monday in Houthi drone strikes on Saudi Arabia's Abha airport that also damaged a civilian airplane, Saudi state...
First-Ever Bahraini Ambassador to Israel Announces Arrival in Hebrew
JNS.org - Khaled Al Jalahma, the first-ever Bahraini ambassador to Israel, kicked off his tenure on Tuesday with a trilingual social media post. “I am honored...
Tehran Plans New Round of Talks With Saudi Arabia: Iran Envoy
Iran plans to hold a fourth round of talks with regional rival Saudi Arabia in Iraq after the new Iranian government is set up, the...
