Middle East
Afghan President in Urgent Talks as Taliban Take Key Town Near Kabul
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani held urgent talks with local leaders and international partners on Saturday as Taliban rebels pushed closer to Kabul, capturing a...
Taliban Capture Two Major Cities, Tightening Grip on Afghanistan
Taliban insurgents tightened their grip on Afghanistan on Friday, wresting control of the second- and third-biggest cities as Western embassies prepared to send in troops to help evacuate staff from the capital, Kabul. The capture of...
Dubai Expo in Focus as UAE Racks up $700 Million of Trade With Israel Since Normalization
Israel and the United Arab Emirates, which normalized relations a year ago, are looking to Dubai's Expo world fair in October to boost bilateral trade, which now stands at around $712 million. While the figure, contained...
Human Rights Watch: Palestinian Terrorists in Gaza ‘Committed War Crimes’
i24 News – An international human rights NGO released a report Thursday, which detailed Palestinian terrorist groups committing war crimes during the 11-day May conflict with Israel. Human Rights Watch (HRW) analyzed rocket barrages emanating from...
Taliban Take Strategic Afghan City of Ghazni on Road to Kabul
Taliban fighters captured the strategic Afghan city of Ghazni on Thursday, taking them to within90 miles...
Palestinians Blast Fatah in West Bank Protests Against Corruption, Suppression
JNS.org - Ongoing Arab protests in recent weeks in the West Bank against the Palestinian...
Iran Summons Russian and British Envoys Over Tehran Conference Tweet
Iran summoned the Russian and British ambassadors on Thursday after a photograph was posted on...
New Iranian President’s Cabinet Pick Wanted by Interpol for AMIA Jewish Center Bombing
Iran's incoming interior minister is the subject of one of five outstanding "red notices" issued...
Palestinian Authority Daily Publishes Rare Positive Story About Jews
In a rare positive reference to Jews in a forum that often tilts toward antisemitism,...
Afghan President in Urgent Talks as Taliban Take Key Town Near Kabul
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani held urgent talks with local leaders and international partners on Saturday as Taliban rebels pushed closer to Kabul, capturing a town...
Taliban Capture Two Major Cities, Tightening Grip on Afghanistan
Taliban insurgents tightened their grip on Afghanistan on Friday, wresting control of the second- and third-biggest cities as Western embassies prepared to send in troops...
Dubai Expo in Focus as UAE Racks up $700 Million of Trade With Israel Since Normalization
Israel and the United Arab Emirates, which normalized relations a year ago, are looking to Dubai's Expo world fair in October to boost bilateral trade,...
Human Rights Watch: Palestinian Terrorists in Gaza ‘Committed War Crimes’
i24 News – An international human rights NGO released a report Thursday, which detailed Palestinian terrorist groups committing war crimes during the 11-day May conflict...
Taliban Take Strategic Afghan City of Ghazni on Road to Kabul
Taliban fighters captured the strategic Afghan city of Ghazni on Thursday, taking them to within90 miles of Kabul following days of fierce clashes as the Islamist...
Palestinians Blast Fatah in West Bank Protests Against Corruption, Suppression
JNS.org - Ongoing Arab protests in recent weeks in the West Bank against the Palestinian Authority over the killing of opposition activist Nizar Banat by...
Iran Summons Russian and British Envoys Over Tehran Conference Tweet
Iran summoned the Russian and British ambassadors on Thursday after a photograph was posted on the Russian embassy's Twitter account recalling the 1943 Tehran Conference,...
New Iranian President’s Cabinet Pick Wanted by Interpol for AMIA Jewish Center Bombing
Iran's incoming interior minister is the subject of one of five outstanding "red notices" issued by Interpol, the international law enforcement agency, connected with the...
Palestinian Authority Daily Publishes Rare Positive Story About Jews
In a rare positive reference to Jews in a forum that often tilts toward antisemitism, the official Palestinian Authority daily recently reported on an Israeli...
Iran’s Raisi Names Anti-Western Hardliner as New Foreign Minister
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi named an anti-Western diplomat as foreign minister on Wednesday as Iran and six world powers seek to restore their 2015 nuclear...
Hamas Bars UN Inspectors From Examining Tunnel Under UNRWA School in Gaza
JNS.org - Hamas prevented a team of United Nations inspectors from examining a tunnel discovered in June under a school in Gaza city’s Zaitoun neighborhood, Israel’s Kan news...
Israel’s Top Diplomat on First Visit to Morocco Since Upgrade in Ties
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid began a visit to Morocco on Wednesday, the first by Israel's top diplomat to the North African country since an...
Taliban Control 65 Percent of Afghanistan, EU Official Says, After Series of Sudden Gains
Taliban insurgents tightened their grip on captured Afghan territory on Tuesday as civilians hid in their homes, and a European Union official said the militants...
Lebanon’s Aoun Shields Patriarch After He Urged Halt to Rockets
President Michel Aoun on Tuesday condemned criticism of Lebanon's Christian Maronite patriarch after he expressed opposition to the Iran-backed Shi'ite group Hezbollah, warning that insults...
