Middle East
Taliban Claim Control of Panjshir, Promise Formation of Government ‘Soon’
The Taliban claimed victory on Monday over opposition forces in the Panjshir valley northeast of Kabul, declaring that it completed the Islamist group's takeover...
Israel’s New Gulf Allies UAE and Bahrain Send New Year Wishes to Israel and World Jewry
Israel’s new allies in the Gulf sent Rosh Hashanah best wishes to Israel and the Jewish people as a whole on Sunday in both English and Hebrew. The United Arab Emirates’ embassy in Israel tweeted, “On...
Hamas Accuses Egypt of ‘Murder’ After 3 Palestinians Die in Smuggling Tunnel
i24 News – The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas on Friday announced it recovered the bodies of three men from a smuggling tunnel along the Egyptian border with Gaza. "Civil defense teams found three bodies under the...
Saudi State Media Companies to Start Moving From Dubai to Riyadh
Dubai-based Saudi state-owned media companies will start moving staff this month to the capital Riyadh, sources said, as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman presses ahead with plans to remold the kingdom as a regional business...
Evacuated Afghans, Hoping to Resettle in US, Face Extended Limbo in Third Countries
In mid-August, Ahmad got an urgent call from his nephew, Zia, telling him to come...
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...
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...
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...
Syria Says Israeli Air Strikes Target Areas Near Damascus
Israel carried out air strikes on targets near Damascus early on Friday, triggering Syrian air...
Taliban Claim Control of Panjshir, Promise Formation of Government ‘Soon’
The Taliban claimed victory on Monday over opposition forces in the Panjshir valley northeast of Kabul, declaring that it completed the Islamist group's takeover of...
Israel’s New Gulf Allies UAE and Bahrain Send New Year Wishes to Israel and World Jewry
Israel’s new allies in the Gulf sent Rosh Hashanah best wishes to Israel and the Jewish people as a whole on Sunday in both English...
Hamas Accuses Egypt of ‘Murder’ After 3 Palestinians Die in Smuggling Tunnel
i24 News – The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas on Friday announced it recovered the bodies of three men from a smuggling tunnel along the Egyptian...
Saudi State Media Companies to Start Moving From Dubai to Riyadh
Dubai-based Saudi state-owned media companies will start moving staff this month to the capital Riyadh, sources said, as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman presses ahead...
Evacuated Afghans, Hoping to Resettle in US, Face Extended Limbo in Third Countries
In mid-August, Ahmad got an urgent call from his nephew, Zia, telling him to come immediately to Kabul airport to try to get on an...
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...
