Middle East
Dozens Hurt by Huge Blaze Close to Iran-Afghanistan Border
At least 60 people were injured as hundreds of fuel vehicles exploded in a massive blaze that tore through a customs post in Afghanistan...
Turkey Says Militants Executed 13, Including Soldiers, Police, in Iraq
Militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) have executed 13 kidnapped Turks, including military and police personnel, in a cave in northern Iraq, Turkish officials said on Sunday, amid a military operation against the...
Could Palestinian Elections Spell Bad News for US and Israel?
JNS.org - Israel is not the only one headed to elections this spring. Palestinians made headlines in the news recently for an unexpected reason: the announcement of new elections for the first time in 15...
Iran Sees Risk of Fourth COVID Wave Fed by Mutant Virus
Iran's health minister warned on Saturday of a fourth COVID-19 surge with the possible spread of a mutated virus in the worst-hit country in the Middle East. President Hassan Rouhani told state television "alarm bells were...
Iran Faces COVID Surge in Southwest, Receives Second Vaccine Batch
Iran declared 10 southwestern communities as high-risk COVID-19 "red" zones as a consignment of 100,000...
US Blacklisting of Yemen’s Houthis to Be lifted on Feb. 16: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday announced that he will revoke, effective Feb....
Iran Conducts Ground Forces Drill Near Iraq Border: State TV
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards conducted an overnight ground forces drill near the Iraqi border in the...
Oman Content With Current Israel Relationship, Foreign Minister Says
Oman is satisfied with its current relationship with Israel, the foreign minister said on Thursday, even...
In Memorial Service, US Ambassador Calls Killing of Lebanese Activist Slim Unforgivable
The US ambassador to Lebanon paid a rare visit to a quarter of Beirut that...
Dozens Hurt by Huge Blaze Close to Iran-Afghanistan Border
At least 60 people were injured as hundreds of fuel vehicles exploded in a massive blaze that tore through a customs post in Afghanistan close...
Turkey Says Militants Executed 13, Including Soldiers, Police, in Iraq
Militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) have executed 13 kidnapped Turks, including military and police personnel, in a cave in northern Iraq, Turkish...
Could Palestinian Elections Spell Bad News for US and Israel?
JNS.org - Israel is not the only one headed to elections this spring. Palestinians made headlines in the news recently for an unexpected reason: the...
Iran Sees Risk of Fourth COVID Wave Fed by Mutant Virus
Iran's health minister warned on Saturday of a fourth COVID-19 surge with the possible spread of a mutated virus in the worst-hit country in the...
Iran Faces COVID Surge in Southwest, Receives Second Vaccine Batch
Iran declared 10 southwestern communities as high-risk COVID-19 "red" zones as a consignment of 100,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine arrived on Friday,...
US Blacklisting of Yemen’s Houthis to Be lifted on Feb. 16: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday announced that he will revoke, effective Feb. 16, designations of Yemen's Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organization...
Iran Conducts Ground Forces Drill Near Iraq Border: State TV
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards conducted an overnight ground forces drill near the Iraqi border in the southwest of the country, state television reported on Friday. It said...
Oman Content With Current Israel Relationship, Foreign Minister Says
Oman is satisfied with its current relationship with Israel, the foreign minister said on Thursday, even after two fellow Gulf Arab states normalized ties with Israel...
In Memorial Service, US Ambassador Calls Killing of Lebanese Activist Slim Unforgivable
The US ambassador to Lebanon paid a rare visit to a quarter of Beirut that is a Hezbollah stronghold on Thursday to attend the memorial...
Minister Says Qatar Working for Return to Iran Nuclear Accord: Report
Qatar is working to de-escalate tension in the region by advocating for a return to the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, state media quoted its foreign...
Former Top IAEA Official: Israeli Airstrike on Iran Can Only Buy Time
JNS.org - An Israeli airstrike on Iranian nuclear facilities is technically feasible and could delay the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, but cannot completely resolve the...
Israel Becomes 10th Country to Join Dubai-Led International Trade Program
JNS.org - Israel on Wednesday became the 10th country to join the United Arab Emirates-led World Logistics Passport program, in a move that will allow...
UAE’s Hope Probe Enters Orbit in First Arab Mars Mission
The United Arab Emirates' first mission to Mars reached the red planet and entered orbit on Tuesday after a seven-month, 494 million-km (307 million-mile) journey,...
Saudi Coalition Says Houthis Attack Saudi’s Abha Airport: State TV
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group said it carried out a drone attack on Saudi Arabia's Abha airport on Wednesday which the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi forces...
