Middle East
Palestinian Authority, Hamas Agree on Election Timetable
JNS.org - Palestinian factions agreed on Tuesday after a two-day meeting in Cairo to “respect and accept” the results of their upcoming elections, reported...
Iran Says Armed Forces Member Involved in Nuclear Chief’s Assassination
i24 News - Iran suspects that an armed forces serviceman was involved in the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran's nuclear chief, in November, a senior official said Tuesday. “The person who carried out the first preparations...
Five Killed in Kabul as Attacks Increasingly Target Civilians
Five government employees were killed in two separate attacks in Afghanistan's capital on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a series in which civilians have been targeted. Unknown gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying employees...
UN Envoy, Iran’s Zarif Discuss How to End War in Yemen
United Nations Yemen mediator Martin Griffiths and Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed on Monday how to make progress toward a nationwide ceasefire and reviving the political process in Yemen, a UN spokesman said. A...
Saudi FM: Iranian Nuclear Program Threatens Entire Region
A nuclear Iran is a threat to the entire Middle East, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince...
‘Arab States Making Peace With Israel Will Burn,’ Says IRGC Commander
JNS.org - Arab countries should not pursue normalization with Israel as doing so could make...
Egypt Opens Rafah Crossing With Gaza Until Further Notice: Sources
Egypt on Tuesday opened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza strip until further notice, Egyptian and...
CENTCOM Commander Says US Has Reached ‘Contested Deterrence’ With Iran, Shares Threat With Saudi Arabia
The head of the US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said Monday that the US has...
Egypt Frees Al Jazeera Journalist After Four Years in Detention
Egyptian authorities on Saturday released a journalist working for Qatar's Al Jazeera television network who...
Palestinian Authority, Hamas Agree on Election Timetable
JNS.org - Palestinian factions agreed on Tuesday after a two-day meeting in Cairo to “respect and accept” the results of their upcoming elections, reported Reuters. Palestinian...
Iran Says Armed Forces Member Involved in Nuclear Chief’s Assassination
i24 News - Iran suspects that an armed forces serviceman was involved in the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran's nuclear chief, in November, a senior...
Five Killed in Kabul as Attacks Increasingly Target Civilians
Five government employees were killed in two separate attacks in Afghanistan's capital on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a series in which civilians have...
UN Envoy, Iran’s Zarif Discuss How to End War in Yemen
United Nations Yemen mediator Martin Griffiths and Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed on Monday how to make progress toward a nationwide ceasefire and...
Saudi FM: Iranian Nuclear Program Threatens Entire Region
A nuclear Iran is a threat to the entire Middle East, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al Saud told an emergency meeting of...
‘Arab States Making Peace With Israel Will Burn,’ Says IRGC Commander
JNS.org - Arab countries should not pursue normalization with Israel as doing so could make them targets of Iran on their own soil, said Islamic...
Egypt Opens Rafah Crossing With Gaza Until Further Notice: Sources
Egypt on Tuesday opened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza strip until further notice, Egyptian and Palestinian sources said, a move described as an incentive for...
CENTCOM Commander Says US Has Reached ‘Contested Deterrence’ With Iran, Shares Threat With Saudi Arabia
The head of the US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said Monday that the US has achieved a state of “contested deterrence” with Iran through its...
Egypt Frees Al Jazeera Journalist After Four Years in Detention
Egyptian authorities on Saturday released a journalist working for Qatar's Al Jazeera television network who was held in pre-trial detention for more than four years,...
UN Envoy Griffiths in Iran for First Time to Discuss Yemen Crisis
The United Nations special envoy on Yemen is visiting Iran for the first time to discuss Yemen's crisis, Iranian state TV reported on Sunday, days...
Iran Takes ‘Final’ Stance on Nuclear Deal, Says US Must Lift Sanctions Before Tehran Rejoins
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that Tehran's "final and irreversible" decision was to return to compliance with the 2015 nuclear...
Hamas and Fatah Hold Egyptian-Brokered Reconciliation Talks in Cairo
Leaders of rival Palestinian factions began Egyptian-brokered reconciliation talks in Cairo on Monday to try to heal long-standing internal divisions, ahead of planned Palestinian elections...
Protesters Rally in Beirut to Condemn Assassination of Hezbollah Critic Lokman Slim
i24 News - Dozens of Lebanese journalists and activists held a rally in central Beirut on Saturday afternoon where they chanted slogans and condemned the...
Egypt Frees Al Jazeera Journalist After Four Years in Detention
Egyptian authorities on Saturday released a journalist working for Qatar's Al Jazeera television network who was held in pre-trial detention for more than four years,...
