Middle East
Afghanistan Peace Talks Under Threat as Major Taliban Spring Offensive Takes Shape
Unusually intense fighting in the winter by Taliban insurgents has spurred Afghan government preparations for more violence in the warmer spring, which international players...
Association in Gulf States to Boost Regional Jewish Life From ‘Beit Din’ to Kosher Agency
JNS.org - As Jewish life continues to flourish and grow in the Gulf states, the local Jewish communities of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have officially come together to...
Houthi Offensive on Yemen’s Marib Threatens Mass Displacement, UN Warns
An offensive by Yemen's Houthi group to take Marib city, the last stronghold of the internationally-recognized government, threatens to displace hundreds of thousands and complicate a renewed diplomatic push to end the war, UN officials say. The gas-rich...
Iran Tells IAEA It Plans to Scale Back Cooperation in a Week
Iran has told the UN nuclear watchdog it will dramatically scale back cooperation with it in a week, a report by the agency to its member states showed on Tuesday, ratcheting up protests against US...
US Forces in Iraq Hit by Rockets, Contractor Killed
A rocket attack on US-led forces in northern Iraq killed a civilian contractor on Monday and injured a US...
Ten Years After Uprising, Some Bahrainis Still Counting the Cost
For Bahraini activist Maryam al-Khawaja, who lives in self-imposed exile in Kansas City, the pandemic...
Rockets Land Near Erbil Airport, Three Wounded, Say Iraqi Kurdish Security Sources
At least three rockets landed near Erbil International Airport in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of...
Palestinian Authority Minister of Justice Compares ICC Ruling on Israel to Nuremburg Trials
The Palestinian Authority’s minister of justice went on an antisemitic rant comparing the International Criminal...
Syrian Army Says Air Defenses Intercepted ‘Israeli Aggression’ Over Damascus
Syria's army said on Monday the country's air defenses had intercepted "Israeli aggression" over the...
Afghanistan Peace Talks Under Threat as Major Taliban Spring Offensive Takes Shape
Unusually intense fighting in the winter by Taliban insurgents has spurred Afghan government preparations for more violence in the warmer spring, which international players fear...
Association in Gulf States to Boost Regional Jewish Life From ‘Beit Din’ to Kosher Agency
JNS.org - As Jewish life continues to flourish and grow in the Gulf states, the local Jewish communities of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia...
Houthi Offensive on Yemen’s Marib Threatens Mass Displacement, UN Warns
An offensive by Yemen's Houthi group to take Marib city, the last stronghold of the internationally-recognized government, threatens to displace hundreds of thousands and complicate a renewed...
Iran Tells IAEA It Plans to Scale Back Cooperation in a Week
Iran has told the UN nuclear watchdog it will dramatically scale back cooperation with it in a week, a report by the agency to its...
US Forces in Iraq Hit by Rockets, Contractor Killed
A rocket attack on US-led forces in northern Iraq killed a civilian contractor on Monday and injured a US service member, the US coalition in Iraq said, in the deadliest such...
Ten Years After Uprising, Some Bahrainis Still Counting the Cost
For Bahraini activist Maryam al-Khawaja, who lives in self-imposed exile in Kansas City, the pandemic at least had a silver lining. Authorities at home allowed...
Rockets Land Near Erbil Airport, Three Wounded, Say Iraqi Kurdish Security Sources
At least three rockets landed near Erbil International Airport in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq, wounding three people, Kurdish Peshmerga sources said on Monday. A...
Palestinian Authority Minister of Justice Compares ICC Ruling on Israel to Nuremburg Trials
The Palestinian Authority’s minister of justice went on an antisemitic rant comparing the International Criminal Court’s recent ruling confirming its jurisdiction to investigate Israel for...
Syrian Army Says Air Defenses Intercepted ‘Israeli Aggression’ Over Damascus
Syria's army said on Monday the country's air defenses had intercepted "Israeli aggression" over the capital, Damascus, in the latest stepped-up bombing of Iranian targets...
UAE Swears In Its First Ambassador to Israel
JNS.org - The United Arab Emirates on Sunday swore in the country’s first-ever ambassador to Israel. Ambassador Mohammad Mahmoud Al Khajah was installed in an official...
Qatar Confirms Gas Pipeline Projects in Gaza Strip
JNS.org - Qatari envoy to the Gaza Strip Mohammed al-Emadi revealed new details on Sunday about a plan to lay a natural gas pipeline in...
Iranian Intelligence Minister: Israel Did Not Kill Fakhrizadeh
JNS.org - Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said on Sunday that despite multiple claims to the contrary by the regime, top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen...
Six GCC Countries Form First Association to Enhance Regional Jewish Life
JNS.org - As Jewish life continues to flourish and grow in the Gulf, the local Jewish communities of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and...
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...
