Middle East
US Backed Kurds Lift Siege of Syrian Army Run Enclaves in Northeast
US backed Kurdish-led forces and the Syrian army reached a deal on Tuesday to end a nearly three week long siege of neighborhoods under...
Turkey, US Security Advisers Hold First Talks Since Biden Inauguration
Top advisers for Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan and US President Joe Biden spoke on the phone on Tuesday, marking the first official contact between the two countries since Biden took office nearly two weeks ago. Erdogan's...
Sullivan, Blinken and Malley Seek to Establish New Parameters For ‘Escalating Nuclear Crisis’
JNS.org – Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden’s national security advisor, suggested an expedited timeline for rejoining the Iranian nuclear deal, which the Trump administration exited in May 2018. The comments come as the Biden administration...
UAE Confident F-35 Jets Sale Will Go Through, Says Ambassador
The United Arab Emirates' ambassador to Washington said he was confident the sale of F-35 jets to his country would go through after a review by President Joe Biden's administration of some pending arms sales...
Lebanon Army Arrests 18 Lebanese, Syrians Linked to Islamic State
Lebanon's army said on Monday it had arrested 18 people, some Lebanese and others Syrian,...
Iran Hosts Afghan Taliban Leader as Peace Talks Stalled
Iran has hosted the political leader of Afghanistan's Taliban during the past week, offering...
Foreign Troops to Stay in Afghanistan Beyond May Deadline
International troops plan to stay in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline envisaged by the insurgent...
UAE Adopts Amendments to Grant Citizenship to Investors and Other Professionals
The United Arab Emirates has adopted amendments that would allow the Gulf state to grant...
Senior Islamic State Figure Killed in Iraq, PM Says
Iraqi security forces have killed Abu Yaser al-Issawi, an Islamic State commander who had claimed...
US Backed Kurds Lift Siege of Syrian Army Run Enclaves in Northeast
US backed Kurdish-led forces and the Syrian army reached a deal on Tuesday to end a nearly three week long siege of neighborhoods under the...
Turkey, US Security Advisers Hold First Talks Since Biden Inauguration
Top advisers for Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan and US President Joe Biden spoke on the phone on Tuesday, marking the first official contact between the...
Sullivan, Blinken and Malley Seek to Establish New Parameters For ‘Escalating Nuclear Crisis’
JNS.org – Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden’s national security advisor, suggested an expedited timeline for rejoining the Iranian nuclear deal, which the Trump administration exited...
UAE Confident F-35 Jets Sale Will Go Through, Says Ambassador
The United Arab Emirates' ambassador to Washington said he was confident the sale of F-35 jets to his country would go through after a review...
Lebanon Army Arrests 18 Lebanese, Syrians Linked to Islamic State
Lebanon's army said on Monday it had arrested 18 people, some Lebanese and others Syrian, with links to Islamic State. The arrests came in "field operations"...
Iran Hosts Afghan Taliban Leader as Peace Talks Stalled
Iran has hosted the political leader of Afghanistan's Taliban during the past week, offering Tehran's own help as a mediator in peace talks between...
Foreign Troops to Stay in Afghanistan Beyond May Deadline
International troops plan to stay in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline envisaged by the insurgent Taliban's deal with the United States, four senior NATO officials...
UAE Adopts Amendments to Grant Citizenship to Investors and Other Professionals
The United Arab Emirates has adopted amendments that would allow the Gulf state to grant citizenship to investors and other professionals including scientists, doctors and...
Senior Islamic State Figure Killed in Iraq, PM Says
Iraqi security forces have killed Abu Yaser al-Issawi, an Islamic State commander who had claimed to be the leader of the group in Iraq and...
Lebanese Leaders Condemn Violence After Tripoli Unrest
Lebanon's caretaker prime minister and its president on Friday condemned overnight violence in the city of Tripoli, where protesters angry over a strict lockdown clashed...
Iran Says It Will Not Reverse Nuclear Steps Before US Sanctions Are Lifted
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif attends a joint news conference with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu (not seen) in Istanbul, Turkey, January 29, 2021....
Rabbi, Cantor Hang Mezuzah at Israel Diamond Exchange Office in Dubai
JNS.org - Rabbi Dr. Elie Abadie, senior rabbi of the Jewish Council of the Emirates (JCE) in the United Arab Emirates, and Alex Peterfreund, co-founder...
In Locked-Down Lebanon, Tripoli Protester Killed in Night of Unrest
A man was killed in the Lebanese city of Tripoli on Thursday in clashes between security forces and protesters angry over a strict coronavirus lockdown...
Iranian General: We Will Level Tel Aviv If Israel Makes Slightest Mistake
Iranian army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Abolfazl Shekarchi on Wednesday dismissed remarks made a day earlier by Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi as...
