Middle East
Egypt’s Sisi Offers Support to Libya’s New Prime Minister
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met incoming Libyan prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh in Cairo on Thursday and offered his country's support in achieving stability...
Bomb Blast Kills University Professor in Afghan Capital: Police
A Kabul University professor was killed when a bomb hit his car in Afghanistan's capital on Thursday, police officials said, the first attack in days after a series of such incidents in recent weeks. Mubasher Muslimyar, an...
Lebanese Court Removes Judge From Beirut Port Blast Probe
A Lebanese court on Thursday removed Judge Fadi Sawan from the Beirut port explosion probe after a request from two lawmakers charged over the blast in a move likely to further delay an investigation that has faced fierce...
Iran’s Khamenei Demands ‘Action, Not Words’ From Biden to Revive Nuclear Deal
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei demanded "action, not words" from the United States if it wants to revive Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, the latest challenge to new President Joe Biden to...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Egypt’s Sisi Offers Support to Libya’s New Prime Minister
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met incoming Libyan prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh in Cairo on Thursday and offered his country's support in achieving stability in...
Bomb Blast Kills University Professor in Afghan Capital: Police
A Kabul University professor was killed when a bomb hit his car in Afghanistan's capital on Thursday, police officials said, the first attack in days after...
Lebanese Court Removes Judge From Beirut Port Blast Probe
A Lebanese court on Thursday removed Judge Fadi Sawan from the Beirut port explosion probe after a request from two lawmakers charged over the blast in a move...
Iran’s Khamenei Demands ‘Action, Not Words’ From Biden to Revive Nuclear Deal
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei demanded "action, not words" from the United States if it wants to revive Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world...
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...
