Middle East
‘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...
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 reconciliation between the main Palestinian factions, meeting in Cairo. Leaders of...
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 presence in the Middle East. Speaking to the Middle East Institute,...
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, his brother and a lawyer told Reuters. Mahmoud Hussein, an Egyptian...
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...
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"...
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...
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...
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...
‘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,...
US to Drop Houthi Terrorist Designation Due to Yemen Crisis
The United States intends to revoke the Houthi movement's terrorist designation in response to Yemen's humanitarian crisis, reversing one of the Trump administration's most criticized...
Iran Top Diplomat Urges Biden to Return to Nuclear Deal
Iran's foreign minister urged Washington to act fast to return to the nuclear accord, pointing out that legislation passed by parliament forces the government to...
Foreign Ministers From US, UK, France and Germany Expected to Discuss Iran Soon
The US, British, French and German foreign ministers plan to discuss soon, possibly as early as Friday, how to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal...
Turkish Minister Says US Behind 2016 Failed Coup: Hurriyet
Turkey's interior minister accused the United States on Thursday of being behind a 2016 failed coup that Ankara has blamed on a US-based Muslim preacher,...
In Saddam Strongholds that Fought America, Iraqis Fear a US Departure
Abu Arkan Ibrahim picked up a rifle and joined the Iraqi insurgency against US troops when they occupied his hometown of Fallujah in 2003. He...
