Middle East
Israel Indirectly to Blame for Downing of Plane Over Syria, Russia Says
Russia on Tuesday accused Israel of indirectly causing a Russian military plane to be shot down near Syria's Mediterranean coast, and threatened to retaliate against Israel for what...
Russia and Turkey Agree to Create Buffer Zone in Syria’s Idlib
Russian and Turkish troops are to enforce a new demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib region from which "radical" rebels will be required to withdraw by the middle of next month, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on...
Turkey’s Erdogan Says His Meeting With Putin on Syria Will Bring Hope
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that a joint statement on Syria due to be made after his meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin would bring "new hope" to the region. Erdogan was speaking to...
Iran Asserts US Pullout From Nuclear Deal Threatens Regional Peace
The US withdrawal from the nuclear deal struck between Iran and major powers is "doomed" to seriously affect peace and security in the Middle East, Iran's atomic chief said on Monday. President Donald Trump announced in...
Iran Claims Twitter Shut Legitimate Accounts, but Not Anti-Government Ones
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday accused Twitter of closing accounts of "real"...
Kushner Says US Measures Against Palestinians Increase Chances for Mideast Peace
JNS.org - The chances for Middle East peace have improved by eliminating the “false realities” that...
Palestinian Official Says US Will Never Present Middle East Peace Plan
The United States will not present its long-awaited plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace any time soon...
Israeli Human Rights Org Files Criminal Charges Against Hamas Leader in World Court
JNS.org - An Israeli human rights organization has filed a request at the International Criminal Court...
Syrian State Media: Air Defenses Down Israeli Missiles Near Damascus Airport
Syrian military air defenses downed several missiles that Israel fired in an act of "aggression"...
Israel Indirectly to Blame for Downing of Plane Over Syria, Russia Says
Russia on Tuesday accused Israel of indirectly causing a Russian military plane to be shot down near Syria's Mediterranean coast, and threatened to retaliate against Israel for what it...
Russia and Turkey Agree to Create Buffer Zone in Syria’s Idlib
Russian and Turkish troops are to enforce a new demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib region from which "radical" rebels will be required to withdraw by the...
Turkey’s Erdogan Says His Meeting With Putin on Syria Will Bring Hope
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that a joint statement on Syria due to be made after his meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin...
Iran Asserts US Pullout From Nuclear Deal Threatens Regional Peace
The US withdrawal from the nuclear deal struck between Iran and major powers is "doomed" to seriously affect peace and security in the Middle East,...
Iran Claims Twitter Shut Legitimate Accounts, but Not Anti-Government Ones
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday accused Twitter of closing accounts of "real" Iranians, while allowing anti-government ones backed by the United States. In...
Kushner Says US Measures Against Palestinians Increase Chances for Mideast Peace
JNS.org - The chances for Middle East peace have improved by eliminating the “false realities” that surround the peacemaking process between the Israelis and Palestinians despite...
Palestinian Official Says US Will Never Present Middle East Peace Plan
The United States will not present its long-awaited plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace any time soon and is instead trying to unilaterally change the terms of...
Israeli Human Rights Org Files Criminal Charges Against Hamas Leader in World Court
JNS.org - An Israeli human rights organization has filed a request at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague, asking the organization to investigate Hamas...
Syrian State Media: Air Defenses Down Israeli Missiles Near Damascus Airport
Syrian military air defenses downed several missiles that Israel fired in an act of "aggression" near Damascus airport on Saturday, Syrian state media said. An Israeli...
Iran Accuses French Police of Slow Reaction to Attack on Paris Embassy
Iran said on Saturday that Kurdish activists attacked its embassy in Paris and it accused French police of arriving late on the scene. Paris police confirmed...
Iranian Regime Minister Says German Government-Funded Foundation Remains Committed to Joint Research Projects
Iran's official news agency reported on Friday that a cooperation agreement between a group of Iranian universities and a major German research foundation remains in force,...
Iran Says Missile Attack on Kurdish Dissidents a Warning to Hostile Powers
The chief of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps said on Thursday that Tehran's missile attack on an Iranian Kurdish rebel base in northern Iraq last...
Poll: One-Third of Palestinians, Half of Gazans, Want to Emigrate; Three-Quarters Say Life Was Better Before Oslo Accords
A new poll conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research revealed that one-third of all Palestinians and one-half of Gazans want to...
UN Bemoans Unsustainable Palestinian Economy
Palestinian citizens are trapped in an economy of jobless growth with no prospects, especially in Gaza, which is undergoing "de-development," the United Nations trade and...
Anti-Zionist Students at New School: Israeli-American Killed by Palestinian Terrorist 'Was Neither a Victim, Nor a Hero'
New Eichmann Film Puts the Lie to Hannah Arendt’s 'Banality of Evil'
Viciously Antisemitic Message Daubed on Paris Apartment Building's Front Door
Investigation Finds That Dutch Program Aided Terror-Tied Groups
American UN Envoy: Iran Violating Iraqi Sovereignty to Create Corridor 'From Tehran to the Mediterranean'