Middle East
Saudis to Seek $20 Billion Investments for Planned Tourism Landmark
Saudi Arabia is targeting up to $20 billion of investments through 2035 for a planned landmark tourism destination and will hold a global investor...
Turkey Escalates Crackdown on Dissent Six Years After Gezi Protests
Unzile Aksakoglu struggles to explain to her seven-year-old daughter why her father Yigit has spent four months in jail and may never leave, because of his alleged role in mass protests against Turkey's government when...
Iran Denies Joint Operation With Turkey Against PKK
Turkey repeated on Monday that it and Iran were carrying out a joint operation against Kurdish militants, despite a denial from Tehran that it was involved. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the joint operation targeting...
Jordanian Lawmakers Call for Expelling Israeli Ambassador Over Temple Mount Dispute
JNS.org - Jordanian lawmakers are calling for expelling the Israeli ambassador in Amman, Amir Weissbrod, in retaliation for “ongoing Israel aggression” at Jerusalem’s holy sites, including the Temple Mount. “The parliament recommended the government recall the Jordanian...
Islamic State Loses Big Part of Enclave, SDF Sees Defeat ‘Very Soon’
US-backed Syrian forces said they were close to defeating Islamic State in its final scrap...
Hamas Arrests, Beats Seven Journalists Covering Economic Protests in Gaza
JNS.org - Seven Palestinian reporters were in Hamas’s custody on Sunday, reported The Times of Israel, citing a...
Iran Demands US Leave Syria, Assad Regime Threatens Kurds
Iran and Syria on Monday demanded the United States withdraw its troops from Syria, and the...
Hamas Pummels Protesters in Gaza for Third Straight Day
JNS.org - Hamas engaged in the violent suppression of protests for reform in the Gaza Strip...
Rouhani Says Iran Will File Legal Case Against US for Sanctions
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that the government would file a legal case...
Saudis to Seek $20 Billion Investments for Planned Tourism Landmark
Saudi Arabia is targeting up to $20 billion of investments through 2035 for a planned landmark tourism destination and will hold a global investor roadshow...
Turkey Escalates Crackdown on Dissent Six Years After Gezi Protests
Unzile Aksakoglu struggles to explain to her seven-year-old daughter why her father Yigit has spent four months in jail and may never leave, because of...
Iran Denies Joint Operation With Turkey Against PKK
Turkey repeated on Monday that it and Iran were carrying out a joint operation against Kurdish militants, despite a denial from Tehran that it was...
Jordanian Lawmakers Call for Expelling Israeli Ambassador Over Temple Mount Dispute
JNS.org - Jordanian lawmakers are calling for expelling the Israeli ambassador in Amman, Amir Weissbrod, in retaliation for “ongoing Israel aggression” at Jerusalem’s holy sites, including...
Islamic State Loses Big Part of Enclave, SDF Sees Defeat ‘Very Soon’
US-backed Syrian forces said they were close to defeating Islamic State in its final scrap of territory at Baghouz in eastern Syria after seizing an...
Hamas Arrests, Beats Seven Journalists Covering Economic Protests in Gaza
JNS.org - Seven Palestinian reporters were in Hamas’s custody on Sunday, reported The Times of Israel, citing a source with the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, as they were covering...
Iran Demands US Leave Syria, Assad Regime Threatens Kurds
Iran and Syria on Monday demanded the United States withdraw its troops from Syria, and the Damascus government threatened to defeat Washington's Kurdish allies by force...
Hamas Pummels Protesters in Gaza for Third Straight Day
JNS.org - Hamas engaged in the violent suppression of protests for reform in the Gaza Strip for the third straight day. The protests against high rates of...
Rouhani Says Iran Will File Legal Case Against US for Sanctions
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that the government would file a legal case in Iran against US officials who imposed sanctions on the...
US-Backed Force Says It Has Taken Positions in Islamic State Syria Camp
US-backed fighters said they had taken positions in Islamic State's last enclave in eastern Syria and air strikes pounded the tiny patch of land beside...
Over 60,000 People, Mostly Civilians, Have Fled Last Islamic State Syria Enclave
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Sunday that more than 60,000 people, mostly civilians, had flooded out of Islamic State's last enclave in...
UN Official Condemns Hamas Crackdown on Gaza Economic Protests
A UN envoy condemned Gaza's ruling Hamas group on Sunday for what he called its campaign of arrests and violence in confronting street protests over...
Yemen’s Houthis Say Ready to Strike Riyadh, Abu Dhabi If Coalition Moves on Hodeidah
Yemen's Houthi group said they were building their ballistic capabilities and their forces stand ready to strike Riyadh and Abu Dhabi if implementation of a...
Iran’s Oil Minister Blames US for Market Tensions
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Saturday frequent US comments about oil prices had created market tensions, the ministry's news website SHANA reported. US President...
New Zealand Mosque Chairman Accuses Mossad, ‘Zionist Business’ of Orchestrating Christchurch Shootings
Gaza Conference by Duke and University of North Carolina Sinks Academia to a New Low
Israeli UN Envoy: Security Council Must Condemn Hamas for Rocket Attack That Destroyed Home
House Speaker Pelosi at AIPAC Conference: ‘To Be Antisemitic Is to Be Anti-American’
Jewish State’s National Anthem Played in Qatar at Gymnastics World Cup as Israeli Gymnast Wins Gold Medal