Middle East

A Jordanian female presenter of MBC TV, a private Saudi Arabian TV channel, has been fired over her latest tweet criticising Saudi Arabian King.

US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of the Israeli regime seems to be aimed at distracting public opinion inside and outside the US from the “Russiagate”.

A Turkish-language website has revealed that the US forces along with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants are smuggling at least 17,000 barrels of oil out of Syria on a daily basis.

Along with many people across the world, millions of Iranians have taken to the streets in different cities to protest against US president’s decision to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of the Israeli regime.

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has vehemently condemned US President Donald Trump’s “cheap” move to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel's capital.

The Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has slammed Trump's decision on Jerusalem as the ‘second Balfour declaration’, saying that his move is an insult to over one billion Muslims and millions of Christians.

Iraq has summoned the United States’ ambassador to Baghdad to show anger at President Donald Trump's Wednesday recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of Israeli regime.

An Arabic-language daily says certain Arab countries seek to form an alliance with the Zionist regime of Israel to counter Iran.

Iraq’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has condemned a controversial decision by the United States to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the “capital” of Israel, saying the occupied city must return to its Palestinian owners.

A conservative political commentator says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s efforts to bring about changes in his country will improve relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Spokesman for Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri says the Palestinians will ultimately take control of Israel’s nuclear arsenal in the near future.

US president Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of the Israeli regime has set off alarm bells across the Middle East even before it was officially announced.

Iranian foreign ministry has dismissed the recent [P]GCC statement, saying it shows the council is avoiding its responsibility regarding Palestine.

Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif says the holy city of Jerusalem al-Quds will remain an Arab and Muslim city.

Iranian foreign ministry has strongly denounced the US administration for its decision to relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of the occupying regime of Israel.

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani has warned about any decision by the United States about Jerusalem al-Quds and any provocative move against the interests of the Muslim world.

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US administration’s intention to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of the Israeli regime indicates their failure in the case of Palestine.

Iran's former envoy to the UN says the problem of Yemen’s Houthis is that they do not have any representatives at international organizations while controlling the Yemeni government.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has formally withdrawn his resignation following a consensus deal reached with rival political parties.

Raghad Saddam Hussein, the daughter of former Iraqi dictator, has described the late Yemeni ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh as a “martyr”.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the US president's plan to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel is a "red line" for Muslims and could see him breaking off diplomatic relations with Tel Aviv.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says it is regrettable that certain regional states overtly express their ‘unpleasant’ ties with the Zionist regime of Israel.

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani says calls for disbanding Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) indicate a new plot aimed at bringing back insecurity to the Middle East.

The Chief-Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari has hailed the foiling of a plot against the Houthi Ansarullah movement.

Turkey has expressed condolences over the death of an Iranian border guard reportedly killed by PKK terrorists, and vowed to pursue the issue, Iran’s foreign ministry says.