Middle East

Iran-Turkey to sign cooperation roadmap soon

The Iranian foreign minister says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Iran in the near future.

Settler attacks on Palestinians on the rise

An Israeli rights group has documented 451 incidents of settler attacks on Palestinians since early 2020, with Israeli forces not intervening to stop the attacks in the majority of cases.

US says air raid on Syria civilians ‘legitimate’

The US military has defended as "legitimate" an air attack which killed dozens of people, including women and children in Syria in 2019.

Palestinian activists defiant over Israeli criminalization and hacking

Several Palestinian activists targeted by Israeli criminalization and surveillance have pledged to keep working amid threats. Israel has recently hacked their cell phones.

Russian exporter says to continue military cooperation with Iran

Moscow will proceed military-technical cooperation with Tehran, strictly abiding by international law and the legislation of both nations, the director general of a Russian state arms exporter has announced.

Report: US hushed up air raids that killed dozens of civilians in Syria

The United States military has covered up two back-to-back airstrikes against purported Daesh targets that killed up to 64 women and children in Syria in 2019, a New York Times report revealed.

US officials say Iran did not order strike on Iraqi PM

Iran likely did not greenlight the recent attack on Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, current and former US officials told NBC News. The premier survived an assassination attempt with an armed drone that targeted his residence last Sunday.

‘Al-Qaeda militants fighting alongside Saudi mercenaries against Ansarullah’

The leader of al-Qaeda in Yemen has disclosed the group's terrorists have fought alongside Saudi-led coalition troops and militants loyal to Yemen's former president against the Ansarullah movement.

Top Daesh sniper killed in Iraq’s Kirkuk

The Iraqi Defense Ministry has confirmed the death of a prominent member of Daesh terror group in Kirkuk, with two other terrorists wounded.

Nasrallah: Saudis after civil war in Lebanon

Secretary General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement warns Saudi Arabia is seeking to stage a civil war in Lebanon. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah also rejected as baseless Saudi claims that Iran has occupied Lebanon.

Report: Turkish FM to visit Iran, Lebanon within days

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will travel to Tehran and Beirut next week to meet with Iranian and Lebanese officials, according to a report.

Amir Abdollahian: UAE FM Damascus visit positive step

Iran’s foreign minister has praised the recent UAE foreign minister's visit to the region, including Damascus, as a positive step.

Iran FM praises Algeria’s no vote for Israel membership in AU

The Iranian foreign minister praised Algeria’s negative vote for the Israel's membership in the African Union as wise and logical.

Saudi warplanes pound Yemen, capital hit

Saudi fighter jets have targeted several areas in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, as well as Amran and Sa’dah provinces on Wednesday evening.

Russia: US ‘irresponsible policy’ root-cause of tension in ME

The tense situation in the Middle East is largely the result of Washington's irresponsible policy, Moscow says.

UN warns over 7mn Yemenis in need of shelter, non-food items

More than seven million people in war-ravaged Yemen need shelter and non-food assistance, the United Nation refugee agency has warned.

UAE FM meets with Syrian president in Damascus

The United Arab Emirates’ Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has held talks in Damascus with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over bilateral relations and ways of expanding cooperation on issues of mutual interest.

Report: UAE FM in Damascus for talks with Syrian officials

Lebanese media outlets reported on Tuesday the United Arab Emirates (UAE) foreign minister has arrived in the Syrian capital Damascus for an official visit.

Iran FM: Tehran to beef up defense irrespective of US

The Iranian foreign minister has told his French counterpart that Iran will press ahead with beefing up its deterrence forcefully without paying attention to the US.

Kuwait government submits resignation

Kuwait’s government submitted its resignation to the ruling emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Sabah on Monday, Al Qabas and Al Rai reported.

Palestinian activists phones hacked by Israeli firm

Spyware from the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group was detected on the mobile phones of several Palestinian human rights activists. It’s the first known instance of Palestinian activists being targeted by the military-grade Pegasus spyware.

Tel Aviv, Cairo agree to bolster presence of Egyptian forces on Gaza border

Israeli and Egyptian military officials have agreed to increase the security presence of the Egyptian forces in the Rafah area, bordering the Gaza Strip, according to the Israeli sources.

UN strongly condemns attack on Iraq’s PM

The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has condemned “in the strongest terms” the assassination attempt against Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi.

Turkish military base in Iraq hit by rockets

A Turkish military base in Iraq was targeted by Katyusha rockets, according to an Iraqi military official.

Iraqi official asks for explanation about US defense system failure

The spokesman for the Iraqi Joint Operations Command has raised questions about the inactivation of the US military’s C-RAM systems used to detect and destroy incoming flying objects.

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