White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby has said that Washington wasn't involved in an agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to re-establish diplomatic relations and reopen their embassies.
Forty-five NGOs have urged US President Joe Biden to reject the comments made by Washington's ambassador to Israel Tom Nides who had said his country would back Israel in “whatever action” they take against Iran.
The US Treasury Department has announced the imposition of sanctions on dozens of entities for helping Tehran evade Washington’s bans on Iran’s access to the global financial system.
At least three Israelis have been wounded in a shooting in Tel Aviv, Israel’s medical sources say, adding one is in critical condition. The assailant was reportedly killed in the ensuring exchange of fire.
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has arrived in Israel during a surge in demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plans with thousands of people calling for a “day of resistance to dictatorship.”
Israeli strikes on Syria’s Aleppo airport are impeding the delivery of life-saving humanitarian aid to earthquake victims, the United Nations has announced.
Israeli special forces have killed three Palestinians in a raid in Jenin in northern occupied West Bank. It comes 48 hours after six others were killed in another raid on the city.
US lawmakers have voted down a bill seeking to withdraw all American troops from Syria, opting to continue the years-long military occupation despite repeated objections from Damascus.
Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani says Tehran is committed to cooperate with neighboring states of Afghanistan and other partners to support the Afghan people.
Permanent Representative of Russia to the International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ivanovich Ulyanov has stressed that there is still opportunity to reach a final agreement to restore the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
France, Germany and the UK (E3) gave a joint statement to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors on Iran’s implementation of its nuclear commitments under the nuclear deal, JCPOA. The troika has called on Iran to fully implement the agreement it recently made with the IAEA.
The investigative committee probing the theft of $2.5bn from an Iraqi state bank account has concluded the office of former Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi was instrumental in the conspiracy, a report seen exclusively by Middle East Eye has revealed.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud says the kingdom is “open to dialog” with Iran aimed at narrowing down their differences and restoring diplomatic ties.
Thousands of Georgian protesters clashed with the police in the capital Tbilisi over a proposed bill on foreign agents that critics say was modeled after a Russian law. Police used tear gas and water cannons against demonstrators.
Saudi Arabia has executed an imprisoned political activist from the Shia-majority Eastern Province. The death penalty came after five years of arbitrary detention.
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Israeli forces have killed at least six Palestinians and wounded 11 others during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the Palestinian health ministry has confirmed.
The leader of Hezbollah movement, Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, urged the Lebanese parliament to elect a new president, declaring the movement's support for former president Suleiman Franjieh as their candidate.
