US President Joe Biden is in a tough spot as the Iran nuclear talks resume in Austria. The American leader is facing growing bipartisan concern that even if a deal is reached, it may be insufficient to curb Tehran's nuclear program.
Major Palestinian groups have slammed new appointments to top positions in the PLO as illegitimate and a power grab by President Mahmoud Abbas. They claim the 86-year-old Abbas is trying to secure his favoured successor.
Iran’s interior minister Ahmad Vahidi has instructed the director general for foreign nationals’ affairs to extend young Afghan poet Najib Barvar’s visa asap.
Troops from Russia and Belarus have kicked off the Union Resolve 2022 joint drills at training grounds on Belarusian soil. Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on Thursday the exercises are part of the second stage of the inspection of the Union State’s response forces.
The Saudi-led coalition announced that 12 civilians at Abha airport were lightly injured by shrapnel from a destroyed drone launched by Yemen's Houthis, which fell nearby.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says normalizing relations with Israel would not mean a change in Ankara's Palestinian policy. He was speaking ahead of an expected visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog next month.
The White House National Security Council is more open to redesignate the Houthis as a terrorist organization, while the US State Department supports targeting specific Yemeni leaders with sanctions, informed sources told Axios.
At least 277 human rights groups and civil society organizations have denounced Israel for committing what they call the crime of apartheid against Palestinians. They say Tel Aviv must be held accountable for such a practice.
The next leader of the Daesh terror group is likely to be from the circle close to battle-hardened Iraqi militants who emerged in the aftermath of the 2003 U.S. invasion, two Iraqi security officials and three independent analysts say.
An Iranian judiciary official says an organized fuel smuggling ring operating in the Persian Gulf was identified and destroyed during a raid by naval forces of the Islamic republic of Iran.
Many Israeli settlers say they are ready to evacuate their settlements if Israel reaches a peace agreement with the Palestinians, according to a recent study carried out by Israel's Bar Ilan and Richman universities.
The U.S. Army general tapped to take over as top commander in the Middle East has warned if Russia invades Ukraine, it could create broader instability in the Middle East, including Syria.
US intelligence agencies plan to direct extremists in Damascus and Latakia to target Syrian security forces, as well as Iranian military advisers and Russian military personnel, Moscow has revealed.
Iraq's parliament on Monday indefinitely postponed a scheduled vote for the selection of country's president after most major political blocs boycotted the session.
Israeli police used Pegasus spyware to hack phones of dozens of prominent Israelis – including a son of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – activists and senior government officials, according to an Israeli newspaper.
Iraq’s National Security Advisor Qassem al-Araji has said talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia in Baghdad will result in the reopening of their embassies in Riyadh and Tehran.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held a phone call with US President Joe Biden and discussed a range of issues including Iran and Russia-Ukraine tensions.
US General Frank McKenzie arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday for talks on efforts to bolster the Persian Gulf state's defenses after a series of missile and drone attacks launched by Yemeni troops.
Iraq’s federal court on Sunday decided to suspend the nomination of the Kurdistan Democratic Party's (KDP) candidate for the Iraqi presidency, Hoshyar Zebari.
