Senate fails to override Trump vetoes, allows arms sales to Saudis
White House argued that stopping the sales would send Middle East allies a signal that the US didn't stand by ...
Tag: Middle East
Lebanese rock band takes center stage in freedoms debate
Church leaders and conservative politicians claim the songs of band Mashrou' Leila are an insult to Christianity. Rights groups, intellectuals, ...
The myth of Hebron's Shuhada Street
Like the rest of the Palestinian narrative, the myth of an “apartheid” Shuhada Street is grounded in misrepresentations, omissions and ...
Royal Navy to protect UK vessels passing through Strait of Hormuz
Amidst increasing Iranian provocations and ongoing detention of British vessel in Iran, UK changes approach. HMS Montrose, a British frigate ...
US envoy: Direct talks only way to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Sparking pushback from several countries, Jason Greenblatt says peace plan cannot rely on global consensus, inconclusive international law and "unclear" ...
Iranian forces seize foreign oil tanker, crew
Tanker appears to be the vessel that disappeared off trackers in Iranian waters on Sunday. Crew members were involved in ...
Egypt opens new international airport for trial period
The Capital International Airport to operate with an hourly capacity of 300 passengers during the trial phase. New airport situated some 37 ...
Iran: The world knows we are not pursuing nuclear weapons
"Nuclear weapons have no place in Islam. Islam never approves of weapons of mass destruction," IRGC commander says a day ...
Foreign minister: Israel 'must be prepared' for flare-up with Iran
Amid ongoing tension with Iran, and day after alleged Israeli attack in Syria, Yisrael Katz says "Israel continues to devote ...
Trump smiles with North Korea, threatens Iran
Nuclear weapons are at the heart of the difficult US relations with both Pyongyang and Tehran. But it's in North Korea ...