All Stories

August 27, 2017

Changes to proposed US anti-Hezbollah sanctions allay Lebanon’s fears

Proposed tighter US sanctions on Hezbollah have been altered enough to allay fears of major damage to Lebanon’s economy, a sign Washington is taking concerns about Lebanese stability seriously,...

News
August 27, 2017

Jamaican cleric charged in New York with recruiting for Islamic State

New York state prosecutors on Friday charged radical Jamaican Muslim cleric Sheikh Abdullah el-Faisal with seeking to recruit people to join Islamic State. El-Faisal, 53, was arrested the same...

News
August 26, 2017

Israel has revoked citizenship for hundreds of Israeli Arabs

The Israeli authorities have revoked the citizenship of hundreds – maybe thousands – of Israeli Arabs in the southern Negev region over the past two years, Israeli daily Haaretz...

News
August 26, 2017

Users demand Apple stop removing popular Iranian apps

Nearly 4,000 people signed a petition by Friday demanding Apple stop removing Iranian apps from its App Store. Apple began removing Iranian apps this week because of recent sanctions...

News
August 26, 2017

Abbas briefs Qatari, Saudi leaders on peace efforts

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held phone conversations Friday with Qatari and Saudi leaders on recent developments in the peace process. According to official Palestine News and Information Agency (WAFA), Abbas...

News
August 26, 2017

US Black Hawk helicopter crashes off Yemen’s coast

A US Black Hawk helicopter crashed Friday evening off the southern coast of Yemen, and search is ongoing for a service member missing, the U.S. Central Command announced Saturday. The...

News
August 26, 2017

Senior Iraqi army officer killed near Saudi border

A high-ranking Iraqi military officer has been killed and five others injured in an explosion in western Anbar province near the Saudi border, according to an army officer Saturday. Brig....

News
August 26, 2017

Israeli MKs given green light by Netanyahu to enter Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given the green light for members of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, to storm into Al-Aqsa Mosque this week, Anadolu has reported. Hamas...

News
August 26, 2017

Chinese investment in Sudan oil hits $15bn

The Sudanese government announced on Friday that Chinese investment in Sudan’s oil sector has passed $15 billion, Anadolu has reported. Oil Minister Abdul Rahman Othman pointed out that the...

News
August 26, 2017

Hamas bans officials from meeting Mohammed Dahlan

Hamas has banned its officials from holding personal meetings with the former security chief Mohammed Dahlan in the wake of the deterioration of his relations with the Fatah movement,...

News

All Stories Archive

Subscribe to our newsletter