White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki avoided a reporter's question whether US President Joe Biden believes Palestinians have a right to self-defense amid Israeli airstrikes, Anadolu Agency reported. "We've heard repeatedly with...

Israel has not over-reacted in its response to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, US President Joe Biden said on Thursday as the violence continued to escalate, Anadolu Agency reported. "One...

The UN Security Council will meet this weekend to discuss the situation in Israel and the Gaza Strip, the US announced Thursday, Anadolu Agency reported. In announcing the Sunday meeting, Linda...

Hollywood star Gal Gadot has been slammed by Twitter and Instagram users for a post on the ongoing violence in Palestine, according to the Independent newspaper. Gadot, 36, who...

"The Palestinian cause is a trickling genocide, slow but relentless"

A star of the multi-million dollar Avengers movie franchise said it is time for sanctions to be imposed on Israel to free Palestinians. "Sanctions on South Africa helped free...

Twenty-five Democratic members of the US House of Representatives sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday, calling on him to pressure Israel to halt the...

Israel bombards Gaza killing at least 35 people including 12 children ahead of Eid Al-Fitr the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan

Lockheed Martin said on Monday it is withdrawing personnel who support Iraq's F-16 fleet from Balad Air Base because of threats from militias in the region. "In coordination with...

Iran's Revolutionary Guards yesterday held the US Navy responsible for the warning shots fired against Iranian military boats in the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement, the Iranian Revolutionary...

Israel asked the United States not to intervene in the Jerusalem crisis or pressure Tel Aviv to stop the recent "escalation in violence" between the Israeli security forces and...

Organisations from across Latin America have come together to "strongly condemn brutal Zionist terrorism and the ongoing Israeli atrocities against believers and protesters in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound", they...

The process to fully withdraw US military forces from Afghanistan is 12% complete, Central Command (CENTCOM) said Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reported. The military gave an approximate range of between 6% –...

US congressman Jamaal Bowman urged President Joe Biden on Tuesday to immediately work to de-escalate tensions in East Jerusalem and broker a cease-fire, Anadolu Agency reported. "With regard to the quickly...

A US delegation has urged Oman to take a tougher stance on Yemen's Houthi-led government by doing more to convince them to accept the peace plan proposed by Saudi Arabia. The...

The Turkish Defence Industries on Sunday announced that they have been working on deploying a new Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAV) after Turkey was removed from the F-35 project...

The US Coast Guard Cutter Maui fired warning shots at over a dozen Iranian vessels belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday....

"This action is a form of solidarity from us as human beings"

Iraq has formally asked to buy US energy giant ExxonMobil's share in one of Iraq's biggest oilfields, West Qurna 1, the head of the state-run oil operating company said...

Palestinians are in the midst of a "foundational moment" in their history amid widespread unrest in Jerusalem, US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib said on Monday, Anadolu Agency reported. "As we come together...

Social media users from around the world are sharing videos of Israeli soldiers and settlers attacking Palestinian families facing forcible evictions in the Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, in which their...

An Egyptian TV host known for his support for President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi's regime has accused the US administration of encouraging Addis Ababa to complete the construction of the...

Time is of the essence in the Vienna negotiations to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said today according to Reuters, adding talks were lengthy...

The United Arab Emirates will bar entry to non-UAE resident travellers from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka starting Wednesday to try to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Reuters reported...

Iran today confirmed publicly that it is in talks with its regional rival Saudi Arabia, saying it would do what it could to resolve issues between them, Reuters said. "De-escalation of...

The media office of the Palestinian government in the Gaza Strip has criticised social media platforms for "censoring Palestinian content" during the current escalation in Jerusalem. Facebook, Twitter, and...

The US Navy seized a huge arms shipment in the Arabian Sea last week, reportedly en route from Iran to the Houthis in Yemen. The shipment was on a...

The Kurdistan Counter-Terrorism Group (CTG) in northern Iraq yesterday denied reports that it had particated in the assassination of the former Iranian Quds Force Commander, Qasem Soleimani. Soleimani and...

Israeli attacks on Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque are a "blatant violation", Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, announced yesterday. "Strongly condemn Israeli Forces' attack esp during Ramazan on Palestinians...

Sudanese officials held talks with a new US envoy to the Horn of Africa on Saturday aimed at resolving a dispute over Ethiopia's giant hydropower dam on the Blue...

Israel will sign a free trade agreement with South Korea this week, marking the first such arrangement with an Asian market, Israel's economy ministry said on Sunday, Reuters reports....

Employees of two Chinese state-owned companies in Iraq have been prohibited from returning to China after 14 coworkers flew home with the coronavirus, AP reported Beijing's embassy in Baghdad...