The Turkish and Pakistani foreign ministers discussed Afghanistan and bilateral relations in New York today on the sideliners of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, Anadolu Agency...

Saudi Arabia's King Salman Bin Abdulaziz has told the UN General Assembly in New York that Iran is a neighbour and "peace is the strategic option" in the Middle...

Nearly two-thirds of American scholars and academics whose work focuses on the Middle East think that the current reality in Israeli and Palestine is akin to apartheid, a recent...

The leader of the US House of Representatives Appropriations Committee yesterday introduced legislation to provide $1 billion to Israel to replenish its Iron Dome missile defence system, a day after...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that his country's partnership with Saudi Arabia "underpinned the region's security," a statement issued yesterday said. The statement was issued to mark...

The United States and Israel held secret discussions last week on a possible "plan B" on the Iranian nuclear issue, Axios reported on Wednesday. It was the first time...

The US and Egypt have agreed to have strategic dialogue on major issues, a spokesman for the State Department in Washington has announced. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken...

The United States has appointed Ethan Goldrich as the deputy assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs, with responsibility for the Levant and Syria engagement. The State Department...

The financial which the Palestinian Authority is suffering from is likely to get even more complicated during the coming period unless Israel releases tax revenues it has withheld, the...

China said Wednesday that it is opposed to US sanctions on Ethiopia, Anadolu reports. "China always holds that international law and basic norms governing international relations must be adhered...

Donors pledged an additional $600 million to tackle Yemen's humanitarian crisis on Wednesday, as the United Nations and other aid agencies warned that vital aid programmes would be cut...

Majority Leader of the US House of Representatives, Steny Hoyer, told Israel foreign minister, Yair Lapid, that removing military fund for Israel from government spending bill was a "technical...

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said he supports the resumption of negotiations aimed at reviving the nuclear deal if the "ultimate goal" is to lift all unjust sanctions imposed on...

American singer-songwriter John Legend says we should hold Israel to a higher standard

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) yesterday condemned the removal of $1 billion in military aid intended for Israel from the US government's spending bill. This came after...

At a time when the voices of American and British officials, and the official media in the West in general, are loudly denouncing the lack of support for Afghan...

US President Joe Biden said yesterday that he backs the two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, stating this is the "best way" to ensure the future of Israel as...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi yesterday claimed that his country is working to reinforce human rights, citing the launch of the National Strategy for Human Rights earlier this month, Al-Khaleej...

Scenes of thousands of Afghans flooding the Kabul international airport to flee the country as Taliban fighters were quickly consolidating their control over the capital, raised many questions, leading...

Military aid to Israel removed from US bill in an unprecedented move

Iran wants a resumption of nuclear talks with world powers to lead to the removal of US sanctions, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi told the annual UN General Assembly on...

US President Joe Biden mapped out a new era of vigorous competition without a new Cold War despite China's ascendance during his first United Nations address on Tuesday, promising...

Following complaints from prominent rights groups, US State Department spokesman Ned Price announced last Tuesday that the Biden administration is expected to withhold $130 million in military aid to...

Drone strikes by the United States-led international coalition have killed a commander reportedly belonging to Al-Qaeda in the north-west Syrian province of Idlib. After initially telling the AFP news agency that...

Two months since China's oil imports from Saudi Arabia fell 19 per cent, Riyadh has regained its preeminent position as the main supplier of crude to Beijing. Data from...

A US judge has dropped a lawsuit filed by former political prisoner Mohamed Soltan against Hazem Beblawi and upheld the former Egyptian prime minister's diplomatic immunity. "My TVPA case...

On a recent afternoon, Lebanese cryptocurrency trader Mario Awad was sorting out the details of a $2 million deal with a high-profile customer – complete with a hotel stay...

"You sent me to Iraq. You sent me to Iraq in 2003. My friends are dead. Jesuit Castile...you kill people, you lied, you lied about WMD, a million Iraqis are dead because you lied. My friends are dead because you lied. You need to apologise. Apologise."

The terrorist group Daesh has taken credit for Sunday's back-to-back bombings in eastern Afghanistan that claimed at least three lives, Anadolu Agency reported. The group's Amaaq propaganda news agency posted...

About 200 girl students and dancers made a daring escape from Afghanistan with the help of the Toronto, Canada Prince Charles charity, Canadian media reported Monday, Anadolu Agency reported. The girls...

Democrat representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez last week presented an amendment to the US defence budget bill. If agreed, the amendment will block the transfer of $735 million worth of Boeing...

United Nations Secretary-General has warned of a potential new cold war between China and the United States, AP reports. During an exclusive interview AP, the UN head Antonio Guterres said that...