Asia & Americas

Israel's security cabinet on Friday rejected a proposed nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, hours after an initial framework for the deal has been announced. "The security cabinet's...

Oil prices are set to fall as any removal of sanctions on Iran would enable the country to sell more oil, experts say. Expectations in the oil market increased...

The number of Americans who view Israel as an ally of the United States has sharply decreased, according to a new poll published Thursday. Only 54% of Americans polled...

The White House remained silent on Palestine ICC membership that went into effect on 1 April 2015; a move that angered its ally Israel, the Anadolu agency reported. Not...

Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, excluding Iran are expected to suffer a decline in oil export revenues by 48% in 2015 compared with 2014...

On Tuesday night, the international community anxiously waited for the outcome of talks between the P5+1 and Iran on the Iranian nuclear deal. As many anticipated, the parties were...

US Treasury Department imposed on Tuesday sanctions on a Syrian official and three front companies it said were helping the Syrian government, which has been engaged in a bloody...

An Egyptian foreign ministry official expressed his country's keenness on Monday to strengthen strategic ties with the United States, pointing to Egypt's uneasiness about the "slowing" of US support...

The European Union's foreign policy chief on Saturday said they had never been closer to a deal in Iran's nuclear negotiations, while there were still some critical points to...

The United States has praised Israel's decision to release Palestinian tax revenues which have been frozen since January. A spokesman for the US state department called it "an important...

Political circles in Lebanon are following the turn of events in Switzerland featuring Iran, the US and European powers with great interest, as they discuss the Iranian nuclear file....

The US obsession with manipulating security narratives for political purposes has recently been manifested in Obama's Executive Order dated 9 March, 2015 in which he declared Venezuela to be...

A statement from the office of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's office insists that any threat to Saudi Arabia's security "would prompt a strong response" from Islamabad. The statement...

Since 2002, when the first targeted drone strike against Al Qaeda was ordered in Afghanistan, US armed drones have resulted in thousands of deaths (of both suspected terrorists and...

At Iraq's request, the United States on Wednesday began conducting airstrikes against Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) militants in the city of Tikrit to support Iraqi...

The White House on Wednesday called on Yemen's Shia Houthi rebels to "stop fomenting instability in Yemen" and to cooperate with UN envoy Jamal Benomar to resolve the crisis...

In recent weeks, the relationship between Israel and its staunch ally the US has been severely strained. The initial catalyst was Israel's opposition to the nuclear deal with Iran...

The Obama administration announced that it would re-evaluate its policies regarding Israel in light of the statements made by Netanyahu during his election campaign. This included his abandonment of...

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday refuted claims of a personal disagreement between himself and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Middle East peace process, saying that the...

In an open letter addressed to US President Barak Obama, veteran Palestinian diplomat Afif Safieh called on the US to expedite peace efforts in the Middle East in the...

A US Congressman revealed on Tuesday how ISIS uses simple methods to collect information about American soldiers before putting them on its "blacklist". Republication Peter King told CNN, that...

Israel's Counter-Terrorism Bureau has advised Jewish citizens of the state to avoid travelling to more than 40 countries, agencies reported on Wednesday. According to the bureau, Israelis are already...

What would the reaction be if a Muslim was known to have plotted to assassinate the president of the United States? How could we even approximate of the level...

White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough on Monday called for the end of the Israel's "50 year- occupation" of Palestine and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state...

White House spokesman Josh Ernest said that the US administration will continue to reconsider its policy towards Israel, "even if Benjamin Netanyahu apologises for his remarks." Responding to Netanyahu's...

Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya'alon has criticised the US administration for its stance on Egypt which, he claims, has "forced" the government in Cairo to source weapons from alternative...

Since Britain dropped the "Great" prefix from its name and its superpower status became nothing more than a reference point in some history books, it has struggled with its...

US Senator John McCain has accused President Barack Obama of throwing a "temper tantrum" over comments made by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his election campaign. Speaking to...

Ethical standards have dropped so much that we now live in an age where few of us expect politicians to be truthful; when their lies are exposed, even fewer...

The Arab League has called for the killers of American human rights activist Rachel Corrie to be brought to justice. The 23-year old was crushed to death by an...

The British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond didn't mince his words. Israel, he said, was guilty of "what looks and feels like a deliberate attempt to sabotage the two-state-solution." The...

US President Barack Obama yesterday called on the Iranian leadership and people to take nuclear talks as a historical opportunity to mend ties between the two countries. In a...