Asia & Americas

The US routinely shares private information about its citizens of Arab and Palestinian descent with Israel, the New York Times revealed yesterday. In an Op-Ed in the newspaper, James...

In the context of 2014 being the "International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People", and to coincide with the speech that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to...

The US has rejected an initiative set out by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to set a timeframe to end the Israeli occupation, Palestinian news agency Ma'an reported diplomatic sources...

As any five star general worth his salt will tell you, a war without an exit strategy is a war that is likely to be lost. And yet as...

On September 11 this year, the American President Barack Obama announced his administration's strategy for confronting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), announcing the formation of an...

The United Nations has brokered a Palestinian-Israeli deal to enable the importing of construction materials to Gaza to ensure they will only be used for reconstruction, a UN envoy...

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that he "rejected an offer from the United States to cooperate against the organisation of the...

The head of Iraq's Shia Sadrist movement Muqtada Al-Sadr yesterday threatened the United States' troops if they decide to return to Iraq. Al-Sadr said, in a statement posted on...

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) said yesterday that rebuilding war-torn Syria, Iraq and Gaza will cost around $750 billion. The war in Syria...

US former Senator, Bob Graham has accused President Barack Obama's administration of repeating past mistakes by dealing softly with Saudi Arabia, especially following its role in supporting and financing...

For the past two weeks the international media has focused on a speech given by US President Barack Obama about his strategy for tackling ISIS. The so-called Islamic State...

An Egyptian diplomatic source has cited Saudi and American pressures for a recent Qatari move to expel seven Muslim Brotherhood figures from the country. "Saudi and U.S. pressures were...

As US President Barack Obama announced late on Wednesday that the Pentagon had sanctioned air strikes in Syria in view of opposing and destroying terror militants before they can...

The Syrian regime must be part of the global anti-ISIS alliance led by the United States, a government spokesperson said Friday. According to the Syrian News Agency the media...

American Ambassador to Lebanon David Hale said on Friday that his country is to provide Lebanon with armed Cessna aircraft, in addition to Hellfire missiles. In a statement delivered...

Indications in the Middle East suggest the emergence of a new approach to the situation in Syria. They are being scrutinised on the domestic, regional and international level and...

The Australian government has asked the Israeli authorities to withdraw their decision to confiscate Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank, particularly the latest appropriation of 4,000 dunams in...

The United States and Israel agreed about the importance of strengthening the Palestinian Authority during meetings regarding the strategy to be used by the two countries held in Washington....

Germany Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that his country was not asked to take part in airstrikes against IS in Syria and would not participate in them. The Anadolu...

American President Barack Obama said yesterday that his country's war on IS is different to previous wars as he would not send American forces to foreign lands. "So tonight,...

President Obama addressed his nation on 10 September and announced a widening attack on the Islamic State. In a sombre speech Mr Obama said: "I have made it clear...

The spokesman of the US Embassy in Cairo Mofid Al-Deek accused the Egyptian media of spoiling Egyptian-American relations by systematically spreading false news about the US. In his opening...

Ever since ISIS militants seized control of Mosul, Iraq's second city, America and its allies in the west have struggled to come up with a coherent strategy to counter...

The Chairman of Iran' Expediency Council Hashemi Rafsanjani expressed his country's willingness to cooperate with the United States against the Islamic State (IS). Rafsanjani said, in a TV interview,...

We do not want to underestimate or diminish the danger of Islamic State (IS) and extremism, but for the Arab League not to issue a statement to confront Israel,...

Later this month Kuwait is in the dock once more on terror financing. The Financial Action Task Force, a group of super-hero accountants, will be reviewing financial regulations and...

US President Barack Obama is cautious about the formation of the international alliance against ISIS, announced on Friday, military expert Gen. (rt) Safwat al-Zayat told Anadolu. Zayat said that...

The United States has resettled 166 Syrians since the outbreak of the Syrian Revolution in 2011, a State Department official said on Thursday. Marie Harf, US state department deputy...

US envoy to the United Nations Samantha Power said yesterday that Washington is open to any UNSC resolution but it must "do no harm" to Israel and at the...

Top Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat met in Washington with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday to discuss Palestinian-Israeli relations and the latest developments in the region after...

The US and Israel discussed plans for mutual cooperation in the battle against the Islamic State (IS), this is as part of the Washington's plan to build an international...

US Secretary of State John Kerry today asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop the appropriation of 4,000 dunams of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank due...