Middle East
US withholds $65 mn from UN agency for Palestinians
January 17, 2018
US withholds $65 mn from UN agency for Palestinians
The United States sent $60 million to keep the UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees operating Tuesday but withheld a…
Saudi Arabia shoots down Yemeni missile: Ekhbariya TV
January 17, 2018
Saudi Arabia shoots down Yemeni missile: Ekhbariya TV
A ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s armed Houthi group towards Saudi Arabia’s southern Jizan region was shot down by Saudi…
Man wanted for ‘terrorist crimes’ killed in eastern Saudi Arabia: agency
January 17, 2018
Man wanted for ‘terrorist crimes’ killed in eastern Saudi Arabia: agency
Saudi security forces shot and killed a man suspected of involvement in “terrorist crimes” in an exchange of fire in…
PLO recognition threat on Israel: Posturing or hardline diplomacy?
January 17, 2018
PLO recognition threat on Israel: Posturing or hardline diplomacy?
President of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Mahmoud Abbas this week called the decision by US President Donald Trump to recognize…
Syrian opposition calls on Trump and EU to up pressure on Russia and Iran
January 16, 2018
Syrian opposition calls on Trump and EU to up pressure on Russia and Iran
Syria’s chief opposition negotiator called on US President Donald Trump and European Union leaders to increase pressure on President Bashar…
Food imports needed to ‘stave off famine’ in Yemen: UN
January 16, 2018
Food imports needed to ‘stave off famine’ in Yemen: UN
The World Food Program (WFP) on Tuesday heralded as a “breakthrough” the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen’s authorization of four US-funded…
Erdogan says Turkish operation in Syria’s Afrin to be supported by rebels
January 16, 2018
Erdogan says Turkish operation in Syria’s Afrin to be supported by rebels
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey’s planned military operation against Kurdish militia forces in Syria’s Afrin region will…
Pakistan clerics issue fatwa against ‘un-Islamic’ suicide bombings
January 16, 2018
Pakistan clerics issue fatwa against ‘un-Islamic’ suicide bombings
More than 1,800 Pakistani Muslim clerics have issued an Islamic directive, or fatwa, forbidding suicide bombings, a book due to…
The legacy of the ‘Islamic State’
January 16, 2018
The legacy of the ‘Islamic State’
The terrorist “Islamic State” (IS) militia is mostly defeated in Syria and Iraq. According to the US military, the jihadis have…
Palestinians meet to respond to Trump’s ‘slap of the century’
January 16, 2018
Palestinians meet to respond to Trump’s ‘slap of the century’
Palestinian leaders met Monday to plan a response to what they see as US President Donald Trump’s attack on their…