Middle East
Israeli police conclude probe into conduct at Shireen Abu Akleh funeral, amid reports no officers will be punished
June 18, 2022
Israeli police conclude probe into conduct at Shireen Abu Akleh funeral, amid reports no officers will be punished
Jerusalem (CNN) – Israeli police say they have concluded the investigation into police actions during the funeral procession of slain…
US-sanctioned Iran and Venezuela sign 20-year cooperation deal
June 17, 2022
US-sanctioned Iran and Venezuela sign 20-year cooperation deal
Iran and Venezuela on Saturday signed a 20-year cooperation plan in Tehran, with the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader saying the…
PM: Egypt backs all efforts targeting comprehensive political solution to Yemeni crisis
June 15, 2022
PM: Egypt backs all efforts targeting comprehensive political solution to Yemeni crisis
The security of Yemen is of paramount importance to Egypt’s national security as well as that of the Red Sea…
Saudi Crown Prince outlasts US’ moral outrage, with a little help from soaring gas prices
June 15, 2022
Saudi Crown Prince outlasts US’ moral outrage, with a little help from soaring gas prices
(CNN) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has outlasted the United States, nearly four years after the murder and…
Biden to visit Saudi Arabia after a stop in Israel, determining it’s time to engage kingdom he once called a ‘pariah’
June 15, 2022
Biden to visit Saudi Arabia after a stop in Israel, determining it’s time to engage kingdom he once called a ‘pariah’
(CNN) – President Joe Biden will visit Saudi Arabia next month, the White House announced Tuesday, a foreign policy trade-off…
Iraq’s most powerful politician has just caused a ‘tectonic shift’
June 14, 2022
Iraq’s most powerful politician has just caused a ‘tectonic shift’
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) – After eight months of political paralysis, the kingmaker of Iraqi politics has ordered his bloc to…
How a failed vote on Jewish settlers shows the Israeli government is teetering
June 12, 2022
How a failed vote on Jewish settlers shows the Israeli government is teetering
Jerusalem (CNN)- Efforts by former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies to bring down the country’s governing coalition…
Iran is closer than ever to a nuclear weapon as Biden runs out of options
June 12, 2022
Iran is closer than ever to a nuclear weapon as Biden runs out of options
(CNN) – Long-running tensions over Iran’s nuclear capabilities may have reached a point of no return this week, thrusting the…
Gupta brothers await extradition to South Africa after years of refuge in the UAE
June 11, 2022
Gupta brothers await extradition to South Africa after years of refuge in the UAE
(CNN) – Rajesh and Atul Gupta, wanted in South Africa for their alleged involvement in a massive corruption scheme, are…
UN-mandated rights inquiry rebukes Israel for seeking ‘complete control’
June 11, 2022
UN-mandated rights inquiry rebukes Israel for seeking ‘complete control’
Geneva, Switzerland and Jerusalem – An independent commission of inquiry set up by the UN Human Rights Council after the…