Incoming Iranian president intends to seek removal of US sanctions
Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday that he will actively work to remove U.S. sanctions on his country.
“We will seek to lift the tyrannical sanctions imposed by America. But we will not tie...
Turkey’s bid to return to Ottoman-era glory endangers Israel and the region
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has high ambitions. He wants to take his country back to what he perceives as the glory days of the Ottoman Empire, but the leader, who has been described...
Fatah official says PA chief Abbas, soon to turn 85, won’t run for re-election
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas will not run for re-election, senior Fatah official Jibril Rajoub told Palestine TV on Monday.
Rajoub’s announcement contradicted Hussein al-Sheikh, who recently said that Abbas is Fatah’s only candidate in the next...
‘The UAE can work with Israel, despite disagreements’
United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Anwar Gargash said on Tuesday that political differences with Israel on certain issues did not mean the countries could not work together in other areas.
In a video address to...
Shi’ite opposition in Bahrain opposes deal with Israel
A Shi’ite cleric affiliated with a Bahraini opposition group and living in Iran said on Sunday that it rejects the country’s decision to normalize relations with Israel and called on the people to “resist...
Hamas expected to hand over 10 hostages, three bodies
The hostage-release list received by the Israeli government for Thursday includes 10 women and children, including two dual-citizen Russian nationals.
The terrorist group will also reportedly release the bodies of three hostages.
Previous statements by the...
Iran has spent $16 billion to destabilize Middle East, finds US State Department report
The U.S. State Department recently published an unprecedented report detailing the financial resources Iran invests in destabilizing the Middle East.
The report estimated that over the past six years, the Islamic republic has spent some...
Trump administration reportedly ramping up Israeli-Palestinian peace plan
The Trump administration is reportedly ramping up preparations for the unveiling of an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, although a timetable for its release remains unclear.
The National Security Council began approaching other government agencies, including the...
Lebanese journalist: Energy access to be found in peace agreement with Israel
Lebanese Shi’ite journalist and media personality Nadim Koteich wrote in an article in the popular London-based Al-Sharq Al-Awsat that Hezbollah is holding the country hostage and preventing it from reaching a peace agreement with Israel.
According to...
Israel and UAE reach US-brokered deal to normalize relations between nations
Israel and the United Arab Emirates reached a peace agreement on Thursday to begin the process of normalizing relations between the two Middle Eastern countries, in part brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump and...