Iranian president blames US for tensions, accuses America of ‘economic terrorism’
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blamed the United States for mounting pressure in the Middle East and around the world on Sunday, as tensions between the two countries raised concerns that military conflict could be...
Arab states pledge $100 million per month to Palestinians
Arab finance ministers met at the Arab League in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday and pledged $100 million dollars a month to the Palestinians. The move comes just ahead of the U.S.-sponsored meeting scheduled to...
US releases $50 billion economic plan for PA ahead of Bahrain conference
The Trump administration released a 40-page document on Saturday detailing a $50 billion, 10-year investment plan for the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon, just days before the Washington-led “Peace to Prosperity” conference in...
Ahead of Bahrain summit, Trump’s top Mideast envoy reveals insights in peace plan
It has been a busy week for Middle Eastern affairs. Israel announced the establishment of “Trump Heights” in the Golan, Iran has announced it will soon achieve higher uranium enrichment levels, and the United...
US confirms Iran shot down American spy drone over the Strait of Hormuz
A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed on Thursday that an American drone had been shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile.
According to the anonymous official, who spoke to the Reuters news...
Fatah calls for violence against Israel during Bahrain conference
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement is calling for violence against Israel during next week’s Bahrain conference. Earlier this week, Fatah posted an image of a masked Palestinian throwing a rock on its official...
Bahrain to permit journalists from Israeli outlets to cover U.S.-led economic summit
Bahrain will allow journalists from six different Israeli media outlets to enter the country next week to cover the U.S.-sponsored economic workshop in Manama, Channel 13 News reported on Wednesday.
Bahrain reportedly approved the entry...
Hamas ‘investigating’ latest rocket attack on Israel
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said Saturday that his organization is “investigating the rocket fire on Israel, as there was no order to any group to do it.”
Haniyeh was referring to Thursday’s rocket fire on southern Israel, which...
Hamas endorsement of UNRWA elections underscores the agency’s inherent flaws
Following the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA) union elections in Gaza on April 24 and the publishing of the results mid-May, various terror groups, including the Islamic Jihad, Popular Front...
Palestinians announce ‘popular uprising’ against Trump peace plan
A “popular Palestinian uprising” against U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mideast peace plan was announced Sunday following a meeting of PLO faction representatives, Palestinian civil society organizations and private individuals in the West Bank city...