Tag: Middle East
The UAE ambassador has no business threatening Israel
Many Israeli media outlets hailed United Arab Emirates U.S. Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba’s decision to publish an article in Yediot Ahronot last Friday. Otaiba’s media fans proclaimed his piece—reportedly the brainchild of former Israeli and current top Democratic...
Iranian President Rouhani: Coronavirus will be here for a long time
On June 7, the Iranian government reported 2,364 new coronavirus cases. More than 170,000 cases have been officially reported in Iran so far, as well as 8,000 dead.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on June 6...
The San Remo Conference, a century on
This month marks the 100th anniversary of the San Remo Conference. The international meeting was held by the Allied Supreme Council in the Italian Riviera in the aftermath of World War I, and determined...
Is Iran going home?
If you are Iran, it seems, 2020 is not your year.
Aside from the devastation of the Wuhan virus, Iraq closed its 1,000-mile southern border with Iran for “security reasons” after months of Iraqi protests...
Russia, Saudi Arabia and the US: A slippery oil triangle
OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, held a meeting in Vienna on Feb. 6 to try to reach agreement on oil prices and production levels. The meeting ended without agreement following Russia’s refusal to...
The high crime of discussing peace with israelis
The Gaza Youth Committee’s concept of self-determination was short-circuited by Hamas, which rules Gaza with a tight grip.
The decade-old committee has spent the last half of its existence virtually meeting with Israelis in small-scale...
Muslims and Jews: The ‘original grudge’ theory
In 2013, Princeton University Press published “A History of Jewish-Muslim Relations: From the Origins to the Present Day,” the first encyclopaedia on the history of relations between Jews and Muslims from the birth of...
Pentagon considers keeping paratroopers in Middle East amid Iranian threat
The Pentagon is looking into keeping a reaction force of roughly 3,500 U.S. troops sent to the Middle East in January in response to Iranian-backed riots at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.
The Daily Beast reported on...
Middle East airlines lose $7 billion as flights become limited, some airports close
Seven Middle Eastern countries have stopped all commercial flights because of the spreading coronavirus (COVID-19).
The International Air Transport Association announced on Thursday that regional airlines have already lost more than $7 billion in revenue,...
Plague of locusts to hit Africa, Mideast, says UN group
Locusts are coming to Africa and the Middle East just in time for Passover, though will likely not affect Israel or the country’s crops, The Times of Israel reported on Monday, citing Locust Watch, part of...