Middle East

The reservists are angry at PM Netanyahu’s attempts to change the Israeli judiciary, in what they see as an anti-democratic move. Dozens of Israeli air force reservists have said they will not turn up for a training day in protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial changes. As Israel’s …

Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called the suspected poisoning of students in Iran’s schools an “unforgivable and big” crime, calling on authorities to seriously pursue the issue. “If it is proven that the students were poisoned, the perpetrators of this crime must be …

Kuwait’s crown prince re-appointed Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf al-Sabah as prime minister and asked him to nominate a cabinet, state news agency KUNA reported on Sunday, more than a month after the government resigned due to renewed friction with parliament. Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah moved last year to end …

Tens of thousands of Israelis are protesting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious plan to overhaul the legal system in the country, as the government pressed on with the proposed changes despite the mass opposition. Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious plan to overhaul …

Syria’s foreign ministry on Sunday condemned the unannounced visit of the top US military officer to a US base in northeast Syria as “illegal” and a “flagrant violation” of the country’s sovereignty, state news agency SANA reported. Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made the …

The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry says the United States is in no position to advocate human rights or democracy, recounting the White House’s record of supporting political systems based on institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination, namely South Africa’s dismantled apartheid regime and the Tel Aviv regime. Nasser Kan’ani …

While Saudi media reported a large fire in eastern Saudi Arabia, some social media users claimed that the fire was ignited by a missile attack. Saudi media, on Friday evening, without mentioning the cause, reported the occurrence of a fire in the industrial city of Dammam in eastern Saudi Arabia. …

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has condemned rich countries and energy giants for throttling poor nations with “predatory” interest rates and crippling fuel prices. In his speech on the opening day of the UN’s Least Developed Countries (LDC) summit in Qatar on Saturday, Guterres said that wealthy nations should provide …

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi held talks for a second day in Iran on Saturday aimed to cooperate with a probe into uranium traces found at undeclared sites. Grossi, who arrived in Tehran on a two-day visit on Friday, met for the second time …

Six European countries have called on the Israeli regime to halt the expansion of its illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank amid escalated tensions between Palestinians and extremist settlers. In a joint statement on Saturday, Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Poland, and Spain said that the illegal entity should “reverse …

The Israeli military fired stun grenades and blocked hundreds of Israeli left-wing activists from staging a solidarity rally Friday in a Palestinian town that was set ablaze by hard-line Jewish settlers earlier this week, protesters said. Activists from Israeli rights organizations said soldiers and border policemen prevented busloads of protesters …

Syrian foreign minister has denounced the politicization of humanitarian response to the devastating earthquake that struck the country recently, saying it failed to prick the conscience of some countries who pretend to advocate human rights. Faisal Mekdad made the remarks in a video speech to the 52nd session of the …

Iran’s president and foreign minister said the mysterious poisoning of schoolgirls in several cities is in line with a hybrid war being waged on the country by the enemies. The incident started in late November in the holy city of Qom where about 50 female students fell ill and had …

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi arrived in Tehran on Friday with discussing the Iranian nuclear program on agenda. Upon his arrival at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport, IAEA chief Grossi was officially welcomed by Behrouz Kamalvandi, the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI). Grossi is …

A young Palestinian man has succumbed to the wounds he suffered during a raid by Israeli forces on a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank city of Jericho. The Palestinian Health Ministry said that 22-year-old Mahmoud Jamal Hamdan died of his serious injuries on Wednesday night after being shot …

Media on Thursday morning reported an explosion in the suburbs of Syria’s Deir ez-Zur city which left 45 people killed and injured. The incident occurred due to the explosion of a mine left by ISIS terrorists in the path of a truck carrying Syrian citizens. 5 people were killed and …

Yemeni sources reported that one civilian was killed and five others were injured in the attack of the Saudi army on the border area of Yemen. Saudi army forces shelled some areas of the Al-Raqo district in the border town of Manbeh in Saada province, which borders Saudi Arabia. One …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran on Wednesday declared two German diplomats “persona non grata” and ordered their eviction from Iran over the Berlin government’s interfering measures. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said the two German diplomats have been expelled after being declared persona non grata following the German …

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited opposition-held northwestern Syria on Wednesday, his first trip to areas outside Damascus’s control since a devastating quake last month, an AFP correspondent reported. Tedros was the highest-ranking United Nations official to visit the opposition-held zones since the February 6 quake. He entered …

President Tayyip Erdogan indicated on Wednesday that elections will be held on May 14, sticking to his previous plan for the vote with a date just over three months after a devastating earthquake killed more than 45,000 people in Turkey. “This nation will do what is necessary on May 14, …