All Stories

December 25, 2020

Bethlehem sends signal of hope with quiet Christmas celebrations

Bethlehem's leaders say they want to be a beacon of hope...

News
December 25, 2020

Zarif dismisses Trump tweet that Iran was behind attack on US Embassy in Baghdad

Iran’s foreign minister on Thursday dismissed US President Donald Trump’s allegations that Tehran was behind the recent rocket attack on the US Embassy in Baghdad, reported Reuters. “Putting your...

News
December 25, 2020

Turkey's lira jumps to a 5-week high against the dollar

The Turkish lira jumped to a five-week high on Thursday after a bigger-than-expected interest rate hike that raised investors confidence about the central bank’s ability to bring inflation under...

News
December 25, 2020

Pope promises to visit Lebanon, South Sudan, as soon as possible

Pope Francis promised in his Christmas messages on Thursday to visit Lebanon and South Sudan as soon as he could, reported Reuters. The pope traditionally mentions countries in his...

News
December 25, 2020

Erdogan says Turkey wants better ties with Israel, but 'Palestine policy is our red line'

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey would like to have better ties with Israel and that talks at intelligence level continued between the two sides, but criticised...

News
December 25, 2020

Israel supports German proposal for agreement, includes Iran's ballistic missile programmes

Israel’s Ambassador to Berlin Jeremy Issacharoff confirmed on Thursday that Israel had welcomed Germany’s proposal to expand the nuclear deal, including the Iranian ballistic missile programmes, that will be...

News
December 25, 2020

Morocco’s Justice and Development party confirms support for PM Othmani

The Moroccan Justice and Development party confirmed on Thursday its support for Secretary-General and Prime Minister Saadeddine Othmani, after he was criticised for signing a joint declaration of normalisation...

News
December 25, 2020

Iraq: Leaked document reveals plan to target US base

A classified document has revealed a plan to target a US base in the capital, Baghdad, on the first anniversary of the assassination of Iranian Quds Force Commander Qasem...

News
December 25, 2020

Qatar informs UN Security Council that Bahrain fighter jets violated its airspace

Qatar announced on Thursday that it had notified the United Nations (UN) and the UN Security Council that four Bahraini fighter jets violated its airspace, flying over its territorial...

News
December 25, 2020

Iraq discusses securing diplomatic missions, strengthening state authority

Iraqi President Barham Salih and Defence Minister Jumah Inad discussed measures on Thursday to secure diplomatic missions and strengthen state authority. According to a statement issued by the Iraqi...

News

All Stories Archive

Subscribe to our newsletter