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September 26, 2019

US military announces killing 11 gunmen in Libya by air strike

US forces killed 11 gunmen suspected to be Daesh members during a second airstrike near the southern Libyan city of Murzuq in less than a week, the US military...

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September 26, 2019

Iran demands US 'pay more' for a wider deal

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani demanded on Wednesday that the United States “pay more” for any agreement that goes beyond the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that Washington abandoned, Reuters reports....

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September 26, 2019

Israel calls on citizens not to travel to Egypt, Jordan and Turkey

Israel’s Counter-Terrorism Bureau yesterday warned Israeli citizens against travelling to Turkey, Jordan and Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula during the October Jewish holiday season. KAN reported that the national bureau had...

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September 26, 2019

Saudi Arabia seeks Pakistani mediation with Iran

Saudi Arabia and the United States (US) have called on the Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, to help defuse tensions with Iran. Khan yesterday said that he was “acting...

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September 25, 2019

Germany criticizes Egypt's repression on civil society

Germany on Wednesday criticized Egypt over repressive measures against media and civil society, in the wake of anti-government protests last week, Anadolu reports. Germany was closely following recent protests...

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September 25, 2019

Israel’s central bank urges government to ease rules on Palestinian workers

Israel’s central bank yesterday called for the government to ease rules on Palestinian workers coming from the occupied Palestinian territory, reported Reuters. These workers “often purchase work permits in...

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September 25, 2019

Egypt on edge after first anti-Sisi protest for years

Scattered protests in Egypt in the past few days highlight the risk that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi could face broader dissent, driven by grievances over economic austerity and allegations...

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September 25, 2019

Iran rejects negotiations under US sanctions: Rouhani

Iran’s response to any negotiation under sanctions is “negative,” said the nation’s President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday, urging the US to return to negotiations, Anadolu reports. “On behalf of...

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September 25, 2019

Netanyahu tapped by Israel's president to assemble new government

Israel’s president tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday with assembling a new government after power-sharing talks with his strongest rival, Benny Gantz, failed following an inconclusive election, Reuters...

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September 25, 2019

Canada revokes consul position of supporter of Syria's Assad

Canada has revoked its approval of a diplomat in Montreal who is a supporter of Syrian President Bashir al-Assad, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday, Reuters reports. Freeland...

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