Netanyahu vows to uproot Hamas as ceasefire proposals are discussed
The Israeli leader had yet to comment on US President Donald Trump's claim that Israel had backed a plan for...Geostrategy
Gaza mourns those killed in Israeli strike on seafront cafe
Once a bustling seafront spot where young people could hope for a rare respite from war, Gaza City's al-Baqa cafe...Geostrategy
Russian defense minister says Moscow-Tehran ties improving despite sanctions
MOSCOW, RUSSIA – The cooperation between Moscow and Tehran is reaching new highs, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on...The Russian defense minister announced readiness to take joint steps to strengthen stability and security in the Middle East.
The Russian minister said that cooperation and dialogue between Moscow and Tehran has enhanced recently.
Belt and Road Initiative countries expect more cooperation ahead of China-Arab expo
YINCHUAN, CHINA - In the run-up to the sixth China-Arab States Expo, guests from countries and regions along the Belt...Morocco was the first country in North Africa to sign the Belt and Road cooperation document with China.
Since then, the two countries have maintained close political, economic, and cultural connections.
Erdogan, Netanyahu meet as Turkey, Israel seek to improve ties
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in New York with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said "ties between the...Erdogan and Netanyahu also discussed "the latest developments regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict".
The two discussed "regional and international issues, including normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia".
Israel troops kill Palestinian in West Bank raid: ministry
In recent days, violence has also risen in the Gaza Strip, with Palestinians in the coastal enclave holding protests along...The Palestinian health ministry said Durgham al-Akhras was killed in a clash with Israeli soldiers raiding Aqabat Jaber refugee camp near the city of Jericho to carry out arrests
Akhras was "killed when he was shot in the head by the occupation (Israeli) army during its aggression against the Aqabat Jaber camp in Jericho," the ministry said in a statement
Syria’s Assad will visit China as Beijing boosts its reach in the Middle East
Damascus, Syria - Syrian President Bashar Assad is set to make his first visit to China this week, highlighting China's...China has been expanding its presence in the Middle East, mediating between Saudi Arabia and Iran earlier this year and aiding Assad's regime
Assad has been invited by Chinese President Xi Jinping for a summit and will travel to Beijing with a high-level Syrian delegation
Islamic leaders bash West at UN over Koran burnings
Sweden has seen a series of burnings of the Islamic holy book, with the government voicing condemnation but saying it...Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Western countries were seeing "a plague" of racism including Islamophobia
The emir of Qatar in his speech said that "compromising the sanctity of others deliberately" should not be seen as freedom of expression
Yemen rebels return from ‘positive’ Saudi peace talks: official
The Riyadh trip, five months after the rebels hosted a Saudi team in Sanaa, is the latest hopeful sign for...The Houthi representatives had arrived in Riyadh on Thursday for their first public visit since a Saudi-led coalition in 2015 launched a military intervention in Yemen
The delegation along with an Omani mediator "returned to the capital Sanaa after five days of negotiations in Riyadh", the Houthis' TV channel Al-Masirah reported
Canada-India row over homicide: White House ‘deeply concerned’
Media reports said that Canada worked closely with the US government and CIA before Prime Minister Justine Trudeau made public..."It is critical that Canada’s investigation proceed and the perpetrators be brought to justice," said National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson.
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, who was at the United Nations, said his nation wants India's "full cooperation" with Canada in the probe.
Indian MPs shift to new parliament, bid adieu to British-era building
"Today India has awakened with a new consciousness," Modi said in the central hall of the old parliament building before...The triangular building that will now seat nearly 800 representatives from across India is the centerpiece of a remodeling of the heart of New Delhi.
Modi's government has worked to rid the Indian capital of the vestiges of the colonial era, which itself saw a wholesale transformation of the megacity by British.
Drone which killed three Kurdish officers came from Turkey: Iraq
Turkish military action has principally targeted the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) and its Syrian Kurdish ally, the People's Defence Units...Three members of the counterterrorism forces of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region were killed and three wounded in Monday's drone strike on Arbat airfield
Turkey has stepped up its drone strikes on Kurdish targets in both Iraq and Syria in recent months, although deaths among the Iraqi Kurdish security forces remain rare
