Hezbollah commander among two killed in Israeli strike: source
Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike on a car in the country's south killed two people Tuesday, with a...Geostrategy
Israel opens new border crossing into northern Gaza
Israel said its Kerem Shalom southern crossing with Gaza reopened on Wednesday, three days after being closed because of rocket...Geostrategy
Israeli settlers torch Palestinian homes, cars in West Bank
Dozens of Israeli settlers set homes and cars ablaze in the northern town of Huwara overnight, after a day of...More than 350 Palestinians were injured, the majority suffering from tear gas inhalation, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said.
The Palestinian health ministry said 37-year-old Sameh Aqtash was shot dead during an attack on the nearby village of Zaatara.
Egypt top diplomat visits Syria, Turkey for first time in decade
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, in a rare visit to Syria and Turkey, pledged solidarity with the people of the...The Egyptian minister is the third Arab foreign minister to meet the Syrian President since the February 6 quake.
The Egyptian minister's visit to Turkey was the first in a decade of strained ties between Ankara and Cairo.
‘Turkish drone kills 3 PKK-backed fighters in Iraq’
A Turkish drone attack in northern Iraq killed three fighters from the Yazidi community affiliated with the rebel Kurdistan Workers'...The three fighters were heading towards Sinjar, a stronghold of the Yazidis, at the time of the attack.
Turkey has dozens of military facilities in northern Iraq for use in its war against the PKK.
Al-Jarman heads UAE delegation to 52nd session of Human Rights meet in Geneva
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The United Arab Emirates is participating in the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva,...Al-Jarman will highlight key UAE achievements and the prominent role the country plays in human rights globally.
He will hold meetings with heads of delegations to exchange views on common issues.
Turkey to hold NATO bid talks with Sweden, Finland in March
Turkey said on Monday that NATO accession talks with Sweden and Finland would be held next month, after being postponed...Previous two rounds of the tri-party NATO talks were attended by foreign ministry officials and focused on a specific list of Turkish demand
Erdogan has dug in his heels heading into a close presidential election in which he is trying to energize his nationalist electoral base
Kremlin, on China plan, says no conditions for peace ‘at the moment’ in Ukraine
The Russian foreign ministry on Friday thanked Chinese efforts but said that any settlement of the conflict needed to recognise...China has sought to position itself as a neutral party in the conflict while maintaining close ties with strategic ally Russia
Beijing last week called released a 12-point paper to end the war in Ukraine, which included the respect of all countries' territorial sovereignty
CIA chief warns Iran advancing nuclear program at ‘worrisome pace’
Washington, United States--Iran's nuclear program is advancing at a "worrisome pace," CIA director William Burns said in an interview broadcast Sunday,...The Islamic Republic was last known to have enriched uranium up to 60 percent
The country has repeatedly insisted that it is not planning to build a nuclear bomb
Amid Jordan talks, two Israelis, Palestinian killed in West Bank
The latest deaths came amid talks in Jordan to discuss worsening violence in the occupied territory, and days after Israeli...Sunday's attack on the two settlers took place just south of the city, targeting a car on the main road through the town of Huwara
The violence erupted while Israeli-Palestinian talks were held in Jordan aimed at quelling a surge in West Bank violence
Bashar al-Assad receives delegation from Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union
Damascus, Syria--Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad received today a delegation from the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union, participating in the thirty-fourth meeting of...The delegation included Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council, and the speakers of parliaments in Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Libya and Egypt
Ghobash said that the UAE is always keen to ensure that its relations with countries are based on solid foundations of mutual cooperation
OIC holds meeting on escalating Israeli aggression against the Palestinians
The meeting will deliberate on the current situation in occupied Palestinian territories, especially killings of 11 Palestinian citizens in Nablus.The meeting will deliberate on the current situation in occupied Palestinian territories, especially killings of 11 Palestinian citizens in Nablus
According to the OIC statement, the meeting will urge the international community to provide the necessary international protection for the Palestinian people
