Hizbollah fires dozens of rockets at Israel after deadly strikes
Hizbollah said it had fired dozens of rockets into northern Israel after Israeli strikes the day before left five dead...Geostrategy
Israeli strike on a Lebanon house kills five, wounds nine
Lebanon's official National News Agency said the Israeli strike on a house in the Khirbet Selm area killed a family...Geostrategy
Israel PM ‘relieved’ after US synagogue hostage situation resolved
Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett took to Twitter on Sunday, January 16, to say he was “relieved and thankful” that...The Colleyville Police said a now-dead gunman on Saturday held four people hostage and demanded the release of one Aafia Siddiqui
The Pakistani-origin neuroscientist is serving an 86-year sentence in a Texas prison for firing at US soldiers and officials in Afghanistan
Passport strength: Where do Arab countries stand?
The Henley Passport Index ranks 199 passports, based on how many countries and territories their holders can travel to without...Japan and Singapore tied for first place of the best international passports
Germany and South Korea came in second place: Their residents can visit 190 countries without a visa
Twitter bans account linked to Khamenei for Trump video threat
The account, @KhameneiSite, this week posted an animated video showing an unmanned aircraft targeting former US president Donald Trump, who...Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's main accounts in various languages remain active
Last year, Twitter suspended a similar account over a post also appearing to reference revenge against Donald Trump
Lebanon’s Hezbollah ready to return to cabinet meetings
Lebanese group Hezbollah and its ally the Amal movement said Saturday they were ready to return to government meetings after...The return to government meetings is in "response to the needs of the citizens", say Hezbollah and its ally
The three months of political deadlock has exacerbated the Lebanon's economic crisis
Extradition of row-hit mom, son puts Cyprus in politically-charged battle
The mother, 61, and her son, 39, were arrested on December 8 under a warrant issued by the Chinese authorities...US-based right-wing lobby groups alleges the charges against row-hit Chinese mother and son are politically motivated
The China pair has been described as members of New Federal State of China, lobbying against the Chinese government
Iran, Syria to establish joint free zone, joint bank
Qasemi, who headed a high-ranking delegation to Syria, met with senior officials from Syria.The decisions for the establishment of the mentioned entities were made during a three-day visit of the Iranian minister to Syria
Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Rostam Qasemi announced a joint committee is set to be formed between Iran and Syria
Explosion rocks Baghdad, heightens security fears
An explosion from a hand grenade hit the headquarters of Iraqi parliament speaker Mohammed Halbousi’s Taqaddum party in Baghdad early...The blast caused damage to the building’s doors and windows, police said
No group claimed responsibility and there was no comment from Halbousi or the Iraqi government immediately for the incident
Iran and China push for fulfillment of 25-year agreement
More than fifty years after establishing diplomatic ties, China and Iran accelerate implementation of the Iran-China 25-year cooperation program, which...The two sides enjoy common stances on several regional and international issues such as efforts to contain coronavirus, production of joint vaccines, fight against terrorism
The Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
US envoy to visit Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Ethiopia
David Satterfield and Assistant Secretary of State Molly Phee will travel to Riyadh, Khartoum, and Addis Ababa from January 17...In Riyadh, the envoy will meet the Friends of Sudan, a group calling for the restoration of the country's transitional government
In Khartoum, they will meet pro-democracy activists, women's and youth groups, civil organizations, and military and political figures
UN calls for release of UAE-flagged ship seized by Yemen rebels
The Saudi-led military coalition backing Yemen's internationally-backed government against the rebels said the Rwabee was returning from a mission to...The Saudi-led military coalition backing Yemen's internationally-backed government against the rebels said the Rwabee was returning from a mission to set up a field hospital
The Iran-backed Huthis released images of what they said were military jeeps and weapons on board the vessel, which was captured off the key rebel-held Red Sea port of Hodeida
