US navy fires warning shots at IRGC ships

A United States military ship fired warning shots after three vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) came into close proximity to it and another US patrol boat…

Israel blamed for PA election delay

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is widely expected to imminently announce cancellation of the first elections in 15 years, amid infighting in his Fatah party and a dispute over voting in…

Iran talks to be expedited

World powers and Iran are seeking to accelerate efforts to bring Washington and Tehran back into compliance with the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear accord. Iran, Britain,…

Israel rejects report alleging human rights violations

Israel has denounced the latest report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) as “fictional claims” that “are both preposterous and false.” The strong condemnation comes after the New York-based NGO published…

Lebanon calls on Saudis to lift food ban

Lebanon is urging Saudi Arabia to cancel its injunction against Lebanese produce over charges the imports were used as cover for drug smuggling. The ban was implemented on Sunday, after…

IDF: Hamas harms Gazan people

A tense calm prevails in Israel today as Islamist militants in Gaza have paused cross-border rocket attacks after 3 consecutive nights. Israeli Security Cabinet adopted a decision to retaliate powerfully…

Turkey: US must reverse Armenia policy

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has denounced the declaration by United States President Joe Biden that 1915-1917 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide, and called for the…

IDF on high alert due to Gaza attacks

Palestinian Islamists launched at least 45 rockets and mortar-shells from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip at Israel’s southern communities over the weekend. “It is currently quiet in the south, but if…

Iran: Israel attacked oil tanker near Syria

Syria's Ministry of Oil revealed that a fire erupted aboard an oil tanker off the Baniyas refinery following a suspected drone attack launched from the waters of neighboring Lebanon. The…

US recognizes Armenian Genocide

United States President Joe Biden has broken with decades of policy by declaring that the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide. Biden’s recognition of the deaths…