Israel-US hold major defense talks

Regional shifts and Iran topped discussions Israeli leaders held with visiting-United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Four-Star General Mark Milley. According to an Israeli government statement, Prime…

Iran rejects IAEA call for new nuclear deal

Iran today rejected the proposal by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi to renegotiate a new nuclear deal. Grossi told the Reuters news agency yesterday that said there had…

Turkey defies US over Russian S-400s

Turkey will not reverse its acquisition of Russian S-400 missile defense systems, and intends to take ‘reciprocal steps’ after assessing sanctions imposed by the United States over the deal, declared…

FDA panel approves Moderna vaccine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will “rapidly” work towards granting emergency approval of Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, following the overwhelmingly recommendations from a committee of external advisors.…

New UN envoys to mediate Mideast, Libya conflicts

The United Nations Security Council has approved Secretary-General Antonio Guterres proposal to appoint Norwegian Tor Wennesland as the U.N.’s new Middle East envoy, while his predecessor Bulgarian Nickolay Mladenov will…

Kenya threatened by Ethiopia, Somalia locust swarms

Substantial and widespread breeding continues in eastern Ethiopia and central Somalia, according to the latest update by the Desert Locust Information Service (DLIS) of the United Nations Food and Agriculture…

Israel’s Beresheet 2 moon launch slated for 2024

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin presided over a ceremony marking the nation’s launching of the Beresheet 2 project, an unmanned lunar landing in early 2024. Minister of Science and Technology Yizhar Shai,…

Israel’s coronavirus deaths top 3,000

Israel marked a grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic, with 3,004 people now having died of the virus. Just since midnight last night, the Israeli Health Ministry said 1,879 more…