How will Iran’s foreign and security policies change under new security chief?
A new security chief has taken charge in Iran after almost 10 years, a change that analysts say could have implications for its key foreign policy issues and shows the…
Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince begins special visit to Malaysia
Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Executive Council chairman, started his four-day special visit to Malaysia tonight. The Crown…
Arab unity is the main message of Jeddah Declaration, as summit ends
The Jeddah Declaration – the final statement – addresses more than 32 issues that concern the Arab world, starting with the Palestinian issue, the Syrian situation and Lebanon’s political impasse.…
Sharm El-Sheikh to host Egypt’s 58th annual meetings of AfDB starting Monday
On Monday, the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh will host the 58th and 49th annual meetings of the AfDB and the African Development Fund’s board of governors respectively for a…
Bahrain restores diplomatic relations with Lebanon
On Sunday, Bahrain’s state-run news agency said that the country had restored its ambassador-level diplomatic ties with Lebanon, according to the foreign ministry. The foreign ministry said that Bahrain had…
Clash in southeast province claims lives of Iranian border guards
Militants clashed with Iranian border guards in Saravan, a town in the southeast province of Sistan and Baluchistan, about 850 miles from Tehran. The report said the militants left the…
Israel: Poll shows Netanyahu’s Support Surges After Gaza Operation
Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu’s Likud party would gain three more seats if the elections took place this Sunday to reach 27 seats. This would make it equal with the…
Israel nationalists spark tensions with march into east Jerusalem
Jerusalem’s Old City saw tens of thousands of Israeli nationalists march with flags yesterday to mark Israel’s capture of it, while tensions stayed high on the Gaza border. Palestinians in…
Assad receives friendly welcome at Arab League summit following of estrangement
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greeted a smiling Assad as the summit began, ending Arab hostility towards a leader who won Syria’s civil war with help from Shi’ite Iran…
Iran Executes Swedish-Iranian Dissident Accused of Deadly Strike that killed 25 people
Iran put to death a Swedish-Iranian activist who was found guilty of heading an Arab separatist movement that carried out several attacks, among them a 2018 assault on a military…