Top Russian, Jordanian diplomats call for restraint in Middle East
The two top diplomats also agreed to maintain regular contacts on current issues on the bilateral and international agenda, the ministry noted
MOSCOW - Foreign Ministers Sergey Lavrov of...
Iraqi PM links regional tensions to Gaza in call with Blinken
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a phone call on Sunday that preventing regional escalation is tied to stopping Israeli “aggression” in the Gaza...
Source close to Hezbollah reports Israeli strikes near Syria-Lebanon border
The group had muted its attacks following the killing of its military chief Fuad Shukr in Beirut on Tuesday and Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Wednesday
Blinken calls on ‘all parties’ in Middle East to ‘stop escalatory actions’
Hamas’s political leader was killed in a strike in Tehran that Iran blamed on Israel
Israel earlier said it had killed a top Hezbollah commander in Beirut
Beirut flights canceled, delayed amid fears of Israeli attack
Lufthansa on Monday said it had suspended five routes to and from Beirut
Turkiye-based budget carrier SunExpress, Turkish Airlines subsidiary AJet, Greek carrier Aegean Airlines, Ethiopian Air...
Jordanian House of Representatives dissolved by royal decree ahead of elections
The IEC has set Sept. 10 as the date for parliamentary elections
LONDON: Jordan’s House of Representatives was dissolved on Thursday by royal decree, the...
Iraq bans a Kurdish separatist group and strengthens its cooperation with Turkiye
Iraq has not followed Turkiye’s lead in designating the PKK a terrorist group but has put it on its list of banned organizations
The Iraqi...
Putin reassures Assad of Russia’s support for Syria’s sovereignty
Putin noted that over the past decades Moscow and Damascus have accumulated a vast experience of bilateral cooperation in various spheres and have reached considerable success in the fight against international terrorism...
PM: Egypt will halt power cuts on Sunday
Egypt will halt load-shedding power cuts during the summer as of Sunday, after some natural gas shipments arrived, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Wednesday, in a bid to end a crisis...
As Gaza’s doctors struggle to save lives, many lose their own in Israeli airstrikes
Dr. Hassan Hamdan was one of the few trained plastic surgeons in Gaza, a specialist in wound reconstruction. His skills were vitally needed as Israel’s military onslaught filled hospitals with patients torn...