Middle East
Netanyahu Says Syria Requests Quake Relief, Israel Ready to Send It
Israel said on Monday that it had received a Syrian request for assistance with earthquake relief for the Arab state and that it was prepared to oblige, in...
Turkey Foils ISIS Plot to Bomb Embassies, Attack Synagogues and Churches
JNS.org - Turkish security forces have foiled an Islamic State terrorist plot to bomb the consulates of Sweden and the Netherlands in Istanbul and target religious sites, including synagogues, in the city. According to Turkish media,...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Issues Pardon for ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Prisoners
Iran's supreme leader has pardoned "tens of thousands" of prisoners including some arrested in recent anti-government protests, state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday, after a deadly state crackdown helped quell the nationwide unrest. However, the...
Nobel Laureate Ebadi Says Iran’s ‘Revolutionary Process’ is Irreversible
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi said the death in custody of a young Iranian Kurdish woman last year has sparked an irreversible "revolutionary process" that would eventually lead to the collapse of the...
Images of Emaciated Iranian Prisoner on Hunger Strike Prompt Outrage
Social media images purported to be of an emaciated jailed Iranian physician who went on...
Iran Media Target Azerbaijan’s President with Antisemitic Cartoons
i24 News - Iranian media on Thursday responded to cooperation between Israeli and Azeri defense...
Two Armed Men Cross From Syria Into Israeli Territory, IDF Troops Open Fire
Two armed men were spotted crossing from Syria into Israel on Sunday morning, in the...
Israeli Drone Strike Behind Attack on Iran Defense Facility, US Outlet Reports
i24 News - Israel carried out Saturday's drone strike targeting a defense compound in Iran,...
Iranian Military Factory Hit by Drone Attack
A loud explosion struck a military industry factory near the central Iranian city of Isfahan...
Netanyahu Says Syria Requests Quake Relief, Israel Ready to Send It
Israel said on Monday that it had received a Syrian request for assistance with earthquake relief for the Arab state and that it was prepared to oblige, in what...
Turkey Foils ISIS Plot to Bomb Embassies, Attack Synagogues and Churches
JNS.org - Turkish security forces have foiled an Islamic State terrorist plot to bomb the consulates of Sweden and the Netherlands in Istanbul and target...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Issues Pardon for ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Prisoners
Iran's supreme leader has pardoned "tens of thousands" of prisoners including some arrested in recent anti-government protests, state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday, after...
Nobel Laureate Ebadi Says Iran’s ‘Revolutionary Process’ is Irreversible
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi said the death in custody of a young Iranian Kurdish woman last year has sparked an irreversible "revolutionary...
Images of Emaciated Iranian Prisoner on Hunger Strike Prompt Outrage
Social media images purported to be of an emaciated jailed Iranian physician who went on hunger strike in support of demonstrations against the compulsory wearing...
Iran Media Target Azerbaijan’s President with Antisemitic Cartoons
i24 News - Iranian media on Thursday responded to cooperation between Israeli and Azeri defense ministers by publishing antisemitic cartoons targeting Azerbaijan’s president. Iranian newspaper Javan,...
Two Armed Men Cross From Syria Into Israeli Territory, IDF Troops Open Fire
Two armed men were spotted crossing from Syria into Israel on Sunday morning, in the southern Golan Heights, the Israeli military said. Israeli soldiers opened fire...
Israeli Drone Strike Behind Attack on Iran Defense Facility, US Outlet Reports
i24 News - Israel carried out Saturday's drone strike targeting a defense compound in Iran, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal on...
Iranian Military Factory Hit by Drone Attack
A loud explosion struck a military industry factory near the central Iranian city of Isfahan overnight in what Tehran said on Sunday was a drone...
Azerbaijan to Evacuate Embassy in Iran on Sunday After Fatal Shooting
Azerbaijan will evacuate embassy staff and family members from Iran on Sunday, the foreign ministry said, two days after a gunman shot dead a security...
Blinken Begins Middle East Trip Amid Spate of Violence
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Egypt on Sunday at the start of a three-day visit to the Middle East as violence flares...
Lebanese MPs Denounce Top Prosecutor’s Moves Against Judge Probing Port Blast
Some 40 Lebanese lawmakers on Friday became the latest group to back the judge investigating the catastrophic 2020 Beirut port blast and call for the country's top prosecutor to be held accountable for steps...
Lebanese Elite Bury Blast Probe, Pushing Fragile State Closer to Edge
In their move to bury an investigation into the Beirut port blast, Lebanon's ruling elite have driven another nail in the coffin of the collapsing state, stirring conflict in the judiciary...
‘Israel is an Independent Country’: Ben-Gvir Vows to Return to Temple Mount
JNS.org - Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir vowed on Wednesday to continue visiting the Temple Mount, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told...
