British journalist, John Cantlie, was abducted six years ago by jihadists in Syria. Recently the British government made a statement that he is believed to still be alive, despite his almost decade long capture. Cantlie was spotted in several propaganda videos released by ISIS, but his last appearance was made over two years ago, leading many to believe that he… Read more »
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will embark on a diplomatic lobbying blitz for his Middle East peace plan – starting next week in Europe and continuing later this month with stops across the Arab world. Kushner and Jason Greenblatt, Trump’s special representative for the Middle East peace negotiations, plan to tout their peace plan during a high-level meeting… Read more »
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates announced roughly $1.35 billion in defense deals with local and international companies on the opening day of IDEX 2019, the International Defence Exhibition and Conference, in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Of the 33 deals announced Sunday, 18 were domestic and 15 were with foreign firms, the latter accounting for just under $1.1 billion of the total, an… Read more »
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney will host a private meeting of a group of Arab and EU foreign ministers on Monday to discuss the Middle East peace process. The consultative meeting takes place against the background of the imminent announcement of a new US peace initiative, and, sources say, is an attempt by the more sympathetic EU states to engage with… Read more »
The most volatile region in the world is about to be plunged into further chaos because of climate change, academics and international officials warned at a conference on Tuesday. Food scarcity and water shortages will add to the flood of displaced people, sparking wars and providing opportunities for extremist groups, they said. These developments will mean 7 to 10 million people in the Middle… Read more »
Government-sponsored app Absher, downloaded over 11 million times, allows male guardians to set restrictions on women’s travel visas It’s been more than 40 years since Princess Mashaal bint Fahd was shot in the head, executed in a parking lot in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The princess, who was close to the royal household (her great uncle was King Khaled), was apprehended… Read more »
On Wednesday 27 members of Iran’s elite military members were killed in a car bombing. There were also around 10 members that were wounded from the attack. Iran’s president Eshaq Jahangiri wants this to be used as a rally cry to fight against the countries terrorism. The attack took place in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province. This provence is a major opium… Read more »
Twenty-seven members of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard were killed in a suicide attack in the southeast of the country on Wednesday. At least 10 members of the Guard were also wounded in the suicide car-bomb attack, which targeted a bus transporting the security force, Iran‘s Fars news reported. “This incident will not damage the resolute will of the people in… Read more »
At Warsaw conference, seen as an attempt to isolate Iran, US vice president accuses allies of trying to break sanction US Vice President Mike Pence during his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Warsaw [Kacper Pempel/Reuters] MORE ON MIDDLE EAST Yemen FM faces backlash for smiling, sitting next to Netanyahutoday Working towards food sovereignty in Palestinetoday UK schoolgirl… Read more »
A pregnant British teenager who fled to Syria as a schoolgirl to live in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL or ISIS) so-called “caliphate” could be prevented from returning to the United Kingdom, Home Secretary Sajid Javid has said. Javid told the Times: “We must remember that those who left Britain to join Daesh [ISIL] were full… Read more »