UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft made a rare compassionate public gesture toward her Iranian counterpart in the U.N. Security Council chamber on Thursday. Since Washington pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal in May 2018, tensions between the United States and Tehran have risen. But after a contentious U.N. Security Council meeting on… Read more »
Libya’s United Nations-recognised government has accepted an offer from Turkey for military and logistical support as it seeks to repel an offensive led by forces loyal to renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar. The Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) said in a statement on Thursday that its cabinet had “unanimously approved the implementation of the memorandum of understanding on security and military cooperation between the… Read more »
Lebanon’s dysfunction that has led to these protests is not new. It has its origins in the country’s sectarian political system laid out in the Taif agreement that ended the Lebonese civil war in 1989. This system was exploited by Lebonese political elites who were in power during the civil war. These elites have taken advantage of their power and… Read more »
Former education minister designated to become prime minister after president’s consultations with MPs. Beirut, Lebanon – Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Thursday tasked former Education Minister Hassan Diab with forming the country’s next government after Hezbollah and its allies nominated him during long-awaited talks with members of parliament. Lebanon has had a caretaker government since October 29, when Prime Minister Saad Hariri… Read more »
In this article United States tensions with Iran are analyzed in the context of a report, denied by the Pentagon, that the United States was considering sending 14,000 troops to the Middle East to deal with the “threat of Iran.” These troops that could be sent to the Middle East would be on top of the already significant US presence… Read more »
VIENNA (Reuters) – European powers will demand Iran stop violating their nuclear deal or potentially face renewed U.N. sanctions, but with Tehran locked in conflict over U.S. sanctions, there appears to be little scope for compromise when they meet on Friday. The meeting comes amid heightened friction between Iran and the West. Tehran has rolled back its commitments under the… Read more »
Tehran insists its missile programme is ‘purely defensive’ and compliant with UN Security Council resolutions. France, Germany, and the United Kingdom have accused Iran of developing nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, alleging the move goes against UN Security Council resolutions. Ambassadors from the three European nations urged UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in a letter circulated on Wednesday, to inform the council in his… Read more »
Pentagon says Wall Street Journal report on 14,000 extra American forces to counter Iran ‘is wrong’. The Pentagon has denied a report that the United States was weighing sending up to 14,000 more troops to the Middle East in the face of a perceived threat from Iran. The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday reported the possible deployment would include “dozens”… Read more »
The conflict between Jews and Palestinians in the Gaza strip is far from a new story. Ever since Jews began to try and establish a state there in the early 1900s conflict has occurred. Despite it being over a century since its these issues began, these tensions have not lessened. Currently, 8 million Israelis and 4.4 million West… Read more »
Killing of Bahaa Abu al-Ata in Gaza comes as Palestinian group says its political leader was also targeted in Damascus. An Israeli air strike killed a top commander of the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad in the besieged Gaza Strip on Tuesday and fighters responded by firing a barrage of rockets towards Israel. Islamic Jihad’s armed wing announced the killing of Bahaa Abu al-Ata in a… Read more »