Category: Middle East

Iraqi election winner Moqtada Sadr meets with pro-Iran rivals
- By Roshan Amiri
- . December 30, 2021
Iraq–The winner of Iraq’s October parliamentary election, Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr said on Wednesday that his country will form a national government free of

Abbas threatens Israel to find a political solution or the “West Bank would erupt.”
- By Roshan Amiri
- . December 29, 2021
In rare discussions on Wednesday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz that if there is no political settlement to the Palestine-Israel

Lebanon: Parliamentary elections will be held on May 15
- By Roshan Amiri
- . December 28, 2021
Lebanon–Lebanese media announced that the parliamentary elections have been set for May 15, 2022. The Lebanese Ministry of Interior stated, in a statement, that the

Golan Heights: Israel agrees to a plan to double the number of Jewish settlers in the occupied area
- By Roshan Amiri
- . December 27, 2021
Israel– The Israeli government on Sunday approved a $317 million plan to double the number of Jewish settlers in the Golan Heights, 40 years after

Nuclear Talks : Iranians are “ skeptical and frustrated”
- By Roshan Amiri
- . December 24, 2021
Iran–Iranians are becoming more frustrated and skeptical as indirect discussions between Tehran and the US aimed at salvaging a historic nuclear deal are bogged down

Israel gives the fourth dose of the ‘Covid-19’ vaccine to high-risk individuals
- By Roshan Amiri
- . December 22, 2021
Israel–Israel will start giving the fourth dose of the “Covid-19” vaccine immediately, to people over the age of 60, to medical workers, and to those

European Union urges Iran to salvage 2015 nuclear deal quickly
- By Salma Hossein
- . December 20, 2021
Iran– The European Union urged Iran to move faster toward salvaging the 2015 nuclear deal after the seventh round of talks adjourned in Vienna on

Meeting between Egyptian and Saudi Officials : Egypt and Saudi Arabia reject interfering in Arab affairs
- By Roshan Amiri
- . December 18, 2021
Egypt– Egypt and Saudi Arabia criticized attempts by unspecified “regional actors” to interfere in Arab affairs on Thursday, vowing to combat dangers to shipping in

Hunger has increased by 91.1% in the Arab world over the past 20 years
- By Roshan Amiri
- . December 17, 2021
A report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reveals that the hunger crisis has worsened by 91.1% in the Arab

Egypt: Committee starts the second phase of Gaza reconstruction project
- By Roshan Amiri
- . December 15, 2021
Egypt–Egypt has announced to start again the Gaza reconstruction project on Monday. Ibrahim Al-Sheneqi, head of the Egyptian National Committee of the Gaza Reconstruction project,