Category: Middle East

US Suspected Air strikes launched pro-Iranian militants in southern Iraq
- By Alaina
- . January 20, 2021
According to Iraqi media, several explosions were heard south of the Iraqi capital Bagdad. Reports say US or Israeli airstrikes may have targeted Iranian-backed militias

Houthis terror escalates humanitarian crisis in Yemen, officials accuse militia group of stealing food
- By Alaina
- . January 18, 2021
Last week, the US administration designated Yemen’s Houthi group as foreign terrorist organization (FTO). The move came after series of violent attacks, and blocking and

Will Greece-Turkey talks bear fruit?
- By Alaina
- . January 16, 2021
After months of intense tensions between Turkey and Greece over maritime borders and gas exploration rights and Turkish military agreements with Libya, Turkish and Greek

Turkey, Greece to hold new round of maritime talks on Jan 25
- By Alaina
- . January 15, 2021
Turkey and Greece are all set to resume their exploratory talks on January 25 in Istanbul with the aim of reducing their territorial tensions. This

Iran bans entry of US, UK covid-19 vaccines, Iranian leader calls them ‘untrustworthy’
- By Alaina
- . January 10, 2021
During a televised speech on Friday, Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that Iran would not import the Covid-19 vaccines from US and UK.

Iraq faces its worst economic crisis since Saddam Hussein’s time
- By Alaina
- . January 7, 2021
Iraq is currently facing one of its worst economic crisis, equivalent to the one it faced during the 2003 invasion, which brought down Saddam Hussein’s

Netanyahu faces amended indictment from prosecutors mentioning over 300 coverage demands
- By Alaina
- . January 5, 2021
On Sunday, Israeli prosecutor launched an amended indictment against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with regard to his corruption case. In the detailed charges mentioned

US B-52 bombers flying over the Middle East are a warning to Iran
- By Alaina
- . January 4, 2021
US B-52 fighter jets fly over the Middle East amid tensions between the United States and Iran. The US B-52 serve as a warning of

International call rises for ceasefire in Libyan conflict
- By Alaina
- . December 31, 2020
Egypt is working on establishing better ties with the internationally recognized Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) in a bid to end the conflict between

Hezbollah takes prides in acquiring precision-guided missiles, says “Revenge is coming”
- By Alaina
- . December 29, 2020
On Sunday, Hassan Nasrallah, general secretary of Hezbollah in his interview with the Beirut-based Arabic Al-Mayadeen TV, said that the Lebanon based political group stepped