Middle Orient

Iran’s Foreign Ministry affirmed its commitment on Monday to restore its strained relations with Azerbaijan. The statement, made by ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani at a press conference in Tehran, follows a recent phone call between Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Jeyhun Bayramov. Kanaani acknowledged progress in …

Syria’s reintegration into the Arab League will bolster pan-Arab collaboration, said Syria’s permanent representative to the Arab League, Hussam Eddin Ala, on Monday. Ala made these remarks during his meeting with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, where he presented his credentials. Ala emphasized Syria’s commitment to strengthening ties with Arab …

In April 2023, the first trilateral political consultation between the deputy foreign ministers of Iran, India and Armenia was held in Yerevan (Shargh Daily, April 21). The three countries focused primarily on “economic issues and regional communication channels,” and “the sides agreed to continue consultations in the trilateral format” (Mfa.am, …

Muslims in the region are celebrating Eid al-Adha despite soaring prices. More than 2 million Muslims from around the world arrived in Saudi Arabia this week to perform the annual hajj pilgrimage in and around the holy city of Mecca, defying global inflation and rising prices across the globe. The …

The Israeli government has been warned that the Biden administration won’t stand idly by while settlers attack West Bank Palestinians. Shocking settler violence against West Bank Palestinians has polarized Israeli society and antagonized an already exasperated Biden administration. Israel’s top three security officials issued a joint communique on Saturday condemning …

Head of the National Iranian Oil Company Mohsen Khojastehmehr announced that preliminary work for bilateral cooperation between Iran and Saudi Arabia in the oil industry has already commenced, amid the revival of relations between the two countries. He stated during a press conference on Tuesday that there is currently no …

A Daesh member was caught in an operation in Istanbul while preparing a terrorist attack Friday. As the Istanbul Police Department continues efforts to uncover the terrorist organization’s activities, police teams determined that a suspect, who was described as a “lone terrorist” and seeking to carry out an attack, possibly …

The National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has eliminated a PKK terrorist wanted by Interpol in northern Syria’s Qamishli. The terrorist Abdurrahman Çadırcı was identified as the so-called executive council member of the terrorist group. MİT occasionally carries out operations in Syria to eliminate top brass within the terrorist group in precision …

Artificial intelligence has become the latest frontier of Israel’s security apparatus, taking the occupation virtual. New draconian technologies will intensify the oppression and apartheid that Palestinians face, writes Emad Moussa. In his short story, Songs of the Birds, Palestinian author Saleem Haddad tells us the story of Aya, a Palestinian …

An Israeli soldier who fatally shot a Palestinian toddler last month will not face disciplinary action. Israeli soldiers involved in the death of an 80-year-old Palestinian-American last year will not face criminal prosecution. The results of these probes are par for the course, human rights organisations say, when impunity is …