BAGHDAD (AA) – Iraqi security forces captured 26 suspected members of the ISIS in security swoops across Iraq, authorities said on Sunday. Seven suspected ISIS members were arrested in an ambush in the northern Kirkuk province on Saturday, the Iraqi National Security Service said in a statement. Security forces also nabbed 12 suspects in the [...
ANKARA (AA) – Members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the US announced Saturday that they would provide $11 billion to address regional and international food security challenges. The US welcomed the “decision by the Arab Coordination Group (ACG), which includes 10 Arab and national specialized financial developmental ins...
JEDDAH CITY, Saudi Arabia (AA) – President Joe Biden pledged on Saturday to provide Jordan with $1.45 billion in assistance every year. The pledge was made in a joint statement issued following a meeting between Biden and Jordanian King Abdullah II on the sideline of a US-Arab summit in the Saudi city of Jeddah. The […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has accused the United States of stoking tension in the Middle East region by resorting to “Iranophobia” following President Joe Biden’s regional tour. In a statement on Sunday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani dismissed accusations against Iran made during Biden’s maiden regional tr...
Hasakeh, Syria – (AFP): The commander of US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria on Friday urged Russia and Iran to prevent Turkey from launching a new attack in the country’s north, days before an expected Syria summit. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — who will meet his Russian and Iranian counterparts next week to discuss...
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – (AFP): US President Joe Biden has said that he confronted Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over attacks on dissidents during his visit to Saudi Arabia. Prince Mohammed bin Salman drew global outrage for the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate, an operation US i...
Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories – (AFP): Palestinians require a political path towards peace with Israel, even if a two-state solution to the conflict appears far off, US President Joe Biden said on Friday as he met Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. Biden, making his first visit to the Middle East which also included a brief stint in ...
Baghdad, Iraq – (AFP) Hundreds of thousands of worshippers loyal to Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr attended a Friday prayer service in Iraq’s capital, in a display of political might to revive stalled talks on government formation. The enormous turnout came despite scorching heat and the Shiite cleric not being there in person — ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran on Friday dismissed as baseless US claims about sending drones to Russia to use in its war in Ukraine. This came in a phone call between Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba. Amir-Abdollahian said the claims made by US National Security Adviser Jake Sulliv...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – The Iranian army on Friday unveiled the first drone-carrying naval division in the international waters of the Indian Ocean amid US President Joe Biden’s high-profile regional tour. The naval division, comprising surface and submarine units, was unveiled in a televised ceremony attended by top-ranking military o...
