WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday warned that the ISIS could exploit Israel’s war on Gaza and attacks in Lebanon. “This is a moment of enormous volatility in the Middle East,” Blinken said in his opening remarks at the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS ministerial meeting. “It’s more importa...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that “no one should escalate” the conflict in the Middle East and Washington has communicated that message directly to Iran and Israel. “No one should escalate this conflict. We’ve been engaged in intense diplomacy with allies and partners, commun...
Washington, United States – AFP Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the United States was working around the clock to prevent escalation in the Middle East and urged Israel and Hamas to “break this cycle” of violence through a cease-fire. With Iran believed to be planning a retaliatory strike against Israel fol...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is visiting Middle East in order to meet with some of his counterparts, including Israel’s defense minister. “Secretary Austin will travel to the Middle East region to meet with leaders in Bahrain, Qatar and Israel,” Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder told reporters, adding he ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that if Türkiye and Germany jointly achieve a humanitarian cease-fire in the ongoing Israeli war in Gaza, the region can be rescued from the ring of fire. Speaking at the joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Erdogan said 13,000 Palestinians ...
BRUSSELS (AA) – A former EU diplomat to the Middle East has criticized the bloc’s stance towards Palestine. Associate Senior Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) James Moran said that he did not “consider Israel’s acts within the scope of ‘self-defense.'” He described them as “callous, dispropor...
Geneva, Switzerland — AFP The UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths will be heading to the Middle East on Tuesday to try to help negotiate aid access to the Gaza Strip. In a video statement, Griffiths said he was hoping to hear some “good news” on aid access into the blockaded and besieged Palestinian enclave via the [&helli...
ATHENS (AA) – Pope Francis has expressed concern over the total siege of Gaza, saying the Middle East does not need war but peace, the official Vatican News agency reported on Wednesday. Referring exclusively to the Israeli lives, the Pope said, “I pray for those families who have seen a day of celebration turned into […]
BERLIN (AA) – Germany has criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for showing a map of “The New Middle East” without Palestine during his recent speech at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. “Showing a map that does not show territories that are occupied or annexed, so to […]
LONDON (AA) – A report by an influential committee of MPs has criticized former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to slash the Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding in 2021. The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy said the decision has significantly hampered Britain’s ability to respond effectively...
