Thousands of people take part in anti-government protests in cities across Iran

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Thousands of people have taken part in anti-government demonstrations in cities across Iran, with protesters calling for money to be spent on Iranians rather than the conflicts in other countries. Political protests are rare in Iran and these demonstrations, which … Read More

Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly attacks in Kabul

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  The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the simultaneous attack on an Afghanistan news agency and a Shiite cultural center in Kabul that left at least 35 dead and 56 wounded. The terror group said in a statement through its … Read More

Syrian, Iranian backed forces advance in border area near Israel

AMMAN – 26 December 2017: Syrian army forces backed by Iranian-backed militias pushed deeper into the last rebel-held enclave near a strategic border area with Israel and Lebanon in a new expansion of Tehran’s influence in the war-torn country. The … Read More

After ISIS campaign, Iran-backed fighters in Iraq vow to drive out US troops

  BAGHDAD –  Now that they’ve helped vanquish the Islamic State from much of Iraq, a battle-hardened militia with close ties to Iran may be training its sights on the remaining U.S.-led coalition troops scattered across the country. At least … Read More

Trump’s New National Security Doctrine: Israel Is Not the Cause of the Middle East’s Problems

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In new outline of national security strategy, Trump doctrine to declare that ‘states have increasingly found common interests with in Israel’ in confronting threats such as Iran and radical jihadist terrorist organizations. Prioritizing national sovereignty over alliances, President Donald Trump … Read More

Essam Yousef calls on forces and factions to unite for sake of Jerusalem

ericas, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine, US Head of the Popular International Committee to Support Gaza, Essam Yousef [File photo] Head of the Popular International Committee to Support, Essam Yousef, called on all Palestinian forces and factions to unite for the sake of Jerusalem at … Read More

Haley vows to give ‘irrefutable evidence’ Iran ‘violated international obligations’

Nikki Haley, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, is set to lay out Thursday what the Trump administration claims is “irrefutable evidence that Iran has deliberately violated its international obligations and has tried and failed to cover up … Read More

Poll: Russia Wields Most Influence in Middle East; Netanyahu Least Popular Leader

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The survey was conducted by the Pew Research Center in five Middle Eastern states, including Israel. Almost two-thirds of respondents to a recent public opinion poll in five Middle Eastern states said Russia, Turkey and the United States increased their … Read More

Palestinians riot in West Bank, Gaza as tempers flare over Jerusalem

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Dozens of protesters said injured in clashes with Israeli troops as they burn tires, throw rocks in low-level clashes. Protests erupted across the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip on Thursday, as Palestinians raged against US President Donald … Read More

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