Middle East News

Iran to declare less compliance with nuclear pact  The Jerusalem PostThe international community should support the US in efforts to halt Iranian aggression in international waterways, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on ... […]

Golan Heights: Israel unveils 'Trump Heights' settlement  BBC NewsMr Netanyahu said the move honoured the US president for recognising Israel's sovereignty over Golan. […]

Buttigieg on Gulf tanker attacks: Trump initiated 'destabilizing chain reaction' in the Middle East  Haaretz2020 Democratic presidential candidate, South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, accused U.S. President Donald Trump of “a destabilizing chain reaction” ... […]

Egypt's share of real estate's exports in Middle East marks $500M  EgypttodayCAIRO – 16 June 2019: Egypt's share of the export of real estate in the Middle East is only $500 million, out of $70 billion, Prime Minister Mostafa Mabdouli said ... […]

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for June 16, 2019  The NationalWe bring you the best images from the Middle East and North Africa. […]

‘Great risk’ of drift towards war in Middle East after tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman incident, Jeremy Hunt warns  The IndependentThere is a “great risk” of a drift towards war in the middle east, Jeremy Hunt has warned after a series of attacks on oil tankers. The […]

How the U.S. lost its energy independence  CNBCAmerica has gone through an astounding energy renaissance in the past decade. By 2020, the U.S. is predicted to become a net energy exporter, meaning it will ... […]

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband joins her hunger strike  Middle East EyeRichard Ratcliffe has begun a hunger strike outside the Iranian embassy in London to call for his wife's release. […]

Pope at Angelus: Appeal for Middle East, recalls "saints next door"  Vatican NewsAfter celebrating Holy Mass in Camerino, in the Italian Marches Region, Pope Francis recites the Angelus Prayer, thanking those who helped prepare for ... […]

Turkey retaliates against regime attack in Syria's Idlib  Middle East MonitorBashar al-Assad regime forces attacked a Turkish observation point in Syria and it was retaliated with heavy weapons, Turkish Defence Ministry said on Sunday, ... […]

Has Breads’ Bakery Owner Opened NYC’s Most Authentic Middle Eastern Restaurant?  ForwardGadi Peleg of Breads Bakery has opened Lamalo Restaurant in the Arlo hotel in NYC's NoMad area. […]

Fuel prices in Taiwan to rise due to Middle East tensions | Economics | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS  Focus Taiwan News ChannelTaipei, June 16 (CNA) Taiwan's two major fuel suppliers announced small hikes in fuel prices in the coming week after global crude prices rose amid tensions in […]

Iran's Guardian Council sends children citizenship bill back to Parliament  The Jerusalem PostThe Iranian Guardian Council said over the weekend that it rejected and sent a bill back to the Iranian parliament which would allow all Iranian mothers married ... […]

Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East Full Show (06/16/2019)  BloombergBloomberg Daybreak: Middle East live from Dubai, connects Asian markets to the European opens. The show focuses on global macro issues with a Middle ... […]

Adnoc, OCI in Talks to Combine Middle East Fertilizer Assets  BloombergAbu Dhabi National Oil Co. and Dutch chemical producer OCI NV are in advanced talks to combine their Middle Eastern fertilizer businesses, people with ... […]

Leo Burnett MEA wins creative contract for Middle East sustainability pioneer  PRWeekLeo Burnett MEA wins creative contract for Middle East sustainability pioneer. From PR Week. […]

Attacking Iran Would Unleash Chaos on the Middle East  The National Interest OnlineThere is little doubt that Osama bin Laden would have loved to see the United States attack and overthrow another of Al Qaeda's enemies, this time the Shia ... […]

Three things Western analysts get wrong about the Middle East  Arab NewsIn 1870, that great Victorian, John Henry Newman, published his “Grammar of Assent.” It was — and is — a justification for religious faith in a skeptical world. […]

Is the Middle East ignoring Gulf tanker crisis?  The Jerusalem PostThe attack on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman, which led to a massive fire on one of them and the evacuation of both, appeared to be the curtain-raiser to a larger ... […]

France's Macron sides with Cyprus on dispute with Turkey  Middle East MonitorFrench President Emmanuel Macron urged Turkey to stop “illegal activities” in Cyprus's exclusive economic zone and said the European Union would not back ... […]

Belgium takes back 6 Daesh children – Middle East Monitor  Middle East MonitorSix Belgian children of Daesh members were brought back to Belgium on Friday from camps in Syria as reported on Reuters. The children, ranging in age from ... […]

Ousted Sudan president to be sent for trial soon  Middle East MonitorSudan's chief prosecutor said that ousted President Omar Al-Bashir would be sent for trial soon on corruption charges related to his three decades in power, ... […]

China reaches its arm deep into the Middle East, giving Israel cause for concern  HaaretzThe new capital that Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi is building near Cairo is already known as the white elephant that devours billions of dollars and ... […]

Erdogan: Turkey rejects 'fait accompli' in Jerusalem – Middle East Monitor  Middle East MonitorTurkey rejects 'fait accompli' in Jerusalem, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today, as reported on Anadolu Agency. “We reject efforts to create new fait ... […]

Father's Day comes with grief to Palestine children  Middle East MonitorWhile Father's Day brings joy to millions of children worldwide, the occasion comes with grief to thousands of Palestinian children, who lost their fathers during ... […]

Fatah expels mayor for ‘inviting’ settlers to son’s wedding  The Jerusalem PostRadi Nasser, the mayor of Deir Qaddis, a Palestinian town 16 km. west of Ramallah in the West Bank, is facing strong condemnations for inviting Jewish settlers ... […]

Saudi Arabia to probe Halal disco – Middle East Monitor  Middle East MonitorSaudi General Amusement Committee has opened an investigation into the alleged Halal disco whose videos went viral on the internet, Al-Shorouq newspaper ... […]

G-20 energy, environment chiefs air concerns on Middle East tensions  Kyodo News PlusEnergy and environment ministers from the Group of 20 major economies gather in central Japan for talks likely to center on energy security concerns following ... […]

Israel seeks banning BDS in Europe – Middle East Monitor  Middle East MonitorIsrael's Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan has contacted several European countries, asking them to stop supporting and funding BDS organisations, Israeli ... […]

Middle Israel: Erdogan bids Ataturk farewell  The Jerusalem PostFascinated by European technology, education and government, Ataturk saw the Middle East as socially reactionary, economically stagnant and culturally ... […]