Category: 2. Middle East

Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Saturday directed the preparation of a comprehensive strategy and a clearly defined roadmap aimed at achieving a “structural transformation” of the army over the next three years, to…

US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is set to arrive in Israel on Saturday evening, accompanied by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, according to Israeli media.

Channel 12 reported that Witkoff and Kushner will arrive in…

Jan 24 (Reuters) – Airlines have been rerouting and cancelling some flights across the Middle East as tensions ramp up between Iran and the United States, with President Donald Trump saying on Thursday the U.S. had an “armada” heading towards…

Syria’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday denied media reports that the ceasefire deadline granted to the SDF had been extended, Anadolu reports.

The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) quoted an unnamed source at the…

US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief Brad Cooper arrived in Israel on Saturday, according to Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth.

“Later today he is expected to meet with top security officials,” said the daily.

The…

Cut off from the global internet for more than two weeks, online content creator Amir spends his days scanning the few news websites available on Iran’s domestic web for signs that connectivity to the world might return.

Amir, 32, has been unable…

Several European airlines have suspended or adjusted flights to destinations in the Middle East, citing security concerns over rising tensions between the US and Iran and fears of wider disruption across the Persian…

Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said Saturday that Iraq should not shoulder the security and financial burden of handling ISIS detainees on its own, Anadolu reports.

According to a…