Assad hails ‘historic opportunity’ for regional shift in Arab League speech

During his first speech at the Arab League, Bashar al-Assad condemned all foreign intervention in the region, and stressed the importance of joint Arab action in tackling crises

Jordanian FM calls on international community to oppose hate speech against Palestinians

On the same day, the Jordanian parliament voted to expel the Israeli ambassador from the kingdom over Smotrich's incendiary statements

Putin’s ‘civilizational’ speech frames conflict between east and west

In his Federal Assembly address, President Putin emphasized that Russia is not only an independent nation-state but also a distinct civilization with its own identity, which is in conflict and actively opposes the values of 'western civilization.'

Israeli PM backs two-state solution in UN speech

Lapid remarked that a two-state solution would benefit Israel's general security, economy, and future generations

George Bush calls Iraq War ‘brutal and unjustified invasion’ in gaffe during Ukraine speech

The gaffe by the former US president is being lampooned across the internet, seen as an accidental admission to the reality of the Iraq war

Israeli PM makes veiled threat against Iran during speech

Iran recently informed Tel Aviv they had missiles pointed at all of their nuclear and bioweapon facilities

World leaders salute Erdogan on historic election victory

During his victory speech, the Turkish president said he intends to work with Russia to turn Turkiye into an 'international gas hub' and pledged to defend 'sacred family values'

Erdogan wins second round of presidential elections

Erdogan held a roughly five-point lead against Kilicdaroglu in the first round of voting on 14 May, but fell short of the 50 percent threshold required to win

Iran calls Zelensky’s criticism ‘worthless political show’ meant to secure western funding

Ukraine has so far refused to meet with Iranian military officials to discuss claims Russia is using Iranian-made drones in the battlefield

Hundreds of thousands of resistance fighters ready to fight Israel: Hezbollah chief

Hassan Nasrallah also hailed the 'failure' of a US-Israeli normalization plan with Arab states and called on Lebanon's wanted central bank governor to step down

Erdogan threatens to ‘erase’ opposition from Turkish politics

The speech comes two days after Erdogan received an endorsement from third-place contender Sinan Ogan

MbS rejects Netanyahu’s request to meet during secret phone call: Report

Israel and the US insist normalization with Saudi Arabia will be cinched before the end of the year, despite Riyadh's ongoing rapprochement with nations like Iran and Syria

Iran replaces head of national security council

Ali Shamkhani, who has been Secretary of the National Security Council for 10 years, announced his resignation via Twitter

Foreign interference in Arab world must come to an end: Arab leaders

The historic Arab League summit saw Syria official's return after years of isolation and an unexpected speech from the Ukrainian president chastising Arab leaders for their neutrality

Ukrainian president in Saudi Arabia to attend Arab League summit

Zelensky is expected to lobby the Arab world against Russia in a last ditch effort before Kiev launches its long-expected 'spring offensive'

Washington wants to woo Israel into ‘joint military planning’ against Iran: Report

Tel Aviv, however, has been trepidatious about the proposal under fears the White House wants to prevent attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities

Jordanian court charges MP for smuggling guns into West Bank

Imad al-Adwan could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted for allegedly smuggling gold and weapons from Jordan into occupied Palestine

Israel assassinates sixth Palestinian commander in span of four days

The same day, Al-Quds Brigades of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad launched rockets toward occupied Jerusalem

Turkish elections: What if Putin loses Erdogan?

While an Erdogan defeat in Sunday's elections could shift Turkish foreign policy westward and strain Ankara's relations with Moscow, pervasive anti-US sentiments across Turkiye will remain a challenge for the opposition.

‘Operations against US troops will continue’: Iraqi resistance

Some of Iraq’s resistance factions have vowed not to adhere to any political agreement which would put a stop to military operations against Washington

Israel on alert over growing ‘maritime threats’: Report

Israel fears that the Palestinian factions in Gaza are 'developing active naval units' with the help of the Islamic Republic

US national security advisor to meet with MbS

Washington has been scrambling to regain it's foothold in West Asia as Arab nations move to normalize with Iran and Syria

Israel defenseless against Iran’s military prowess: Ebrahim Raisi

The Iranian president stressed that the formation of a multipolar world order favors the Axis of Resistance

Russia, Iran, China aim to reboot Persian Gulf security

Beijing, Moscow, and Tehran seek to establish collective security in the Persian Gulf, run by littoral states and not western militaries. This will fundamentally shift the region out of the Atlanticist paradigm.

Iranian FM, Hezbollah chief discuss Israeli ‘weakness’

During the meeting, the two discussed Israel’s ‘path of decline and destruction,’ in light of the recent internal and external threats that Tel Aviv faces

Palestine hits back at EU official for ‘racist’ remarks

The PA has called on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to apologize for remarks made during a speech commemorating Israel 75th anniversary

De-dollarization kicks into high gear

The US dollar is essential to US global power projection. But in 2022, the dollar share of reserve currencies slid 10 times faster than the average in the past two decades.

Iranian court rules US entities, officials must pay $313m for 2017 ISIS attacks

Former US presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama were convicted for their role in helping create ISIS

Two killed by Saudi shelling in Yemen

The attacks come after peace negotiations that both Saudi and Ansarallah officials described as positive

US ‘obstructing peace efforts’ in Yemen: Ansarallah

The accusation comes as Ansarallah-Saudi peace talks have been viewed as positive by both sides, and have resulted in the exchange of 900 prisoners