Middle East
Iran will expel UN nuclear inspectors unless sanctions are lifted: lawmaker
January 9, 2021
Iran will expel UN nuclear inspectors unless sanctions are lifted: lawmaker
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will expel United Nations nuclear watchdog inspectors unless sanctions are lifted by a Feb. 21 deadline…
First Qatari vehicles cross border into Saudi after Gulf detente
January 9, 2021
First Qatari vehicles cross border into Saudi after Gulf detente
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatari vehicles crossed into Saudi Arabia through a land border on Saturday for the first time since…
Iran bans foreign companies from testing COVID-19 vaccines on Iranians: president
January 9, 2021
Iran bans foreign companies from testing COVID-19 vaccines on Iranians: president
DUBAI (Reuters) – Foreign companies will not be allowed to test COVID-19 vaccines on the Iranian people, President Hassan Rouhani…
Iran’s Khamenei: Tehran in no rush for US to rejoin 2015 nuclear deal
January 9, 2021
Iran’s Khamenei: Tehran in no rush for US to rejoin 2015 nuclear deal
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday Tehran was in no rush for the United States…
Israel postpones Netanyahu’s trial amid virus lockdown
January 9, 2021
Israel postpones Netanyahu’s trial amid virus lockdown
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has postponed the next hearing in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial because of a tightened…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards unveil underground missile base in Gulf: state media
January 9, 2021
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards unveil underground missile base in Gulf: state media
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards unveiled an underground missile base at an undisclosed Gulf location on Friday, Iranian…
Iran leader bans COVID vaccines from UK and US
January 8, 2021
Iran leader bans COVID vaccines from UK and US
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in a live television broadcast on Friday that he has told the government…
Easing dispute, UAE announces reopening of borders to Qatar
January 8, 2021
Easing dispute, UAE announces reopening of borders to Qatar
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates announced on Friday that it would reopen its borders and…
Turkey says talks with France to normalize ties going well
January 8, 2021
Turkey says talks with France to normalize ties going well
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey and France are working on a roadmap to normalize ties and talks are going well, Turkish Foreign…
Can Benjamin Netanyahu survive Israel’s next election?
January 8, 2021
Can Benjamin Netanyahu survive Israel’s next election?
Far fewer protesters have gathered outside the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu on this mild January evening…