Iraqis Chanting Anti-US Slogans Mark Year Since Soleimani Killing
The gathering coincided with increasing tensions between Iran and the United States in the last days of President Donald Trump's administration, and m…
Tag: Middle East
US Senate Backs Massive Arms Sales To UAE After Trump Veto Threat
Backers of the sale also described the UAE as an important U.S. partner in the Middle East.
Israel Sends Treaty Delegation To Bahrain With Trump Aides
The breakthrough, overseen by U.S. President Donald Trump, is a foreign policy flourish ahead of his reelection bid next month. For the U.S. allies, i…
Alleged Islamic State ‘Beatles’ Arrive in US To Face Charges of Hostage Deaths
That group is alleged to have detained or killed Western hostages, including U.S. journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff and aid workers Kayla Mue…
In Break With Past, UAE and Bahrain Sign US-Brokered Deals With Israel
President Donald Trump hosted the White House ceremony, capping a dramatic month when first the UAE and then Bahrain agreed to reverse decades of ill …
Bahrain Follows Emirates and Normalizes Ties With Israel
"This is a historic breakthrough to further peace in the Middle East."
Trump Says Another Country Could Join Israel-UAE Accord
Israel and the UAE agreed last month to normalize relations in a deal that Trump helped orchestrate.
Trump Will Announce Reduction in US Troops in Iraq on Wednesday
The United States has around 5,200 troops that were deployed in Iraq to fight the Islamic State militant group.
After UAE-Israel Breakthrough, Kushner Pushes Other Arabs To Go Next
Kushner later flew to Bahrain and then Saudi Arabia and is expected also to visit Qatar.
Israeli, US Officials Land in UAE, Kushner Urges Palestinians To Negotiate
On board the packed airliner, passengers were welcomed in Arabic as well as English and Hebrew.
Israel Hopes for Washington Signing Ceremony on UAE Deal by Mid-September
"That is meant to be one of the outcomes of the talks in the next 24 hours in the Emirates - setting a date for the signing."
UAE Scraps Israel Boycott in New Step Towards Normal Ties
President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued a decree abolishing a boycott law as part of "the UAE's efforts to expand diplomatic and commercial coope…
National Security Advisor Voices Optimism That More Nations Will Normalize Relations With Israel
"We're looking forward to that."
Israel Says It Expects Bahrain and Oman to Follow UAE in Formalising Ties
Both Bahrain and Oman praised the UAE-Israel accord, although neither have commented on their own prospects for normalised relations.
Biden Praises Israel, UAE Peace Deal Which ‘Builds on the Efforts of Multiple Administrations’
"Israel and the United Arab Emirates have taken a historic step to bridge the deep divides of the Middle East."
National Security Advisor: It Would Not Surprise Me If Trump Is Nominated for a Nobel Prize
"I think history is going to remember the president for being a great peacemaker."
Trump Announces Historic Peace Deal Between Israel and the United Arab Emirates
"HUGE breakthrough today!"
Lebanese Protesters Storm Ministry Buildings as Anger Over Beirut Blast Grows
The government has promised to hold those responsible to account. But few Lebanese are convinced.
Esper Breaks With Trump’s Assessment That Beirut Explosion Was an Attack
Esper said the U.S. government was "still getting information on what happened."
Massive Blast Rips Through Beirut, Killing 50 and Injuring Thousands
"What we are witnessing is a huge catastrophe."