Middle East

Tensions Mount in Gaza After Israel Intensifies Airstrikes

The clashes erupted after Israeli police had raided at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, the third holiest site to Muslims for two consecutive days, firing...

Saudi, Iran Ink Pact to Pursue Common Economic Progress, Reopen Embassies

DUBAI — Long-time Mideast rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia took another significant step toward reconciliation Thursday, formally restoring diplomatic ties after a seven-year rift,...

Israeli Police Attack Worshippers in Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque

ISRAELI police attacked dozens of worshippers in Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound before dawn on Wednesday, witnesses said, in what Israeli police said was a...

Turkey Summons Danish Ambassador Over Anti-Islam Protests

ANKARA -- Turkey's Foreign Ministry summoned Danish Ambassador Danny Annan over "an attack targeting Quran and Turkish flag" at a public demonstration in Denmark. The ministry...

Selective Outrage in Palestine: The Problem is Not Just Smotrich but Zionism

RAMZY BAROUD BY his own admission, Israel’s new Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is a “fascist homophobe”. This declaration, which he made on January 16, should...

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