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September 5, 2023

Shabtai Shavit, ex-Mossad chief who spearheaded historic Jordan peace treaty, dead at 84

Shabtai Shavit, the former director of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, died Tuesday while vacationing in Italy. He was 84 years old.

September 1, 2023

US warns of ISIS return as critics accuse Syria's Assad of stirring 'ethnic' tensions

Syrian dictator Bashar Assad and Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi have highlighted the divide between Arab and Kurdish forces in the U.S.-backed coalition in the hopes of further igniting ethnic tensions.

August 28, 2023

Multi-party coalition criticizes Egyptian government in rare show of dissent

Free Current, a new coalition of Egyptian political parties, spoke out against President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi's government for persecuting politicians in a rare act of dissent.

August 28, 2023

Lebanese arrest warrants issued for 2 Russians accused of spying for Israel

Arrest warrants have been issued for two Russian citizens recently detained in Lebanon's capital for alleged espionage on Israel's behalf.

August 25, 2023

Monaco closes corruption probe into Lebanese PM

Monaco's three-year corruption probe into Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has proven fruitless, and was reportedly closed over a dearth of incriminating evidence.

August 24, 2023

Strike planned for air traffic controllers at Lebanon's only civilian airport

The 13 air traffic controllers employed at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, have announced their intent to go on strike next month.

August 23, 2023

Pakistani boy rescued from trapped gondola says 'we thought all of us were going to die'

The eight onboard a gondola that became stuck over a ravine in Pakistan have been saved, with one survivor describing the rescue as “miraculous."

August 22, 2023

Turkish foreign minister urges Iraq to label Kurdistan Worker's Party as terrorist group

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Tuesday denounced Kurdistan Worker's Party as a mutual enemy of Iraq and Turkey, and urged Baghdad to ban it as a terrorist organization.

August 22, 2023

Iran unveils armed drone resembling America's MQ-9 Reaper, claims it could reach Israel

Iran has unveiled at its Defense Industry Day a new long-range drone called the Mohajer-10, which resembles the MQ-9 Reaper flown by the U.S. Air Force.

August 22, 2023

More than 200 Afghan government officials, security forces killed following Taliban takeover: UN

A new report from the U.N. says at least 218 extrajudicial killings targeting former government officials and security forces have been carried out by the Taliban in the last two years.