Middle East

WASHINGTON, May 13 (YPA) - The United States announced an arms deal worth more than $1.4 billion to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), days before US President Donald Trump's visit. The deal, which the US State Department said has been…

LONDON, May 01 (YPA) - The "Stop the War Coalition" in Britain accused Keir Starmer's government on Thursday of bringing shame by supporting what it described as genocide in Palestine and the continued bombing of Yemen. In a statement…

MOSCOW, Feb. 26 (YPA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in remarks he made on Wednesday in Qatar that the displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to other areas would constitute a "time bomb" in the Middle East,…

WASHINGTON, Feb. 05 (YPA) - The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency of the US Department of Defense announced on Tuesday that the US State Department agreed to the possibility of selling defense systems to Egypt produced by "Lockheed…

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 (YPA) - China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Fu Jong, criticized the Security Council's inability to effectively address the Palestinian issue and meet international community expectations. In a speech…

ANKARA, Nov. 03 (YPA) - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that Israeli aggressive actions in the Middle East region may intensify and strengthen after the US presidential elections. The Turkish Foreign Minister warned that "if…

ROME, Oct. 20 (YPA) - A number of demonstrators clashed with the Italian police during pro-Gaza demonstrations in the Italian city of Naples, demanding an end to the war in Gaza and Lebanon and a ceasefire. This came in conjunction with the…

AMMAN, Oct. 15 (YPA) - Jordanian Foreign Minister, Ayman Al-Safadi, said on Tuesday that Israel is destroying the Middle East and that it does not seek peace with the countries of the region. This came in a session with his Turkish…

SANAA, Oct. 06 (YPA) - UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, said that the global community must remain optimistic and work to end the suffering in the Middle East. He continued, “The United Nations reaffirms its full commitment to…

SANAA, Sept. 13 (YPA) - The United States has carried out a redeployment of its forces in the Middle East after its fleets received direct strikes by Yemeni armed forces of the Saudi government. On Thursday, the Associated Press reported,…