Middle East

SANAA, June 18 (YPA) - The confrontation between the Israeli occupation and the Islamic Republic of Iran has been escalating since the Islamic Revolution, recently culminating in Israeli airstrikes targeting nuclear facilities and prominent…

BRUSSELS, June 14 (YPA) – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) announced the signing of an agreement with Jordan to establish the alliance's first diplomatic liaison office in the Middle East last Friday. According to a statement…

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…