Middle East

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,…

AMMAN, Aug. 11 (YPA) - The "Arab Defense" website reported that a squadron of US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter aircraft had landed in Jordan, coming from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71). The fighters were seen…

GENEVA, Aug. 05 (YPA) - United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Volker Turk called on Monday for urgent action to stop the escalation in the Middle East, in light of fears of the expansion of the Gaza war. “I am deeply concerned about the…