Diplomacy & International Relations

Iraq’s New Government Confronts Challenges on All Fronts

(The Soufan Center) The newly inaugurated Iraqi government of Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi faces the same pressures as its predecessors did, stemming from Iranian-U.S....

Israel detains ultra-Orthodox protesters after attack on judge’s home

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Israeli police said Thursday that dozens of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men had been detained after they stormed the home of a Supreme Court...

UN peacekeeper from Serbia killed in south Lebanon

(AFP/Al Arabiya) A United Nations peacekeeper has been killed in Lebanon, the force and Serbian authorities said Thursday, after a base was hit in...

Iran’s Khamenei says US, Israel aim to sow ‘division’ after war defeat

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Iran’s supreme leader on Thursday accused the US and Israel of trying to sow “division” among Iranians after suffering a “decisive blow”...

Israel to continue operations in Lebanon for now despite ceasefire, defense minister says

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Israel’s military will continue to carry out operations in Lebanon for the time being and will not be withdrawing from the country,...

Lebanese President says ceasefire may come into effect within a day of parties’ approval

(Agencies/Al Arabiya) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told local outlets on Thursday that a US-brokered ceasefire agreed the previous evening between Lebanon and Israel could...

Iran’s IRGC says Israel must withdraw to pre-war positions in Lebanon

(AFP/Al Arabiya) The head of the Quds Force, the foreign arm of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards, said Thursday that Israel must pull back from...

US-Iran deal in final stages but frozen funds mechanism remains key hurdle: Source

(Al Arabiya) A proposed mechanism to release part of Iran’s frozen funds remains a key obstacle in the final stages of a potential agreement...

Trump slams ‘unpatriotic’ US House vote to end Iran war

(AFP/ Al Arabiya) President Donald Trump on Thursday slammed a vote in the US House seeking to order the withdrawal of American troops from...

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