President Joe Biden has named Robert Malley as special U.S. envoy for Iran, a senior official said on Thursday, in a move critics say is likely to be warmly applauded by the Islamic Republic’s rulers.
Members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a Boko Haram offshoot, are employing their growing power and influence to establish a “jihadist pro-state” in northern Nigeria, a non-governmental organization (NGO) reported this week.
BENGHAZI, Libya — Libya is on the verge of an all-out war involving a rogues’ gallery of militias, many of which are little more than criminal gangs armed with heavy weapons.
China formally accused – but did not yet formally charge – Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig of espionage on Monday. The two were arrested soon after Canada detained Huawei executive and Communist royalty Meng Wanzhou for possible extradition to the United States. The accusation of espionage was made three days after Canada announced Meng’s extradition hearing would proceed.
Jerusalem – Israel issued stark warnings on Sunday over Iran’s presence in neighbouring Syria after a confrontation threatened to open a new and unpredictable period in the country’s seven-year civil war.
Contents: US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) clash with Syrian regime forces; International Crisis Groups asks Russia to prevent Israel-Iran war in Syria
TEL AVIV – The New York Times this week continued its month-long campaign advocating against designating the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization amid reports the Trump administration is debating the possibility of issuing an executive order making such a designation.
Speaking during his regular segment on John Batchelor’s nighttime program, Breitbart Jerusalem bureau chief and senior investigative reporter Aaron Klein commented on what he described as a new talking points scandal – “deceptive” marketing points utilized to sell the Iran nuclear deal to the public.
An arms control group tied to White House efforts to sell the Iran nuclear agreement to the public helped to craft talking points for a network of advocates, experts and messaging specialists on how to frame Iran’s nuclear program while
TEL AVIV – The pro-Palestinian lobby group J Street stated that it was “proud” of its role in pushing the controversial Iran nuclear agreement amid reports that it received $576,500 to promote the deal from a group tied to White House efforts to sell the agreement to the public.
TEL AVIV – A group that advocates a nuclear-free world and that was identified earlier this month by the White House as central in helping to market the Iran nuclear deal to the news media has funded National Public Radio
Israeli troops shot and wounded a Palestinian teenager who stabbed a pregnant Israeli woman in the West Bank on Monday, amid signs of Palestinians stepping up attacks against Israelis inside Jewish settlements. The military ordered Palestinian laborers to leave their
