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Monday, February 16, 2026

Hezbollah accuses Israel of waging ‘imaginary battle’ against Iranian troops in Syria

Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah charged Wednesday that Israel had been waging an "imaginary battle" against Iranian troops in Syria, insisting that Tehran had...

US military aid cut carries risk of heightened arms race in Middle East, but how?

The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw Patriot anti-missile defense batteries from Saudi Arabia is likely to fuel an already brewing arms race. The kingdom...

Saudi Arabia will impose a full lockdown during Eid al-Fitr holidays

Saudi Arabia will enforce a round-the-clock nationwide curfew during the five-day Eid al-Fitr holiday later this month to fight the coronavirus, the interior ministry...

US envoy confesses they are creating a new Afghanistan for Moscow in Syria

James Jeffrey, the US special envoy for Syria and defeating the Islamic State, has made quite a frank confession of how he sees his...

Pompeo arrives in Israel to discuss West Bank & arch-foe Iran

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Israel Wednesday for talks on regional security and the country's plans to annex parts of the...

US & Israel ramp up pressure on Iran to dismantle nuclear program

Comments last week from an unnamed Israeli defence official that Iran was reducing its presence in Syria sparked a fierce debate about Tehran's next...

Air travel will not normalise easily: Emirates warns stakeholders

Middle East's biggest airline, Emirates’ passenger operations are suspended since March 25 and it predicts that the air travel is not going to resume soon.

Iran sinks its own warship in friendly fire, killing 19

An Iranian warship was hit by a friendly fire missile during naval exercises, killing 19 sailors, state media and the army said Monday, amid...

Without preconditions? Iran is prepared to negotiate prisoner swap with the US

An Iranian government spokesperson has said that the country is prepared to negotiate a complete prisoner swap with the US. The news comes after...

Prisoner swap between Israel & Hamas: Can we expect peace in Middle East?

Long-stalled negotiations on a prisoner exchange between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas could be given fresh impetus by the coronavirus pandemic and the...

Iran virus infections rise again after lockdown eased

While many people in Iran's capital are taking advantage of loosened COVID-19 controls, some worry about a new spike in infections in what remains...

US senate wanted Trump to not attack Iran but fails to override Trump veto

The US Senate on Thursday failed to override President Donald Trump's veto of a bipartisan measure that would have limited his power to attack...
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