News 08 Jun 2018 Monitor: ISIS militants retake parts of Syria town in major attack ISIS used at least 10 suicide bombers on Friday in a massive attack on Albu Kamal, in which they retook parts of the eastern Syrian town, a monitor said. At… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 US hopes for a quick Syria exit run into a minefield in Raqqa The Donald Trump administration faces significant hurdles getting the centerpiece of its reconstruction efforts back on track. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: US hopes for a quick Syria exit run… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Jun 2018 Abadi warns of ‘dangerous violations’ in Iraq election Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday there were “dangerous violations” in the May 12 parliamentary election, won by a bloc led by cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a long-time Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 06 Jun 2018 Former Qatari FM’s remarks on crisis mocked as ‘crocodile tears’ Saud al-Qahtani, an advisor at Saudi Arabia’s royal court, slammed on Tuesday night Qatar’s former Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani who tried to hold the anti-terror… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Jun 2018 Palestinians outraged at Israeli bill to ban filming of IDF The Palestinian Ministry of Information and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate are fighting a bill under discussion in the Knesset to ban the filming and photographing of Israeli soldiers. Source: Al… Meet the Middle East
News 08 Jun 2018 Iran faces new threat as Kurdish jihadis join IS in Afghanistan The rise of the Islamic State's branch in Afghanistan poses a new challenge for the Islamic Republic, as it is becoming a magnet for Iranian Kurdish recruits. Source: Al Monitor… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Jun 2018 Report says Italy will expel thousands of undocumented Tunisians Reports coming from Rome on Tuesday revealed that Italy is planning to deport all Tunisians illegally living in the country, pointing out that many of them are involved in a… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Concern mounts as coalition forces advance on key Yemeni port Has the United States lifted its “red light” on an Emirati- and Saudi-backed military operation to take the key Yemeni port? Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Concern mounts as coalition… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Moscow updates playbook on making Israel, Iran happy Russia faces the conundrum of figuratively finding common ground between Iran and Israel in Syria while literally keeping distance between them. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Moscow updates playbook on… Meet the Middle East
News 08 Jun 2018 WATCH: In first, Iran admits to facilitating passage of al-Qaeda’s 9/11 attackers Mohammad-Javad Larijani, the international affairs assistant in the Iranian judiciary, confessed in unprecedented remarks that Iran facilitated the passage of al-Qaeda members who carried out the Source: Al Arabiya Full… Meet the Middle East
