Middle East

Middle East 02/04/22, 00:46

President Biden announced on Thursday, Feb. 3, that the ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi had blown himself up along with members of his family when U.S. special forces discovered his hideout in Syria, the Associated Press reported.  Early reports from rescue workers and the Syrian Civil Defense reported that 13 ...

Middle East 02/03/22, 09:42

President Joe Biden announced that U.S. special forces in northwestern Syria killed the top leader of the ISIS terrorist group, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, on Thursday. The raid also killed 13 people including women and children.  "Thanks to the skill and bravery of our Armed Forces, we have taken off the ...

Middle East 02/01/22, 16:43

The U.S. is reportedly nearing the final stage of negotiations with Iran, Biden Administration officials said Monday, Jan. 31. They seek to restore the 2015 agreement before Iran continues its nuclear activities and further asserted that time for this process is running out. "We are in the final stretch," an official ...

Middle East 01/30/22, 21:23

Joe Biden's administration wants guerrilla insurgents to free a U.S. military veteran kidnapped in Afghanistan. The president wants the Haqqani network to release Mark Frerichs immediately. Biden warned the Taliban-linked group the matter was not open for discussion almost two years after the U.S. Navy veteran was first taken hostage. "Threatening the safety ...

Middle East 01/26/22, 13:42

A group of Islamic State terrorists have attacked a Syrian prison housing many of their members on Thursday, January 20. After freeing several of them, they took possession of the facility leaving some 850 children hostage. Clashes with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) seeking to regain control of the facility ...

Middle East 01/25/22, 09:53

A group of Taliban leaders met with Western officials in Norway on Sunday, January 23, in what were the first talks in Europe since the terrorist group took control of Afghanistan. Their aim is to achieve "unfreezing of Afghan assets" to allow a respite for their economy in a context ...

Middle East 01/23/22, 15:29

The Biden administration has been talking with Qatar about the possibility of supplying liquefied natural (LNG) gas to Europe if Russia invades Ukraine, triggering shortages of energy in the continent. Bloomberg citing two people familiar with the matter, revealed on Friday, Jan. 21, that President Biden plans to ask the Persian ...

Middle East 01/17/22, 17:49

A drone attack on three oil tankers parked in an Abu Dhabi warehouse on Sunday, January 16, claimed three lives and left six injured, according to police sources. Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Yemen's Houthi rebel group claimed responsibility for the attack. Police identified the victims ...

Middle East 01/12/22, 17:35

More than 100 Republican members of Congress urged U.S. President Joe Biden to halt negotiations to renew the failed nuclear deal, arguing in a letter that continuing them "only further enables Iran's malign activities, including their aggressive nuclear pursuits." Although the Biden administration has been condescending to the Iranian regime, it ...

Middle East 01/11/22, 16:47

According to recent statements, women's rights activists in Afghanistan said they feel "betrayed" by the Biden administration as the Taliban violated all kinds of rights after the U.S. withdrew its troops last year, leaving promises of aid unfulfilled. Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad said Monday on Fox News's "The Story" program that ...

Middle East 01/08/22, 15:55

Iran's authoritarian regime continues to openly defy sanctions imposed by the U.S.–led international community by increasing oil sales to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) by 40% during 2021. According to a report by the watchdog group tracking illegal Iranian oil tankers, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), not only were the restrictions ...

Middle East 01/07/22, 14:59

The Taliban have ordered store owners in western Afghanistan to cut off the heads of mannequins, insisting they violate Islamic law. Those who ignore the beheading order face severe punishment, according to The Times. A video showing men chopping off mannequins' heads went viral on Twitter. The 40-second video comes just ...

Middle East 12/30/21, 16:05

According to a new study published on Tuesday, Dec. 28, in the journal Frontiers in Medicine, the mummy of a famous Egyptian pharaoh has been digitally opened for the first time in 3,000 years. A team of experts utilized CT scanning to digitally open up the body of Amenhotep I to ...

Tech 12/25/21, 16:11

The UK Foreign Office condemned the firing of 16 missiles by Iran during five days of military exercises, as they pose a "threat to regional and international security." "The launch is a clear breach of UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which requires that Iran not undertake any activity related to ballistic ...

Middle East 12/23/21, 15:58

The UN plans to pay up to $6 million to Taliban terrorist militants in Afghanistan's Interior Ministry. Their terrorist chief is one of the most wanted by the FBI and is sanctioned by the U.S. and the UN.  Some experts consider these payments would violate the terrorism sanctions, given that a ...

Middle East 12/22/21, 16:27

A group of archaeologists in Israel announced the discovery of real treasure dating back to when the so-called Holy Land belonged to the Roman Empire. The precious ring was found while investigating a shipwreck off the ancient port of Caesarea, Israel. The gold ring has an octagonal shape with a green ...