The president is urging Gulf countries to increase their investment in the US after a series of bilateral economic and defense deals in recent months.
Category: 3. Middle East
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After major arms sales, Trump to visit Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar: What to know
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Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks with Iraqi PM Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani
In the wake of the end of the Ramadan and the Eid al-Fitr holiday, the leaders of Iraq and Syria held an important phone call. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa spoke on the phone on April 1.
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Iran’s warning to the US regarding its nuclear weapons development
As the US positions aircraft in the Indian Ocean that could strike Iran’s nuclear program, Iran is warning that if the US acts, then Iran will develop a nuclear weapon.
In essence, Iran is saying that it has a right to develop all the…
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How criticism of Trump may have sunk Netanyahu's Shin Bet nominee
The objection of Sen. Lindsey Graham to the nomination of Eli Sharvit as the new Shin Bet chief might have played a crucial role in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision Tuesday to rescind the appointment.
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Israel PM drops security chief nominee under fire from Trump ally
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Tuesday he had reversed a decision to appoint former navy commander Vice Admiral Eli Sharvit as security agency chief following criticism, including from a key US senator.
Netanyahu had…
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Three killed in Israeli strike on Beirut, Lebanon health ministry says
An Israeli air strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs has killed at least three people, Lebanon’s health ministry says, putting further pressure on a fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
The attack was the second…
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Israeli strike on Beirut kills three
An Israeli strike on south Beirut killed at least three people on Tuesday, Lebanon said after Israel announced its second strike on the country’s capital in a fragile four-month truce.
The attack that came without warning at around 3:30 am (0030…
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Hezbollah official targeted in deadly Israeli strike on Beirut
An Israeli strike Tuesday killed three people, Lebanon said, as a source close to Hezbollah said one of the group’s officials was targeted in the second such strike on south Beirut during a fragile four-month ceasefire.
The attack came without…
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Hezbollah official among four dead in Israeli strike on Beirut
A Hezbollah official handling Palestinian affairs was among four people killed in an Israeli strike on south Beirut on Tuesday, Israel and a Hezbollah source said, the second such raid on the capital during a four-month ceasefire.
Lebanon’s…
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Israel strikes Hezbollah operative in Beirut, kills 3
An Israeli strike on Beirut killed at least three people on Tuesday, Lebanon’s health ministry said after Israel announced its second strike on the country’s capital in a fragile four-month truce.
Israel’s military said it “targeted a Hezbollah…
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