US: No plans to meet Iran at UNGA

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has no plans to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian at the annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly in New…

US hails Abraham Accords

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to mark the first anniversary of normalization agreements between the Arab countries and Israel by hosting a virtual meeting today, with…

Herzog welcomes new Bahrain envoy

The first-ever Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the State of Israel, H.E. Mr. Khaled Yusuf Al Jalahma, has presented his letter of credence to Israeli President Isaac Herzog.…

Iran to grant limited IAEA access

Iran headed off a possible showdown with the West by agreeing to allow access by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to monitoring cameras at nuclear sites in the Islamic…

Iran defies IAEA

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is warning the West not to censure the Islamic Republic at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after its latest reports criticized his country – as…

Israel, Bahrain appoint ambassadors

Israel has named Eitan Na'eh as the nation’s first ambassador to Bahrain. By Erin Viner The diplomatic appointment follows the normalization of relations with the Gulf Arab state last year,…

France, Germany: Iran must resume nuclear talks

France and Germany are calling on Iran to resume nuclear negotiations amid rising Western concerns over the expansion of atomic development in the Islamic Republic. By Erin Viner  French Foreign…

Houthis attack Saudi airport

Saudi state television reported drone strikes on its Abha Airport by the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group in Yemen. By Erin Viner  A second armed drone was intercepted by the Saudi-led…

Abbas: PA will work with Israel’s new gov’t

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared willingness to interact with the new Israeli government, which took office on 13 June under the leadership of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. “We will deal…

Biden meets with Erdoğan

Joe Biden held his first face-to-face talks as United States President with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. At the start of the main leaders' session at the NATO summit…