Middle East / Levant

The new US State Department senior adviser for energy security, is expected to visit Israel and Lebanon later this month.

If the U.S. is serious about rejoining the 2015 nuclear accord, “then a serious indication is needed,” says Iran’s foreign minister.

There were no arrests.

Expo 2020 will open next week in Dubai with the State of Israel participating for the first time.

The terrorist organization possesses a fleet of Iranian-made military drones it received from smuggling efforts in recent years, according to multiple assessments.

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and his Bahraini counterpart, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, are slated to inaugurate the Israeli embassy in Manama and sign a number of bilateral agreements.

An Iraqi court warned that it plans to issue arrest warrants for all the conference participants, as soon as their identities became known.

The Prime Minister is expected to speak at 4:00 PM Israel time, shortly before the start of the holiday.

Sheikh Rissan al-Halboussi from Anbar province said that "normalization with Israel is now a necessity."

An agreement penned a year ago has encountered growing opposition from environmentalist groups and Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection.

I recommend you use some of your intermediary holiday to re-read that speech, especially if you're a history buff and political junkie like yours truly.

Ammonium nitrate is the same chemical that blew up Beirut Port on August 4, 2020.

It threatens targeted sanctions on Lebanon for “obstructing and undermining the democratic political process.”

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett sharply criticizes the former prime minister, saying there was a very large gap between Bibi's speeches and actions on the ground.

The report comes a day after Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Sharm El-Sheikh.

The Taba crossing between Israel and Egypt also returned to normal operations after restrictions were put in place because of COVID-19.

This may be a good moment to remind President Joe Biden of his promise in late August to the visiting Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

This is the first visit to Egypt by an Israeli prime minister in more than a decade.

The Lebanese army reportedly shortly afterwards arrested a Syrian man who was apparently trying to infiltrate Israel.

Bennett said he “will formulate a position" after he is presented with the various possibilities.

Grossi's one-day visit is his first since Iran's new President Ebrahim Raisi took office in August.

"The Kashan base located north of the city of Isfahan is used to train terrorists from Yemen, Iraq, Syria snd Lebanon."

Lapid: “Israel will not allow Iran to become a nuclear state – or even a nuclear threshold state.”

The Biden administration has a vested interest in taking over from Hezbollah the task of supplying Lebanon with fuel.

“The Syrian side welcomed the request and assured it was ready to oblige it.”

Herzog praised the Jordanian monarch as a "great leader and a highly significant regional actor, who has recently met extremely important leaders."

Syrian air defenses were reportedly in action against air strikes aimed at targets in Damascus.

Biden's previous claims of unanimity among his military advisors unravel and a new chart showing the vast weaponry left to the Taliban goes viral.

"Notice the dangerous task entrusted to this American diplomat – to soften the atmosphere between the Khomeinists in Tehran and Tel Aviv."

Ahmad Vahidi and Mohsen Rezai, both selected by recently elected President Ebrahim Raisi, received confirmation on Wednesday to serve as Iran’s new interior minister and Iran’s vice president of economic affairs.