Category: Middle East

Fire Kills 6, Injures 7 in a House in Abu Dhabi, Officials Say, Cause Unknown

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—A house fire in Abu Dhabi killed six people and injured seven on Monday, according to the civil defense authority in the United Arab Emirates. An Investigation is underway to find out the cause of the fire which erupted in the city’s Al Moazaz area. The UAE has been grappling with a…


Lawmakers Press Pentagon for Answers Over Terrorist Attack in Afghanistan That Killed 13 US Troops

House Republicans are demanding answers from the Pentagon months after the terrorist attack at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2021 that killed 13 U.S. troops and at least 169 Afghan civilians. It comes after a former Marine who survived the Aug. 26, 2021 bombings testified to Congress in March that he was told not to…


State Department to Let House Foreign Affairs Committee Leaders to View Afghan Dissent Cable

After months of back-and-forth tensions, the State Department announced on May 17 that it will allow House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) to view a dissent cable from the time of the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. During the briefing at the State Department, principal deputy spokesperson…


State Department to Let House Foreign Affairs Committee Leaders View Afghan Dissent Cable

After months of back-and-forth tensions, the State Department announced on May 17 that it will allow House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Democratic Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) to view a dissent cable from the time of the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. During a briefing at the State Department, principal deputy…


Leaders of Islamic Centre Stripped of Powers by Charity Chiefs

Leaders of a London Islamic centre described as a “cut-out” of one of Iran’s deadliest military forces, have been stripped of their powers by the Charity Commission. The regulator has appointed an interim manager to oversee running the Islamic Centre of England after its trustees “failed to comply with legal duties,” and to protect the…


Twitter Further Explains Why It Restricted Content Leading up to Turkey’s Election

Twitter on Monday shared further details about why it restricted access to certain content in Turkey ahead of the country’s election, which took place on May 14. The election is headed to a runoff scheduled for May 28 after neither of the two top contenders got more than 50 percent of the vote. On the day…


Iran, Russia Expand ‘Unprecedented Military Partnership’ with Fighter Jet Deal: Kirby

Iran and Russia are growing their military cooperation with increased arms sales that the White House says are directly resulting in the killing of Ukrainians. Tehran’s continued sale of suicide drones and other munitions to Moscow is meaningfully augmenting Russia’s ability to continue its attempted conquest of Ukraine, said National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic…


Netanyahu: Israel Alters Balance of Deterrence With Islamic Jihad

Israel has changed the deterrence equation with Islamic Jihad the same way it did with Hamas two years ago, said Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He spoke at the start of a weekly Likud meeting on May 15. Netanyahu is the head of the Likud party. “Our intention in Operation Shield and Arrow was to…


Turkey Heads to Runoff Vote after Hard-Fought Presidential, Parliamentary Polls

Turkey appears set to be heading to a runoff vote after neither of the two top contenders secured an outright majority in contentious May 14 presidential polls. According to Turkey’s official electoral commission, incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, head of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), secured roughly 49 percent of the vote. Kemal Kilicdaroglu,…


Israeli Cease-Fire With Terrorists in Gaza Appears to Hold, Despite New Rocket Launch

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip—A fragile cease-fire between Israeli forces and terrorists in the Gaza Strip appeared to be holding on Sunday after a five-day clash that killed 33 Palestinians and two people in Israel. In an early test for the truce, Palestinian terrorists fired a rocket that landed in an open area of southern Israel…