3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1086+ words) WASHINGTON – When Donald Trump campaigned for a second term in the White House, he promised to be a “president of peace,‌” who would stop foreign wars, not start them. Now, a quarter-century after the September 11, 2001, attacks that triggered America’s global “war…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1255+ words) ABU DHABI - The first part of the sixth TRENDS Annual Forum on Political Islam opened in London with an extensive session held at the British Parliament, at the House of Lords, bringing together a distinguished group of parliamentarians, academics, researchers,…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (178+ words) DUBAI - Sunni Kurdish cleric Mamosta Mohammad Nezhati was killed in northwestern Iran, the Revolutionary Guards said in a statement reported on Wednesday by the semi-official Mehr news agency. The statement accused what it called “Zionist-American Kurdish separatist groups” of carrying…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1010+ words) BAGHDAD – Iraq is intensifying efforts to resolve the future of weapons held by armed factions as the US-led international coalition prepares to end its military mission on September 30, with rival proposals ranging from placing arsenals under state control to freezing…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (481+ words) SEOUL – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed cooperation on security and freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz during a summit in Paris on Tuesday, but the talks did not concern troop deployment,…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (681+ words) WASHINGTON – US envoy Jared Kushner said on Sunday that Washington and Israel broadly agree on the desired end state for Gaza, but suggested that Israel’s domestic political pressures ahead of elections were complicating efforts to advance the Trump administration’s roadmap…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (448+ words) VIENNA/PARIS - The United States, Britain, France and Germany are seeking a resolution by the UN nuclear watchdog's board next week reporting Iran to the UN Security Council for the first time in 20 years, according to diplomats and the proposed…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1257+ words) BAGHDAD – Iran-backed Iraqi armed group Harakat al-Nujaba has sharply escalated its threats against US forces as the September 30 deadline for ending the US-led Global Coalition’s military mission in Iraq approaches, warning that any American soldier who remains in the country…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (637+ words) RABAT – Morocco is set to acquire two Dutch unmanned surface vessels to bolster its ability to conduct anti-submarine warfare, counter naval mines and monitor its coastal waters, as Rabat accelerates the integration of autonomous systems into its armed forces. The…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (462+ words) VIENNA – The UN nuclear watchdog has resolved its outstanding questions from an investigation into secret nuclear activities in Syria under the Assad family’s rule but made no progress in Iran, it said on Tuesday in confidential reports seen by Reuters....