Middle East News Headlines
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Top US Air Force official in Mideast worries about possible Russia-Iran 'cooperation and collusion'
Iran’s supplying of bomb-carrying drones to Russia could see Moscow help Tehran’s program become more lethal, raising risks across the wider Middle East
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Nearly 100 migrants rescued from a yacht off southwestern Greece
Greek authorities say nearly 100 migrants have been evacuated from a yacht reported to be in difficulty off the southwestern coast of Greece
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A daughter of long-detained activist in Bahrain is blocked from traveling to the island kingdom
A daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain has tried to return to the island kingdom to press for her father's release but was turned away from her flight in London
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Britain, France and Germany say they will keep their nuclear and missiles sanctions on Iran
Britain, France and Germany have announced that they will keep their sanctions on Iran related to the Mideast country’s atomic program and its development of ballistic missiles
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Israeli army kills 16-year-old Palestinian in West Bank, claiming youths threw explosives
Palestinian health authorities say that Israeli security forces have killed a 16-year-old Palestinian in a confrontation in the southern occupied West Bank
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Paris strips Palestinian leader Abbas of special honor for remarks on Holocaust
Paris has rescinded a special honor it bestowed on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas because of recent antisemitic comments minimizing the Holocaust
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Japan's Kishida says China seafood ban contrasts with wide support for Fukushima water release
Japan’s prime minister says China’s blanket ban on Japanese seafood in reaction to the release of treated radioactive water from a tsunami-ravaged nuclear power plant contrasts starkly with broad understanding shown by many other members of the international community