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US Extends Waiver To Allow Iraq To Keep Importing Iranian Gas

by Middle East EyeDecember 22, 2018

The United States extended an exemption allowing Iraq to continue importing Iranian oil and gas despite US sanctions on Tehran, a US State Department spokesman...

Mohammed Bin Salman’s Time May Be Running Out

by Middle East EyeDecember 20, 2018

Neither Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman nor his foreign minister, Adel al-Jubeir, take kindly to criticism of any kind. So it was unsurprising when...

Saudi Official Sacked Over Khashoggi Murder ‘Made Secret Visits To Israel’

by Middle East EyeDecember 18, 2018

A senior Saudi intelligence official who was sacked over his suspected involvement in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi made secret trips to Israel on...

Netanyahu’s Son Blocked On Facebook For Anti-Muslim Posts

by Middle East EyeDecember 17, 2018

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's eldest son, Yair, tweeted on Sunday that Facebook blocked his page for 24 hours over apparent anti-Muslim posts and called the...

MBS Said To Be Plotting Camp David-Style Handshake With Netanyahu

by Middle East EyeDecember 13, 2018

Task force dealing with Khashoggi fallout working on 'game-changing' photo with Israeli PM that would cast prince as peacemaker, sources say. [dropcap]S[/dropcap]audi Crown Prince Mohammed...

US Warns Turkey Against ‘Unilateral Action’ On Kurdish Fighters In Syria

by Middle East EyeDecember 13, 2018

Pentagon warning came hours after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country plans to launch new military operation in Syria [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Pentagon said on...

Iranian Official Confirms Missile Test Condemned By US

by Middle East EyeDecember 11, 2018

Iran confirmed on Tuesday that it carried out a recent medium-range ballistic missile test in what the US and other Western countries have said could...

Iran Jails 30 Men For Economic Crimes After Public Outcry Against Corruption

by Middle East EyeDecember 9, 2018

Fast-track courts set up in Iran to fight economic crime have jailed 30 men for as long as 20 years each, the judiciary said on...

Suicide Bomber Kills Three Outside Police Station In Iran’s Chabahar

by Middle East EyeDecember 6, 2018

A suicide bomber has set off an explosion outside a police station in the Iranian southern port city of Chabahar, killing at least three people...

UN Security Council To Meet Over Iran Ballistic Missile Test

by Middle East EyeDecember 4, 2018

The UN Security Council will meet behind closed doors on Tuesday at the request of France and Britain after they accused Iran of test-firing a...

Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Arrives In Algeria: Denounced By Scholars, Journalists

by Middle East EyeDecember 2, 2018

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) arrived in the Algerian capital on Sunday night as part of a tour overshadowed by the murder of...

Social Media Defends Marc Lamont Hill After CNN Firing Over Palestine

by Middle East EyeNovember 30, 2018

CNN commentator Marc Lamont Hill, who was fired by the US media company after telling the United Nations that the Israeli state "continues to restrict...

Pompeo Defends US Involvement In Yemen Ahead Of Critical Senate Vote

by Middle East EyeNovember 28, 2018

Mike Pompeo has defended the United States' involvement in the Saudi-led coalition's war in Yemen, ahead of an expected vote in the US Senate later...

Trump Administration Inflated Saudi Arms Deal Figures: Report

by Middle East EyeNovember 26, 2018

In justifying his backing for Saudi leaders despite the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly stressed the kingdom's arms deals...

Foreign Minister Zarif Denounces ‘Dangerous’ US Claims About Iranian Chemical Weapons

by Middle East EyeNovember 23, 2018

Iran's foreign minister has said that accusations from the United States that Tehran has a chemical weapons programme are "obscene and dangerous". On Friday, Mohammad...

Pompeo Handed Riyadh A Plan To Shield MBS From Khashoggi Fallout

by Middle East EyeNovember 20, 2018

US secretary of state gave Mohammed bin Salman a roadmap to insulate himself from the scandal, a senior Saudi source tells MEE [dropcap]S[/dropcap]audi Arabia's king...

Bin Salman Tried To Persuade Netanyahu To Go To War In Gaza’: Sources

by Middle East EyeNovember 13, 2018

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attempted to persuade Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to start a conflict with Hamas in Gaza as part of...

Erdogan Says US Sanctions On Iran Are Against International Law

by Middle East EyeNovember 7, 2018

Turkish president says US sanctions on Iran, which came into effect Monday, aim to 'upset the global balance' [dropcap]T[/dropcap]urkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

Turkey And Iraq To Get Exemptions From US Sanctions On Iran: Officials

by Middle East EyeNovember 3, 2018

Turkey and Iraq will receive exemptions from US sanctions on Iran when they come into force on Monday, according to officials from both countries. Three...

EXCLUSIVE: Turkey Believes MBS Bodyguard Took Khashoggi Body Part To Riyadh

by Middle East EyeOctober 22, 2018

Turkish authorities believe part of Jamal Khashoggi's body was transported out of Turkey by one of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's bodyguards, sources have told Middle East...

Turkish Sources: Jamal Khashoggi’s Killing Took Seven Minutes

by Middle East EyeOctober 16, 2018

It took seven minutes for Jamal Khashoggi to die, a Turkish source who has listened in full to an audio recording of the Saudi journalist's...

Trump And The Boy King: Mohammed Bin Salman’s Reign Is Over Before It Began

by Middle East EyeOctober 12, 2018

The Jamal Khashoggi case begs the question: if the Saudi crown prince acts like this only 16 months into his role, then what will happen...

Turkish Official: Saudi Agents Used A Bone Saw To Dismember Khashoggi’s Body

by Middle East EyeOctober 10, 2018

In the most detailed Turkish account about the reported murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a pro-government newspaper released late on Tuesday the alleged names...

Saudis Instructed Turkish Consulate Staff To Take Day Off On Date Khashoggi Disappeared

by Middle East EyeOctober 9, 2018

Turkish staff at Saudi consulate were told that the reason was an important diplomatic meeting in the building, security sources told MEE [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Saudi consulate in...

Jamal Khashoggi’s Disappearance Proves Saudi Arabia Is A Rogue State

by Middle East EyeOctober 8, 2018

If the Saudi regime has murdered Khashoggi, Mohammed bin Salman will be confirmed as the head of a rogue state deploying murderous strategies outside its...

Disappearance Of WashPo Columnist Sets Saudi And Turkey Up For A Fight

by Middle East EyeOctober 5, 2018

The case of the vanished journalist looks set to worsen already poor diplomatic relations and damage the kingdom’s international image [dropcap]T[/dropcap]urkey and Saudi Arabia, not...

Welcome To Turkey, Where Becoming A Citizen Now Costs You Far Less

by Middle East EyeSeptember 19, 2018

Ankara eases entry for foreigners looking to become citizens in a bid to attract investment and prop up its ailing economy Turkey has reduced the...

Books, Politics,

The Middle East According To Trump: Seven Things We Learned From Woodward’s ‘Fear’

by Middle East EyeSeptember 15, 2018

Bob Woodward made his name exposing Watergate – can he do similar with his book about Trump and his relationship with the Middle East? [dropcap]A[/dropcap]s...

FATF deadline: Iran’s banking system has 40 days to avoid isolation and sanctions

by Middle East EyeAugust 31, 2018

Not too far from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, at the headquarters of the 36-nation Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), is the secretariat...

Iran Foreign Minister Holds Surprise Talks With Turkey’s Erdogan

by Middle East EyeAugust 30, 2018

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held previously unannounced talks on Wednesday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with the situation in Syria likely to...

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