National Security Council
Gov’t Taking Decisive Steps To Restore Peace, Stability
Government is taking decisive steps to address the recent spate of armed robberies and other security breaches in the...
Iran, Iraq Vow To Boost Military Ties
Iran and Iraq on Sunday signed deals aimed at boosting military cooperation during a visit by Baghdad's Defence...
Saudi Arabia Sets Up State Security Agency
Saudi Arabia's King Salman issued a decree Thursday setting up a new security agency for the oil-rich kingdom which...
Trump and Putin Had Another, Undisclosed Conversation At G20
Trump and Putin had another, undisclosed conversation at G20 US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart,...
Germany Delays Israel Submarine Deal Over Graft Probe
Germany has delayed signing a deal with Israel advancing the sale of three submarines, an Israeli official said Tuesday...
Israel Arrests Suspects In Probe Over German Submarine Deal
Israeli police have arrested seven people this week over an alleged corruption scandal involving a submarine deal with...
Iraqi Forces Push To Clear Last Pockets of IS In Mosul
Iraqi forces fought to eliminate the last pockets of Islamic State group resistance in Mosul on Monday after the...
Iran Congratulates Iraq On Mosul Victory
Iran has congratulated Iraq on its declared victory over the Islamic State jihadist group in Mosul and offered its help...
‘Trump Factor’ Seen In Naming of New Saudi Crown Prince
Closer ties between Saudi Arabia and US President Donald Trump's administration helped pave the way for a succession...
Saudi King’s Son Mohammed Bin Salman Is New Crown Prince
Saudi Arabia’s king has appointed his son Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince – replacing his nephew, Mohammed bin...
New Heir To Saudi Throne Holds Power Beyond His Years
Saudi Arabia's hard-charging Mohammed bin Salman, named crown prince on Wednesday, holds unusual power for a man of...
Iran Says Trump Reaction To Attacks ‘repugnant’
Iran denounced Donald Trump's reaction to deadly Islamic State group attacks in Tehran as "repugnant" on Thursday after...
North Korea Test-Fires Another Ballistic Missile, US and South Korea Say
North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile Monday morning that landed in the ocean, the US military said. South...
N. Korea Fires Ballistic Missile
North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Monday, the South's military and Japan said, a move that ratcheted up tensions...
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile
North Korea Sunday test-fired a ballistic missile which travelled some 500 km, just a week after a previous launch...
A Moderate Cleric Open To the World
President Hassan Rouhani, who won re-election on Saturday, has spent three decades at the heart of Iran's revolutionary...
Trump and the Hard Grind of Presidential Travel
Most US presidents make their first foreign trip an easy-peasy one-day hop to visit friendly neighbors in Canada or...
A Moderate Cleric Open To the World
President Hassan Rouhani has spent three decades at the heart of Iran's revolutionary establishment but is strongly...
Ukraine President’s Site ‘attacked By Russia’
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's official website has been hit by an "organised" cyber-attack from Russia, his...