Middle East

Abdullah al-Otaibi, writing in London-based Asharq al-Awsat newspaper which is Saudi-owned, warns Washington after Biden administration publishes critical report on royal family.

Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen says Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired a ballistic missile, booby-trapped drones at Jizan province. No casualties or damage reported. US Embassy in Riyadh warns Americans to "stay alert."

Intensive care units for COVID-19 patients have reached 95% occupancy in the West Bank and schools have been identified as a major cause for the fast spread of infections, says the Palestinian Authority.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan changes the name of his country's Directorate of Religious Affairs, which is a government organ, to the "Directorate of Jerusalem and Umrah Affairs."

American forces bomb Syria-Iraq border crossing, killing 17 Shiite militia fighters and taking out three munitions trucks, in response to pro-Iranian militia’s targeting of US Embassy in Baghdad earlier this month. 

Natural gas currently flowing through a pipeline in Israel from the eastern Mediterranean will be transported via a new extension into Gaza, Qatari Foreign Ministry says. 

The "Arab and Muslim Union for Supporting the Resistance" is a pro-Iranian international platform seeking to advance the goals of the resistance axis against the US, Israel and their allies, says Israeli researcher Dr. Michael Barak.

Meanwhile, the US and Israel have agreed to reestablish a policy forum regarding Iran's nuclear program, according to online news publication Axios.

The ruling gives hope to the 800,000 refugees who fled to Germany and say that they were tortured in government facilities back in Syria.

Meanwhile, the International Atomic Energy Agency says Tehran has not yet answered questions on uranium particles found at two sites inspected last year. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell: Reviving the nuclear deal is "the most urgent and important" diplomatic priority in US-European relations.