The most recent release, "Secretary Blinken’s Call with Egyptian Foreign Minister Shoukry," was submitted on May 28.
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs published 21 the month before, marking an 81 percent increase for the current month.
The Bureau handles U.S. foreign policy and diplomatic relations with the nations of the Near East, including the war in Iraq, Middle East peace, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and political and economic reform.
The Bureau works with the Global Coalition Against Terrorism, the US Agency for International Development, and the Middle East Partnership Initiative.
Press releases or notices by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs in May
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with Egyptian Foreign Minister Shoukry | 05/28/2022 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with Israeli Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Lapid | 05/27/2022 |
| The Iraqi Parliament’s Anti-Israel Normalization Law | 05/26/2022 |
| On the Passing of Abdulhameed Al-Ajami, a Former Locally Employed Staff Member in Yemen | 05/25/2022 |
| Targeting an Oil Smuggling Network Supporting the IRGC-QF and Hizballah | 05/25/2022 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Liz Landers of VICE News | 05/25/2022 |
| Targeting Covert Hamas Investment Network and Hamas Finance Official | 05/24/2022 |
| Yemen National Day | 05/22/2022 |
| Meeting with Saudi Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud | 05/21/2022 |
| Ambassador Hussain’s Trip to Saudi Arabia | 05/20/2022 |
| Revocation of Five Foreign Terrorist Organizations Designations and the Delisting of Six Deceased Individuals as Specially Designated Global Terrorists | 05/20/2022 |
| Parliamentary Elections in Lebanon | 05/20/2022 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with UN Secretary-General Guterres | 05/19/2022 |
| Targeting Hizballah Financial Facilitator’s Abuse of the Business Sector | 05/19/2022 |
| Chair’s Statement: Roadmap for Global Food Security–Call to Action | 05/19/2022 |
| U.S.-Organization of Islamic Cooperation Strategic Dialogue | 05/18/2022 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Yemeni Foreign Minister Dr. Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak Before Their Meeting | 05/17/2022 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Yemen Foreign Minister Bin Mubarak | 05/17/2022 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Al Thani | 05/16/2022 |
| Welcoming the Resumption of Flights Between Sana’a and Amman | 05/16/2022 |
| The Succession of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to President of the UAE | 05/14/2022 |
| Escalations in Jerusalem at the Funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh | 05/13/2022 |
| Condolences on the Passing of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan | 05/13/2022 |
| Joint Statement on Syria | 05/12/2022 |
| Authorizing Specified Economic Activities in Non-Regime Held Areas of Northeast and Northwest Syria in Support of D-ISIS Efforts | 05/12/2022 |
| U.S. Special Envoy Tim Lenderking’s Remarks Safer Pledging Conference Hosted by the UN and the Netherlands | 05/11/2022 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with Moroccan Foreign Minister Bourita | 05/10/2022 |
| U.S. Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the Syria Crisis Response | 05/10/2022 |
| Acting Assistant Secretary Lempert’s Travel to Morocco and Tunisia | 05/10/2022 |
| Under Secretary Nuland’s Travel to Morocco | 05/10/2022 |
| Deputy Secretary Brian McKeon Travels to Qatar | 05/09/2022 |
| Designating an International ISIS Network of Financial Facilitators | 05/09/2022 |
| Joint Statement on the 3+1 (Republic of Cyprus, Greece, Israel + United States) Foreign Ministerial | 05/09/2022 |
| The Department of State Celebrates the Groundbreaking of the New U.S. Embassy in Doha, Qatar | 05/09/2022 |
| The United States Condemns Terrorist Attack in Sinai, Egypt | 05/07/2022 |
| Terrorist Attack in Elad, Israel | 05/05/2022 |
| Israel National Day | 05/04/2022 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Japanese National Security Advisor Akiba | 05/04/2022 |
