Today: November 15, 2024
Today: November 15, 2024

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Blinken to arrive in Israel as US pushes for Gaza ceasefire

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August 18, 2024
Blinken to arrive in Israel as US pushes for Gaza ceasefire
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Israeli strike kills 10 in southern Lebanon in one of the deadliest incidents since October 7

Israeli strike kills 10 in southern Lebanon in one of the deadliest incidents since October 7

August 17, 2024
Israeli strike kills 10 in southern Lebanon in one of the deadliest incidents since October 7
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CNN report shows aftermath of Israeli strike in southern Lebanon

An Israeli strike has killed at least ten people in Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said, prompting Hezbollah to launch a barrage of retaliatory rockets at Israel. CNN's Ben Wedeman walks through the rubble of a destroyed warehouse in Toul.

August 17, 2024
CNN report shows aftermath of Israeli strike in southern Lebanon
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An Israeli airstrike kills 18 members of a family in Gaza as mediators hope for a cease-fire

An Israeli airstrike in Gaza has killed at least 18 people, all from the same family

August 17, 2024
An Israeli airstrike kills 18 members of a family in Gaza as mediators hope for a cease-fire
Crime|Health|MidEast|News|World

An Israeli strike in Lebanon kills 10 and triggers response from Hezbollah as tensions simmer

Lebanon’s Health Ministry says an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon has killed at least 10 Syrian nationals including a woman and her two children

August 17, 2024
An Israeli strike in Lebanon kills 10 and triggers response from Hezbollah as tensions simmer
Health|MidEast|News|World

Aid groups in Gaza aim to avert a polio outbreak with a surge of vaccinations

The threat of polio is rising fast in Gaza, prompting aid groups to call for an urgent pause in the war so they can ramp up vaccinations and head off a full-blown outbreak

August 17, 2024
Aid groups in Gaza aim to avert a polio outbreak with a surge of vaccinations
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Residents of West Bank town say deadly settler attack was ‘most vicious’ yet

Residents of West Bank town say deadly settler attack was ‘most vicious’ yet

August 17, 2024
Residents of West Bank town say deadly settler attack was ‘most vicious’ yet
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Israeli strike kills at least 17 Palestinians in central Gaza, health officials say

At least 17 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike in the central Gaza town of Zawayda on Saturday,

August 17, 2024
Israeli strike kills at least 17 Palestinians in central Gaza, health officials say
Health|MidEast|News|World

10-month-old contracts Gaza’s first case of polio in 25 years

10-month-old contracts Gaza’s first case of polio in 25 years

August 17, 2024
10-month-old contracts Gaza’s first case of polio in 25 years
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Muted response from UK and France after Israeli FM calls for retaliation to any Iran strike

Muted response from UK and France after Israeli FM calls for retaliation to any Iran strike

August 17, 2024
Muted response from UK and France after Israeli FM calls for retaliation to any Iran strike
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Israeli strike in south Lebanon kills 10, injures 5, state news agency says

Around 10 people were killed, including two children, and five were wounded by an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in the city of Nabatieh in south Lebanon, state news

August 16, 2024
Israeli strike in south Lebanon kills 10, injures 5, state news agency says
Health|MidEast|News|World

First case of polio confirmed in a 10-month-old child in Gaza, Palestinian health officials say

Palestinian health officials say the first case of polio has been recorded in an unvaccinated 10-month old-child in the Gaza city of Deir al-Balah

August 16, 2024
First case of polio confirmed in a 10-month-old child in Gaza, Palestinian health officials say
MidEast|News|US|World

US and allies push for Israel-Hamas ceasefire to be reached next week after presenting fresh proposal to warring sides

US and allies push for Israel-Hamas ceasefire to be reached next week after presenting fresh proposal to warring sides

August 16, 2024
US and allies push for Israel-Hamas ceasefire to be reached next week after presenting fresh proposal to warring sides
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Activists prepare to defy Israeli naval blockade of Gaza

Peace activists from several countries are setting out on a converted trawler to defy an Israeli blockade and deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

August 16, 2024
Activists prepare to defy Israeli naval blockade of Gaza
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UN chief calls for assurances of humanitarian ceasefires for polio vaccination campaign in Gaza

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for parties to the conflict in Gaza to provide concrete assurances guaranteeing humanitarian pauses

August 16, 2024
UN chief calls for assurances of humanitarian ceasefires for polio vaccination campaign in Gaza
MidEast|News|US|World

US military presence in Syria carries substantial risks, but so does complete withdrawal

The US maintains close to 1,000 troops in Syria and supports Kurdish groups in the northeast and some opposition groups in the southeast.

August 16, 2024
US military presence in Syria carries substantial risks, but so does complete withdrawal
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Israel-Hamas war latest: Mediators strike hopeful note after two-day cease-fire talks

Mediators to the Gaza War cease-fire talks say the two-day talks wrapped up and they aim to reconvene in Cairo next week to seal a deal to stop the fighting

August 16, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: Mediators strike hopeful note after two-day cease-fire talks
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Israeli army orders fresh evacuations in Gaza as fighting continues

The Israeli army ordered people in south and central Gaza areas it had previously designated humanitarian safe zones to leave on

August 16, 2024
Israeli army orders fresh evacuations in Gaza as fighting continues
Business|Economy|MidEast|World

As the Middle East frets about conflict, Dubai booms with an influx of anxious wealth

As conflict casts a shadow across the Middle East, people are getting rich in Dubai

August 16, 2024
As the Middle East frets about conflict, Dubai booms with an influx of anxious wealth
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US official says Mideast mediators are preparing for implementation of cease-fire deal in advance

A U.S. official says mediators are preparing for a possible cease-fire and hostage-release deal in Gaza, in a sign that mediators believe an agreement to end the 10-month Israel-Hamas war might be imminent

August 16, 2024
US official says Mideast mediators are preparing for implementation of cease-fire deal in advance
Crime|MidEast|News|Political|World

Families of hostages in Gaza hope cease-fire talks will end their nightmare

Some families of hostages held in Gaza believe the latest round of cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas could be the last best chance to set their loved ones free after more than 300 days of captivity

August 16, 2024
Families of hostages in Gaza hope cease-fire talks will end their nightmare
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Gaza ceasefire talks paused with resumption planned next week

Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha paused on Friday with negotiators to meet again next week seeking an agreement to end fighting between Israel

August 15, 2024
Gaza ceasefire talks paused with resumption planned next week
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Iraq postpones plans for US troop withdrawal amid regional tensions

Iraq postpones plans for US troop withdrawal amid regional tensions

August 15, 2024
Iraq postpones plans for US troop withdrawal amid regional tensions
MidEast|News|World

Turkey, Iraq sign accord on military, security, counter-terrorism cooperation

Turkey and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding on military, security and counter-terrorism cooperation, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday, after two

August 15, 2024
Turkey, Iraq sign accord on military, security, counter-terrorism cooperation
Health|MidEast|News|World

Independent UN experts urge Bahrain to ensure prisoners have adequate food, water in scorching heat

Independent experts with the United Nations have urged Bahrain to ensure those held at its Jaw prison have access to adequate food, water and medical care

August 15, 2024
Independent UN experts urge Bahrain to ensure prisoners have adequate food, water in scorching heat
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More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in 10 months of war in Gaza, health ministry says

More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in 10 months of war in Gaza, health ministry says

August 15, 2024
More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in 10 months of war in Gaza, health ministry says
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Hours after his last embrace with his wife and twins, he learned they had been killed

CNN's Jeremy Diamond reports on an Israeli airstrike that targeted an apartment building, killing the wife and days-old twin children of Mohammad Abu Al Qumsan. He had left their home to get the twins' birth certificates. His wife and the twins were among at least 23 people killed in several Israeli strikes in the area, according to hospital officials.

August 15, 2024
Hours after his last embrace with his wife and twins, he learned they had been killed
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As Gaza death toll passes 40,000, corpses are buried in yards, streets, tiered graves

With the death toll in Gaza surpassing 40,000 after 10 months of war, the small, densely packed territory is crammed with bodies

August 15, 2024
As Gaza death toll passes 40,000, corpses are buried in yards, streets, tiered graves
MidEast|News|World

More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, the territory’s Health Ministry says

The Health Ministry in Gaza says more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war

August 15, 2024
More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, the territory’s Health Ministry says
MidEast|News|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: Palestinian death toll surpasses 40,000 as mediators hold cease-fire talks

The White House says talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war have resumed in Doha and are expected to run into Friday

August 15, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: Palestinian death toll surpasses 40,000 as mediators hold cease-fire talks
Education|MidEast|News|US

UCLA must protect Jewish students' access to campus, judge rules

The University of California in Los Angeles cannot allow pro-Palestinian protesters to block Jewish students from accessing campus buildings, classes and services, a federal

August 14, 2024
UCLA must protect Jewish students' access to campus, judge rules
MidEast|News|World

A top Hamas official says the group is losing faith in the US as a mediator in Gaza cease-fire talks

A top Hamas official says the Palestinian militant group is losing faith in the United States’ ability to mediate a cease-fire in Gaza ahead of a new round of talks scheduled for this week

August 14, 2024
A top Hamas official says the group is losing faith in the US as a mediator in Gaza cease-fire talks
Africa|MidEast|News|World

Sudan peace talks begin in Switzerland despite army's no-show

Talks aimed at ending Sudan's shattering 16-month-old civil war began on Wednesday in Switzerland although the absence of the military dampened hopes for imminent steps to alleviate

August 14, 2024
Sudan peace talks begin in Switzerland despite army's no-show
MidEast|News|World

Berlin condemns Israeli ministers' visit to holy Jerusalem site

Germany on Wednesday condemned a visit by two Israeli ministers to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, known to Jews as Temple Mount, and said it expects the Israeli

August 14, 2024
Berlin condemns Israeli ministers' visit to holy Jerusalem site
MidEast|News|World

3 years after fall of Kabul, US Congress has still not acted to secure future of more than 70,000 Afghan evacuees in US

Attempts to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act have faltered, leaving tens of thousands of Afghans who fled chaos during the fall of Kabul in limbo.

August 14, 2024
3 years after fall of Kabul, US Congress has still not acted to secure future of more than 70,000 Afghan evacuees in US
MidEast|News|World

Israel publishes plan for new West Bank settlement as regional tensions simmer

Israel has published plans for one of its proposed new settlements in the occupied West Bank, finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said on

August 14, 2024
Israel publishes plan for new West Bank settlement as regional tensions simmer
MidEast|News|World

US envoy Hochstein says he thinks Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah can avoid war

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein said on Wednesday he believed all-out war between Israel and Lebanon's powerful militant group Hezbollah could be avoided but that Israel and Hamas needed

August 14, 2024
US envoy Hochstein says he thinks Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah can avoid war
MidEast|News

Hamas to stay out of Gaza truce talks but may meet mediators afterwards

Hamas said on Wednesday it would not take part in a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks slated for Thursday in Qatar, but an official briefed on the talks said

August 14, 2024
Hamas to stay out of Gaza truce talks but may meet mediators afterwards
MidEast|News|World

The Taliban are celebrating 3 years in power, but they’re not talking about Afghans

The Taliban are celebrating their third year as rulers of Afghanistan at a former U.S. air base

August 14, 2024
The Taliban are celebrating 3 years in power, but they’re not talking about Afghans
MidEast|News|World

A new round of Gaza cease-fire talks is starting. Why is a deal so elusive?

International mediators are hoping to kickstart stalled cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas with a new round of talks meant to finally clinch a deal between the sides

August 14, 2024
A new round of Gaza cease-fire talks is starting. Why is a deal so elusive?
MidEast|World

A Gazan father went to register his twins’ births. They were killed in an Israeli strike, hospital officials say

A Gazan father went to register his twins’ births. They were killed in an Israeli strike, hospital officials say

August 13, 2024
A Gazan father went to register his twins’ births. They were killed in an Israeli strike, hospital officials say
Crime|MidEast|News|World

San Francisco prosecutors charge 26 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who blocked Golden Gate Bridge

San Francisco prosecutors have charged 26 protesters who blocked the Golden Gate Bridge for hours in April to demand a cease-fire in Gaza

August 13, 2024
San Francisco prosecutors charge 26 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who blocked Golden Gate Bridge
MidEast|News|Political

Netanyahu accuses defense minister of ‘anti-Israel narrative,’ exposing rift over war in Gaza

Netanyahu accuses defense minister of ‘anti-Israel narrative,’ exposing rift over war in Gaza

August 13, 2024
Netanyahu accuses defense minister of ‘anti-Israel narrative,’ exposing rift over war in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Public spat highlights cracks in Netanyahu's coalition as Israel braces for feared Iran attack

Cracks are widening in a public tiff between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense minister

August 13, 2024
Public spat highlights cracks in Netanyahu's coalition as Israel braces for feared Iran attack
MidEast|News|World

Only Gaza ceasefire can delay Iran's Israel response, say Iranian officials

Only a ceasefire deal in Gaza stemming from hoped-for talks this week would hold Iran back from direct retaliation against Israel for the

August 13, 2024
Only Gaza ceasefire can delay Iran's Israel response, say Iranian officials
MidEast|News|World

Yemen’s Houthis seized UN rights office in Sanaa, UN official says

A senior U.N. official says Yemen’s Houthi rebels have stormed the headquarters of the U.N. Human Rights Office in the capital, Sanaa

August 13, 2024
Yemen’s Houthis seized UN rights office in Sanaa, UN official says
Europe|MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: Iran rejects European leaders' call to refrain from any retaliatory attacks

Iran has rejected a call by three European countries urging it to refrain from any retaliatory attacks that would further escalate regional tensions

August 13, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: Iran rejects European leaders' call to refrain from any retaliatory attacks
MidEast|News|US|World

United States asking Turkey to prevail on Iran to de-escalate tensions, envoy says

The United States is asking Turkey and other allies that have ties with Iran to persuade it to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East, the U.S. ambassador to

August 13, 2024
United States asking Turkey to prevail on Iran to de-escalate tensions, envoy says
Crime|MidEast|News|World

A ship in the Red Sea is attacked 3 times by suspected Yemeni rebels, including with a drone boat

A Liberian-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea has been targeted in a third attack by suspected Yemeni rebels in their campaign of assaults over the Israel-Hamas war

August 13, 2024
A ship in the Red Sea is attacked 3 times by suspected Yemeni rebels, including with a drone boat
Crime|MidEast|News

Hamas armed wing says one Israeli hostage killed, two women captives 'seriously wounded'

One Israeli male hostage was killed by his guard and two women captives were seriously wounded in two separate incidents in Gaza, the spokesperson for

August 12, 2024
Hamas armed wing says one Israeli hostage killed, two women captives 'seriously wounded'
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel monitoring developments in Iran, but no change to Home Front guidelines

Israel is monitoring developments in Iran regarding a threatened strike against Israel, but the military has not changed its precautionary guidelines to the public, the Israeli

August 12, 2024
Israel monitoring developments in Iran, but no change to Home Front guidelines
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Ukraine's farmers hunker down as fighting rages across border in Russia

Yurii Oliynyk sat milking his cows on his farm in northeastern Ukraine, hunkering down as fighting from his country's new push into Russia raged on a few

August 12, 2024
Ukraine's farmers hunker down as fighting rages across border in Russia
MidEast|News|World

Turkey, Syria could meet at ministerial level if conditions suitable, Ankara says

Turkey and Syria could meet at the ministerial level as part of efforts to normalise ties if suitable conditions are created, Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler told Reuters in an

August 12, 2024
Turkey, Syria could meet at ministerial level if conditions suitable, Ankara says
MidEast|News|US|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: Leaders of France, Germany and Britain endorse push for cease-fire in Gaza

The leaders of France, Germany and Britain have endorsed the latest push by mediators United States, Qatar and Egypt to broker an agreement to end the Israel-Hamas war

August 12, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: Leaders of France, Germany and Britain endorse push for cease-fire in Gaza
Europe|MidEast|News|World

UK, France and Germany ask Iran to refrain from attacks against Israel

The United Kingdom, France and Germany called on Iran and its allies to refrain from attacks against Israel that would further escalate tensions and jeopardise the chances of a ceasefire

August 12, 2024
UK, France and Germany ask Iran to refrain from attacks against Israel
MidEast|News|US|World

'Extremely unusual': Retired US general reacts to Defense Sec. Austin announcing guided-missile submarine to the Middle East

Ret. Lt. General Mark Hertling explains why he thinks US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's decision to announce he ordered a guided-missile submarine to the Middle East is "unusual."

August 12, 2024
'Extremely unusual': Retired US general reacts to Defense Sec. Austin announcing guided-missile submarine to the Middle East
MidEast|News|US|World

US beefs up posture in Middle East, warns an Iran-backed attack on Israel could come this week

The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and is telling the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to the area

August 11, 2024
US beefs up posture in Middle East, warns an Iran-backed attack on Israel could come this week
MidEast|News|World

Hamas leader Sinwar wants a ceasefire deal, mediators say, but Netanyahu’s stance unclear

Hamas leader Sinwar wants a ceasefire deal, mediators say, but Netanyahu’s stance unclear

August 11, 2024
Hamas leader Sinwar wants a ceasefire deal, mediators say, but Netanyahu’s stance unclear
MidEast|News

Iran's new president picks pragmatist as top diplomat in proposed cabinet

Iran's new president presented his cabinet to parliament on Sunday for a vote of confidence, state media reported, proposing seasoned pragmatic diplomat Abbas Araqchi as foreign

August 11, 2024
Iran's new president picks pragmatist as top diplomat in proposed cabinet
Health|MidEast|News|World

Israel widens evacuation orders in southern Gaza. Hamas wants plans for a deal instead of more talks

The Israeli military has ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza a day after health authorities said an airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in the north killed at least 80 Palestinians

August 11, 2024
Israel widens evacuation orders in southern Gaza. Hamas wants plans for a deal instead of more talks
MidEast|News|US|World

US and coalition personnel sustained minor injuries in Friday drone attack in Syria, official says

US and coalition personnel sustained minor injuries in Friday drone attack in Syria, official says

August 11, 2024
US and coalition personnel sustained minor injuries in Friday drone attack in Syria, official says
MidEast|News|Political|World

Jordan will not be a battlefield for Iran or Israel, foreign minister warns

Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Saturday that the kingdom would not be a battlefield for Iran or Israel, as the region braces for a possible new wave of attacks by

August 10, 2024
Jordan will not be a battlefield for Iran or Israel, foreign minister warns
Africa|Crime|MidEast|News|World

Militia infighting kills at least 9 in Libya’s capital, officials say

Libyan officials say clashes between two heavily armed militia groups in the country’s capital terrorized residents and killed about a dozen people, the latest bout of violence in the largely lawless North African nation

August 10, 2024
Militia infighting kills at least 9 in Libya’s capital, officials say
MidEast|News|Political|World

US National Security Council spokesman rebukes Israeli finance minister as ‘dead wrong,’ amid push for ceasefire talks

US National Security Council spokesman rebukes Israeli finance minister as ‘dead wrong,’ amid push for ceasefire talks

August 09, 2024
US National Security Council spokesman rebukes Israeli finance minister as ‘dead wrong,’ amid push for ceasefire talks
MidEast|News|US|World

US will keep aid flowing to an Israeli unit accused of rights abuses, citing remediation efforts

The State Department says it's opted against what would have been its first-ever blocking of aid to an Israeli military unit over rights abuses

August 09, 2024
US will keep aid flowing to an Israeli unit accused of rights abuses, citing remediation efforts
MidEast|News|World

Iran set to carry out leader's order to 'harshly punish' Israel, Guards deputy chief says

Iran is set to carry out an order by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "harshly punish" Israel over the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran, a

August 09, 2024
Iran set to carry out leader's order to 'harshly punish' Israel, Guards deputy chief says
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

US determines that aid can continue for IDF unit after accusations 'remediated'

The United States has determined that alleged human rights violations by a Israeli Defense Force unit have been "effectively remediated" after reviewing new information provided

August 09, 2024
US determines that aid can continue for IDF unit after accusations 'remediated'
MidEast|News|World

The threat Israel didn't foresee: Hezbollah's growing drone power

Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group has used dozens of drones to attack Israel in recent months

August 09, 2024
The threat Israel didn't foresee: Hezbollah's growing drone power
MidEast|News|World

Families flee new Israeli assault in Gaza's Khan Younis

Israeli tanks returned to the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Friday, forcing families to evacuate along congested roadways, as

August 09, 2024
Families flee new Israeli assault in Gaza's Khan Younis
MidEast|News|World

Pakistan says it will support all efforts to prevent Middle East escalation

Pakistan would support all efforts to prevent war escalating in the Middle East, its foreign ministry said on Friday, as fears grow of a wider conflict

August 09, 2024
Pakistan says it will support all efforts to prevent Middle East escalation
Crime|MidEast|News|World

International Criminal Court judges mulling arrest warrants consider legal arguments on jurisdiction

Dozens of countries, academics and rights groups have filed legal arguments either rejecting or supporting the International Criminal Court’s power to issue arrest warrants in its investigation into the war in Gaze and Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas in Israel

August 09, 2024
International Criminal Court judges mulling arrest warrants consider legal arguments on jurisdiction
MidEast|News|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: Palestinians flee parts of south Gaza as Israel launches a new assault

Palestinians are fleeing large areas around Khan Younis in southern Gaza where the Israeli military has begun a new assault after ordering another mass evacuation

August 09, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: Palestinians flee parts of south Gaza as Israel launches a new assault
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|MidEast|News|World

Iraqi teen arrested in Vienna after Taylor Swift terror attack plot thwarted

Iraqi teen arrested in Vienna after Taylor Swift terror attack plot thwarted

August 09, 2024
Iraqi teen arrested in Vienna after Taylor Swift terror attack plot thwarted
MidEast|News|World

Israeli troops launch a new assault into Gaza's Khan Younis as mediators push for cease-fire talks

Israeli troops have launched a new assault into the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis

August 09, 2024
Israeli troops launch a new assault into Gaza's Khan Younis as mediators push for cease-fire talks
MidEast|News|World

4 suspected Houthi attacks target a ship off Yemen, authorities say

Authorities say four suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait linking the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea

August 09, 2024
4 suspected Houthi attacks target a ship off Yemen, authorities say
Africa|Business|Economy|Entertainment|Europe|MidEast

Disney to spend $5 billion for films and TV production across UK, EMEA

Disney plans to spend at least $1 billion every year in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa over the next five years to produce movies and TV shows, a company spokesperson told

August 09, 2024
Disney to spend $5 billion for films and TV production across UK, EMEA
MidEast|News|Political|World

US and other frustrated mediators call on Israel, Hamas to resume Gaza talks, saying, 'no excuses'

Leaders of the United States, Egypt and Qatar are jointly demanding that Israel and Hamas return to stalled talks on the war in Gaza

August 08, 2024
US and other frustrated mediators call on Israel, Hamas to resume Gaza talks, saying, 'no excuses'
MidEast|News|Political|World

Mediators urge Israel and Hamas to accept ‘final’ proposal on ceasefire deal as threat of Iran attack looms

Mediators urge Israel and Hamas to accept ‘final’ proposal on ceasefire deal as threat of Iran attack looms

August 08, 2024
Mediators urge Israel and Hamas to accept ‘final’ proposal on ceasefire deal as threat of Iran attack looms
MidEast|News|US|World

US updates injured count in Al Asad attack to 5, down from 7

US updates injured count in Al Asad attack to 5, down from 7

August 08, 2024
US updates injured count in Al Asad attack to 5, down from 7
Business|MidEast|News|Travel|US

United suspends flights to Tel Aviv for foreseeable future

United Airlines said on Thursday it has suspended its flights to Tel Aviv for the foreseeable future and plans to resume them when it is safe for its customers and crew.

August 08, 2024
United suspends flights to Tel Aviv for foreseeable future
Crime|MidEast|News|US|World

Iranian brothers charged in alleged smuggling operation that led to deaths of 2 Navy SEALs

Authorities say two men linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard are facing terrorism charges in the U.S. in connection with the interception of a vessel in the Arabian Sea that resulted in the deaths of two Navy SEALs

August 08, 2024
Iranian brothers charged in alleged smuggling operation that led to deaths of 2 Navy SEALs
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Two suspected Houthi attacks target a ship off Yemen in Bab el-Mandeb Strait, authorities say

Authorities say two suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait that links the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea

August 08, 2024
Two suspected Houthi attacks target a ship off Yemen in Bab el-Mandeb Strait, authorities say
MidEast|News|Opinion|World

Residents of a frontline Israeli city feel Hezbollah’s war ‘getting closer’

Residents of a frontline Israeli city feel Hezbollah’s war ‘getting closer’

August 08, 2024
Residents of a frontline Israeli city feel Hezbollah’s war ‘getting closer’
Africa|MidEast|News|World

Top UN official tells Security Council that Islamic State group, affiliates gaining power in Africa

A top U.N. counterterrorism official has told the Security Council that a vast stretch of Africa could fall under the control of groups affiliated with the Islamic State group and affiliated terrorist groups

August 08, 2024
Top UN official tells Security Council that Islamic State group, affiliates gaining power in Africa
Asia|Europe|MidEast|News|World

Cyprus again offers sanctuary as Middle East violence spreads

The Mediterranean island of Cyprus is on standby to assist in the evacuation of Europeans and third-country nationals if conflict in the Middle East deepens, officials said

August 08, 2024
Cyprus again offers sanctuary as Middle East violence spreads
MidEast|News|Travel

Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise

Concerns over a wider conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airlines to suspend flights to the region or to avoid affected air space.

August 08, 2024
Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Israel kills 40 Palestinians in Gaza airstrikes amid fears of wider war

Israeli forces stepped up airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 40 people, Palestinian medics said, in further battle with Hamas-led

August 08, 2024
Israel kills 40 Palestinians in Gaza airstrikes amid fears of wider war
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel's Western allies slam Israeli minister's remark that Gaza starvation may be justified

Israel’s Western allies have condemned remarks by the country's far-right finance minister who suggested that causing the starvation of Gaza’s population of more than 2 million Palestinians “might be just and moral” until Hamas-held hostages are released

August 08, 2024
Israel's Western allies slam Israeli minister's remark that Gaza starvation may be justified
MidEast|News|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: The Israeli military orders another mass evacuation in southern Gaza

The Israeli military has ordered another mass evacuation in large areas around Khan Younis in southern Gaza, saying its forces will soon operate there in response to Palestinian rocket fire

August 08, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: The Israeli military orders another mass evacuation in southern Gaza
MidEast|News|World

World Central Kitchen says Palestinian staff member killed in Gaza

The World Central Kitchen (WCK), a U.S.-based, non-governmental organisation, said on Thursday that a Palestinian staff member had been killed in Gaza.

August 07, 2024
World Central Kitchen says Palestinian staff member killed in Gaza
MidEast|News|Political

Hezbollah poised to strike Israel independent of Iran, sources say

Hezbollah poised to strike Israel independent of Iran, sources say

August 07, 2024
Hezbollah poised to strike Israel independent of Iran, sources say
MidEast|News

Israel court hears bid to close prison where soldiers are accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian

Israel’s Supreme Court has convened again to consider a petition to shut down a military prison where soldiers have been accused of abusing Palestinian detainees

August 07, 2024
Israel court hears bid to close prison where soldiers are accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian
MidEast|News|World

Reports of Israeli abuse of Palestinian prisoners concerning, White House says

Reports of rape, torture and abuse of Palestinian prisoners by Israel's military are deeply concerning, the White House said on Wednesday.

August 07, 2024
Reports of Israeli abuse of Palestinian prisoners concerning, White House says
MidEast|News|World

Flooding in Yemen has left 30 people dead and hundreds displaced, official says

A Yemeni official says that 30 people have been killed and hundreds displaced in flooding in the southern city of Hodeidah following several days of heavy rains

August 07, 2024
Flooding in Yemen has left 30 people dead and hundreds displaced, official says
MidEast|News|World

Hungry and displaced Gazans see their misery continuing with Hamas’ new leadership

Hungry and displaced Gazans see their misery continuing with Hamas’ new leadership

August 07, 2024
Hungry and displaced Gazans see their misery continuing with Hamas’ new leadership
MidEast|News

Iran's president tells Macron aggression will not be tolerated

Iran will not stay quiet over aggression, President Masoud Pezeshkian told French counterpart Emmanuel Macron according to state media on Wednesday, amid fears of more regional

August 07, 2024
Iran's president tells Macron aggression will not be tolerated
Asia|MidEast|News|US|World

US ambassador to Japan to skip A-bomb memorial service in Nagasaki because Israel was not invited

The U.S. ambassador to Japan has decided to skip this year's atomic bombing memorial service in Nagasaki after Israel was not invited

August 07, 2024
US ambassador to Japan to skip A-bomb memorial service in Nagasaki because Israel was not invited
Election|MidEast|News|US|World

Bob Woodward's next book, 'War,' will focus on conflict abroad and politics at home

Bob Woodward’s next book, continuing a long tradition of election year releases, will focus on the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East and their place in American presidential politics

August 07, 2024
Bob Woodward's next book, 'War,' will focus on conflict abroad and politics at home
MidEast|News|World

Turkey formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN court

Turkey has filed a formal request with the International Court of Justice to join South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel

August 07, 2024
Turkey formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN court
MidEast|News|US|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: New Hamas leader can ensure a cease-fire deal is reached, Blinken says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the newly chosen Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has the power to ensure that a cease-fire deal is reached for the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

August 07, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: New Hamas leader can ensure a cease-fire deal is reached, Blinken says
Crime|MidEast|News|US|World

Defense chief defends decision to throw out plea deal for 9/11 defendants

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has spoken for the first time on his decision to throw out a plea deal for the accused mastermind of al-Qaida’s 2001 attacks and two other defendants

August 06, 2024
Defense chief defends decision to throw out plea deal for 9/11 defendants
MidEast|News|World

Preparing to again defend Israel, US presses Iran and Israel to de-escalate

Preparing to again defend Israel, US presses Iran and Israel to de-escalate

August 06, 2024
Preparing to again defend Israel, US presses Iran and Israel to de-escalate
MidEast|News|US|World

US has communicated need to not escalate conflict to Iran and Israel, says Blinken

The United States has communicated to Iran and Israel that conflict in the Middle East must not escalate, Secretary of State

August 06, 2024
US has communicated need to not escalate conflict to Iran and Israel, says Blinken
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Pakistani national with ties to Iran charged in connection to a foiled assassination plot potentially targeting Trump

Pakistani national with ties to Iran charged in connection to a foiled assassination plot potentially targeting Trump

August 06, 2024
Pakistani national with ties to Iran charged in connection to a foiled assassination plot potentially targeting Trump
MidEast|News|Political|World

Hamas' new leader Sinwar directed Oct 7 attack from Gaza

Yahya Sinwar, named leader of Hamas on Tuesday, masterminded the bloodiest attack on Jews in a single day since the Holocaust, having made no secret of his desire to

August 06, 2024
Hamas' new leader Sinwar directed Oct 7 attack from Gaza
MidEast|News|Political|World

Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader in show of defiance

The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader

August 06, 2024
Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader in show of defiance
MidEast|News|Political|World

Hamas names Oct 7 mastermind Sinwar as leader after Haniyeh assassination

Hamas named its Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar as successor to former political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran last week, the group said

August 06, 2024
Hamas names Oct 7 mastermind Sinwar as leader after Haniyeh assassination
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

US leaders call for calm in the Middle East, even as more American forces head to the region

Top U.S. national security leaders are calling for calm in the Middle East and say they are directly pressing Israel, Iran and others to avoid escalating the conflict

August 06, 2024
US leaders call for calm in the Middle East, even as more American forces head to the region
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Ultra Orthodox protesters break into Israeli army base

Dozens of ultra-Orthodox protesters broke into an Israeli army base near Tel Aviv on Tuesday, the military said, as demonstrations against call up orders for religious Jews

August 06, 2024
Ultra Orthodox protesters break into Israeli army base
MidEast|News|US|World

Panic in Beirut as Israeli warplanes break sound barrier three times

Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier three times over Beirut in less than 30 minutes on Tuesday, leading to loud booms that sent people in the city running for cover just ahead

August 06, 2024
Panic in Beirut as Israeli warplanes break sound barrier three times
MidEast|News|World

Assassination is always unlawful − regardless of who is killed and on whose orders

The release of a Russian hit man and the assassination of Israel’s enemies in Lebanon and Iran have shone a spotlight on killings carried out on state orders.

August 06, 2024
Assassination is always unlawful − regardless of who is killed and on whose orders
MidEast|News|World

Putin asks Iran to avoid civilian casualties in Israel response, sources say

Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for a restrained response to Israel's suspected

August 06, 2024
Putin asks Iran to avoid civilian casualties in Israel response, sources say
MidEast|News|Opinion|World

Hear why some Israeli reservists would rather risk prison than go back to fight in Gaza

Like thousands of Israeli reservists, Michael Ofer Ziv and Yuval Green were called up to war following the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7th. After serving in Gaza and witnessing the military's destructive approach, they tell CNN's Jeremy Diamond why they, and dozens of others, are refusing to serve again.

August 06, 2024
Hear why some Israeli reservists would rather risk prison than go back to fight in Gaza
MidEast|News|Opinion|Political|World

‘Going to a very bad place’: Israeli reservists who refuse to return to Gaza cite military’s destructive approach

‘Going to a very bad place’: Israeli reservists who refuse to return to Gaza cite military’s destructive approach

August 06, 2024
‘Going to a very bad place’: Israeli reservists who refuse to return to Gaza cite military’s destructive approach
MidEast|News|World

Gazan tailor turns to bicycle to power sewing machine

In Gaza, where energy is scarce, one Palestinian tailor has found a way to make the wheel of his sewing machine turn again in the chaos of war.

August 06, 2024
Gazan tailor turns to bicycle to power sewing machine
Arts|MidEast|Travel|World

In photos: A photographer’s journey with the Palestinian Bedouin

In photos: A photographer’s journey with the Palestinian Bedouin

August 06, 2024
In photos: A photographer’s journey with the Palestinian Bedouin
Asia|MidEast|News|Travel|World

South Korea to ban its citizens going to border areas of Lebanon and Israel

South Korea said on Tuesday it will issue a ban on its citizens travelling to the border areas of Israel and Lebanon after advising them to leave the countries amid

August 06, 2024
South Korea to ban its citizens going to border areas of Lebanon and Israel
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: Hamas chooses Oct. 7 mastermind as their new leader as wider war feared

The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it has chosen the mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack as the group's new leader

August 06, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: Hamas chooses Oct. 7 mastermind as their new leader as wider war feared
MidEast|News|Political|World

Hamas leader's killing aims to prolong Gaza war, Abbas tells RIA before Moscow visit

The killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was intended to prolong the Gaza conflict, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Russia's state news agency, adding that he will

August 05, 2024
Hamas leader's killing aims to prolong Gaza war, Abbas tells RIA before Moscow visit
MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces kill at least 11 Palestinians in West Bank clashes

Israeli forces backed by drone strikes killed at least 11 Palestinians in clashes around the volatile West Bank city of Jenin, the military and

August 05, 2024
Israeli forces kill at least 11 Palestinians in West Bank clashes
Crime|MidEast|US|World

US personnel wounded in attack against base in Iraq, officials say

At least five U.S. personnel were injured in an attack against a military base in Iraq on Monday, U.S. officials told Reuters, as the Middle East

August 05, 2024
US personnel wounded in attack against base in Iraq, officials say
MidEast|News|World

UN probe finds 9 UNRWA employees ‘may have’ been involved in October 7 attack

UN probe finds 9 UNRWA employees ‘may have’ been involved in October 7 attack

August 05, 2024
UN probe finds 9 UNRWA employees ‘may have’ been involved in October 7 attack
MidEast|News|World

Rockets fired at Iraq's Ain al-Asad airbase housing US forces, security sources say

Two Katyusha rockets on Monday were fired at Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base which hosts U.S. and other international forces in western Iraq, security sources said.

August 05, 2024
Rockets fired at Iraq's Ain al-Asad airbase housing US forces, security sources say
MidEast|News|Opinion|World

Italy, Iraq call for Middle East de-escalation, Gaza ceasefire

The foreign ministers of Italy and Iraq called on Monday for diplomacy and de-escalation in the Middle East, saying they were deeply concerned about increasing tension threatening the

August 05, 2024
Italy, Iraq call for Middle East de-escalation, Gaza ceasefire
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

US passes message to Iran not to escalate at 'critical moment' for Middle East

The United States has been urging other countries through diplomatic channels to tell Iran that escalation in the Middle East is not in their

August 05, 2024
US passes message to Iran not to escalate at 'critical moment' for Middle East
MidEast|News|World

Hundreds in Israel mark the 5th birthday of a child held hostage in Gaza

Hundreds of Israelis have sent orange balloons into the air to mark the fifth birthday of one of two children held captive by militants in the Gaza Strip

August 05, 2024
Hundreds in Israel mark the 5th birthday of a child held hostage in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Jordan's king warns in call with Biden of Israeli 'hostile acts' in Jerusalem

Jordan's King Abdullah, in a phone call on Monday with U.S.

August 05, 2024
Jordan's king warns in call with Biden of Israeli 'hostile acts' in Jerusalem
MidEast|News|World

UN fires additional staffers after probe finds potential involvement in Oct. 7 attack on Israel

The U.N. says it has fired additional staff members from its agency for Palestinian refugees after an internal investigation found they may have been involved in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack against Israel

August 05, 2024
UN fires additional staffers after probe finds potential involvement in Oct. 7 attack on Israel
MidEast|News|World

In Israel and Lebanon, life goes on even as the region teeters on the edge of all-out war

In Beirut, shops are open and traffic is as snarled as ever

August 05, 2024
In Israel and Lebanon, life goes on even as the region teeters on the edge of all-out war
MidEast|News|World

Middle East braces for week that could determine the course of the Gaza war

Middle East braces for week that could determine the course of the Gaza war

August 05, 2024
Middle East braces for week that could determine the course of the Gaza war
MidEast|News|World

Frustration with Netanyahu mounts as Gaza talks falter

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing anger in Israel and abroad over his handling of talks on a Gaza ceasefire that have faltered, just as fears

August 05, 2024
Frustration with Netanyahu mounts as Gaza talks falter
Economy|MidEast|News

Bahrain's Q1 real GDP up 3.3% y/y, government report says

Bahrain's economy grew 3.3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024, according to a quarterly economic performance report by the Ministry of Finance, citing preliminary data from

August 05, 2024
Bahrain's Q1 real GDP up 3.3% y/y, government report says
MidEast|News|World

Israel returns bodies of over 80 Palestinians to Gaza, keeps up military pressure

Israel returned the bodies of more than 80 Palestinians killed in its military offensive in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli airstrikes killed at

August 05, 2024
Israel returns bodies of over 80 Palestinians to Gaza, keeps up military pressure
MidEast|News|World

What is Iran's 'Axis of Resistance'?

If Iran retaliates for the assassination of its close ally Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week, its regional allies - known as the "Axis of Resistance" to Israel and U.S.

August 05, 2024
What is Iran's 'Axis of Resistance'?
MidEast|News|World

No respite for the dead in Gaza

In war-ravaged Gaza, even the dead cannot rest.

August 05, 2024
No respite for the dead in Gaza
Crime|Europe|MidEast|News|World

German court rejects a former Syrian secret police officer's appeal against his conviction

A German federal court says it has rejected a former Syrian secret police officer’s appeal against his conviction for overseeing the abuse of detainees at a jail in his homeland

August 05, 2024
German court rejects a former Syrian secret police officer's appeal against his conviction
MidEast|News|World

G7 nations urge de-escalation in Middle East amid threat of broader conflict

The Group of Seven major democracies urged restraint and de-escalation in the Middle East on Monday, saying that recent events "threatened to ignite a broader conflict in the region

August 05, 2024
G7 nations urge de-escalation in Middle East amid threat of broader conflict
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: Hezbollah says it launched a drone attack on northern Israel

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah says it launched a drone attack early Monday on northern Israel that the Israeli military said wounded two Israeli troops

August 05, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: Hezbollah says it launched a drone attack on northern Israel
MidEast|News|Political|World

G7 foreign ministers urge efforts to avoid inflaming Middle East tensions

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies called on all parties involved in the current conflict in the Middle East to avoid actions that could lead to an

August 04, 2024
G7 foreign ministers urge efforts to avoid inflaming Middle East tensions
MidEast|News|US|World

US moves in Middle East are defensive, aimed at reducing tensions -White House

The United States is telling its citizens to leave Lebanon and is deploying more military might in the Middle East as preventative and defensive measures, Jonathan Finer, White

August 04, 2024
US moves in Middle East are defensive, aimed at reducing tensions -White House
MidEast|News|World

Four years after the Beirut port blast, many decry stalled justice as regional tensions spike

The Beirut port blast anniversary this year coincides with soaring regional tensions

August 04, 2024
Four years after the Beirut port blast, many decry stalled justice as regional tensions spike
MidEast|News

Ret. US general predicts how Iran could escalate attacks against Israel

Retired US Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling joins CNN as the Middle East braces for possible Iranian retaliation for the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran.

August 04, 2024
Ret. US general predicts how Iran could escalate attacks against Israel
MidEast|News|World

Foreign citizens urged to leave Lebanon ‘as soon as possible’ as regional tensions spike

Foreign citizens urged to leave Lebanon ‘as soon as possible’ as regional tensions spike

August 04, 2024
Foreign citizens urged to leave Lebanon ‘as soon as possible’ as regional tensions spike
Crime|MidEast|News

2 killed in stabbing attack in Israeli city of Holon

2 killed in stabbing attack in Israeli city of Holon

August 04, 2024
2 killed in stabbing attack in Israeli city of Holon
MidEast|News|Political|World

Jordan's Safadi urges de-escalation of regional tensions in rare Iran visit

Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi concluded a rare visit to Iran on Sunday with a plea for an end to the escalation of violence and for the region to be able to live in "peace,

August 04, 2024
Jordan's Safadi urges de-escalation of regional tensions in rare Iran visit
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Palestinian kills two people in stabbing attack in Israel

A Palestinian attacker killed two people and wounded two others in a stabbing spree in central Israel on Sunday before being shot dead by police, Israeli authorities said.

August 04, 2024
Palestinian kills two people in stabbing attack in Israel
MidEast|News|US|World

US says military moves in Middle East aimed at de-escalating tensions

The U.S. is deploying additional military might in the Middle East as a defensive measure with a goal of de-escalating tensions in the region, a White House

August 03, 2024
US says military moves in Middle East aimed at de-escalating tensions
MidEast|News|World

Israelis fear for hostages as Netanyahu celebrates ‘crushing blows’ against enemies

Israelis fear for hostages as Netanyahu celebrates ‘crushing blows’ against enemies

August 03, 2024
Israelis fear for hostages as Netanyahu celebrates ‘crushing blows’ against enemies
MidEast|News

Israeli hostage relative on her ‘worst fear’ after assassination of Hamas political leader

CNN's Clarissa Ward speaks with Yifat Zailer, whose relatives have been held in Hamas captivity for approximately 300 days, about her thoughts following the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh.

August 03, 2024
Israeli hostage relative on her ‘worst fear’ after assassination of Hamas political leader
MidEast|News|World

Anti-Netanyahu protests erupt in Israel over delayed hostage deal

Anti-Netanyahu protests erupt in Israel over delayed hostage deal

August 03, 2024
Anti-Netanyahu protests erupt in Israel over delayed hostage deal
Europe|MidEast|News|Sports|World

Olympic fans cheer on Imane Khelif during win after she faced days of online abuse

A passionate crowd showered Algerian boxer Imane Khelif with cheers during her fight Saturday at the Paris Olympics following a cascade of backlash over false claims about her gender

August 03, 2024
Olympic fans cheer on Imane Khelif during win after she faced days of online abuse
MidEast|News

Iran claims Hamas leader killed by ‘short-range projectile,’ contradicting reports it was hidden bomb

Iran claims Hamas leader killed by ‘short-range projectile,’ contradicting reports it was hidden bomb

August 03, 2024
Iran claims Hamas leader killed by ‘short-range projectile,’ contradicting reports it was hidden bomb
MidEast|News|Videos|World

IDF says video shows strike that killed Hamas leader

The IDF now says they killed Mohammed Deif, Hamas’ military chief in Gaza, in a July airstrike. The IDF released video of the strike in Khan Yunis, Gaza. At least 90 Palestinians were reportedly killed in the strike that hit a displacement camp, CNN reported at the time.

August 03, 2024
IDF says video shows strike that killed Hamas leader
MidEast|News|World

Horror at deaths of 12 children unites Druze across borders. But Mideast's wars tear at their bonds

The strike a week ago in the Israeli-held Golan Heights that killed 12 Druze children unified Druze across the region in grief

August 03, 2024
Horror at deaths of 12 children unites Druze across borders. But Mideast's wars tear at their bonds
MidEast|News|Political

Iran says a short-range projectile killed Hamas' Haniyeh and reiterates vows of retaliation

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says a short-range projectile was behind the killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh

August 03, 2024
Iran says a short-range projectile killed Hamas' Haniyeh and reiterates vows of retaliation
Europe|MidEast|News|Travel|World

Air France extends suspension of Paris-Beirut flights until Aug 6

Air France said on Saturday it and its affiliate Transavia were further extending their suspensions of flights between Paris and Beirut until at least Aug 6, amid rising regional

August 03, 2024
Air France extends suspension of Paris-Beirut flights until Aug 6
MidEast|News|World

Iran says Hamas leader Haniyeh was killed by short-range projectile

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that Palestinian militant group Hamas' leader Ismail Haniyeh was slain in Tehran by a short-range projectile with a warhead of about 7 kg,

August 03, 2024
Iran says Hamas leader Haniyeh was killed by short-range projectile
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Israeli strikes kill 15 Palestinians in Gaza school, nine West Bank militants

An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced persons in Gaza City killed at least 15 Palestinians on Saturday, hours after two

August 03, 2024
Israeli strikes kill 15 Palestinians in Gaza school, nine West Bank militants
MidEast|News|US|World

US sending aircraft carrier, warships and fighter squadron to Middle East as region braces for Iranian retaliation

US sending aircraft carrier, warships and fighter squadron to Middle East as region braces for Iranian retaliation

August 02, 2024
US sending aircraft carrier, warships and fighter squadron to Middle East as region braces for Iranian retaliation
MidEast|News|US|World

US to boost military presence in Mideast, sending fighter jet squadron and keeping carrier in region

The Pentagon has announced that the U.S. will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region

August 02, 2024
US to boost military presence in Mideast, sending fighter jet squadron and keeping carrier in region
MidEast|News|World

Russia pulled back weapons shipment to Houthis amid US and Saudi pressure

Russia pulled back weapons shipment to Houthis amid US and Saudi pressure

August 02, 2024
Russia pulled back weapons shipment to Houthis amid US and Saudi pressure
MidEast|News|World

Israel to send delegation to Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks; Hamas calls it 'empty statements'

An Israeli delegation will travel to Cairo in the coming days for negotiations to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said

August 02, 2024
Israel to send delegation to Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks; Hamas calls it 'empty statements'
MidEast|News|US

U.S. to send more warships, fighter jets to Middle East to bolster defenses

The U.S. military will deploy additional fighter jets and Navy warships to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Friday, as Washington seeks to

August 02, 2024
U.S. to send more warships, fighter jets to Middle East to bolster defenses
Europe|Lifestyle|MidEast|News|Sports|World

Egyptian women’s beach volleyball team slams French hijab ban after Olympic match

Egyptian women’s beach volleyball team slams French hijab ban after Olympic match

August 02, 2024
Egyptian women’s beach volleyball team slams French hijab ban after Olympic match
MidEast|News|World

Archbishop of Canterbury urges nations to respect ICJ opinion on Israeli occupation

The Church of England's spiritual head urged governments on Friday to respect the findings of the United Nations top court that Israel's occupation of Palestinian

August 02, 2024
Archbishop of Canterbury urges nations to respect ICJ opinion on Israeli occupation
MidEast|News|Travel|World

Poland warns against travel to Lebanon, Israel and Iran

Amid fears of wider Middle East conflict, Poland has advised its citizens against travelling to Lebanon, Israel and Iran, according to updated guidance published on Friday.

August 02, 2024
Poland warns against travel to Lebanon, Israel and Iran
MidEast|News|World

Haniyeh's last words: 'If a leader leaves, another will come'

As if he knew his time had come, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh's last words to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Ali Khamenei before he was assassinated in Tehran

August 02, 2024
Haniyeh's last words: 'If a leader leaves, another will come'
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Olympic arson attacks highlight growing danger of low-tech terrorism on public transit systems

Al-Qaida propaganda indicates a shift toward low-tech, high-impact attacks that can be executed by lone actors to disrupt daily life and instill fear on a massive scale.

August 02, 2024
Olympic arson attacks highlight growing danger of low-tech terrorism on public transit systems
MidEast|News|Political|World

Mourners bury Hamas chief Haniyeh in Qatar as more escalation looms over the Middle East

Thousands of mourners have converged around the flag-draped coffin of Hamas’ slain political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, in the emirate of Qatar as the fallout from his death in an alleged Israeli attack surged with breathtaking speed

August 02, 2024
Mourners bury Hamas chief Haniyeh in Qatar as more escalation looms over the Middle East
MidEast|News|World

Israel summons Turkish envoy over half-mast salute for Hamas leader

Israel's foreign ministry summoned the deputy Turkish ambassador for a reprimand on Friday after Turkey's embassy in Tel Aviv lowered its flag to half mast in response to the

August 02, 2024
Israel summons Turkish envoy over half-mast salute for Hamas leader
MidEast|News|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: International calls for cease-fire grow after assassinations in the Mideast

The Pentagon has announced that the U.S. will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region

August 02, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: International calls for cease-fire grow after assassinations in the Mideast
MidEast|News|World

Airlines avoid some Mideast airspace, cancel Israel flights as tensions mount

Airlines are avoiding Iranian and Lebanese airspace and cancelling flights to Israel and Lebanon, as concerns grow over a possible conflict in the region after the

August 02, 2024
Airlines avoid some Mideast airspace, cancel Israel flights as tensions mount
MidEast|News|World

An Australian inquiry blames Israeli military failings for a fatal drone attack on a Gaza aid convoy

An Australian investigation has found the Israeli military’s attack on an aid convoy in Gaza that killed seven people resulted from serious failures of defense procedures, mistaken identification, and bad decisions

August 02, 2024
An Australian inquiry blames Israeli military failings for a fatal drone attack on a Gaza aid convoy
MidEast|News|US

Blinken, UAE discuss ceasefire efforts in Gaza, statement

U.S.

August 02, 2024
Blinken, UAE discuss ceasefire efforts in Gaza, statement
MidEast|World

For college students arrested protesting the war in Gaza, the fallout was only beginning

More than 3,200 people were arrested on college campuses this spring during a wave of pro-Palestinian tent encampments protesting the war in Gaza

August 02, 2024
For college students arrested protesting the war in Gaza, the fallout was only beginning
MidEast|News|World

Turkey's Erdogan declares Aug 2 day of national mourning over killing of Hamas chief

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday declared Friday, Aug 2, a day of national mourning over the killing of the head of Hamas' political bureau Ismail Haniyeh.

August 01, 2024
Turkey's Erdogan declares Aug 2 day of national mourning over killing of Hamas chief
MidEast|News|US|World

Netanyahu and Biden to hold call on Thursday, White House says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S.

August 01, 2024
Netanyahu and Biden to hold call on Thursday, White House says
Crime|MidEast|News

A woman is arrested in vandalism at museum officials' homes during pro-Palestinian protests

A woman has been arrested on hate crime charges in the vandalism of the homes of the Brooklyn Museum’s leaders during a wave of pro-Palestinian protests

August 01, 2024
A woman is arrested in vandalism at museum officials' homes during pro-Palestinian protests
MidEast|News|World

At least 15 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on school in Gaza, emergency services say

Israeli forces hit a school in Shejaia in Gaza City on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and wounding 29, Palestinian civil emergency services said, as fighting continued in various

August 01, 2024
At least 15 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on school in Gaza, emergency services say
MidEast|News|World

Who are the top Hamas leaders and commanders now?

Israel said on Thursday that Yahya Sinwar, the overall leader of Hamas and the architect of the Palestinian group's Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israeli soil, had been

August 01, 2024
Who are the top Hamas leaders and commanders now?
MidEast|News|World

Mohammed Deif, Hamas military leader who eluded Israel for decades, is claimed to be dead

Mohammed Deif, Hamas’ shadowy longtime military leader and one of the alleged masterminds of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza, is said to be dead following an Israeli airstrike last month

August 01, 2024
Mohammed Deif, Hamas military leader who eluded Israel for decades, is claimed to be dead
MidEast|News|World

Which Hamas leaders have been targeted in assassination attempts?

The head of Hamas' military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza last month, the Israeli military said on Thursday, its

August 01, 2024
Which Hamas leaders have been targeted in assassination attempts?
MidEast|News|World

Elusive Hamas leader Deif masterminded Oct 7 attack on Israel

Hamas' military leader Mohammed Deif, one of the masterminds of the Oct. 7, 2023 assault on southern Israel, was an elusive figure who had a long and secretive career in the

August 01, 2024
Elusive Hamas leader Deif masterminded Oct 7 attack on Israel
MidEast|News|World

Israel says it has confirmed that chief of Hamas' military wing was killed in a July strike in Gaza

The Israeli military says it has confirmed that the head of Hamas’ military wing was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in July

August 01, 2024
Israel says it has confirmed that chief of Hamas' military wing was killed in a July strike in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Iran, its proxies will meet to discuss retaliation against Israel, say sources

Top Iranian officials will meet the representatives of Iran's regional allies from Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen on Thursday to discuss

August 01, 2024
Iran, its proxies will meet to discuss retaliation against Israel, say sources
MidEast|News|US|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: A cease-fire is key to ending the region's cycle of violence, Blinken says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is calling for “all parties” in the Middle East to avoid escalatory actions that could plunge the region into further conflict

August 01, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: A cease-fire is key to ending the region's cycle of violence, Blinken says
MidEast|News|Political|World

Hezbollah leader says war with Israel has entered 'new phase' after killings of top militant figures

Hezbollah’s leader warned that the militant group's conflict with Israel has entered a “new phase.”

August 01, 2024
Hezbollah leader says war with Israel has entered 'new phase' after killings of top militant figures
MidEast|News|World

For Iran and Hezbollah, calibrating response to Israeli strikes leaves no room for error

Two back-to-back strikes in Beirut and Tehran targeted high-ranking figures in Hezbollah and Hamas and have been attributed to Israel

August 01, 2024
For Iran and Hezbollah, calibrating response to Israeli strikes leaves no room for error
MidEast|News|World

Australia urges citizens to leave Lebanon due to Israel-Hezbollah tensions

Australia has asked its citizens in Lebanon to leave immediately, saying there was a real risk that the tensions between Israel and militant group Hezbollah could escalate seriously

August 01, 2024
Australia urges citizens to leave Lebanon due to Israel-Hezbollah tensions
MidEast|News|World

Iran's supreme leader to lead funeral prayers for Hamas leader Haniyeh

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will lead funeral prayers for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Thursday, Iran's state-run Press TV said.

July 31, 2024
Iran's supreme leader to lead funeral prayers for Hamas leader Haniyeh
Economy|Finance|MidEast

Oil slips over $1 as supply intact despite Middle East conflict fears

Oil prices settled more than $1 lower on Thursday as global supply seemed largely unaffected by worries of a wider Middle East crisis after the killing of a

July 31, 2024
Oil slips over $1 as supply intact despite Middle East conflict fears
MidEast|News|Political|World

UN Security Council countries express alarm over risk of all-out Middle East war

United Nations Security Council countries on Wednesday called for stepped-up diplomatic efforts to avert a wider Middle East conflict after the

July 31, 2024
UN Security Council countries express alarm over risk of all-out Middle East war
MidEast|News|World

With Hezbollah and Hamas assassinations, Netanyahu shows willingness to risk regional war for political survival

A full-blown war between Israel and Hezbollah would likely set the entire region on fire, involving Iran and its proxies, and could drag the US into direct confrontation with Tehran.

July 31, 2024
With Hezbollah and Hamas assassinations, Netanyahu shows willingness to risk regional war for political survival
MidEast|News|World

US expresses concern over escalating Middle East conflict risk

The White House on Wednesday voiced concern about the increased risk of an escalation into a broader Middle East war after the assassination

July 31, 2024
US expresses concern over escalating Middle East conflict risk
MidEast|News|World

White House says reports of Hamas leader’s assassination in Iran ‘don’t help with the temperature going down’

White House says reports of Hamas leader’s assassination in Iran ‘don’t help with the temperature going down’

July 31, 2024
White House says reports of Hamas leader’s assassination in Iran ‘don’t help with the temperature going down’
MidEast|News|World

Thousands march in Istanbul to protest the killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched through the streets of central Istanbul late on Wednesday to protest the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

July 31, 2024
Thousands march in Istanbul to protest the killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh
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US carriers Delta and United to suspend flights to Tel Aviv

U.S. legacy carriers United Airlines and Delta Air said on Wednesday they will suspend their flights to Tel Aviv, Israel due to security concerns.

July 31, 2024
US carriers Delta and United to suspend flights to Tel Aviv
MidEast|News|Political|World

Killing of Hamas political leader points to diverging paths for Israel, US on cease-fire

Israel’s suspected killing of Hamas’ political leader in the heart of Tehran points to an Israeli government ever more openly at odds with diplomatic efforts by the Biden administration to calm the region

July 31, 2024
Killing of Hamas political leader points to diverging paths for Israel, US on cease-fire
MidEast|News|World

Al-Jazeera says two of its journalists killed in Israeli strike in Gaza

Al-Jazeera says two of its reporters were killed in an Israeli strike in northern Gaza

July 31, 2024
Al-Jazeera says two of its journalists killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
MidEast|News|US|World

US not expecting surge in attacks on troops in Iraq, Syria, defense secretary says

Despite a spike in tensions in the Middle East, U.S.

July 31, 2024
US not expecting surge in attacks on troops in Iraq, Syria, defense secretary says
MidEast|News|World

Hezbollah confirms top commander Fuad Shukr killed in strike

Lebanon's armed group Hezbollah confirmed on Wednesday that senior military commander Fuad Shukr had been killed, more than 24 hours after an Israeli strike hit a building in the

July 31, 2024
Hezbollah confirms top commander Fuad Shukr killed in strike
MidEast|News|World

Netanyahu says Israel will exact heavy price for revenge attacks

Israel will respond forcefully to any attack on it, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, after the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and of a senior

July 31, 2024
Netanyahu says Israel will exact heavy price for revenge attacks
MidEast|News|World

Hamas senior official says Haniyeh was hit 'directly' by missile

The missile that killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh struck him "directly", Hamas deputy chief in Gaza Khalil Al-Hayya said on Wednesday, citing witnesses who had been with Haniyeh in

July 31, 2024
Hamas senior official says Haniyeh was hit 'directly' by missile
MidEast|News|World

UN says attacks in Beirut, Tehran are a dangerous escalation

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres believes that attacks in Beirut and Tehran this week mark a "dangerous escalation" of the conflict in the Middle East, his spokesperson

July 31, 2024
UN says attacks in Beirut, Tehran are a dangerous escalation
MidEast|News|World

Body of Hezbollah military commander found in Beirut rubble, two security sources say

The body of Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr has been found in rubble in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut, two security sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

July 31, 2024
Body of Hezbollah military commander found in Beirut rubble, two security sources say
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Khaled Meshaal, who survived Israeli assassination attempt, tipped to be new Hamas leader

Khaled Meshaal, tipped to be the new Hamas leader, became known around the world in 1997 after Israeli agents injected him with poison in a botched assassination

July 31, 2024
Khaled Meshaal, who survived Israeli assassination attempt, tipped to be new Hamas leader
MidEast|World

Hamas likely to absorb Haniyeh killing as Gaza wing fights on

The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Iran strips Palestinian Islamist group Hamas of one of its sharpest political minds but will have no bearing on the

July 31, 2024
Hamas likely to absorb Haniyeh killing as Gaza wing fights on
MidEast|News

Two strikes on militant leaders risk inflaming a Middle East on edge

The targeting of two senior militant leaders in two Middle Eastern capitals within hours of each other — with each strike blamed on Israel — risks rocking the region at a critical moment

July 31, 2024
Two strikes on militant leaders risk inflaming a Middle East on edge
MidEast|News|World

Israelis buoyant after Hamas leader assassinated in Iran

Israel's government maintained a deliberate silence over the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran on Wednesday but for many Israelis, the killing

July 31, 2024
Israelis buoyant after Hamas leader assassinated in Iran
MidEast|News|World

Gaza Palestinians fear no end to bloodshed after Haniyeh assassination

Hours after Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran, anxious residents in Israeli-besieged Gaza voiced fear that his death

July 31, 2024
Gaza Palestinians fear no end to bloodshed after Haniyeh assassination
MidEast|News|World

Turkey will invite Palestinian president to address parliament, state media says

Turkey will invite Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the Turkish parliament in the coming days, Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus was cited as saying by state-owned

July 31, 2024
Turkey will invite Palestinian president to address parliament, state media says
MidEast|News|World

What we know so far about the assassination of Hamas leader

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated early on Wednesday morning in Iran, the Palestinian militant group and Tehran said.

July 31, 2024
What we know so far about the assassination of Hamas leader
Africa|MidEast|News|World

Sudan's military leader survives a drone strike that killed 5, says the army

Sudan’s military says its leader, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, has survived a drone attack on an army graduation ceremony he was attending in the country’s east

July 31, 2024
Sudan's military leader survives a drone strike that killed 5, says the army
MidEast|News|World

Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' international face, was marked for death by Israel over the Oct. 7 attack

Ismail Haniyeh was the international face of Hamas, its top leader in exile who kept up the militant group’s ties with allies around the region

July 31, 2024
Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' international face, was marked for death by Israel over the Oct. 7 attack
MidEast|News|World

Hamas leaders and operatives: assassinations and attempted assassinations

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran early on Wednesday, the Palestinian militant group said, drawing fears of wider escalation in a

July 31, 2024
Hamas leaders and operatives: assassinations and attempted assassinations
Africa|MidEast|News|World

Sudan's army chief Burhan defiant after drone strikes army base

Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan struck a defiant tone on Wednesday after a drone hit an army base he was visiting in eastern Sudan, casting doubt on

July 31, 2024
Sudan's army chief Burhan defiant after drone strikes army base
MidEast|News|World

UN report says Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since Oct. 7 faced torture, mistreatment

The U.N. human rights office has issued a report saying Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since the Oct. 7 attacks have faced waterboarding, sleep deprivation, electric shocks and other forms of torture and mistreatment

July 31, 2024
UN report says Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since Oct. 7 faced torture, mistreatment
MidEast|Political

Who was Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas political leader killed in Tehran?

Who was Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas political leader killed in Tehran?

July 31, 2024
Who was Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas political leader killed in Tehran?
MidEast|News|World

Israel used dogs, waterboarding on Palestinian detainees from Gaza, UN report says

Thousands of Palestinians have been forcibly removed from Gaza, sometimes from bomb shelters, and dragged into detention in Israel where some have been tortured and

July 31, 2024
Israel used dogs, waterboarding on Palestinian detainees from Gaza, UN report says
MidEast|News|World

Russia calls for Middle East to step back from the brink of war

Russia on Wednesday condemned the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran and called on all parties to refrain from steps that could tip the Middle East into a major war.

July 31, 2024
Russia calls for Middle East to step back from the brink of war
Crime|MidEast|News|Opinion|Political|World

Hamas political leader Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, plunging Middle East conflict into dangerous new phase

Hamas political leader Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, plunging Middle East conflict into dangerous new phase

July 31, 2024
Hamas political leader Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, plunging Middle East conflict into dangerous new phase
MidEast|News|World

Reaction to killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran on Wednesday, the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said in separate statements.

July 31, 2024
Reaction to killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh
MidEast|News|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran says

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been assassinated in Tehran

July 31, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran says
MidEast|News|World

Hamas' top political leader is killed in Iran in strike that risks triggering all-out regional war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel "will exact a heavy price from any aggression against us on any front.”

July 31, 2024
Hamas' top political leader is killed in Iran in strike that risks triggering all-out regional war
MidEast|News|Political|World

Killing of Hamas chief in Iran stirs fears of retaliation, regional conflict

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the Iranian capital Tehran early on Wednesday morning, an attack that drew threats of

July 31, 2024
Killing of Hamas chief in Iran stirs fears of retaliation, regional conflict
Economy|Finance|MidEast|News

Oil gains nearly 3% on rising Mideast tension, falling US crude stockpiles

Oil prices rose nearly 3% on Wednesday as investors worried the conflict in the Middle East could widen after the killing of a Hamas leader in Iran, and after a sharp

July 30, 2024
Oil gains nearly 3% on rising Mideast tension, falling US crude stockpiles
MidEast|News|World

Israel's targeted killings in Lebanon since Gaza war began

An Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital on Tuesday killed Fuad Shukr, identified by the Israeli military as Lebanese armed group Hezbollah's most senior

July 30, 2024
Israel's targeted killings in Lebanon since Gaza war began
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel says its Beirut strike killed Hezbollah’s top military commander, who it blames for Golan Heights attack

Israel says its Beirut strike killed Hezbollah’s top military commander, who it blames for Golan Heights attack

July 30, 2024
Israel says its Beirut strike killed Hezbollah’s top military commander, who it blames for Golan Heights attack
MidEast|News|Videos|World

CNN obtained video shows moment deadly rocket struck Golan Heights

A new video obtained by CNN shows the moment a rocket struck a football pitch in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 children. CNN’s Alex Marquardt reports. 

July 30, 2024
CNN obtained video shows moment deadly rocket struck Golan Heights
MidEast|News|World

US to pursue diplomacy to avoid escalation of Israel-Hezbollah conflict

The U.S. will continue pursuing diplomacy to avert an escalation of the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah, the State Department said on Tuesday.

July 30, 2024
US to pursue diplomacy to avoid escalation of Israel-Hezbollah conflict
MidEast|News|Political|World

Hezbollah confirms a top commander was killed in Israeli strike in Beirut

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has confirmed that Israel killed a top commander after a rare strike in Beirut on Tuesday

July 30, 2024
Hezbollah confirms a top commander was killed in Israeli strike in Beirut
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Iranian president sworn in with chants of 'Death to America, Israel'

Iran's new president Masoud Pezeshkian was sworn in on Tuesday, after winning an election earlier this month by promising to improve ties with the world and ease restrictions on

July 30, 2024
Iranian president sworn in with chants of 'Death to America, Israel'
Africa|MidEast|News|World

Sudan says it conditionally accepts invitation to U.S.-sponsored peace talks

Sudan's government conditionally accepted on Tuesday an invitation to attend U.S.-sponsored peace talks in Geneva, raising hopes that the talks could advance efforts to end a 15-month

July 30, 2024
Sudan says it conditionally accepts invitation to U.S.-sponsored peace talks
MidEast|News|World

Hezbollah rejects calls to avoid answering anticipated Israeli attack

Hezbollah has rejected calls from international envoys to avoid responding to an anticipated Israeli attack in retaliation for a deadly rocket strike on the Israeli-occupied Golan

July 30, 2024
Hezbollah rejects calls to avoid answering anticipated Israeli attack
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Deadly strike in the Golan Heights risks opening new front in long-disputed territory

12 children were killed in a strike on the small town of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israel has blamed Hezbollah, but the Lebanese militant group denies responsibility.

July 30, 2024
Deadly strike in the Golan Heights risks opening new front in long-disputed territory
MidEast|News|World

Turkey says it killed 13 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq

Turkish forces targeted Kurdish militants in northern Iraq with air strikes, killing 13 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the defence ministry said on Tuesday

July 30, 2024
Turkey says it killed 13 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
Economy|MidEast|News|World

Turkey, Armenia make progress in normalisation talks

Turkey and Armenia on Tuesday resumed talks aimed at normalising ties after a two-year lull and agreed to simplify visa rules for some passport holders, the two countries said.

July 30, 2024
Turkey, Armenia make progress in normalisation talks
Crime|MidEast|News|Political|World

Probe of soldiers over alleged sexual abuse fuels tension between Israeli military and hard-liners

An Israeli military court is holding a hearing for nine soldiers detained for questioning over alleged abuse of a Palestinian at a shadowy facility where Israel has held prisoners from Gaza during the war

July 30, 2024
Probe of soldiers over alleged sexual abuse fuels tension between Israeli military and hard-liners
Business|Europe|MidEast|News|Travel

More airlines cancel Beirut flights amid escalation

Greece's Aegean Airlines and Germany's Condor cancelled flights to Beirut on Tuesday, the latest airlines to suspend services to the Lebanese capital in recent days as tensions escalate

July 30, 2024
More airlines cancel Beirut flights amid escalation
MidEast|News|Sports|World

A cratered field, a mangled fence. Clues emerge from strike that killed 12 children in Golan Heights

Two days after a rocket slammed into a soccer pitch in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights, killing 12 children, many questions remain about the attack on the Druze town of Majdal Shams

July 30, 2024
A cratered field, a mangled fence. Clues emerge from strike that killed 12 children in Golan Heights
Africa|Crime|MidEast|News|Opinion|World

Morocco releases imprisoned journalists after pardons from King Mohamed VI

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has pardoned three journalists who were charged with sex crimes and espionage in prosecutions widely condemned by press freedom advocates as retaliation for critical reporting

July 29, 2024
Morocco releases imprisoned journalists after pardons from King Mohamed VI
MidEast|News|World

Israel foreign minister urges NATO expel Turkey over threat to enter Israel

Israel's foreign minister urged NATO to expel Turkey on Monday after its President Tayyip Erdogan threatened his country might enter Israel as it had entered Libya and Nagorno-

July 29, 2024
Israel foreign minister urges NATO expel Turkey over threat to enter Israel
Europe|MidEast|News|World

France's Macron warns Iran against continuing support to Russian war against Ukraine, Elysee says

French President Emmanuel Macron warned his new Iranian counterpart Massoud Pezeshkian in a phone call on Monday against Iran's continuing support for Russia's war in Ukraine, the

July 29, 2024
France's Macron warns Iran against continuing support to Russian war against Ukraine, Elysee says
MidEast|News|World

Druze in shock as war between Israel and Hezbollah strikes home

For many of the Druze community in the Golan Heights mourning 12 youngsters killed in a missile strike at the weekend, the

July 29, 2024
Druze in shock as war between Israel and Hezbollah strikes home
MidEast|News|World

Israeli defense minister says Hezbollah will be held responsible for deadly rocket strike

Israel's defense minister told his U.S. counterpart on Monday that Iran-backed Hezbollah would be held responsible for a rocket strike that killed 12 children and teenagers in

July 29, 2024
Israeli defense minister says Hezbollah will be held responsible for deadly rocket strike
MidEast|News|Political

Far-right lawmakers break into Israeli detention camp, protesting probe into soldiers’ alleged abuse of prisoner

Far-right lawmakers break into Israeli detention camp, protesting probe into soldiers’ alleged abuse of prisoner

July 29, 2024
Far-right lawmakers break into Israeli detention camp, protesting probe into soldiers’ alleged abuse of prisoner
MidEast|Political

Hamas, Israel trade blame for not reaching Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal

Israel and the Islamist group Hamas traded blame on Monday over the lack of progress in reaching a ceasefire and hostage release deal in the Gaza Strip despite

July 29, 2024
Hamas, Israel trade blame for not reaching Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal
MidEast|News|World

Israeli military detains 9 soldiers over alleged abuse of a detainee at a shadowy military facility

The Israeli military says it is holding nine soldiers for questioning following allegations of “substantial abuse” of a detainee at a shadowy facility where Israel has held Palestinian prisoners throughout the war in Gaza

July 29, 2024
Israeli military detains 9 soldiers over alleged abuse of a detainee at a shadowy military facility
Asia|Europe|MidEast|News|World

Meeting in Beijing, China's Xi and Italy's Meloni discuss conflicts

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni discussed the war in Ukraine and the crisis in the Middle East at a meeting

July 29, 2024
Meeting in Beijing, China's Xi and Italy's Meloni discuss conflicts
MidEast|News|Political|World

Italy's Tajani seeks de-escalation with Israel's Katz, Lebanon's Habib

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has discussed efforts to prevent a new war in the Middle East with his Israeli and Lebanese counterparts, Israel Katz and Bou Habib, he said on

July 29, 2024
Italy's Tajani seeks de-escalation with Israel's Katz, Lebanon's Habib
MidEast|News|World

Berlin calls on Iran and others to prevent Middle East escalation

The German government has called on all parties to the Middle East conflict, in particular Iran, to prevent an escalation after a rocket attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights

July 29, 2024
Berlin calls on Iran and others to prevent Middle East escalation
MidEast|News|World

New mass exodus hits central Gaza as Hamas says Israel stalls on ceasefire

Thousands of Palestinians fled a community in the central Gaza Strip on Monday in the face of new Israeli evacuation

July 29, 2024
New mass exodus hits central Gaza as Hamas says Israel stalls on ceasefire
MidEast|News|US|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: US cautions Israel over escalation with Hezbollah after weekend attack

The United States is cautioning Israel about escalation with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah as Israel weighs its response to a rocket attack from Lebanon over the weekend that killed 12 youths in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights

July 29, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: US cautions Israel over escalation with Hezbollah after weekend attack
MidEast|News|World

Israeli officials say they want to avoid all-out war in Lebanon retaliation

Israel wants to hurt Hezbollah but not drag the Middle East into all-out war, two Israeli officials said on Monday, as Lebanon braced for

July 29, 2024
Israeli officials say they want to avoid all-out war in Lebanon retaliation
Election|MidEast|News|Opinion|Political|US

Harris quickly pivots to convincing Arab American voters of her leadership

Some Arab American leaders in Michigan are expressing cautious optimism about Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign after months of outrage over President Joe Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war

July 29, 2024
Harris quickly pivots to convincing Arab American voters of her leadership
Economy|Finance|MidEast|News|World

Oil falls 2% as Israel seeks to avoid broader Middle East conflict

Oil fell by nearly 2% on Monday after Israeli officials said they wanted to avoid dragging the Middle East into an all-out war while responding to a deadly rocket

July 28, 2024
Oil falls 2% as Israel seeks to avoid broader Middle East conflict
MidEast|News|World

Yemenia Airways to resume flights to Cairo and India from Sanaa

Yemenia Airways will resume commercial flights from Sanaa to Egypt and India, the Houthi-run Saba news agency said on Sunday, as part of a deal between opposing sides in Yemen's civil

July 28, 2024
Yemenia Airways to resume flights to Cairo and India from Sanaa
MidEast|News|World

'I don't think we can do it': Lebanon FM on controlling Hezbollah

CNN's Ben Wedeman speaks with Lebanese Foreign Minister Bou Habib about the rising tensions in the region following a rocket attack on Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.

July 28, 2024
'I don't think we can do it': Lebanon FM on controlling Hezbollah
MidEast|News|World

CNN reporter shows where rocket attack landed in Golan Heights

CNN's Jeremy Diamond reports from Majdal Shams in Golan Heights, where at least 12 people, including children, were killed when multiple rockets hit a village in an attack described by Israel as the deadliest against it since October 7.

July 28, 2024
CNN reporter shows where rocket attack landed in Golan Heights
MidEast|News|World

Iran's supreme leader endorses reformist Pezeshkian as new president. He takes oath Tuesday

Iran’s supreme leader has endorsed Masoud Pezeshkian as president, allowing the reformist heart surgeon to take charge of a country weakened by economic sanctions over its nuclear program

July 28, 2024
Iran's supreme leader endorses reformist Pezeshkian as new president. He takes oath Tuesday
MidEast|News|Sports|World

Israel weighs response to Hezbollah after a rocket from Lebanon kills 12 youths on a soccer field

The Middle East is bracing for a potential flare-up in violence a day after Israeli authorities said a rocket from Lebanon struck a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights and killed 12 children and teens

July 28, 2024
Israel weighs response to Hezbollah after a rocket from Lebanon kills 12 youths on a soccer field
MidEast|News|World

Israeli foreign minister says approaching 'moment of an all-out war' against Hezbollah, Axios reports

Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Israel was approaching an all-out war against Hezbollah and Lebanon after a rocket attack on a football ground in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights

July 27, 2024
Israeli foreign minister says approaching 'moment of an all-out war' against Hezbollah, Axios reports
MidEast|News|World

Israel says Hezbollah rocket kills 12 at football ground, vows response

A rocket attack on a football ground in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 12 people including children on Saturday,

July 27, 2024
Israel says Hezbollah rocket kills 12 at football ground, vows response
Crime|MidEast|News|Sports|World

Strike in Israeli-controlled Golan Heights kills at least 12 and threatens to spark a wider war

A rocket strike at a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights has killed at least 12 children and teens

July 27, 2024
Strike in Israeli-controlled Golan Heights kills at least 12 and threatens to spark a wider war
MidEast|News|World

An Israeli airstrike hits a school sheltering people in Gaza, killing at least 30 including children

Israeli airstrikes have hit a school being used by displaced Palestinians in central Gaza and killed at least 30 people including seven children

July 27, 2024
An Israeli airstrike hits a school sheltering people in Gaza, killing at least 30 including children
Crime|Europe|MidEast|News|Political|World

UK drops plan to challenge ICC arrest warrant request for Netanyahu

UK drops plan to challenge ICC arrest warrant request for Netanyahu

July 26, 2024
UK drops plan to challenge ICC arrest warrant request for Netanyahu
MidEast|News

CIA chief to meet Israeli, Qatari and Egyptian officials for Gaza talks, source says

CIA Director William Burns will meet this weekend in Rome with his Israeli and Egyptian counterparts and Qatar's prime minister for talks on a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages by

July 26, 2024
CIA chief to meet Israeli, Qatari and Egyptian officials for Gaza talks, source says
MidEast|News|Political

Harris’ team rejects Israeli notion that her comments could harm ceasefire talks

Harris’ team rejects Israeli notion that her comments could harm ceasefire talks

July 26, 2024
Harris’ team rejects Israeli notion that her comments could harm ceasefire talks
MidEast|News|US|World

White House grants deportation reprieve to Lebanese, citing Israel-Hezbollah tensions

The White House will offer deportation relief and work permits to an estimated 11,500 Lebanese nationals already in the U.S., due to conflict

July 26, 2024
White House grants deportation reprieve to Lebanese, citing Israel-Hezbollah tensions
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Israeli troops battle Palestinian fighters in Gaza city of Khan Younis

Israeli troops battled Palestinian fighters in Khan Younis in southern Gaza and destroyed tunnels and other infrastructure, as they sought to suppress small militant units that

July 26, 2024
Israeli troops battle Palestinian fighters in Gaza city of Khan Younis
MidEast|News|Sports|World

First positive doping test at Paris Olympics is Iraqi judoka for anabolic steroids

A male judoka from Iraq tested positive for two anabolic steroids at the Paris Olympics

July 26, 2024
First positive doping test at Paris Olympics is Iraqi judoka for anabolic steroids
MidEast|News|World

With nowhere else to hide, Gazans shelter in former prison

After weeks of Israeli bombardment left them with nowhere else to go, hundreds of Palestinians have ended up in a former Gaza prison built to hold murderers and

July 26, 2024
With nowhere else to hide, Gazans shelter in former prison
Europe|MidEast|News|World

UK drops plans to challenge ICC arrest warrant request against Benjamin Netanyahu

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office says the U.K. will not intervene with the International Criminal Court’s request for an arrest warrant against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

July 26, 2024
UK drops plans to challenge ICC arrest warrant request against Benjamin Netanyahu
Asia|MidEast|News|World

With Palestinian deal and Ukrainian foreign minister's visit, China shows its rising influence

In consecutive days this week, China brokered a deal between rival Palestinian factions and hosted Ukraine’s foreign minister at a key moment in the grinding war there

July 26, 2024
With Palestinian deal and Ukrainian foreign minister's visit, China shows its rising influence
MidEast|News|World

Anti-Syrian violence in Turkey complicates normalization process between Turkey and Syria

Following the most violent anti-Syrian riots to date in Turkish areas with large Syrian refugee populations, Turkey and Syria are on a delicate path to rapprochement that will affect the Middle East.

July 26, 2024
Anti-Syrian violence in Turkey complicates normalization process between Turkey and Syria
Europe|MidEast|World

New UK government drops challenge to court over Netanyahu arrest warrant

Britain's new government said on Friday it was dropping its predecessor's query of the International Criminal Court's (ICC) jurisdiction to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime

July 26, 2024
New UK government drops challenge to court over Netanyahu arrest warrant
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Italy appoints ambassador to Syria to 'turn spotlight' on country, foreign minister says

Italy has decided to appoint an ambassador to Syria "to turn a spotlight" on the country, its foreign minister said on Friday, making it the

July 26, 2024
Italy appoints ambassador to Syria to 'turn spotlight' on country, foreign minister says
MidEast|News|US|World

Israeli officials criticize Harris' call for end to Gaza war

Israeli officials criticized U.S.

July 26, 2024
Israeli officials criticize Harris' call for end to Gaza war
MidEast|News|Political|World

Netanyahu meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, offering measured optimism on a Gaza cease-fire

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu worked to mend ties with Donald Trump on Friday and offered measured optimism about progress toward a cease-fire deal for Gaza

July 26, 2024
Netanyahu meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, offering measured optimism on a Gaza cease-fire
MidEast|News|World

Harris tries to thread the needle on Gaza after meeting with Netanyahu

Vice President Kamala Harris met with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to talk about the war in Gaza

July 26, 2024
Harris tries to thread the needle on Gaza after meeting with Netanyahu
Business|Finance|MidEast|News

Oil falls 1.5%, ends week lower on China demand fears

Oil futures fell about 1.5% on Friday, finishing the week lower on declining Chinese demand and hopes of a Gaza ceasefire agreement that could ease Middle East

July 25, 2024
Oil falls 1.5%, ends week lower on China demand fears
Election|MidEast|News|Political|World

Hear what VP Harris says she told Israel's Netanyahu

Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris talks about her meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu where she said she would ensure that Israel would be able to defend itself and urged an end to the war in Gaza.

July 25, 2024
Hear what VP Harris says she told Israel's Netanyahu
Americas|Crime|MidEast

Mexican families flee to Guatemala to escape violence

More than 500 people in southern Mexico have fled to neighboring Guatemala this week amid armed clashes between criminal groups fighting over drug trafficking

July 25, 2024
Mexican families flee to Guatemala to escape violence
MidEast|News|World

Hamas leader in West Bank dies in Israeli custody, says Palestinian government body

A Hamas leader in the West Bank died in Israeli custody after a deterioration in his health condition, a Palestinian governmental body said early on Friday.

July 25, 2024
Hamas leader in West Bank dies in Israeli custody, says Palestinian government body
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Gaza war protesters hold a 'die-in' near the White House as Netanyahu meets with Biden, Harris

Protesters against the Gaza war have held a “die-in” across from Lafayette Park and the White House as President Joe Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

July 25, 2024
Gaza war protesters hold a 'die-in' near the White House as Netanyahu meets with Biden, Harris
MidEast|News|World

EU's foreign chief calls Israel's decision to outlaw UNRWA nonsense

EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Thursday urged Israel to revoke its decision to outlaw the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA),

July 25, 2024
EU's foreign chief calls Israel's decision to outlaw UNRWA nonsense
MidEast|News|US|World

US not seen a detailed post-war plan from Israel, Gen. Brown says

The top U.S. general said on Thursday Israel still has not shared much of its "day after" planning for Gaza once the war with Hamas ends.

July 25, 2024
US not seen a detailed post-war plan from Israel, Gen. Brown says
MidEast|News|World

Battered Hamas confounds Israel's bid to declare victory

Senior figures in Israel's government have said it is closing in on its war aims of defeating Hamas militarily and the return of

July 25, 2024
Battered Hamas confounds Israel's bid to declare victory
MidEast|News|World

Houthi leader threatens response to Israeli airstrikes on Yemen's Hodeidah

A Houthi response to Israeli airstrikes near Yemen's Hodeidah is coming, the Iran-backed group's leader declared in a televised speech on Thursday.

July 25, 2024
Houthi leader threatens response to Israeli airstrikes on Yemen's Hodeidah
MidEast|News|World

Trump, ahead of Netanyahu meeting, urges quick end to war, return of hostages

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, one day before meeting Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, called for a quick end to its war with Hamas and a return of the hostages,

July 25, 2024
Trump, ahead of Netanyahu meeting, urges quick end to war, return of hostages
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Biden and Netanyahu meet with urgency to reach ceasefire deal at top of the agenda

Biden and Netanyahu meet with urgency to reach ceasefire deal at top of the agenda

July 25, 2024
Biden and Netanyahu meet with urgency to reach ceasefire deal at top of the agenda
MidEast|News|Sports|Travel|World

Palestinian Olympic team greeted with cheers and gifts in Paris

Palestinian Olympic athletes have been greeted with a roar of a crowd and gifts of food and roses as they arrived in Paris

July 25, 2024
Palestinian Olympic team greeted with cheers and gifts in Paris
MidEast|News|World

Families of hostages held in Gaza slam Netanyahu for leaving ceasefire deal out of Congress speech

Families of hostages held in Gaza slam Netanyahu for leaving ceasefire deal out of Congress speech

July 25, 2024
Families of hostages held in Gaza slam Netanyahu for leaving ceasefire deal out of Congress speech
MidEast|News|Opinion|Political|US|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu meets with Biden as cease-fire talks face delays

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress in Washington as he sought to bolster U.S. support for his country's war in Gaza

July 25, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu meets with Biden as cease-fire talks face delays
MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces advance in southern Gaza, tanks active in Rafah

Israeli forces advanced deeper into some towns on the eastern side of Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Thursday and tanks advanced in central Rafah, with

July 25, 2024
Israeli forces advance in southern Gaza, tanks active in Rafah
MidEast|News|US|World

Jeremy Diamond fact-checks Netanyahu’s claims about civilian casualties and aid in Gaza

CNN's Jeremy Diamond fact-checks claims made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a speech to the US Congress in Washington, D.C.

July 25, 2024
Jeremy Diamond fact-checks Netanyahu’s claims about civilian casualties and aid in Gaza
MidEast|News|US|World

Harris steps out on Israel as she navigates Biden and Netanyahu

Harris steps out on Israel as she navigates Biden and Netanyahu

July 25, 2024
Harris steps out on Israel as she navigates Biden and Netanyahu
MidEast|News|Political|World

Harris tells Netanyahu 'it is time' to end the war in Gaza and bring the hostages home

Vice President Kamala Harris says she urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal soon with Hamas so that dozens of hostages held in Gaza since the Oct. 7 attack can return home

July 25, 2024
Harris tells Netanyahu 'it is time' to end the war in Gaza and bring the hostages home
MidEast|World

Gaza ceasefire negotiations appear to be in closing stages, senior US official says

Negotiations on a ceasefire-for-hostages deal in the Gaza conflict appear to be in their closing stages and U.S.

July 24, 2024
Gaza ceasefire negotiations appear to be in closing stages, senior US official says
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

FACT FOCUS: A look at Netanyahu's claims about Israel, Hamas and Iran during his speech to Congress

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his country’s conduct in the devastating Gaza war and urged the U.S. to support the fight against Hamas despite the humanitarian crisis it has unleashed

July 24, 2024
FACT FOCUS: A look at Netanyahu's claims about Israel, Hamas and Iran during his speech to Congress
MidEast|News|World

Hamas senior official: Netanyahu speech shows he doesn't want ceasefire deal

Hamas senior official Sami Abu Zuhri said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech addressing the U.S.

July 24, 2024
Hamas senior official: Netanyahu speech shows he doesn't want ceasefire deal
MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces retrieve bodies of five hostages from Gaza, military says

Israeli forces recovered on Wednesday the bodies of five hostages killed in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack and held in Gaza since, the Israeli military said.

July 24, 2024
Israeli forces retrieve bodies of five hostages from Gaza, military says
Americas|MidEast|News|Sports|Travel

Aaron Rodgers says Jets' goal is to end up in New Orleans for the Super Bowl

Aaron Rodgers’ offseason excursion to Egypt during mandatory minicamp made quite a few headlines

July 24, 2024
Aaron Rodgers says Jets' goal is to end up in New Orleans for the Super Bowl
MidEast|News|World

On Lebanon border, Israel and Hezbollah's deadly game of patience

In deserted villages and communities near the southern Lebanon border, Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters have watched each other for months,

July 24, 2024
On Lebanon border, Israel and Hezbollah's deadly game of patience
MidEast|News|World

Erdogan courts ‘terrorist’ Assad amid pressure to solve Turkey’s ‘Syrian problem’

Erdogan courts ‘terrorist’ Assad amid pressure to solve Turkey’s ‘Syrian problem’

July 24, 2024
Erdogan courts ‘terrorist’ Assad amid pressure to solve Turkey’s ‘Syrian problem’
MidEast|News|World

Netanyahu says no change at Al-Aqsa after Ben-Gvir's remarks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday there was no change in policy at a sacred Jerusalem site, after a far-right cabinet minister said Jews could now pray

July 24, 2024
Netanyahu says no change at Al-Aqsa after Ben-Gvir's remarks
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Iran summons German ambassador over banning of Islamic centre, IRNA reports

Iran's foreign ministry summoned the German ambassador in Tehran on Wednesday over Berlin's decision to ban the Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH) association, the official IRNA news

July 24, 2024
Iran summons German ambassador over banning of Islamic centre, IRNA reports
MidEast|News|World

Israel carries out new raids in Gaza as Netanyahu visits US

Israeli forces carried out new raids in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was due to address

July 24, 2024
Israel carries out new raids in Gaza as Netanyahu visits US
MidEast|News|World

Netanyahu sketches vague outline for post-war Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sketched a vague outline of a plan for a "deradicalized" post-war Gaza in a speech to Congress

July 24, 2024
Netanyahu sketches vague outline for post-war Gaza
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu addresses Congress and vows to achieve 'total victory'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress in Washington as he sought to bolster U.S. support for his country's war in Gaza

July 24, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu addresses Congress and vows to achieve 'total victory'
MidEast|News|World

Sudan paramilitary leader plans to attend cease-fire talks in Switzerland hosted by US, Saudi Arabia

Sudan’s paramilitary leader has announced plans to attend cease-fire talks in Switzerland next month arranged by the United States and Saudi Arabia

July 24, 2024
Sudan paramilitary leader plans to attend cease-fire talks in Switzerland hosted by US, Saudi Arabia
MidEast|News|World

Germany carries out raids and bans a group accused of links to Iran and support for Hezbollah

The German government has banned an organization accused of being an “outpost” of Iran's theocracy, promoting the ideology of its leadership and supporting Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group

July 24, 2024
Germany carries out raids and bans a group accused of links to Iran and support for Hezbollah
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Thousands fill Washington's streets to protest Israel's war in Gaza during Netanyahu visit

Police deployed tear spray and demonstrators were taken into custody as thousands of protesters against the war in Gaza converged on Washington to condemn Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit

July 24, 2024
Thousands fill Washington's streets to protest Israel's war in Gaza during Netanyahu visit
MidEast|News|US|World

In fiery speech to Congress, Netanyahu vows 'total victory' in Gaza and denounces US protesters

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged in a scathing speech to Congress to achieve “total victory” against Hamas and criticized American opponents of the war in Gaza as “idiots.”

July 24, 2024
In fiery speech to Congress, Netanyahu vows 'total victory' in Gaza and denounces US protesters
MidEast|News|World

Netanyahu will make speech to Congress as optimism for a ceasefire in Gaza rises

Netanyahu will make speech to Congress as optimism for a ceasefire in Gaza rises

July 23, 2024
Netanyahu will make speech to Congress as optimism for a ceasefire in Gaza rises
MidEast|News|World

Demonstrators stage mass protest against Netanyahu visit and US military aid to Israel

Protesters against the Gaza war have staged a sit-in at a congressional office building ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress, and Capitol Police have made multiple arrests

July 23, 2024
Demonstrators stage mass protest against Netanyahu visit and US military aid to Israel
MidEast|News|World

Hamas and Fatah agree to form a government. What does it mean and who are these Palestinian groups?

Palestinian factions and bitter foes Hamas and Fatah have signed a declaration in China vowing to form a unity government that would rule over the occupied West Bank and Gaza when the Israel-Hamas war ends

July 23, 2024
Hamas and Fatah agree to form a government. What does it mean and who are these Palestinian groups?
MidEast|News

Iraq bans a Kurdish separatist group and strengthens its cooperation with Turkey

The Iraqi government has announced an official ban on a Kurdish separatist group which has been engaged in a long-running conflict with Turkey

July 23, 2024
Iraq bans a Kurdish separatist group and strengthens its cooperation with Turkey
MidEast|News|World

Video shows moment airstrike hits area near shelter in Gaza

Officials in Israel say they targeted Hamas’ top military official, Mohammed Deif, in an airstrike in southern Gaza, where local authorities say dozens of Palestinians were killed in multiple strikes in the same area.

July 23, 2024
Video shows moment airstrike hits area near shelter in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Houthi threat to Red Sea shipping is growing, says UN envoy to Yemen

Recent developments in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways suggest that the threat to international shipping from Yemen's Houthis is growing, U.N.

July 23, 2024
Houthi threat to Red Sea shipping is growing, says UN envoy to Yemen
MidEast|News|World

Israeli former national security officials and business leaders blast Netanyahu ahead of his speech to Congress

Israeli former national security officials and business leaders blast Netanyahu ahead of his speech to Congress

July 23, 2024
Israeli former national security officials and business leaders blast Netanyahu ahead of his speech to Congress
Crime|Europe|MidEast|News|Sports|World

France probed migrant communities to fight ISIS-K threat to Olympics

French security services have been probing migrant communities from former Soviet republics in an effort to safeguard the Olympics from the ISIS-K militant group, the interior

July 23, 2024
France probed migrant communities to fight ISIS-K threat to Olympics
MidEast|News|World

No plan for Erdogan to meet Assad in Moscow, Turkish source says

A newspaper report that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Moscow next month is incorrect, a Turkish diplomatic source said.

July 23, 2024
No plan for Erdogan to meet Assad in Moscow, Turkish source says
MidEast|News|World

Israeli warplanes break sound barrier over Beirut, Lebanese security sources say

Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier over Beirut and other areas of Lebanon on Tuesday, Lebanese security sources and media reported, rattling nerves as the conflict between

July 23, 2024
Israeli warplanes break sound barrier over Beirut, Lebanese security sources say
MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces kill seven Palestinians including two militants in West Bank raids

Seven Palestinians, including two militant commanders and a woman, were killed on Tuesday during Israeli raids targeting gunmen in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian

July 23, 2024
Israeli forces kill seven Palestinians including two militants in West Bank raids
MidEast|News|World

Hamas and Fatah sign agreement in Beijing ‘ending’ their division, China says

Hamas and Fatah sign agreement in Beijing ‘ending’ their division, China says

July 23, 2024
Hamas and Fatah sign agreement in Beijing ‘ending’ their division, China says
MidEast|News|World

Israel tanks advance deeper in southern Gaza as more ceasefire talks expected

Palestinian residents of eastern neighbourhoods of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip fled their homes on

July 23, 2024
Israel tanks advance deeper in southern Gaza as more ceasefire talks expected
MidEast|News|Political|World

Rivals Hamas and Fatah sign a declaration to form a future government as war rages in Gaza

Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have agreed to form a government together

July 23, 2024
Rivals Hamas and Fatah sign a declaration to form a future government as war rages in Gaza
MidEast|News|Political|World

Biden to meet this week with families of American hostages in Gaza

Biden to meet this week with families of American hostages in Gaza

July 23, 2024
Biden to meet this week with families of American hostages in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Israeli government quietly sends millions to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts

A groups that monitors settlements in the West Bank says Israel has budgeted millions of dollars to protect and support the growth of small, unofficial Jewish farms in the Israeli-occupied territory

July 23, 2024
Israeli government quietly sends millions to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts
MidEast|News|World

China brokers Palestinian unity deal, but doubts persist

Palestinian rivals including Hamas and Fatah agreed to form a unity government at talks hosted by China, Beijing said on Tuesday, a deal

July 23, 2024
China brokers Palestinian unity deal, but doubts persist
MidEast|News|US

Biden expected to meet Netanyahu on Thursday at White House, US official says

U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday at the White House, a U.S. official said on Monday.

July 23, 2024
Biden expected to meet Netanyahu on Thursday at White House, US official says
MidEast|News|US|World

Iraq eyes drawdown of US-led forces starting September, sources say

Iraq wants troops from a U.S.-led military coalition to begin withdrawing in September and to formally end the coalition's work by September 2025

July 22, 2024
Iraq eyes drawdown of US-led forces starting September, sources say
Africa|Americas|Business|Economy|MidEast|Travel

Business travel spending recovers in all regions but Asia and Europe

Global business travel spending in 2023 recovered to pre-pandemic levels in North America, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa as companies resumed in-

July 22, 2024
Business travel spending recovers in all regions but Asia and Europe
MidEast|News|US

Israel's Netanyahu requests meeting with former President Trump, Politico reports

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested an in-person meeting with former President Donald Trump while in the U.S. this week, Politico reported on Monday citing people

July 22, 2024
Israel's Netanyahu requests meeting with former President Trump, Politico reports
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

US says it wants Palestinians to have a country of their own – but its actions say otherwise

While US presidents have consistently said that a two-state solution is the only way forward to settle Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the US has blocked Palestine from being fully recognized at the UN.

July 22, 2024
US says it wants Palestinians to have a country of their own – but its actions say otherwise
MidEast|News|World

Israel declares two more Gaza hostages dead

Israel declared dead on Monday two more of its hostages being held in Gaza, as talks to secure a ceasefire deal that would include the release of some 120 captives there were set

July 22, 2024
Israel declares two more Gaza hostages dead
Crime|MidEast|News

UAE sentences Bangladeshi nationals to prison over protests against their home government

A court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced dozens of Bangladeshi nationals to prison, including three for life imprisonment, over protests against their home government in the Gulf country

July 22, 2024
UAE sentences Bangladeshi nationals to prison over protests against their home government
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Canadian attempts knife attack on Israel security unit, is shot dead, authorities say

A Canadian citizen attempted to attack an armed civilian security unit with a knife in southern Israel near the Gaza border and was shot dead, Israeli authorities said

July 22, 2024
Canadian attempts knife attack on Israel security unit, is shot dead, authorities say
MidEast|News

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli military orders evacuation of part of humanitarian zone in Gaza

The Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of part of a crowded area in the southern Gaza Strip it had designated a humanitarian zone

July 22, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli military orders evacuation of part of humanitarian zone in Gaza
Africa|Crime|MidEast|News|World

Civilians suffering horrendous violence in Sudan conflict, MSF says

Civilians in Sudan have suffered horrendous levels of violence during more than a year of conflict between the army and a rival paramilitary force, facing

July 22, 2024
Civilians suffering horrendous violence in Sudan conflict, MSF says
MidEast|News|World

Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone as war's toll passes 39,000 Palestinians

The Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of part of a crowded area in Gaza it has designated a humanitarian zone

July 22, 2024
Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone as war's toll passes 39,000 Palestinians
MidEast|News|US|World

Netanyahu heads to Washington, says Israel will remain key US ally whoever replaces Biden

Israel will be the United States' strongest ally in the Middle East regardless of who is elected president in November, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said

July 22, 2024
Netanyahu heads to Washington, says Israel will remain key US ally whoever replaces Biden
MidEast|News|World

Activists plan protests during Netanyahu's Washington visit this week

Activists opposing Israel's war in Gaza and Washington's support for its Middle Eastern ally plan protests at the U.S.

July 21, 2024
Activists plan protests during Netanyahu's Washington visit this week
MidEast|News|US|World

Israel's Netanyahu walks political tightrope on Washington trip following Biden's exit from race

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is headed to Washington, leaving behind a brutal war to make a politically precarious speech before a joint session of Congress

July 21, 2024
Israel's Netanyahu walks political tightrope on Washington trip following Biden's exit from race
MidEast|News|World

Israel's latest airstrikes in Gaza kill at least 15 including children

Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 15 people including women and children overnight in Gaza

July 21, 2024
Israel's latest airstrikes in Gaza kill at least 15 including children
MidEast|News|World

Fighting in southern Gaza, Israeli strikes hit central areas

Israeli forces battled Palestinian fighters in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Sunday, striking areas in the centre of the coastal enclave where thousands of

July 21, 2024
Fighting in southern Gaza, Israeli strikes hit central areas
Crime|MidEast|News|World

UAE orders a trial of Bangladeshi nationals arrested for protesting their home government

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates ordered an investigation and an expedited trial of Bangladeshi nationals arrested after protesting against their home government across the Gulf country

July 21, 2024
UAE orders a trial of Bangladeshi nationals arrested for protesting their home government
MidEast|News

Israel shoots down a missile fired from Yemen hours after a deadly Israeli strike on Houthi rebels

The Israeli military says it has intercepted a missile fired from Yemen

July 21, 2024
Israel shoots down a missile fired from Yemen hours after a deadly Israeli strike on Houthi rebels
Crime|MidEast|News|World

At least 13 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Nuseirat camp in central Gaza

At least 13 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Nuseirat camp in central Gaza

July 20, 2024
At least 13 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Nuseirat camp in central Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Israeli military says it has struck Houthi targets in Yemen in response to attacks

The Israeli army says it has struck several Houthi targets in western Yemen following a fatal drone attack by the rebel group in Tel Aviv the previous day

July 20, 2024
Israeli military says it has struck Houthi targets in Yemen in response to attacks
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israeli settlers court Republican religious right after Hamas attacks

Ruth Lieberman, a Jewish settler in the Israeli occupied West Bank, is determined to thwart international pressure for a sovereign

July 20, 2024
Israeli settlers court Republican religious right after Hamas attacks
Europe|MidEast|News|World

One part of Cyprus mourns, the other rejoices 50 years after split

Greek Cypriots mourned and Turkish Cypriots rejoiced on Saturday, the 50th anniversary of Turkey's invasion of part of the island after

July 20, 2024
One part of Cyprus mourns, the other rejoices 50 years after split
Asia|MidEast|News|World

Israel’s invitation to this year’s atomic bomb commemorations in Japan has sparked a controversy over double standards

Israel’s invitation to this year’s atomic bomb commemorations in Japan has sparked a controversy over double standards

July 20, 2024
Israel’s invitation to this year’s atomic bomb commemorations in Japan has sparked a controversy over double standards
MidEast|News|Opinion|US|World

US says Iran moving forward on a key aspect of developing a nuclear bomb

Two top Biden administration officials say Iran is talking more about getting a nuclear bomb, and has made strides in developing one key aspect of a weapon in recent months

July 19, 2024
US says Iran moving forward on a key aspect of developing a nuclear bomb
MidEast|News|Political|World

Blinken says Iran’s nuclear weapon breakout time is probably down to 1-2 weeks

Blinken says Iran’s nuclear weapon breakout time is probably down to 1-2 weeks

July 19, 2024
Blinken says Iran’s nuclear weapon breakout time is probably down to 1-2 weeks
Health|MidEast|News|World

Polio detected in Gaza sewage water, threatening new health disaster

Polio detected in Gaza sewage water, threatening new health disaster

July 19, 2024
Polio detected in Gaza sewage water, threatening new health disaster
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel's contentious military exemption for ultra-Orthodox community

The Israeli military is set to issue call-up notices to 1,000 members of the Ultra Orthodox Haredi community on Sunday in the latest step in a long-running and divisive battle

July 19, 2024
Israel's contentious military exemption for ultra-Orthodox community
MidEast|News|World

Israeli military to send out call-up notices for ultra-Orthodox

The Israeli military is set to issue call-up notices to 1,000 members of the ultra-Orthodox community on Sunday as a divisive battle over drafting the religious Haredim into the

July 19, 2024
Israeli military to send out call-up notices for ultra-Orthodox
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Fearing Palestinian Authority collapse, EU promises $435 million in aid

The European Commission said on Friday it would provide the Palestinian Authority with 400 million euros ($435.5 million) in emergency financial support in the coming two months amid

July 19, 2024
Fearing Palestinian Authority collapse, EU promises $435 million in aid
MidEast|News|World

Israel bombards central Gaza, fighting rages in Rafah

Israeli forces bombed parts of central Gaza on Friday, killing at least eight Palestinians in the Al-Nuseirat camp area, while fighting

July 19, 2024
Israel bombards central Gaza, fighting rages in Rafah
MidEast|News|World

‘He was a pious man’: The Gaza neighborhood shocked to find Israeli hostages in their midst

‘He was a pious man’: The Gaza neighborhood shocked to find Israeli hostages in their midst

July 19, 2024
‘He was a pious man’: The Gaza neighborhood shocked to find Israeli hostages in their midst
MidEast|News|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: Drone strike hits Tel Aviv, killing 1 and injuring at least 10

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for a drone strike that hit part of central Tel Aviv near the U.S. Embassy, killing one person and injuring 10

July 19, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: Drone strike hits Tel Aviv, killing 1 and injuring at least 10
MidEast|News|Political|World

Top UN court says Israel's presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end

The top United Nations court says that Israel’s presence in the Palestinian occupied territories is “unlawful” and called on it to end and for settlement construction to stop immediately

July 19, 2024
Top UN court says Israel's presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end
MidEast|News|World

Top UN court says Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal

The United Nations' highest court said on Friday that Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories and settlements there are illegal

July 19, 2024
Top UN court says Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Israel investigates security failures around deadly Tel Aviv drone strike

Israel investigates security failures around deadly Tel Aviv drone strike

July 19, 2024
Israel investigates security failures around deadly Tel Aviv drone strike
MidEast|News|World

Houthis damage cargo ship in Gulf of Aden as it steps up attacks

Yemen's Houthi rebels hit and damaged a Singapore-flagged container ship with two missiles on Friday as they escalate attacks on global

July 19, 2024
Houthis damage cargo ship in Gulf of Aden as it steps up attacks
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Drone strike by Yemen's Houthi rebels kills 1 person and wounds at least 10 in Tel Aviv

An Iranian-made drone sent by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck Israel on Friday, leaving one person dead and at least 10 wounded

July 19, 2024
Drone strike by Yemen's Houthi rebels kills 1 person and wounds at least 10 in Tel Aviv
MidEast|News|World

UN says Israeli evacuation orders are making it harder to reach those most in need in Gaza

UN says Israeli evacuation orders are making it harder to reach those most in need in Gaza

July 19, 2024
UN says Israeli evacuation orders are making it harder to reach those most in need in Gaza
Africa|MidEast|News|World

UAE president discusses peace efforts in Sudan with army's Burhan

The United Arab Emirates' president and the head of Sudan's army have discussed an offer from Ethiopia's leader to mediate in Sudan's 15-month-old war, diplomatic sources said.

July 18, 2024
UAE president discusses peace efforts in Sudan with army's Burhan
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Israeli lawmakers vote overwhelmingly against Palestinian statehood, challenging US policy

Israeli lawmakers vote overwhelmingly against Palestinian statehood, challenging US policy

July 18, 2024
Israeli lawmakers vote overwhelmingly against Palestinian statehood, challenging US policy
MidEast|News|US|World

Russia says 'let's be realistic' about Trump plan to end Ukraine war

Russia said on Thursday that Donald Trump's assertion he could quickly end the Ukraine war should be viewed realistically, given that he had promised a Middle East

July 18, 2024
Russia says 'let's be realistic' about Trump plan to end Ukraine war
MidEast|News|Political|World

Syrian President Assad's Baath Party clinches control of parliament, election results show

Results of Syria’s parliamentary elections show that President Bashar Assad’s Baath Party has won a majority of seats, as expected

July 18, 2024
Syrian President Assad's Baath Party clinches control of parliament, election results show
MidEast|News|World

With mosque attack in quiet Oman, a fragmented Islamic State group aims to show it can still strike

This week's attack on a Shiite mosque in the capital stunned Oman, a quiet nation long spared militant violence

July 18, 2024
With mosque attack in quiet Oman, a fragmented Islamic State group aims to show it can still strike
MidEast|News|World

Who is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister who visited a contested Jerusalem holy site?

Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, a move that could threaten the delicate Gaza cease-fire talks

July 18, 2024
Who is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister who visited a contested Jerusalem holy site?
MidEast|News|Sports|World

Inspired by Muhammad Ali, meet the judo star who fled civil war conscription in Syria and will now compete at the Paris Olympics

Inspired by Muhammad Ali, meet the judo star who fled civil war conscription in Syria and will now compete at the Paris Olympics

July 18, 2024
Inspired by Muhammad Ali, meet the judo star who fled civil war conscription in Syria and will now compete at the Paris Olympics
MidEast|News|World

Italy sends humanitarian flight with aid for Gaza population

Italy has sent food supplies and health equipment for the Gaza population aboard a humanitarian flight that landed in Jordan, a statement said on Thursday, as part of Rome's "Food for

July 18, 2024
Italy sends humanitarian flight with aid for Gaza population
Business|Europe|Finance|MidEast|Technology

Saudia hands Germany's Lilium biggest order yet for flying taxis

Germany-based air taxi developer Lilium on Thursday clinched its biggest order yet in a deal for Saudi airline Saudia Group to purchase up to 100 of its all-

July 18, 2024
Saudia hands Germany's Lilium biggest order yet for flying taxis
MidEast|News|World

Israel bombards central Gaza as tanks advance deeper in Rafah

Israeli forces bombarded the Gaza Strip's historic refugee camps in the centre of the enclave and struck Gaza City in the north on Thursday,

July 18, 2024
Israel bombards central Gaza as tanks advance deeper in Rafah
MidEast|World

Shiite Muslims mark holy day of Ashura with mourning and self-flagellation

Shiite Muslims mark holy day of Ashura with mourning and self-flagellation

July 18, 2024
Shiite Muslims mark holy day of Ashura with mourning and self-flagellation
MidEast|News|Sports

Soccer-Israel must be suspended for violating FIFA statutes, human rights lawyers say

Israel must be banned from any football-related activities for violating FIFA's statutes amid the war in Gaza, according to an independent legal analysis by lawyers who

July 18, 2024
Soccer-Israel must be suspended for violating FIFA statutes, human rights lawyers say
MidEast|World

Israel's Netanyahu makes surprise Gaza visit as far-right politician tours flashpoint Jerusalem site

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise visit to troops in southern Gaza, days before his speech to the U.S. Congress

July 18, 2024
Israel's Netanyahu makes surprise Gaza visit as far-right politician tours flashpoint Jerusalem site
MidEast|News|World

Ultra-Orthodox party in Israel urges young Haredi men to resist draft

Ultra-Orthodox party in Israel urges young Haredi men to resist draft

July 17, 2024
Ultra-Orthodox party in Israel urges young Haredi men to resist draft
MidEast|News|World

US military ends troubled temporary pier mission off Gaza coast

US military ends troubled temporary pier mission off Gaza coast

July 17, 2024
US military ends troubled temporary pier mission off Gaza coast
Crime|MidEast|News|US|World

Syrian official who oversaw prison where alleged abuse took place arrested by US officials

A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where human rights officials say torture and abuse took place has been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of immigration fraud

July 17, 2024
Syrian official who oversaw prison where alleged abuse took place arrested by US officials
Crime|MidEast|News|US|World

US imposes visa restrictions on former IDF sergeant for human rights violation

US imposes visa restrictions on former IDF sergeant for human rights violation

July 17, 2024
US imposes visa restrictions on former IDF sergeant for human rights violation
MidEast|News|World

US military pier for carrying aid to Gaza will be dismantled after weather and security problems

The U.S. military-built pier to carry humanitarian aid to Gaza will be dismantled and brought home, ending a mission fraught with weather and security problems

July 17, 2024
US military pier for carrying aid to Gaza will be dismantled after weather and security problems
MidEast|News|US

US hits former Israeli military sergeant with visa restrictions

The State Department on Wednesday barred a former Israeli Defense Forces sergeant from traveling to the United States, accusing him of being

July 17, 2024
US hits former Israeli military sergeant with visa restrictions
MidEast|News|World

9 rescued, search still on for other crew members after oil tanker capsizes in Arabian Sea off Oman

Nine crew members were rescued and another died as teams searched for others after an oil tanker capsized this week off the coast of Oman, according to the country's state news agency

July 17, 2024
9 rescued, search still on for other crew members after oil tanker capsizes in Arabian Sea off Oman
MidEast|News|World

Protesters disrupt UN Security Council with call to free Gaza hostages

A meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the Middle East was briefly interrupted on Wednesday when two protesters stood with signs and yelled for the release of

July 17, 2024
Protesters disrupt UN Security Council with call to free Gaza hostages
Africa|Economy|Europe|Finance|MidEast

Tunisia urges Europe to increase assistance to tackle migration crisis

Tunisia's prime minister urged European countries on Wednesday to increase financial assistance to his country and others to help tackle the flow

July 17, 2024
Tunisia urges Europe to increase assistance to tackle migration crisis
MidEast|News|World

Israeli delegation arrives in Cairo for Gaza cease-fire talks

An Israeli delegation has arrived in Egypt to continue cease-fire talks as Israel and Hamas consider the latest proposal

July 17, 2024
Israeli delegation arrives in Cairo for Gaza cease-fire talks
Crime|MidEast|News|Political|World

Hamas-led groups committed ‘numerous war crimes’ on October 7, rights group says

Hamas-led groups committed ‘numerous war crimes’ on October 7, rights group says

July 17, 2024
Hamas-led groups committed ‘numerous war crimes’ on October 7, rights group says
Economy|MidEast|News|World

Gulf state UAE considers a second nuclear power plant

The United Arab Emirates is considering building a second nuclear power plant to meet growing demand for electricity in the oil-rich Gulf state, a government official told

July 17, 2024
Gulf state UAE considers a second nuclear power plant
MidEast|News|World

Squeezed by Israel, Palestinian Authority's role fades in West Bank

Roads torn up months ago by Israeli army bulldozers in Jenin refugee camp remain unpassable because the Palestinian Authority can't afford to fix them.

July 17, 2024
Squeezed by Israel, Palestinian Authority's role fades in West Bank
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Israel pounds central Gaza, sends tanks into north of Rafah

Israeli forces hit areas in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing at least nine Palestinians, according to health officials, while Israeli tanks carried

July 17, 2024
Israel pounds central Gaza, sends tanks into north of Rafah
Crime|MidEast|News|Opinion|World

A Gaza father mourns his baby boy, killed in bed by an Israeli airstrike

A father in Gaza is mourning a baby boy killed in bed by an Israeli airstrike

July 17, 2024
A Gaza father mourns his baby boy, killed in bed by an Israeli airstrike
MidEast|News|World

France's Macron discusses Israel/Hamas war with Egypt, Qatar and Bahrain

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke on Tuesday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Qatar's Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to

July 16, 2024
France's Macron discusses Israel/Hamas war with Egypt, Qatar and Bahrain
Crime|MidEast|News

Iranian spies tasked Israeli citizen with delivering severed animal head, Shin Bet says

Iranian spies tasked Israeli citizen with delivering severed animal head, Shin Bet says

July 16, 2024
Iranian spies tasked Israeli citizen with delivering severed animal head, Shin Bet says
MidEast|News|World

Families release photos of five female Israeli soldiers from their first days of captivity in Gaza

Families release photos of five female Israeli soldiers from their first days of captivity in Gaza

July 16, 2024
Families release photos of five female Israeli soldiers from their first days of captivity in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Israeli military to begin drafting ultra-Orthodox seminary students next week

The Israeli military will next week begin the process of drafting candidates from Israel's ultra-Orthodox community, the military said on Tuesday.

July 16, 2024
Israeli military to begin drafting ultra-Orthodox seminary students next week
MidEast|News|World

Israel's military will begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday. It could rattle the government

The Israeli military will begin sending draft notices to Jewish ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday

July 16, 2024
Israel's military will begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday. It could rattle the government
MidEast|News|World

Iran open to resuming nuclear accord talks - acting foreign minister

Tehran remains open to resuming negotiations with Washington on restoring their participation in a nuclear agreement, Iran's acting foreign minister told Newsweek magazine in an

July 16, 2024
Iran open to resuming nuclear accord talks - acting foreign minister
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 57, Palestinian health officials say

Israeli forces battled Hamas-led fighters in several parts of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, and Palestinian health officials said at least 57

July 16, 2024
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 57, Palestinian health officials say
MidEast|News|Opinion|World

Gazans endure deadly weekend of Israeli strikes as UN chief laments ‘incomprehensible and inexcusable’ destruction

Gazans endure deadly weekend of Israeli strikes as UN chief laments ‘incomprehensible and inexcusable’ destruction

July 16, 2024
Gazans endure deadly weekend of Israeli strikes as UN chief laments ‘incomprehensible and inexcusable’ destruction
MidEast|News|World

Israeli strikes kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza, including in 'safe zone'

Israeli airstrikes have killed more than 60 Palestinians in southern and central Gaza overnight and into Tuesday

July 16, 2024
Israeli strikes kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza, including in 'safe zone'
MidEast|News|World

CIA director says Hamas leader is facing growing pressure from his own commanders to end Gaza war

CIA director says Hamas leader is facing growing pressure from his own commanders to end Gaza war

July 16, 2024
CIA director says Hamas leader is facing growing pressure from his own commanders to end Gaza war
MidEast|News|World

Far-right groups that block aid to Gaza receive tax-deductible donations from US and Israel

Under American pressure, Israel has pledged to deliver large quantities of humanitarian aid into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip

July 16, 2024
Far-right groups that block aid to Gaza receive tax-deductible donations from US and Israel
Crime|MidEast|News

In attack that shocks quiet Oman, gunmen kill 6 and wound dozens more at a Shiite mosque

Authorities in the Gulf Arab state of Oman say several gunmen burst into a Shiite mosque and opened fire, killing six people and wounding nearly 30 more

July 16, 2024
In attack that shocks quiet Oman, gunmen kill 6 and wound dozens more at a Shiite mosque
MidEast|News|World

US-made munitions used in Israeli strike on Gaza school that killed 22, experts say

US-made munitions used in Israeli strike on Gaza school that killed 22, experts say

July 15, 2024
US-made munitions used in Israeli strike on Gaza school that killed 22, experts say
MidEast|News|World

Palestinian factions, including Hamas and Fatah, to meet in China in July

Palestinian factions, including rivals Hamas and Fatah, will hold unity talks in China in July, two senior Hamas and Fatah officials told Reuters on Monday, as they try to resolve

July 15, 2024
Palestinian factions, including Hamas and Fatah, to meet in China in July
MidEast|News|World

Israeli drone strike along Lebanon-Syria border kills Syrian businessman close to the government

An Israeli drone strike on a car near the Lebanon-Syria border has killed a prominent Syrian businessman who was sanctioned by the United States and had close ties to the government of Syria’s President Bashar Assad

July 15, 2024
Israeli drone strike along Lebanon-Syria border kills Syrian businessman close to the government
MidEast|News|World

An Israeli drone strike kills a prominent Syrian businessman with close ties to Assad

An Israeli drone strike on a car near the Lebanon-Syria border has killed a prominent Syrian businessman who was sanctioned by the United States and had close to Syrian President Bashar Assad's government

July 15, 2024
An Israeli drone strike kills a prominent Syrian businessman with close ties to Assad
Europe|MidEast|News|World

EU imposes sanctions on five Israeli individuals and three entities

The European Union announced sanctions on Monday against five Israeli individuals and three entities, describing them as responsible for "serious and systematic human rights abuses" against

July 15, 2024
EU imposes sanctions on five Israeli individuals and three entities
MidEast|News|World

Syria's Assad says will only meet Turkey's Erdogan if 'core' issues addressed

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday he would only meet Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan if the two countries could focus on the core issues of Ankara's support for "

July 15, 2024
Syria's Assad says will only meet Turkey's Erdogan if 'core' issues addressed
MidEast|News|Political|World

Syria holds parliamentary vote with no surprises expected

Syrians in government-held areas headed to the polls on Monday to elect a new parliament, a vote expected to yield few surprises and labelled a farce by political

July 15, 2024
Syria holds parliamentary vote with no surprises expected
MidEast|News|World

Israel launches new Gaza strikes after weekend attack kills scores in safe zone

Israel struck the southern and central Gaza Strip on Monday to put more pressure on Hamas, following a weekend strike targeting the militant

July 15, 2024
Israel launches new Gaza strikes after weekend attack kills scores in safe zone
MidEast|News|World

Yemen's Houthis target three vessels, including oil tanker, in Red, Mediterranean seas

Yemen's Houthis targeted three vessels, including an oil tanker, in the Red and Mediterranean seas with ballistic missiles, drones and booby-trapped boats, they said on Monday.

July 15, 2024
Yemen's Houthis target three vessels, including oil tanker, in Red, Mediterranean seas
MidEast|News|World

Syrians vote for their next parliament, which may pave the way for Assad to extend his rule

Syrians have voted for members of a new parliament in an election that was expected to hold few surprises

July 15, 2024
Syrians vote for their next parliament, which may pave the way for Assad to extend his rule
Economy|MidEast|News

Oil prices ease on demand concerns in China

Oil prices eased on Monday as worries about demand in top importer China offset supportive U.S. economic news, OPEC+ supply restraint and ongoing Middle East

July 15, 2024
Oil prices ease on demand concerns in China
MidEast|News|World

At least 22 killed in strike on makeshift mosque in Gaza City camp, hospital official says

At least 22 killed in strike on makeshift mosque in Gaza City camp, hospital official says

July 14, 2024
At least 22 killed in strike on makeshift mosque in Gaza City camp, hospital official says
MidEast|News|World

Israel says Hamas commander killed in southern Gaza strike but fate of military chief unclear

Israel says Hamas commander killed in southern Gaza strike but fate of military chief unclear

July 14, 2024
Israel says Hamas commander killed in southern Gaza strike but fate of military chief unclear
MidEast|News|World

UK Foreign Secretary visits Israel and West Bank and calls for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza

The new British foreign secretary has called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza during a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, his second international trip since Labour’s resounding victory in elections earlier this month

July 14, 2024
UK Foreign Secretary visits Israel and West Bank and calls for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Hamas says it has not left ceasefire talks after Israeli attacks

A senior Hamas official said on Sunday that the Islamist group has not withdrawn from ceasefire talks with Israel after this weekend's

July 14, 2024
Hamas says it has not left ceasefire talks after Israeli attacks
MidEast|News|World

Israel targets Hamas' military leader in Gaza. Who is he and what does it mean for the war?

Israel says it tried to assassinate Mohammed Deif, the shadowy leader of the Hamas group’s military wing who has long topped the country’s most-wanted list

July 13, 2024
Israel targets Hamas' military leader in Gaza. Who is he and what does it mean for the war?
MidEast|News|World

Gaza talks halted until Israel shows it's serious about negotiations, say Egyptian sources

Gaza ceasefire talks have been halted after three days of intense negotiations failed to produce a viable outcome, two Egyptian security sources said on Saturday, blaming Israel for

July 13, 2024
Gaza talks halted until Israel shows it's serious about negotiations, say Egyptian sources
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Israeli PM Netanyahu says not certain that Hamas leader killed in strike

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was still not clear whether Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif and another senior commander were killed in an Israeli strike in

July 13, 2024
Israeli PM Netanyahu says not certain that Hamas leader killed in strike
Europe|MidEast|News|Political|World

Iranian president-elect ready to set relations with Europe ‘on the right path’

Iranian president-elect ready to set relations with Europe ‘on the right path’

July 13, 2024
Iranian president-elect ready to set relations with Europe ‘on the right path’
MidEast|News|World

At least 90 Palestinians reported killed in Israeli strike targeting Hamas military chief

At least 90 Palestinians reported killed in Israeli strike targeting Hamas military chief

July 13, 2024
At least 90 Palestinians reported killed in Israeli strike targeting Hamas military chief
MidEast|News|World

Israeli strike targets the Hamas military commander and kills at least 90 in southern Gaza

Israel's prime minister says “there still isn’t absolute certainty” that Hamas’ shadowy military commander was killed in a massive airstrike in southern Gaza

July 13, 2024
Israeli strike targets the Hamas military commander and kills at least 90 in southern Gaza
MidEast|News|World

UN chief urges funds for Palestinians, saying Israel is forcing Gazans 'to move like human pinballs'

The United Nations chief is appealing for funding for the beleaguered U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees in Gaza and elsewhere in the Middle East

July 13, 2024
UN chief urges funds for Palestinians, saying Israel is forcing Gazans 'to move like human pinballs'
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

The US held off sanctioning this Israeli army unit despite evidence of abuses. Now its forces are shaping the fight in Gaza

The US held off sanctioning this Israeli army unit despite evidence of abuses. Now its forces are shaping the fight in Gaza

July 13, 2024
The US held off sanctioning this Israeli army unit despite evidence of abuses. Now its forces are shaping the fight in Gaza
Business|MidEast|News|Travel

Delta removes an employee, changes its uniform policy after backlash over social media post perceived to be anti-Palestinian

Delta removes an employee, changes its uniform policy after backlash over social media post perceived to be anti-Palestinian

July 12, 2024
Delta removes an employee, changes its uniform policy after backlash over social media post perceived to be anti-Palestinian
MidEast|News|World

Emergency workers uncover dozens of bodies in a Gaza City district after Israeli assault

Civil defense workers in Gaza have been digging bodies out of collapsed buildings and pulling them off rubble-covered streets

July 12, 2024
Emergency workers uncover dozens of bodies in a Gaza City district after Israeli assault
MidEast|News|Sports|World

As bombs shatter Gaza, boxing coach emboldens girls

Israel's offensive in Gaza has pulverised most of its sports facilities and equipment but that has not stopped boxing coach Osama Ayoub training Palestinian girls in a

July 12, 2024
As bombs shatter Gaza, boxing coach emboldens girls
Europe|MidEast|News|World

A Dutch court rejects a claim the government is evading export ban on F-35 parts to Israel

A Dutch court has rejected a claim from human rights organizations that the Netherlands is dodging a court order to stop sending F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel which could use them in Gaza

July 12, 2024
A Dutch court rejects a claim the government is evading export ban on F-35 parts to Israel
MidEast|News|World

Rescuers say they find dozens of bodies after Israelis scale back Gaza City fight with Hamas

Israeli forces pulled back from parts of Gaza City overnight, after a fierce, week-long offensive that met with Hamas resistance,

July 12, 2024
Rescuers say they find dozens of bodies after Israelis scale back Gaza City fight with Hamas
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Dutch court rejects demand for further export ban for jet parts that may go to Israel

A Dutch court on Friday rejected a demand by rights groups to order the Netherlands to block all exports of F-35 fighter jet parts which might end up in Israel.

July 12, 2024
Dutch court rejects demand for further export ban for jet parts that may go to Israel
MidEast|World

Gaza talks explore alternative to Israeli troops on Gaza-Egypt border, sources say

Israeli and Egyptian ceasefire negotiators are in talks about an electronic surveillance system along the border between Gaza and Egypt that

July 12, 2024
Gaza talks explore alternative to Israeli troops on Gaza-Egypt border, sources say
MidEast|News|World

Rescued Israeli hostage says Hamas threatened to kill him and film it

CNN’s Bianna Golodryga spoke with Andrey Kozlov, who was held hostage for eight months by Hamas after being kidnapped at Nova Music festival on October 7. Kozlov spoke about the abuse he endured and the day he was rescued by IDF.

July 12, 2024
Rescued Israeli hostage says Hamas threatened to kill him and film it
MidEast|News

‘Tomorrow, I kill you:’ Rescued hostage details psychological abuse during eight months of Hamas captivity

‘Tomorrow, I kill you:’ Rescued hostage details psychological abuse during eight months of Hamas captivity

July 12, 2024
‘Tomorrow, I kill you:’ Rescued hostage details psychological abuse during eight months of Hamas captivity
MidEast|News|Political|World

Erdogan says Turkey will not approve NATO attempts to cooperate with Israel

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday it is not possible for NATO to continue its partnership with the Israeli administration.

July 11, 2024
Erdogan says Turkey will not approve NATO attempts to cooperate with Israel
MidEast|News|World

'We have nothing': Palestinians return to utter destruction in Gaza City after Israeli withdrawal

Palestinians have returned to breathtaking scenes of destruction in Gaza City after Israeli troops withdrew, ending a two-week offensive there

July 11, 2024
'We have nothing': Palestinians return to utter destruction in Gaza City after Israeli withdrawal
MidEast|News|World

Israeli military inquiry says it ‘failed in its mission’ to protect southern kibbutz during October 7 attack

Israeli military inquiry says it ‘failed in its mission’ to protect southern kibbutz during October 7 attack

July 11, 2024
Israeli military inquiry says it ‘failed in its mission’ to protect southern kibbutz during October 7 attack
MidEast|News|Political|World

First Israeli military report on Oct. 7 attack finds army failed to protect civilians

The Israeli military published on Thursday the findings of a first probe into its own security failings during the devastating Oct.

July 11, 2024
First Israeli military report on Oct. 7 attack finds army failed to protect civilians
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

US sanctions Israeli extremist organization tied to violence in the West Bank

US sanctions Israeli extremist organization tied to violence in the West Bank

July 11, 2024
US sanctions Israeli extremist organization tied to violence in the West Bank
Europe|MidEast|News|World

He was orphaned in the Holocaust and never met any family. Now he has cousins, thanks to DNA tests

An Israeli man orphaned during the Holocaust thought he would never meet any of his relatives

July 11, 2024
He was orphaned in the Holocaust and never met any family. Now he has cousins, thanks to DNA tests
MidEast|News|World

Israeli army acknowledges Oct. 7 failures. But it says tank strike on home did not kill Israelis

The Israeli military says that Israeli hostages held in a home that was struck by tank fire last Oct. 7 were likely killed by Hamas militants, not Israeli shelling

July 11, 2024
Israeli army acknowledges Oct. 7 failures. But it says tank strike on home did not kill Israelis
Africa|MidEast|News|World

UN-brokered Sudan ceasefire talks begin with one party no-show

Sudan's warring parties are in Switzerland for U.N.-led talks aimed at brokering possible local ceasefires to

July 11, 2024
UN-brokered Sudan ceasefire talks begin with one party no-show
MidEast|News|Political|World

G7 denounces Israel's settlement expansion in West Bank

Foreign Ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies on Thursday denounced Israel's move to expand its settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying it was "

July 11, 2024
G7 denounces Israel's settlement expansion in West Bank
MidEast|News|US|World

Erdogan says Biden, U.S. complicit in alleged Israeli war crimes

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said U.S.

July 11, 2024
Erdogan says Biden, U.S. complicit in alleged Israeli war crimes
MidEast|News|World

Hamas says mediators have not yet provided updates on Gaza ceasefire talks

Hamas said in a statement on Thursday that mediators have not yet provided the group with any updates regarding Gaza ceasefire negotiations.

July 11, 2024
Hamas says mediators have not yet provided updates on Gaza ceasefire talks
MidEast|News|World

Iran's acting foreign minister says indirect talks with US ongoing via Oman

Iran is still conducting indirect nuclear talks with the United States via Oman, Iran's Etemad newspaper on Thursday quoted Iran's acting foreign minister as saying.

July 11, 2024
Iran's acting foreign minister says indirect talks with US ongoing via Oman
Economy|Finance|Health|MidEast|News|US|World

Iranian court orders US to pay $6.7 billion after sanctions allegedly stopped special bandage supply

An Iranian court has ordered the U.S. government to pay over $6.7 billion in compensation over a Swedish company stopping its supply of special dressings and bandages for those afflicted by a rare skin disorder after Washington imposed sanctions on the Islamic Republic

July 11, 2024
Iranian court orders US to pay $6.7 billion after sanctions allegedly stopped special bandage supply
MidEast|News|World

Yemen Houthi rebels fired an Iranian missile at Norwegian-flagged ship, debris analyzed by US shows

Yemen’s Houthi rebels likely fired an Iranian-made anti-ship cruise missile at a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea in December, an assault that now provides a public evidence-based link between the ongoing rebel campaign against shipping and Tehran

July 11, 2024
Yemen Houthi rebels fired an Iranian missile at Norwegian-flagged ship, debris analyzed by US shows
MidEast|News|World

Turkish journalist detained by Saudis over alleged Khashoggi remarks released, source says

A Turkish journalist who was detained in Saudi Arabia last week over alleged comments he made regarding the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been released, a

July 11, 2024
Turkish journalist detained by Saudis over alleged Khashoggi remarks released, source says
MidEast|News|World

How much has US-built Gaza aid pier helped get aid into Gaza?

A U.S.-built pier designed to increase flows of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip has been beset by challenges and is now expected to be permanently dismantled.

July 11, 2024
How much has US-built Gaza aid pier helped get aid into Gaza?
MidEast|News|World

Israel bombards Gaza City in one of the fiercest weeks of war, killing 26

Israel rained bombs on Gaza City during a week that residents described as comparable to the fiercest battle of the war, while a

July 11, 2024
Israel bombards Gaza City in one of the fiercest weeks of war, killing 26
MidEast|News|World

Gazan paramedic recounts alleged mistreatment in Israeli detention

His right leg heavily bandaged because of a gunshot wound, Palestinian Tamer Ossama Salem al-Hafy lies in an Egyptian

July 11, 2024
Gazan paramedic recounts alleged mistreatment in Israeli detention
MidEast|News|World

Hero of Oct. 7 aims to revive Israel's moribund left

It was around two hours after Gazan militants launched an onslaught on Israel’s southern border communities that major general in the Israeli reserves Yair Golan

July 11, 2024
Hero of Oct. 7 aims to revive Israel's moribund left
MidEast|News|Political|World

Biden administration to allow paused shipment of 500-pound bombs to be sent to Israel

Biden administration to allow paused shipment of 500-pound bombs to be sent to Israel

July 10, 2024
Biden administration to allow paused shipment of 500-pound bombs to be sent to Israel
Education|MidEast|News|World

A pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University in downtown Montreal is being dismantled

McGill University has closed its downtown campus as Montreal police descended in large numbers to help clear a pro-Palestinian encampment

July 10, 2024
A pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University in downtown Montreal is being dismantled
MidEast|News|World

Israeli military extends evacuation order to whole of Gaza City

Israeli military extends evacuation order to whole of Gaza City

July 10, 2024
Israeli military extends evacuation order to whole of Gaza City
MidEast|News|World

US-made munitions used in deadly Israeli strike on school complex near Khan Younis, CNN analysis finds

US-made munitions used in deadly Israeli strike on school complex near Khan Younis, CNN analysis finds

July 10, 2024
US-made munitions used in deadly Israeli strike on school complex near Khan Younis, CNN analysis finds
Crime|MidEast|News|Political|World

UAE court issues life sentences to 43 it says operated local Muslim Brotherhood group

A United Arab Emirates (UAE) court on Wednesday sentenced 43 dissidents to life in prison for operating what it said was a Muslim Brotherhood group that aimed to commit attacks in

July 10, 2024
UAE court issues life sentences to 43 it says operated local Muslim Brotherhood group
MidEast|News|World

Lebanon's Hezbollah chief: Hamas negotiates on behalf of the entire Axis of Resistance

Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Hamas was conducting Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel on behalf of the entire "Axis of Resistance" and,

July 10, 2024
Lebanon's Hezbollah chief: Hamas negotiates on behalf of the entire Axis of Resistance
Asia|MidEast|News|World

Pakistan extends Afghan refugee registration cards for one year

Pakistan will extend expired registration cards given to almost 1.5 million Afghans for a year, the prime minister said on Wednesday, after the U.N.

July 10, 2024
Pakistan extends Afghan refugee registration cards for one year
Crime|MidEast|News|Political

Dozens of people have been sentenced to life in prison in a mass trial in the UAE, activists say

Activists say a mass trial in the United Arab Emirates of dissidents that has faced widespread criticism abroad has ended with dozens of people sentenced to life in prison

July 10, 2024
Dozens of people have been sentenced to life in prison in a mass trial in the UAE, activists say
MidEast|News|World

Amid the Gaza war, a 4-year-old embarks on a life-saving journey

Amid the Gaza war, a 4-year-old embarks on a life-saving journey

July 10, 2024
Amid the Gaza war, a 4-year-old embarks on a life-saving journey
MidEast|News|World

Israel urges all Palestinians to leave Gaza's largest city

Israel is urging all Palestinians to leave Gaza’s largest city as bombardment appears to escalate throughout the besieged territory

July 10, 2024
Israel urges all Palestinians to leave Gaza's largest city
MidEast|News|World

France gravely concerned over reported Israeli hit on Gaza tent camp

France said on Wednesday it was gravely concerned by reports that an Israeli missile had slammed into a tent encampment in southern Gaza where displaced civilians had gathered to

July 10, 2024
France gravely concerned over reported Israeli hit on Gaza tent camp
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Iraqi court sentences wife of slain Islamic State leader to death for crimes against Yazidi women

An Iraqi court has issued a death sentence against one of the wives of the late brutal Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, alleging that she was complicit in crimes committed against Yazidi women captured by the militant group

July 10, 2024
Iraqi court sentences wife of slain Islamic State leader to death for crimes against Yazidi women
MidEast|News|US|World

Israel defence minister: important to seize chance for Gaza deal

Israel and the United States agree on the importance of seizing the opportunity for a Gaza ceasefire deal but challenges remain, Israel's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday after

July 10, 2024
Israel defence minister: important to seize chance for Gaza deal
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Iraq issues death sentence against wife of late Islamic State leader

An Iraqi court issued a death sentence against a wife of the late Islamic State leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, for working with the group and

July 10, 2024
Iraq issues death sentence against wife of late Islamic State leader
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Israeli strike in central Gaza kill 20 Palestinians as mediators make new push on cease-fire deal

Israeli airstrikes killed 20 Palestinians in central Gaza, including six children and three women, some of them inside a purported “safe zone” declared by the Israeli military, hospital authorities said

July 10, 2024
Israeli strike in central Gaza kill 20 Palestinians as mediators make new push on cease-fire deal
MidEast|News|World

Gaza airstrike hit as displaced gathered for soccer match, witnesses say

An Israeli missile slammed into a tent encampment in southern Gaza on Tuesday just as displaced people had gathered there to watch a

July 10, 2024
Gaza airstrike hit as displaced gathered for soccer match, witnesses say
Asia|MidEast|News|World

No music, no Western-style haircuts: UN report details life in Afghanistan under Taliban’s moral enforcers

No music, no Western-style haircuts: UN report details life in Afghanistan under Taliban’s moral enforcers

July 10, 2024
No music, no Western-style haircuts: UN report details life in Afghanistan under Taliban’s moral enforcers
MidEast|News|World

A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targets a ship transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait

A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait

July 10, 2024
A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targets a ship transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
MidEast|News|US|World

Troubled US military pier near Gaza to be permanently removed as soon as next week, US officials say

Troubled US military pier near Gaza to be permanently removed as soon as next week, US officials say

July 09, 2024
Troubled US military pier near Gaza to be permanently removed as soon as next week, US officials say
MidEast|News|World

Famine has spread throughout Gaza, say UN experts

Famine has spread throughout Gaza, say UN experts

July 09, 2024
Famine has spread throughout Gaza, say UN experts
MidEast|News|World

Israeli authorities say two killed as dozens of projectiles fired on Golan Heights from Lebanon

Israeli authorities say two killed as dozens of projectiles fired on Golan Heights from Lebanon

July 09, 2024
Israeli authorities say two killed as dozens of projectiles fired on Golan Heights from Lebanon
MidEast|News|World

US intel chief says Iran is attempting to stoke Gaza protests

US intel chief says Iran is attempting to stoke Gaza protests

July 09, 2024
US intel chief says Iran is attempting to stoke Gaza protests
MidEast|News|US

White House warns Iran against meddling in Gaza protests in US

The White House on Tuesday accused Tehran of trying to take advantage of Gaza-related protests in the U.S. and described such behavior as unacceptable, following a warning by

July 09, 2024
White House warns Iran against meddling in Gaza protests in US
Crime|MidEast|News|World

At least 19 people killed in strike on school complex near Khan Younis, Gaza Health Ministry says

At least 19 people killed in strike on school complex near Khan Younis, Gaza Health Ministry says

July 09, 2024
At least 19 people killed in strike on school complex near Khan Younis, Gaza Health Ministry says
MidEast|News|US|World

US-built pier will be put back in Gaza for several days to move aid, then permanently removed

Several U.S. officials say the pier built by the American military to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza will be reinstalled on the beach to be used for several days, but then the plan is to pull it out permanently

July 09, 2024
US-built pier will be put back in Gaza for several days to move aid, then permanently removed
MidEast|News|World

US-built aid pier in Gaza will reopen for a few days, then be removed permanently

Several U.S. officials say the pier built by the American military to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza will be reinstalled on the beach to be used for several days, but then the plan is to pull it out permanently

July 09, 2024
US-built aid pier in Gaza will reopen for a few days, then be removed permanently
MidEast|News|World

An Israeli strike in Syria kills a former bodyguard of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader, official says

An official with the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group says an Israeli strike in Syria killed a former bodyguard of the group's leader

July 09, 2024
An Israeli strike in Syria kills a former bodyguard of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader, official says
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel's defence minister OKs plan to start drafting ultra-Orthodox

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant approved a plan on Tuesday to start drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews into the military, a move likely to further strain relations within Prime

July 09, 2024
Israel's defence minister OKs plan to start drafting ultra-Orthodox
MidEast|News|Videos|World

Hezbollah releases video it says shows surveillance of Israeli-occupied Golan

Lebanon's Hezbollah published an almost 10-minute video on Tuesday showing footage of 17 military sites in the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights which it said

July 09, 2024
Hezbollah releases video it says shows surveillance of Israeli-occupied Golan
MidEast|News|World

Airstrike kills 25 in southern Gaza as Israeli assault on Gaza City shuts down medical facilities

An apparent Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in southern Gaza has killed at least 25 Palestinians

July 09, 2024
Airstrike kills 25 in southern Gaza as Israeli assault on Gaza City shuts down medical facilities
Africa|MidEast|News|World

Ethiopia's Abiy visits Sudan's army chief on Red Sea coast

Ethiopian Premier Abiy Ahmed met Sudan's army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Tuesday, becoming the first foreign leader to visit him in his war capital Port Sudan since the

July 09, 2024
Ethiopia's Abiy visits Sudan's army chief on Red Sea coast
MidEast|News|US|World

Egypt, US, Israel spy chiefs to attend Gaza truce talks in Doha

Negotiations to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza war will resume in Doha on Wednesday, with the intelligence chiefs of Egypt, the United States, and Israel in attendance, Egypt's state-

July 09, 2024
Egypt, US, Israel spy chiefs to attend Gaza truce talks in Doha
Australia|MidEast|News|World

Australia appoints special envoys as antisemitism, Islamophobia rise over Gaza war

Australia appoints special envoys as antisemitism, Islamophobia rise over Gaza war

July 09, 2024
Australia appoints special envoys as antisemitism, Islamophobia rise over Gaza war
MidEast|News|World

Yemen's Houthi rebels target a US-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden

Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted United States-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden

July 09, 2024
Yemen's Houthi rebels target a US-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden
MidEast|News|World

More than two dozen Gazans killed in Israeli strike as Hamas says truce talks may be in jeopardy

Palestinian officials said an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza Strip killed more than two dozen people while advancing tanks in Gaza City

July 09, 2024
More than two dozen Gazans killed in Israeli strike as Hamas says truce talks may be in jeopardy
MidEast|News|World

Gaza’s chessboard of suffering: Tens of thousands on the move again as IDF issues new evacuation orders

Gaza’s chessboard of suffering: Tens of thousands on the move again as IDF issues new evacuation orders

July 09, 2024
Gaza’s chessboard of suffering: Tens of thousands on the move again as IDF issues new evacuation orders
MidEast|News|World

House keys carry symbolic weight for Gaza families repeatedly displaced by war

Over nine months of war between Israel and Hamas, Palestinian families in Gaza have been uprooted repeatedly, driven back and forth across the territory to escape the fighting

July 09, 2024
House keys carry symbolic weight for Gaza families repeatedly displaced by war
MidEast|News|Political|World

Iran's president-elect reaffirms policy towards Israel

President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian reaffirmed Iran's anti-Israel stance on Monday, saying resistance movements across the region will not allow Israel’s "criminal policies" towards the

July 08, 2024
Iran's president-elect reaffirms policy towards Israel
MidEast|News|World

Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal faces new hurdles as Israel sets conditions. Here’s what to know

Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal faces new hurdles as Israel sets conditions. Here’s what to know

July 08, 2024
Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal faces new hurdles as Israel sets conditions. Here’s what to know
MidEast|News|World

Syrians in Turkey fear for future after Erdogan plans talks with Assad

President Tayyip Erdogan's sudden plan to invite his estranged Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad for talks has raised fears among Syrians in Turkey of being sent

July 08, 2024
Syrians in Turkey fear for future after Erdogan plans talks with Assad
MidEast|News|World

Iraq exhibits ancient artefacts returned by U.S. and other countries

Iraq on Monday exhibited several ancient artefacts that it said had been returned by the United States and other countries, long after they were looted and smuggled out following

July 08, 2024
Iraq exhibits ancient artefacts returned by U.S. and other countries
MidEast|News|World

Gaza destruction likely helped push Hamas to soften cease-fire demands, several officials say

Several officials in the Middle East and the U.S. believe the level of devastation in the Gaza Strip caused by a nine-month Israeli offensive likely has helped push Hamas to soften its demands for a cease-fire agreement

July 08, 2024
Gaza destruction likely helped push Hamas to soften cease-fire demands, several officials say
MidEast|News|World

Hezbollah launches drone attack on Mount Hermon in Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights

The Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group said on Sunday it launched a drone attack on Mount Hermon in the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights where Israel has a key surveillance

July 07, 2024
Hezbollah launches drone attack on Mount Hermon in Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights
MidEast|News|Political|World

Netanyahu: Gaza deal must allow fighting until Israel's war goals are met

Any Gaza ceasefire deal must allow for Israel to keep fighting until it achieves its war objectives, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.

July 07, 2024
Netanyahu: Gaza deal must allow fighting until Israel's war goals are met
MidEast|News|World

Hamas says senior government official in Gaza killed in airstrike

Hamas says senior government official in Gaza killed in airstrike

July 07, 2024
Hamas says senior government official in Gaza killed in airstrike
MidEast|News|World

IDF takes CNN into Gaza to see tunnel network

CNN's Jeremy Diamond reports on the network's first look into Rafah since fighting began in the city three months ago.

July 07, 2024
IDF takes CNN into Gaza to see tunnel network
MidEast|News|World

Israel says its operation in Rafah is ‘limited’. Fighting there has left parts of it unrecognizable

Israel says its operation in Rafah is ‘limited’. Fighting there has left parts of it unrecognizable

July 07, 2024
Israel says its operation in Rafah is ‘limited’. Fighting there has left parts of it unrecognizable
MidEast|News|World

Iran detains an outspoken lawyer who criticized 2022 crackdown following Mahsa Amini's death

An outspoken Iranian lawyer who has publicly criticized how the government handled the 2022 protests has been arrested

July 07, 2024
Iran detains an outspoken lawyer who criticized 2022 crackdown following Mahsa Amini's death
MidEast|News|World

Rafah is a dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town 2 months after Israel invaded to root out Hamas

Two months ago, before Israeli troops invaded Rafah, the city sheltered most of Gaza’s more than 2 million people

July 07, 2024
Rafah is a dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town 2 months after Israel invaded to root out Hamas
MidEast|News|World

Israeli attack kills at least 16 at UNWRA school for the displaced in Gaza, ministry says

Israeli attack kills at least 16 at UNWRA school for the displaced in Gaza, ministry says

July 06, 2024
Israeli attack kills at least 16 at UNWRA school for the displaced in Gaza, ministry says
MidEast|News|World

UK seeks balanced position on Israel and Gaza, says new foreign minister Lammy

Britain wants a balanced position on the war in the Middle East and will use diplomatic efforts to ensure a ceasefire is reached and hostages held by Palestinian

July 06, 2024
UK seeks balanced position on Israel and Gaza, says new foreign minister Lammy
MidEast|News|World

Hamas ready to drop key demand in truce and hostage deal, official says

Hamas ready to drop key demand in truce and hostage deal, official says

July 06, 2024
Hamas ready to drop key demand in truce and hostage deal, official says
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Israeli strike kills 16 at Gaza school, military says it targeted gunmen

At least 16 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced Palestinian families in central Gaza on Saturday, the

July 06, 2024
Israeli strike kills 16 at Gaza school, military says it targeted gunmen
MidEast|News|World

Almost entire population in Gaza now displaced amid fresh Israeli offensive

Almost entire population in Gaza now displaced amid fresh Israeli offensive

July 06, 2024
Almost entire population in Gaza now displaced amid fresh Israeli offensive
MidEast|News|Political|World

Hamas clears the way for a possible cease-fire after dropping key demand, officials say

Hamas has given initial approval for a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal in Gaza, dropping a key demand that Israel give an up-front commitment for a complete end to the war, a Hamas and an Egyptian official said Saturday

July 06, 2024
Hamas clears the way for a possible cease-fire after dropping key demand, officials say
MidEast|News|World

Saudi crown price keen to develop Iran ties following Pezeshkian's election, state news agency says

Saudi Arabia's king and crown prince congratulated Masoud Pezeshkian on his election as Iran's president, state news agency SPA reported on Saturday.

July 06, 2024
Saudi crown price keen to develop Iran ties following Pezeshkian's election, state news agency says
MidEast|News|Political|World

Reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential vote

Reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential vote

July 06, 2024
Reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential vote
MidEast|Sports|World

Gaza's biggest soccer stadium is now a shelter for thousands of displaced Palestinians

Thousands of displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza have sought refuge in what was once the territory’s biggest soccer arena

July 05, 2024
Gaza's biggest soccer stadium is now a shelter for thousands of displaced Palestinians
MidEast|News|Political|World

A look at how settlements have grown in the West Bank over the years

Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades and advanced plans to build thousands of new settlement homes

July 05, 2024
A look at how settlements have grown in the West Bank over the years
MidEast|News|World

Israeli delegation left Doha after meeting Qatari mediators over Gaza ceasefire talks -source to Reuters

An Israeli delegation led by spy chief David Barnea left Doha after meeting with Qatari mediators about Gaza ceasefire talks, a source with knowledge of the talks told Reuters on Friday.

July 05, 2024
Israeli delegation left Doha after meeting Qatari mediators over Gaza ceasefire talks -source to Reuters
MidEast|News|World

Ex-Israeli military spokesman blames Netanyahu for ‘loss of international trust’ during war

Ex-Israeli military spokesman blames Netanyahu for ‘loss of international trust’ during war

July 05, 2024
Ex-Israeli military spokesman blames Netanyahu for ‘loss of international trust’ during war
MidEast|News|World

Hamas says it got a 'positive response' from mediators to its cease-fire amendments

A spokesperson for Hamas says the group’s proposed amendments to the most recent U_S_ plan for a cease-fire in Gaza “have been met with a positive response by the mediators.”

July 05, 2024
Hamas says it got a 'positive response' from mediators to its cease-fire amendments
MidEast|News

Hamas says it rejects any statements about foreign forces entering Gaza

Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Friday it rejects any statements and positions that support plans for foreign forces to enter the Gaza Strip under any name or justification.

July 05, 2024
Hamas says it rejects any statements about foreign forces entering Gaza
Europe|MidEast|News|Political|Sports

Soccer-UEFA bans Turkey's Demiral for two games, fines England's Bellingham

Europe's football body UEFA handed a two-match ban on Friday to Turkish soccer player Merih Demiral for his politically charged "

July 05, 2024
Soccer-UEFA bans Turkey's Demiral for two games, fines England's Bellingham
MidEast|News|World

Efforts to secure Gaza ceasefire and hostage release gain momentum

Efforts to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza gathered momentum on Friday after Hamas made a revised

July 05, 2024
Efforts to secure Gaza ceasefire and hostage release gain momentum
MidEast|News|World

Israel conducts military operation in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin; 5 Palestinians killed

The Israeli military says it is conducting a counterterrorism activity that includes an airstrike in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin

July 05, 2024
Israel conducts military operation in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin; 5 Palestinians killed
MidEast|News|World

Hamas briefs Hezbollah on proposal for ceasefire, Hezbollah welcomes step, sources say

The Palestinian militant group Hamas informed its ally Hezbollah it had agreed to a proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the leader of the powerful

July 05, 2024
Hamas briefs Hezbollah on proposal for ceasefire, Hezbollah welcomes step, sources say
Election|MidEast|News|World

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker

Iranians have begun voting in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes, mass protests and tensions in the Middle East

July 05, 2024
Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker
Election|MidEast|Political|World

Moderate Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential race, interior ministry says

The low-profile moderate Masoud Pezeshkian, who has pledged to open Iran to the world and deliver freedoms its people have yearned for, has won the country's run-off

July 05, 2024
Moderate Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential race, interior ministry says
MidEast|News|Political|US

US sees 'breakthrough' in Israel-Hamas talks, senior official says

Hamas made a pretty significant adjustment in its position over a potential hostage release deal with Israel, a senior U.S. administration official said on Thursday, expressing

July 04, 2024
US sees 'breakthrough' in Israel-Hamas talks, senior official says
MidEast|News|Political|World

Netanyahu authorizes negotiators to enter detailed talks for ceasefire deal with Hamas

Netanyahu authorizes negotiators to enter detailed talks for ceasefire deal with Hamas

July 04, 2024
Netanyahu authorizes negotiators to enter detailed talks for ceasefire deal with Hamas
MidEast|News|World

Saudi Arabia's Gaza aid threatened by Rafah closure, aid official says

Saudi Arabia's main humanitarian agency said on Thursday the Israeli closure of Rafah and other crossings into Gaza was hampering its aid efforts to send

July 04, 2024
Saudi Arabia's Gaza aid threatened by Rafah closure, aid official says
MidEast|News|World

Israeli government official says delegation sent to negotiate hostage deal with Hamas

An Israeli government official said on Thursday that a delegation has been sent to negotiate a hostage release deal with Hamas.

July 04, 2024
Israeli government official says delegation sent to negotiate hostage deal with Hamas
MidEast|News|World

Israel approves largest West Bank land seizure in three decades, rights group says

Israel approves largest West Bank land seizure in three decades, rights group says

July 04, 2024
Israel approves largest West Bank land seizure in three decades, rights group says
MidEast|News|World

Israel weighs Hamas' latest response to Gaza cease-fire proposal as diplomatic efforts are revived

Israel’s Cabinet is set to convene to discuss Hamas’ latest response to a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire in Gaza

July 04, 2024
Israel weighs Hamas' latest response to Gaza cease-fire proposal as diplomatic efforts are revived
MidEast|News|World

Hezbollah fires over 200 rockets into Israel after killing of senior commander

The Lebanese Hezbollah group says it has launched over 200 rockets at several military bases in Israel in retaliation for a strike that killed one of its senior commanders

July 04, 2024
Hezbollah fires over 200 rockets into Israel after killing of senior commander
Crime|Europe|MidEast|News|World

Iranian-born Norwegian man found guilty in 2022 Oslo LGBT+ festival attack, sentenced to 30 years

An Iranian-born Norwegian man has been found guilty of terrorism in a 2022 attack on an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo and sentenced to 30 years in prison

July 04, 2024
Iranian-born Norwegian man found guilty in 2022 Oslo LGBT+ festival attack, sentenced to 30 years
MidEast|News|Opinion|Political|World

Pro-Palestinian protesters breach security at Australia's Parliament House to unfurl banners

Pro-Palestinian protesters have breached security at Australia’s Parliament House to unfurl banners from the roof as a senator quit the government over its direction on the Gaza war

July 04, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protesters breach security at Australia's Parliament House to unfurl banners
MidEast|News|World

Fires have become the most visible sign of the conflict heating up on the Lebanon-Israel border

With cease-fire talks faltering in Gaza and no clear offramp for the conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border, the daily exchanges of strikes between Hezbollah and Israeli forces have sparked fires that are tearing through forests and farmland on both sides of the frontline

July 04, 2024
Fires have become the most visible sign of the conflict heating up on the Lebanon-Israel border
Crime|Europe|MidEast|News|World

Russia’s Dagestan temporarily bans wearing niqabs following deadly shootings

Russia’s Dagestan temporarily bans wearing niqabs following deadly shootings

July 03, 2024
Russia’s Dagestan temporarily bans wearing niqabs following deadly shootings
Americas|MidEast|World

Pro-Palestinian protesters clear out Canadian campus encampment

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters cleared out tents and tarps on Wednesday from a fenced-off grassy area on the campus of Canada's largest university, where for two months

July 03, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protesters clear out Canadian campus encampment
MidEast|News|World

Israel and Hamas appear on brink of framework agreement for ceasefire and hostage deal, Israeli source says

Israel and Hamas appear on brink of framework agreement for ceasefire and hostage deal, Israeli source says

July 03, 2024
Israel and Hamas appear on brink of framework agreement for ceasefire and hostage deal, Israeli source says
MidEast|News|World

Israel studying Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal, says Mossad

Israel is studying Hamas' response to a proposal that would include a hostage release deal and ceasefire in Gaza, according to a statement from Israel's Mossad spy agency.

July 03, 2024
Israel studying Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal, says Mossad
MidEast|News|World

UN says Israel evacuation order 'wiped out' bid to improve Gaza aid

An Israeli military evacuation order covering a third of the Gaza Strip has "wiped out" the United Nations' attempts to improve humanitarian aid

July 03, 2024
UN says Israel evacuation order 'wiped out' bid to improve Gaza aid
MidEast|News|World

Israeli strike kills another senior Hezbollah commander as diplomats scramble for calm in Lebanon

An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon has killed a senior Hezbollah commander as tensions continue to boil

July 03, 2024
Israeli strike kills another senior Hezbollah commander as diplomats scramble for calm in Lebanon
MidEast|News|World

Watchdog says Israel approved largest land seizure in West Bank in decades

An anti-settlement watchdog says Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades

July 03, 2024
Watchdog says Israel approved largest land seizure in West Bank in decades
Business|MidEast|News|World

Houthi explosive drone boat attacks escalate Red Sea danger

Yemen's Houthis are sending drone boats packed with explosives into the Red Sea as they intensify their attacks on merchant ships that have

July 03, 2024
Houthi explosive drone boat attacks escalate Red Sea danger
Election|MidEast|News

Iran's Khamenei says turnout in presidential election was 'lower than expected'

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the turnout in the first round of the country's presidential election was "lower than expected", semi-official Tasnim news

July 03, 2024
Iran's Khamenei says turnout in presidential election was 'lower than expected'
MidEast|News|World

U.S. envoy to hold talks in Paris on defusing Israel-Hezbollah conflict, NYT reports

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein plans to meet French officials in Paris on Wednesday to discuss ways to defuse the escalating cross-border fire between Hezbollah and the Israeli military, the

July 03, 2024
U.S. envoy to hold talks in Paris on defusing Israel-Hezbollah conflict, NYT reports
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Israeli soldier killed in mall stabbing attack

An Israeli soldier was killed and a second person was wounded in a stabbing in an Israeli mall on Wednesday that police said was a suspected terror attack.

July 03, 2024
Israeli soldier killed in mall stabbing attack
MidEast|News|World

Israel carries out new strikes in Gaza, warns Lebanon's Hezbollah

Many Palestinians were seeking shelter on Wednesday after fleeing their homes in southern Gaza and complained of water shortages as

July 03, 2024
Israel carries out new strikes in Gaza, warns Lebanon's Hezbollah
MidEast|News|World

Islamic authorities in Russia's Dagestan ban full-face veil after attacks

Islamic authorities in Russia's mostly-Muslim North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Wednesday temporarily banned women from wearing the niqab full-face veil, after simultaneous

July 03, 2024
Islamic authorities in Russia's Dagestan ban full-face veil after attacks
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Biden and Netanyahu are expected to meet later this month in Washington, source says

Biden and Netanyahu are expected to meet later this month in Washington, source says

July 03, 2024
Biden and Netanyahu are expected to meet later this month in Washington, source says
MidEast|News|World

Netanyahu says intense fighting against Hamas is ending but war to go on

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the phase of intense fighting against Hamas in the Gaza Strip was coming to an end but that the war would not end

July 03, 2024
Netanyahu says intense fighting against Hamas is ending but war to go on
Business|MidEast|News|World

Netanyahu receives warning from panel probing submarine purchase

An Israeli commission investigating suspected wrongdoing in government purchases of submarines and missile boats from Germany issued a warning to Prime Minister Benjamin

July 03, 2024
Netanyahu receives warning from panel probing submarine purchase
MidEast|News|World

UNRWA chief urges pushback against efforts to disband Palestinian agency

The head of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) on Monday called on partners to fight back against efforts by Israel to have the

July 03, 2024
UNRWA chief urges pushback against efforts to disband Palestinian agency
Health|MidEast|World

Medics aim to screen thousands of Gaza children for malnutrition

Medics in Gaza said on Monday they were working to step up screening of young children for severe malnutrition amid fears that hunger is

July 03, 2024
Medics aim to screen thousands of Gaza children for malnutrition
Crime|MidEast|News|Political|World

UNRWA is sued by Israeli victims of Oct. 7 Hamas attack

The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency was sued on Monday by dozens of Israelis who accused it of aiding and abetting the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

July 03, 2024
UNRWA is sued by Israeli victims of Oct. 7 Hamas attack
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Risk of all-out Middle East war grows daily, German minister warns

Germany is extremely concerned about rising violence on Israel's border with Lebanon and the growing risk of a full-blown regional conflict, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on a

July 03, 2024
Risk of all-out Middle East war grows daily, German minister warns
Crime|MidEast|News|Videos|World

New video shows bloodied Israeli hostages taken in pickup to Gaza

Crammed in the back of a pickup truck, smeared with blood, three Israeli hostages are being filmed by their jubilant Palestinian captors.

July 03, 2024
New video shows bloodied Israeli hostages taken in pickup to Gaza
Economy|Finance|MidEast|News|World

Oil prices rise on fuel demand expectations, easing US dollar

Oil prices rose about 1% on Monday, spurred by the prospect of strong summer driving demand and as tensions in the Middle East and drone attacks on Russian

July 03, 2024
Oil prices rise on fuel demand expectations, easing US dollar
MidEast|News|Political|World

Netanyahu says he is committed to truce proposal, army cites advances in Rafah

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel remained committed to its proposed Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, and his military chief said the remaining Hamas

July 03, 2024
Netanyahu says he is committed to truce proposal, army cites advances in Rafah
MidEast|News|Political|World

Without naming names, UN chief accuses Israel of misinformation

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres accused Israel on Monday of spreading misinformation about him during the more than eight-month-long war between Israel and

July 03, 2024
Without naming names, UN chief accuses Israel of misinformation
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Ukraine inches closer to EU dream after decade of war

A veteran of Ukraine's 2014 revolution who is now fighting Russian forces, Yehor Sobolev knows the price of Kyiv's decade-long drive to join the European Union as

July 03, 2024
Ukraine inches closer to EU dream after decade of war
MidEast|News|World

Gaza pier resumes operations as aid collects in marshalling area

The U.S. military's floating pier off Gaza has resumed bringing humanitarian aid into the Israeli-besieged Palestinian territory, the Pentagon said on Thursday, even as aid

July 03, 2024
Gaza pier resumes operations as aid collects in marshalling area
MidEast|News|US|World

Israel, White House condemn Trump for remarks about Hamas attack, 'smart' Hezbollah

Israel and the White House on Thursday condemned remarks by Donald Trump in which he praised the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and criticized Israeli

July 02, 2024
Israel, White House condemn Trump for remarks about Hamas attack, 'smart' Hezbollah
MidEast|News|World

Israeli military says troops make first ground raids into Gaza

Israel said its infantry and tanks had carried out raids inside the Gaza Strip on Friday, its first announcement of a shift from an air war to ground operations to root out Hamas

July 02, 2024
Israeli military says troops make first ground raids into Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Israel links Gaza aid to hostages' release as humanitarian catastrophe looms

Israel said on Thursday there would be no pause in its siege of the Gaza Strip for aid or evacuations until

July 02, 2024
Israel links Gaza aid to hostages' release as humanitarian catastrophe looms
MidEast|News|World

Hezbollah says calls for it not to intervene in war 'will have no effect'

Hezbollah deputy chief Naim Qassem said on Friday that the group would not be swayed by calls for it to stay on the sidelines of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas,

July 02, 2024
Hezbollah says calls for it not to intervene in war 'will have no effect'
MidEast|News|World

Gaza rescue workers scared and exhausted under Israel's air strikes

Palestinian rescue worker Ibrahim Hamdan has been on duty almost constantly since Saturday, dodging Israeli air strikes that have killed

July 02, 2024
Gaza rescue workers scared and exhausted under Israel's air strikes
MidEast|News|World

Israel warns Hezbollah to stay out of Gaza war

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's national security adviser said on Saturday hostilities with Lebanese Hezbollah in parallel with the Gaza war appeared to be restrained and

July 02, 2024
Israel warns Hezbollah to stay out of Gaza war
MidEast|News|World

Arab states say Palestinians must stay on their land as war escalates

Calls for a humanitarian corridor or an escape route for Palestinians from Gaza as a conflict between Israel and the Palestinian

July 02, 2024
Arab states say Palestinians must stay on their land as war escalates
MidEast|News|US|World

First batch of U.S. citizens leaving Israel arrive in Cyprus by boat

Dozens of U.S. citizens from Israel arrived in Cyprus early Tuesday on the first evacuation boat organised by the United States amid the escalating crisis in the Middle

July 02, 2024
First batch of U.S. citizens leaving Israel arrive in Cyprus by boat
MidEast|News|World

Exclusive-Senior US general flies into Israel as its war with Hamas deepens

The top U.S. general overseeing American forces in the Middle East made an unannounced trip to Israel on Tuesday, saying he hoped to ensure its military has what

July 02, 2024
Exclusive-Senior US general flies into Israel as its war with Hamas deepens
MidEast|News|World

Reactions to strike on Gaza hospital killing hundreds

A blast at a hospital in Gaza City killed some 500 Palestinians on Tuesday in the deadliest single incident since Israel launched an unrelenting bombing campaign in retaliation for the Oct

July 02, 2024
Reactions to strike on Gaza hospital killing hundreds
MidEast|News|US|World

Biden says Gaza militants appear to be behind hospital blast as anti-Israel protests spread

U.S.

July 02, 2024
Biden says Gaza militants appear to be behind hospital blast as anti-Israel protests spread
Finance|MidEast|News|Stock Markets|World

Shares wobble as Middle East strife fuels gains in oil, gold

Global shares steadied on Wednesday, while unease among investors about the risk of a widening conflict in the Middle East translated into a rise in the price of

July 02, 2024
Shares wobble as Middle East strife fuels gains in oil, gold
MidEast|News|World

Israeli defence chief says troops will soon see Gaza 'from inside'

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told troops gathered at the Gaza border on Thursday that they would soon see the Palestinian

July 02, 2024
Israeli defence chief says troops will soon see Gaza 'from inside'
MidEast|News|World

Trip to Israel ties Biden and US to any Gaza offensive

He came to bolster Israel's fight against Hamas and to offer aid to Palestinians suffering under an Israeli siege, but by flying into Tel Aviv when he did,

July 02, 2024
Trip to Israel ties Biden and US to any Gaza offensive
MidEast|Technology|World

Disinformation surge threatens to fuel Israel-Hamas conflict

As the Israel-Hamas war rages, regulators and analysts say a wave of online disinformation risks further inflaming

July 02, 2024
Disinformation surge threatens to fuel Israel-Hamas conflict
Business|Finance|MidEast|News|Stock Markets

Stocks slip as Treasuries graze 5%, Middle East war rages

Stocks tumbled on Thursday, under pressure from investor caution over the Middle East conflict and from the largest one-week rise in 10-year Treasury yields in 18

July 02, 2024
Stocks slip as Treasuries graze 5%, Middle East war rages
MidEast|News|US|World

Hamas frees U.S. hostages Judith and Natalie Raanan from Gaza

The Islamist group Hamas released two U.S. hostages, mother and daughter Judith and Natalie Raanan, who were kidnapped in its attack on

July 02, 2024
Hamas frees U.S. hostages Judith and Natalie Raanan from Gaza
MidEast|News|US|World

Released by Hamas, American mother, daughter reunited with family in Israel

Two newly freed American hostages, a Chicago-area woman and her teenage daughter, were reunited with family inside Israel on Friday

July 02, 2024
Released by Hamas, American mother, daughter reunited with family in Israel
MidEast|News|World

Trucks to enter Gaza carrying medical supplies and food - Hamas

A convoy including 20 aid trucks was due to enter the Gaza Strip on Saturday from Egypt carrying medicine and food supplies, a statement from Palestinian group Hamas said.

July 02, 2024
Trucks to enter Gaza carrying medical supplies and food - Hamas
MidEast|News

Jordan's King Abdullah: Displacement of Palestinians would be a war crime

Jordan's King Abdullah said in his opening speech at the Cairo Peace Summit on Saturday that the forced or internal displacement of Palestinians would be a war crime.

July 02, 2024
Jordan's King Abdullah: Displacement of Palestinians would be a war crime
MidEast|News|World

First emergency aid trucks enter Gaza after overnight Israeli air strikes

The first trucks bearing emergency humanitarian aid since Israel began a devastating siege of Gaza 12 days ago entered the enclave from

July 02, 2024
First emergency aid trucks enter Gaza after overnight Israeli air strikes
MidEast|News|US|World

US sees threat to US troops in Middle East, risk of escalation

The United States sees the prospect of a significant escalation in attacks on its troops in the Middle East and of Iran seeking to widen

July 02, 2024
US sees threat to US troops in Middle East, risk of escalation
MidEast|News|World

Israel pummels Gaza as US sees significant risk of attacks on Mideast interests

Fears that the Israel-Hamas war could mushroom into a wider Middle East conflict rose on Sunday with Washington warning of a

July 02, 2024
Israel pummels Gaza as US sees significant risk of attacks on Mideast interests
MidEast|News|World

Hamas says it releases two female captives for health reasons; source says they are elderly Israelis

The armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas militant group said on Monday it had released two more female civilian captives on health grounds in response to

July 02, 2024
Hamas says it releases two female captives for health reasons; source says they are elderly Israelis
MidEast|News|World

Iran hosts Armenia-Azerbaijan talks, says they offer chance of South Caucasus peace

Iran hosted talks between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday, saying they offered an opportunity to bring peace to the South Caucasus after Baku's forces last month

July 02, 2024
Iran hosts Armenia-Azerbaijan talks, says they offer chance of South Caucasus peace
MidEast|News|World

'Humanitarian pause' in Hamas-Israel war is urged to aid Gaza civilians

The United Nations, United States and Canada appealed on Tuesday for a humanitarian pause in the Israel-Hamas war to allow safe

July 02, 2024
'Humanitarian pause' in Hamas-Israel war is urged to aid Gaza civilians
Health|MidEast|News|World

Freed Israeli grandmother is a peace activist who helped sick Gazans, grandson says

Yocheved Lifshitz, an Israeli grandmother released by Hamas militants on Monday, is a peace activist who together with her husband helped sick Palestinians in Gaza get to hospital for

July 02, 2024
Freed Israeli grandmother is a peace activist who helped sick Gazans, grandson says
MidEast|News|World

To cease fire or pause? US, Russia poised for UN showdown on Israel

The United States and Russia have put forward rival plans at the United Nations to help Palestinian civilians caught in the Israel-Hamas conflict in the

July 02, 2024
To cease fire or pause? US, Russia poised for UN showdown on Israel
MidEast|News|World

Qatar hostage mediators press Hamas on civilian releases -diplomats, sources

Qatari mediators are urging Hamas to quicken the pace of hostage releases to include women and children held in Gaza and to do so without expecting Israeli concessions

July 02, 2024
Qatar hostage mediators press Hamas on civilian releases -diplomats, sources
MidEast|News|US|World

Biden's Israel stance angers Arab, Muslim Americans; could jeopardize 2024 votes

Arab and Muslim Americans and their allies are criticizing President Joe Biden's response to the Israel-Hamas war, asking him to do more to prevent a

July 02, 2024
Biden's Israel stance angers Arab, Muslim Americans; could jeopardize 2024 votes
MidEast|News|World

Israel aims bombing at southern Gaza as world leaders seek pause in fighting

Israel stepped up bombings of south Gaza, killing many Palestinians, officials said on Wednesday, as violence flared elsewhere in the

July 02, 2024
Israel aims bombing at southern Gaza as world leaders seek pause in fighting
MidEast|News|US|World

US antisemitic incidents up about 400% since Israel-Hamas war began, report says

Antisemitic incidents in the United States rose by about 400% in slightly over two weeks since war broke out in the Middle East after Palestinian Islamist group Hamas

July 02, 2024
US antisemitic incidents up about 400% since Israel-Hamas war began, report says
MidEast|News|World

In south Lebanon town, border conflict brings fear and resignation

In the south Lebanon town of Qana, where Israeli shelling killed more than 100 people in 1996 and some 28 died in an Israeli airstrike in 2006, escalating

July 02, 2024
In south Lebanon town, border conflict brings fear and resignation
MidEast|News|World

Israel stepping up Gaza ground operations, UN demands humanitarian truce

Israeli air and ground forces widened their attacks on Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the military said, and the Palestinian militant group said its

July 02, 2024
Israel stepping up Gaza ground operations, UN demands humanitarian truce
MidEast|News|World

US puts new sanctions on Hamas, members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard

The U.S. on Friday issued a second round of sanctions on the Palestinian group Hamas following its attack this month on Israeli communities, including by

July 02, 2024
US puts new sanctions on Hamas, members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard
MidEast|News|Technology|World

Israel's Mobileye CEO urges that Netanyahu be replaced immediately

The head of self-driving auto technologies firm Mobileye and one of Israel's leading businessmen, Amnon Shashua, on Sunday urged the immediate ouster of Prime Minister Benjamin

July 02, 2024
Israel's Mobileye CEO urges that Netanyahu be replaced immediately
MidEast|News|World

Limited Gaza evacuations via Rafah to be allowed after Qatar brokers deal -source

Qatar has mediated an agreement between Egypt, Israel and Hamas, in coordination with the U.S., which will allow limited evacuations from besieged Gaza, a source briefed on deal

July 02, 2024
Limited Gaza evacuations via Rafah to be allowed after Qatar brokers deal -source
MidEast|News|World

Israeli general eyes admitting fuel to Gaza if hospitals run out

The chief of Israel's armed forces signalled willingness on Thursday to ease its wartime embargo on fuel for the Gaza Strip, saying that if hospitals there run out they could be

July 02, 2024
Israeli general eyes admitting fuel to Gaza if hospitals run out
MidEast|News|World

How Hamas aims to trap Israel in Gaza quagmire

Hamas has prepared for a long, drawn-out war in the Gaza Strip and believes it can hold up Israel's advance long enough to force its arch

July 02, 2024
How Hamas aims to trap Israel in Gaza quagmire
MidEast|News|World

Israel rebuffs calls for ceasefire; Lebanon strike angers Hezbollah

Israel on Sunday rebuffed growing international pressure for a ceasefire and said its forces had encircled Gaza City as the

July 02, 2024
Israel rebuffs calls for ceasefire; Lebanon strike angers Hezbollah
MidEast|News

US-Palestinian evacuees recount 'horror movie' of leaving Gaza

It took four failed attempts before Suzan Beseiso was able to get through the Rafah crossing into Egypt and escape the bombardment of the Gaza Strip.

July 02, 2024
US-Palestinian evacuees recount 'horror movie' of leaving Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Israel says its forces operating in 'heart of Gaza City'

Israel said on Tuesday its forces were operating deep in Gaza City in their battle to wipe out Hamas in the Palestinian enclave and

July 02, 2024
Israel says its forces operating in 'heart of Gaza City'
Asia|MidEast|News|World

G7 support for Ukraine will not dim due to Middle East conflict, Japan says

G7 support for Ukraine in its war with Russia will not be affected by the intensifying Middle East conflict, Japan said on Tuesday as the group's

July 02, 2024
G7 support for Ukraine will not dim due to Middle East conflict, Japan says
MidEast|News|World

Gaza interior ministry: Israeli air strike kills at least 19 near hospital

At least 19 people were killed in an Israeli air strike on a house near a hospital in north Gaza's Jabalia refugee camp on Wednesday,

July 02, 2024
Gaza interior ministry: Israeli air strike kills at least 19 near hospital
MidEast|News|World

G7's top diplomats prepare statement on Gaza conflict

G7 foreign ministers are set to issue a joint statement on the Israel-Hamas war on Wednesday and are expected to call for temporary pauses in

July 02, 2024
G7's top diplomats prepare statement on Gaza conflict
MidEast|News

U.S. forces under fire in Middle East as America slides towards brink

A defective drone in Iraq may have helped keep America from being dragged deeper into a widening Middle East conflict.

July 02, 2024
U.S. forces under fire in Middle East as America slides towards brink
MidEast|News|World

Iran's 'Axis of Resistance' against Israel faces trial by fire

Iran's supreme leader delivered a clear message to the head of Hamas when they met in Tehran in early November, according to three

July 02, 2024
Iran's 'Axis of Resistance' against Israel faces trial by fire
MidEast|News|World

France calls West Bank Israeli settler violence 'policy of terror'

France on Thursday condemned violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, calling it a "policy of terror" aimed at displacing Palestinians and urging Israeli authorities

July 02, 2024
France calls West Bank Israeli settler violence 'policy of terror'
MidEast|News|Political|World

Jordan minister doubts Israel can wipe out Hamas

Jordan's foreign minister said on Saturday that he did not understand how Israel's goal of obliterating the Palestinian militant group Hamas it is fighting in

July 02, 2024
Jordan minister doubts Israel can wipe out Hamas
MidEast|News|Political|World

Gulf Arab state Bahrain calls for Hamas-Israel 'hostage trade'

The crown prince of Gulf Arab state Bahrain on Friday called for a "hostage trade" between Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel in order to achieve a

July 02, 2024
Gulf Arab state Bahrain calls for Hamas-Israel 'hostage trade'
MidEast|News|World

Analysis-Russia's Putin tries to use Gaza war to his geopolitical advantage

Russian President Vladimir Putin waited three days before commenting on Hamas' massacre of Israelis, which happened to take place on his 71st birthday.

July 02, 2024
Analysis-Russia's Putin tries to use Gaza war to his geopolitical advantage
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Israel's government faces pressure as hostage families march on Jerusalem seeking answers

The families of Israeli hostages and thousands of their supporters arrived in Jerusalem on Saturday at the end of a five-day march to confront the government

July 02, 2024
Israel's government faces pressure as hostage families march on Jerusalem seeking answers
MidEast|News|Uncategorized|World

Seized Galaxy Leader ship in Yemen's Hodeidah port area - owner

The Galaxy Leader commercial ship was "illegally boarded by military personnel via a helicopter" on Nov. 19 and is now in the Hodeidah port area in Yemen, the vessel’s owner said on

July 02, 2024
Seized Galaxy Leader ship in Yemen's Hodeidah port area - owner
MidEast|News|World

Three Americans expected to be included in Gaza hostage release-US official

Three Americans held by Hamas in Gaza since its attack on Israel last month are expected to be among at least 50 hostages to be released by the Islamist Palestinian group under

July 02, 2024
Three Americans expected to be included in Gaza hostage release-US official
MidEast|News|World

Gaza hostage release will not start before Friday, Israel says

The release of hostages under a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas militants will not happen before Friday, Israel's national security

July 02, 2024
Gaza hostage release will not start before Friday, Israel says
MidEast|News|World

No Gaza hostage release will start before Friday, says Israel

The release of hostages under a temporary truce between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants will not happen before Friday, Israel's

July 02, 2024
No Gaza hostage release will start before Friday, says Israel
MidEast|News|US|World

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on edge over world events

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday with heightened security measures in place and tensions running high over the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza,

July 02, 2024
Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on edge over world events
MidEast|News|World

Hamas releases 24 hostages on first day of Gaza truce

Hamas fighters released 24 hostages on Friday during the first day of the war's first truce, the Red Cross said, including

July 02, 2024
Hamas releases 24 hostages on first day of Gaza truce
MidEast|News|World

Cuba stages pro-Palestine march past US embassy in Havana

Tens of thousands of Cubans on Thursday marched in front of the U.S. embassy in Havana charging Israel was committing “genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza.

July 02, 2024
Cuba stages pro-Palestine march past US embassy in Havana
MidEast|News|World

Hamas releases more Israeli, foreign hostages on second day of Gaza truce

Hamas handed over 13 Israeli hostages and four foreigners to the International Committee of the Red Cross on Saturday night, Qatar's

July 02, 2024
Hamas releases more Israeli, foreign hostages on second day of Gaza truce
MidEast|News|World

Hamas frees second group of Israeli, Thai hostages in truce

Thirteen Israelis and four Thai nationals arrived in Israel on Sunday in the second release of hostages from Hamas captivity in

July 02, 2024
Hamas frees second group of Israeli, Thai hostages in truce
MidEast|News|World

Hamas frees 12 hostages, Israel expected to release 30 prisoners

Hamas has freed 12 more hostages, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday, the fifth day

July 02, 2024
Hamas frees 12 hostages, Israel expected to release 30 prisoners
MidEast|News|World

Baby remains hostage in Gaza as others go free in Israel-Hamas deal

Ten-month-old Kfir Bibas has spent more than 50 days of his young life in captivity in Gaza and, according to Israel, has been handed over by Hamas to another

July 02, 2024
Baby remains hostage in Gaza as others go free in Israel-Hamas deal
MidEast|News|World

Report of Israeli hostage family's deaths overshadows Gaza truce talks

Negotiations between Israel and Hamas to extend the Gaza truce were overshadowed at the last minute on Wednesday by an

July 02, 2024
Report of Israeli hostage family's deaths overshadows Gaza truce talks
MidEast|News|World

UN chief says Gaza in midst of 'epic humanitarian catastrophe'

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said the Gaza Strip was in the midst of an "epic humanitarian catastrophe", urging the

July 02, 2024
UN chief says Gaza in midst of 'epic humanitarian catastrophe'
MidEast|News|World

White House says Israel to allow aid trucks into Gaza

The White House said on Friday it believed Israel will allow humanitarian aid trucks to enter Gaza after a lull due to resumed fighting between Israel and Hamas militants, but

July 02, 2024
White House says Israel to allow aid trucks into Gaza
MidEast|News|US|World

Schwarzenegger lends support to families of Israeli hostages

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday met relatives of three people seized by Hamas in Israel and now held in Gaza, lending his

July 02, 2024
Schwarzenegger lends support to families of Israeli hostages
MidEast|News|World

Israel says ground forces operating across Gaza Strip as offensive builds

Israeli ground forces were confronting Hamas fighters across the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said on Sunday in its clearest

July 02, 2024
Israel says ground forces operating across Gaza Strip as offensive builds
MidEast|News|US|World

US announces visa bans after warning Israel over West Bank violence

The U.S. on Tuesday began imposing visa bans on people involved in violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Washington officials said,

July 02, 2024
US announces visa bans after warning Israel over West Bank violence
Fashion and Beauty|Lifestyle|MidEast|US|World

US sales of Palestinian keffiyehs soar, even as wearers targeted

A growing number of Americans are donning the keffiyeh, the distinctive patterned scarf that's closely linked with Palestinians

July 02, 2024
US sales of Palestinian keffiyehs soar, even as wearers targeted
MidEast|News|World

Crew of seized Galaxy Leader allowed 'modest' contact with families -shipowner

The crew of the Galaxy Leader commercial ship seized by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis last month have been allowed "modest contact" with their families while various countries push

July 02, 2024
Crew of seized Galaxy Leader allowed 'modest' contact with families -shipowner
MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces battle Hamas in southern Gaza as civilians say no place is safe

Israeli troops fought fierce battles with Hamas in an expanding offensive into southern Gaza on Wednesday, forcing tens of thousands of

July 02, 2024
Israeli forces battle Hamas in southern Gaza as civilians say no place is safe
MidEast|News

Exclusive-Saudi Arabia urges US restraint as Houthis attack ships in Red Sea

Saudi Arabia has asked the United States to show restraint in responding to attacks by Yemen's Houthis against ships in the Red Sea, two

July 02, 2024
Exclusive-Saudi Arabia urges US restraint as Houthis attack ships in Red Sea
MidEast|News|World

Hundreds more Palestinians killed as Israel pursues Hamas in south Gaza

Israel battled Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip's biggest cities on Thursday and said it had attacked dozens of targets, leaving 350

July 02, 2024
Hundreds more Palestinians killed as Israel pursues Hamas in south Gaza
MidEast|News|World

How many Palestinians have died in Gaza war and how will the counting continue?

Israeli forces unleashed an aerial and ground blitz against Hamas in Gaza after a cross-border rampage by the enclave's ruling

July 02, 2024
How many Palestinians have died in Gaza war and how will the counting continue?
MidEast|News|World

Displaced Gazans cram into Rafah despite fears of attack

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians have crammed into the Rafah area on Gaza's border with Egypt to escape Israeli bombardments,

July 02, 2024
Displaced Gazans cram into Rafah despite fears of attack
MidEast|News|World

Hanukkah in wartime: Israelis take stock two months on

Two months into a war with Hamas, the faces of Israelis taken hostage to Gaza still appear on individual posters plastered across Jerusalem bus stops and flashed

July 02, 2024
Hanukkah in wartime: Israelis take stock two months on
MidEast|News|World

Israel increases Gaza strikes, UN decries 'humanitarian nightmare'

Israel sharply increased strikes on the Gaza Strip, pounding the length of the Palestinian enclave and killing hundreds in a new, expanded

July 02, 2024
Israel increases Gaza strikes, UN decries 'humanitarian nightmare'
MidEast|News|US|World

Palestinian Authority working with US on postwar plan for Gaza - Bloomberg News

The Palestinian Authority is working with U.S. officials on a plan to run Gaza after the war is over, Bloomberg News reported, citing Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh.

July 02, 2024
Palestinian Authority working with US on postwar plan for Gaza - Bloomberg News
MidEast|News|World

Exclusive-Biden administration asks Congress' approval on Israeli tank shells for use in Gaza

The Biden administration has asked Congress to approve the sale of 45,000 shells for Israel's Merkava tanks for use in its offensive against Hamas in Gaza,

July 02, 2024
Exclusive-Biden administration asks Congress' approval on Israeli tank shells for use in Gaza
MidEast|News|Political|US

Activists calling for Gaza ceasefire protest in US Senate office building

Several dozen activists calling for the United States to push for a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas briefly protested in a U.S.

July 02, 2024
Activists calling for Gaza ceasefire protest in US Senate office building
MidEast|News|World

United Nations demands humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

The United Nations on Tuesday demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war after more than three-quarters of the 193-member

July 02, 2024
United Nations demands humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Israel suffers worst combat losses since October, diplomatic isolation

Israel announced its worst combat losses for more than a month on Wednesday after an ambush in the ruins of Gaza City, and faced

July 02, 2024
Israel suffers worst combat losses since October, diplomatic isolation
MidEast|News|World

Israel strikes length of Gaza as US pushes for 'lower intensity' war

Israel pounded the length of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing families in their homes even as Washington's envoy discussed how its ally

July 02, 2024
Israel strikes length of Gaza as US pushes for 'lower intensity' war
MidEast|News|World

Israel opens aid crossing to Gaza while stepping up bombardment

Israel opened a direct crossing for aid into Gaza for the first time in its more than two-month-old war on

July 02, 2024
Israel opens aid crossing to Gaza while stepping up bombardment
MidEast|News|World

Hamas turns Gaza streets into deadly maze for Israeli troops

The Israeli army's death toll in Gaza is already almost twice as high as during a ground offensive in 2014, a

July 02, 2024
Hamas turns Gaza streets into deadly maze for Israeli troops
MidEast|News|World

Gazans say they fear a fate worse than bombs: permanent exile

With Israeli bombs pounding the length of the Gaza Strip, Gazans have been squeezed up against the border with Egypt's Sinai Peninsula at the town of Rafah and

July 02, 2024
Gazans say they fear a fate worse than bombs: permanent exile
MidEast|News|World

Palestinians must find new path from Israeli rule after war, top official says

Immediately after Israel's war in Gaza ends, all Palestinian factions including Hamas must take a serious look at the failure of their policies to

July 02, 2024
Palestinians must find new path from Israeli rule after war, top official says
MidEast|News|US|World

In Israel, U.S. defence chief to look to next phase of Gaza war

U.S.

July 02, 2024
In Israel, U.S. defence chief to look to next phase of Gaza war
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel pounds Gaza, Houthis vow more Red Sea attacks

Israel kept pounding the shattered Gaza Strip on Tuesday while Yemen's pro-Palestinian Houthi movement vowed to defy a U.S.-led naval

July 02, 2024
Israel pounds Gaza, Houthis vow more Red Sea attacks
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Ukraine says it defeated Russian drone attack on Kyiv

Russia launched its fifth air attack this month targeting Kyiv and air defence systems destroyed all drones on approach to the capital, Ukrainian military officials said early on

July 02, 2024
Ukraine says it defeated Russian drone attack on Kyiv
MidEast|News|Technology|US|Videos|World

Meta Oversight Board says Israel-Hamas videos should not have been removed

Meta Platform's Oversight Board said on Tuesday that the social media company erred in removing two videos depicting hostages and injured people in the Israel-Hamas conflict

July 02, 2024
Meta Oversight Board says Israel-Hamas videos should not have been removed
Business|Economy|MidEast|Technology|Travel|World

Factbox-How companies are responding to attacks on ships in the Red Sea

Attacks on vessels by Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen have disrupted international commerce on the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia.

July 02, 2024
Factbox-How companies are responding to attacks on ships in the Red Sea
MidEast|News|US|World

Analysis-Riyadh reluctant to derail Iran detente over U.S. Red Sea taskforce

Saudi Arabia's name was conspicuously - perhaps surprisingly - absent from a list of countries the United States announced as part of its

July 02, 2024
Analysis-Riyadh reluctant to derail Iran detente over U.S. Red Sea taskforce
MidEast|News|World

Israel intensifies Gaza strikes, Hamas fires rockets amid truce talks

Fighting in the Gaza Strip escalated on Thursday with some of the most intense Israeli bombardment of the war and

July 02, 2024
Israel intensifies Gaza strikes, Hamas fires rockets amid truce talks
MidEast|News|World

Israel pounds central Gaza, thousands of Palestinians try to escape

Israeli forces pounded central Gaza by land, sea and air on Wednesday and Palestinian authorities reported dozens

July 02, 2024
Israel pounds central Gaza, thousands of Palestinians try to escape
MidEast|News|US|World

Baghdad condemns U.S strike on Iraqi military positions

Iraq's government condemned on Tuesday overnight U.S. air strikes on Iraqi military positions that it said killed one serviceman and wounded 18 other people, calling them a "clear

July 02, 2024
Baghdad condemns U.S strike on Iraqi military positions
MidEast|News|World

Israeli tanks push deep into central Gaza town, air strike kills 20 in south

Israeli tanks advanced deep into a town in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday after days of relentless bombardment that forced tens of

July 02, 2024
Israeli tanks push deep into central Gaza town, air strike kills 20 in south
MidEast|News|World

Gaza in 2024: Signs of more devastation, open-ended occupation

The war aims of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gaza's Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar look unattainable in 2024, and their fight may consign the Palestinian

July 02, 2024
Gaza in 2024: Signs of more devastation, open-ended occupation
MidEast|News|World

More than 180 Palestinians killed as Israel forges on with Gaza assault

Tens of thousands of fleeing Palestinians sought shelter on Friday as Israeli tanks pushed through the central Gaza Strip, with more than

July 02, 2024
More than 180 Palestinians killed as Israel forges on with Gaza assault
MidEast|News|World

Israeli jets pound central Gaza as Netanyahu indicates longer war

Israeli jets intensified attacks on central Gaza on Sunday, residents and medics said, as battles raged through

July 02, 2024
Israeli jets pound central Gaza as Netanyahu indicates longer war
MidEast|News|World

Fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas rages after nearly 200 killed in Gaza

Fierce Israeli tank fire and aerial bombing struck Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on Friday night, residents said, after nearly 200 people

July 02, 2024
Fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas rages after nearly 200 killed in Gaza
MidEast|News|US|World

U.S. strike kills militia leader blamed for Iraq attacks - U.S. official

The U.S. military carried out a retaliatory strike in Baghdad on Thursday that killed a militia leader it blames for recent attacks on

July 02, 2024
U.S. strike kills militia leader blamed for Iraq attacks - U.S. official
MidEast|News|US|World

Blinken on diplomatic push in Israel as it says Gaza war to continue through 2024

U.S.

July 02, 2024
Blinken on diplomatic push in Israel as it says Gaza war to continue through 2024
MidEast|News|Uncategorized|US

Blinken meets Egypt's Sisi as Middle East diplomacy tour wraps up

U.S.

July 02, 2024
Blinken meets Egypt's Sisi as Middle East diplomacy tour wraps up
MidEast|World

US optimistic Yemen strikes degraded Houthi capabilities

The Pentagon on Friday appeared to be cautiously optimistic that Iran-backed Houthis will be unable to replicate the type of complex attacks they

July 02, 2024
US optimistic Yemen strikes degraded Houthi capabilities
World|MidEast|News

Hamas appears to show dead bodies of two hostages after warning Israel

Hamas appeared to show the dead bodies of two Israeli hostages on Monday after warning Israel they might be killed

July 02, 2024
Hamas appears to show dead bodies of two hostages after warning Israel
Asia|MidEast|News|World

North Korea lauds 'comradely' ties with Russia, Putin to meet Kim's foreign minister

North Korea's foreign minister lauded comradely ties with Russia on Tuesday ahead of a rare meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has

July 02, 2024
North Korea lauds 'comradely' ties with Russia, Putin to meet Kim's foreign minister
Asia|MidEast|News|World

Pakistan fires retaliatory strike at Iran, stoking regional tension

Pakistan said it used killer drones and rockets to strike separatist Baloch militants inside Iran on Thursday, in a retaliatory strike

July 02, 2024
Pakistan fires retaliatory strike at Iran, stoking regional tension
MidEast|News|US|World

US, British forces carry out new strikes in Yemen

U.S. and British forces carried out a fresh round of strikes on Monday in Yemen, targeting a Houthi underground storage site as well as missile and surveillance capabilities

July 02, 2024
US, British forces carry out new strikes in Yemen
MidEast|News|World

What is the two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict?

The Gaza war has put renewed focus on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, still seen by many countries as the path to peace even though the negotiating process has

July 02, 2024
What is the two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict?
MidEast|News|World

Israel braces for World Court ruling, focuses attack on south Gaza

U.N. judges in The Hague will rule on Friday whether to order Israel to suspend its military

July 02, 2024
Israel braces for World Court ruling, focuses attack on south Gaza
MidEast|News|World

UN urges countries to reverse funding pause for Palestinian agency

U.N. officials and aid groups called for countries to reconsider their decision to pause funding for the U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians on Sunday, warning that its life-

July 02, 2024
UN urges countries to reverse funding pause for Palestinian agency
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces kill 3 gunmen in West Bank hospital, army says

Israeli forces killed three Palestinian gunmen in a hospital in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the army said, adding that one had been suspected of planning an

July 02, 2024
Israeli forces kill 3 gunmen in West Bank hospital, army says
MidEast|News|World

Israel turns focus of Gaza attack to Rafah as Hamas weighs ceasefire proposal

Israel prepared to advance its war on Gaza farther south, close to the Egyptian border, after claiming to have dismantled Hamas in Khan

July 02, 2024
Israel turns focus of Gaza attack to Rafah as Hamas weighs ceasefire proposal
MidEast|News|Political|World

Yemen Houthi leader says group will further escalate if attacks on Gaza do not stop

The leader of Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Tuesday that the group will further escalate if the Israeli attack on Gaza does not stop.

July 02, 2024
Yemen Houthi leader says group will further escalate if attacks on Gaza do not stop
MidEast|News|World

Israel presses onslaught in Gaza's Khan Younis as US pursues ceasefire quest

An Israeli air strike on an apartment in southern Gaza killed six people on Tuesday, Palestinian health officials said

July 02, 2024
Israel presses onslaught in Gaza's Khan Younis as US pursues ceasefire quest
MidEast|News|US|World

Gaza mediators search for 'final formula' for Israel, Hamas ceasefire

U.S., Qatari and Egyptian mediators prepared a diplomatic push to bridge differences between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire plan

July 02, 2024
Gaza mediators search for 'final formula' for Israel, Hamas ceasefire
MidEast|News|World

Kataib Hezbollah commander killed in Baghdad drone strike -sources

Senior commander Abu Baqir al-Saadi of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed armed group in Iraq that the Pentagon linked to an attack that killed

July 02, 2024
Kataib Hezbollah commander killed in Baghdad drone strike -sources
MidEast|News|World

Gaza ceasefire hopes alive with more talks planned

Mediators from the U.S., Qatar and Egypt scrambled to forge a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in their four-month-old war in the

July 02, 2024
Gaza ceasefire hopes alive with more talks planned
MidEast|News|US|World

Exclusive-US-backed force in Syria: more air defence needed after deadly drone attack

A force that has been the backbone of the U.S.-led campaign against Islamic State said additional air defences should be deployed in northeast Syria after six of its

July 02, 2024
Exclusive-US-backed force in Syria: more air defence needed after deadly drone attack
MidEast|News|World

Displaced Gazans resort to living in chicken sheds

With one million Gazans displaced from their homes by Israeli bombardments seeking refuge in the border town of Rafah, five families have moved into a

July 02, 2024
Displaced Gazans resort to living in chicken sheds
MidEast|News|Opinion|World

Netanyahu says 'enough' remaining Israeli hostages alive to warrant Gaza war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview aired on Sunday that "enough" of the 132 remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza are alive to justify Israel's ongoing war in

July 02, 2024
Netanyahu says 'enough' remaining Israeli hostages alive to warrant Gaza war
MidEast|News|World

Palestinians see little solace in Western sanctions against some settlers

U.S., British and French sanctions against some Jewish settlers accused of political violence have brought little solace to Palestinians in the

July 02, 2024
Palestinians see little solace in Western sanctions against some settlers
MidEast|World

Iran unveils new air defense weaponry as regional tensions ramp up - IRNA

Iran unveiled new weaponry on Saturday including what it said was the locally made Arman anti-ballistic missile system and the Azarakhsh low-altitude air defense system, the official IRNA

July 02, 2024
Iran unveils new air defense weaponry as regional tensions ramp up - IRNA
Africa|MidEast|News|World

UN likely to vote Tuesday on Gaza ceasefire, US signals veto

The United Nations Security Council is likely to vote on Tuesday on an Algerian push for the 15-member body to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire

July 02, 2024
UN likely to vote Tuesday on Gaza ceasefire, US signals veto
MidEast|News|US|World

Iraqi armed groups dial down U.S. attacks on request of Iran commander

A visit by the commander of Iran's elite Quds Force to Baghdad has led to a pause in attacks on U.S. troops by Iran-aligned groups

July 02, 2024
Iraqi armed groups dial down U.S. attacks on request of Iran commander
MidEast|News|World

Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza's Rafah, large family killed in home

Israel intensified its bombardment of Rafah in Gaza's south and over a dozen members of one family were

July 02, 2024
Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza's Rafah, large family killed in home
MidEast|News|World

Israel signals progress in Gaza truce talks, Palestinians see little movement

Israeli leaders planned to convene on Saturday to hear of possible progress in mediated negotiations on a new Gaza truce to recover

July 02, 2024
Israel signals progress in Gaza truce talks, Palestinians see little movement
MidEast|News|World

Israeli delegation heads to Qatar for ceasefire deal push

Israeli officials headed on Monday to Qatar, where Hamas has its political office, to work on terms of a Gaza truce and hostage

July 02, 2024
Israeli delegation heads to Qatar for ceasefire deal push
MidEast|News|World

Jordan's King Abdullah says Gaza aid must be doubled to stem crisis

Jordan's King Abdullah said on Tuesday that humanitarian aid to Gaza must be doubled to prevent a deterioration in a hunger crisis affecting over 2 million people.

July 02, 2024
Jordan's King Abdullah says Gaza aid must be doubled to stem crisis
MidEast|News|Political|World

Russia calls on Palestinians to unite at Moscow talks

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday urged Palestinian groups holding talks in Moscow about the formation of a unified government to set aside their differences and

July 02, 2024
Russia calls on Palestinians to unite at Moscow talks
Arts|MidEast|News|World

Arab musicians' songs about Gaza put spotlight on Palestinian issues

From pathos to praise of Hamas, songs written by musicians across the Middle East in response to Israel's offensive in Gaza are putting

July 02, 2024
Arab musicians' songs about Gaza put spotlight on Palestinian issues
MidEast|News|World

Talks on Gaza truce expected as offensive and aid crisis rage on

Mediators expected to reconvene in Cairo as soon as Sunday and search for a formula acceptable to Israel and Hamas for a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, sources with

July 02, 2024
Talks on Gaza truce expected as offensive and aid crisis rage on
MidEast|News|World

Gaza ceasefire talks to resume in Cairo on Sunday, Egyptian security sources say

Gaza ceasefire negotiations are due to resume in Cairo on Sunday, two Egyptian security sources said on Saturday.

July 02, 2024
Gaza ceasefire talks to resume in Cairo on Sunday, Egyptian security sources say
MidEast|News|US|World

Exclusive-US VP Harris to meet Israeli war cabinet member on Monday -official

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday will meet with Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz, a White House official told Reuters.

July 02, 2024
Exclusive-US VP Harris to meet Israeli war cabinet member on Monday -official
MidEast|News|World

Israeli military review of Gaza aid convoy deaths finds most killed in stampede

Israel's military has completed a preliminary review of civilian deaths at a Gaza aid convoy last week, which determined that forces did not strike the convoy and that most

July 02, 2024
Israeli military review of Gaza aid convoy deaths finds most killed in stampede
MidEast|News|World

Gaza ceasefire talks end with no breakthrough as Ramadan deadline looms

Ceasefire talks between Hamas and mediators broke up on Tuesday in Cairo with no breakthrough, with just days left to halt

July 02, 2024
Gaza ceasefire talks end with no breakthrough as Ramadan deadline looms
MidEast|News|World

Hamas-linked website warns Palestinians not to work with Israel'

A Hamas-linked website on Monday warned Palestinian individuals or groups against co-operating with Israel to provide security for aid convoys amid the five-month

July 02, 2024
Hamas-linked website warns Palestinians not to work with Israel'
Food|MidEast|News

Second ship loaded with Gaza aid from Cyprus, says charity

A second ship with food aid to Gaza was being loaded in Cyprus, a charity arranging the mission said on Thursday, as the first ship in a pilot trial of maritime deliveries neared

July 02, 2024
Second ship loaded with Gaza aid from Cyprus, says charity
MidEast|News|World

Hamas issues ceasefire proposal to mediators which includes exchanging hostages/prisoners

Hamas has presented a Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators which includes a first stage of releasing Israeli women, children, elderly, and the ill hostages in exchange for the

July 02, 2024
Hamas issues ceasefire proposal to mediators which includes exchanging hostages/prisoners
MidEast|News|World

Hezbollah tells Iran it would fight alone in any war with Israel

With ally Hamas under attack in Gaza, the head of Iran's Quds Force visited Beirut in February to discuss the risk posed if Israel

July 02, 2024
Hezbollah tells Iran it would fight alone in any war with Israel
MidEast|News|World

Egypt is striving to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, Sisi says

Egypt is seeking to reach a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza, increase entry of aid and to allow displaced people in the south of the enclave to move to the north, President Abdel Fattah

July 02, 2024
Egypt is striving to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, Sisi says
MidEast|News|US|World

White House: US-Israel meeting on Rafah likely early next week

U.S. and Israeli officials will likely meet early next week in Washington to discuss Israel's military operation in Rafah, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre

July 02, 2024
White House: US-Israel meeting on Rafah likely early next week
MidEast|News|World

Israel hits Rafah from the air as U.S. urges rethink on the ground

Israel killed 14 people in air strikes in Rafah on Tuesday, Palestinian medical officials said, as the United States urged a rethink

July 02, 2024
Israel hits Rafah from the air as U.S. urges rethink on the ground
Food|MidEast|News|World

Food aid from Cyprus reaches starving people in northern Gaza, says charity

A U.S.-based charity said a consignment of almost 200 tons of food aid had reached starving people in northern Gaza on Tuesday, a week after being despatched via a maritime route

July 02, 2024
Food aid from Cyprus reaches starving people in northern Gaza, says charity
MidEast|News|US|World

US puts pressure on Israel with Gaza ceasefire resolution as Qatar talks continue

Israel's spy chief was due to travel to Qatar on Friday for ceasefire negotiations while the U.S. planned to put a resolution

July 02, 2024
US puts pressure on Israel with Gaza ceasefire resolution as Qatar talks continue
MidEast|News|US|World

Arab ministers meet Palestinian official in Cairo to discuss Gaza

Arab ministers held talks with a Palestinian official in Cairo on Thursday to discuss efforts to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, and were due to meet U.S.

July 02, 2024
Arab ministers meet Palestinian official in Cairo to discuss Gaza
MidEast|World

UN Security Council demands immediate ceasefire in Gaza

The United Nations Security Council on Monday demanded an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas and the immediate and

July 02, 2024
UN Security Council demands immediate ceasefire in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Israel kills dozens in Gaza attacks and besieges two hospitals, Palestinian medics say

Israel's military killed dozens of people in new attacks in Gaza, Palestinian medics said on Monday, and its forces maintained a blockade of two hospitals where

July 02, 2024
Israel kills dozens in Gaza attacks and besieges two hospitals, Palestinian medics say
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Iran alerted Russia to security threat before Moscow attack, sources say

Iran tipped off Russia about the possibility of a major "terrorist operation" on its soil ahead of the concert hall massacre near Moscow last month, three sources

July 02, 2024
Iran alerted Russia to security threat before Moscow attack, sources say
MidEast|News|World

Israel's Netanyahu vows victory after Iran strikes, fears of wider conflict grow

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday his country would achieve victory after the military said it shot down

July 02, 2024
Israel's Netanyahu vows victory after Iran strikes, fears of wider conflict grow
MidEast|World

Iranian notice of attack may have dampened escalation risks

Turkish, Jordanian and Iraqi officials said on Sunday Iran gave wide notice days before Saturday's drone and

July 02, 2024
Iranian notice of attack may have dampened escalation risks
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Wars to dominate G7 talks as foreign ministers seek path to peace

Efforts to end wars in the Middle East and Ukraine will dominate this week's meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers, host Italy's top

July 02, 2024
Wars to dominate G7 talks as foreign ministers seek path to peace
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israeli forces vow response to Iran's attack despite calls for restraint

Israelis awaited word on how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would respond to Iran's first-ever direct attack as international pressure for restraint grew

July 02, 2024
Israeli forces vow response to Iran's attack despite calls for restraint
MidEast|News|World

Swiss franc, yen modestly up, but off highs, as Iran, Israel defuse tension

The safe-haven Swiss franc and Japanese yen pared gains on Friday after Tehran signaled it has no plans to retaliate against Israel, which launched what

July 02, 2024
Swiss franc, yen modestly up, but off highs, as Iran, Israel defuse tension
Economy|Finance|MidEast|News|Stock Markets|World

Equities gain, gold drops as fears of wider Middle East conflict ease

Investors scaled back safe-haven bets on Monday as worries over a wider Middle East conflict eased, boosting world equities and pressuring

July 02, 2024
Equities gain, gold drops as fears of wider Middle East conflict ease
MidEast|News|World

Iran says nuclear weapons have no place in its nuclear doctrine

Nuclear weapons have no place in Iran's nuclear doctrine, the country's foreign ministry said on Monday, days after a Revolutionary Guards commander warned that Tehran might change

July 02, 2024
Iran says nuclear weapons have no place in its nuclear doctrine
Education|MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Yale, NYU; Columbia cancels in-person classes

Police arrested dozens of people at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Yale University in Connecticut and New York University in Manhattan on

July 02, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Yale, NYU; Columbia cancels in-person classes
MidEast|News|World

Widowed Palestinian doesn't expect much from US action against Israel

Omar Assad's 81-year-old widow still hopes to see justice served against the Israeli soldiers she blames for his death two years ago in the occupied West

July 02, 2024
Widowed Palestinian doesn't expect much from US action against Israel
Education|MidEast|News|US|World

Gaza protests grow at US colleges, thousands demonstrate in Brooklyn

Protests against Israel filled streets in Brooklyn and escalated at universities across the United States, some of which included Jewish Passover

July 02, 2024
Gaza protests grow at US colleges, thousands demonstrate in Brooklyn
MidEast|News|World

Israel says it is poised to move on Rafah

Israel's military is poised to evacuate Palestinian civilians from Rafah and assault Hamas hold-outs in the southern Gaza Strip city, a senior Israeli defence

July 02, 2024
Israel says it is poised to move on Rafah
MidEast|News|US|World

US, 17 other countries urge Hamas to release hostages, end Gaza crisis

The United States and 17 other countries on Thursday issued an appeal for Hamas to release all of its hostages as a pathway to end the crisis in

July 02, 2024
US, 17 other countries urge Hamas to release hostages, end Gaza crisis
Education|MidEast|News|Videos|World

Wave of pro-Palestinian protests on campus meets forceful response

Renewed clashes between police and students opposed to Israel's war in Gaza broke out on Thursday, raising questions about forceful methods

July 02, 2024
Wave of pro-Palestinian protests on campus meets forceful response
Education|MidEast|News|US|World

For some Columbia students, protest encampment is living history lesson

Before students set up a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on a Columbia University lawn last week, some of them took an optional course called "Columbia 1968"

July 02, 2024
For some Columbia students, protest encampment is living history lesson
Education|MidEast|News|US

Columbia suspends pro-Palestinian protesters after encampment talks stall

Columbia University on Monday began suspending pro-Palestinian student activists who refused to dismantle a protest camp on the New York City

July 02, 2024
Columbia suspends pro-Palestinian protesters after encampment talks stall
MidEast|News|US|World

Blinken, Saudi crown prince discuss achieving peace, security in Gaza, US says

U.S.

July 02, 2024
Blinken, Saudi crown prince discuss achieving peace, security in Gaza, US says
MidEast|US|World

Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University

New York City police arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators holed-up in an academic building on Columbia University campus late on

July 02, 2024
Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University
MidEast|News|World

Israel will enter Rafah with or without Gaza hostage deal, Netanyahu says

Israel will carry out an operation against Hamas in the southern Gaza city of Rafah regardless of whether or not a ceasefire and hostage release deal is reached, Prime Minister

July 02, 2024
Israel will enter Rafah with or without Gaza hostage deal, Netanyahu says
MidEast|News|World

Details of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza

The Gaza Strip is suffering an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe nearly eight months since Israel launched a devastating offensive in response to the Oct.

July 02, 2024
Details of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Iraq's PMF force says base was attacked, army investigates

A huge blast at a military base in Iraq early on Saturday killed a member of an Iraqi security force that includes Iran-backed groups.

July 02, 2024
Iraq's PMF force says base was attacked, army investigates
MidEast|News|World

Yemen's Houthis say they will target ships heading for Israel anywhere within range

Yemen's Houthis will target ships heading to Israeli ports in any area that is within their range, military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a televised speech on Friday.

July 02, 2024
Yemen's Houthis say they will target ships heading for Israel anywhere within range
MidEast|News|World

UN agencies prepare for Rafah incursion, warn of 'slaughter'

An Israeli incursion in Rafah would put the lives of hundreds of thousands of Gazans at risk and be a huge blow to the aid operations of the entire enclave, the U.N.

July 02, 2024
UN agencies prepare for Rafah incursion, warn of 'slaughter'
News|MidEast|World

Israeli forces kill Hamas gunmen in overnight raid near West Bank's Tulkarm

Israeli forces killed five Palestinians, including four fighters from the militant group Hamas, in an overnight raid near the city of Tulkarm in the

July 02, 2024
Israeli forces kill Hamas gunmen in overnight raid near West Bank's Tulkarm
Education|MidEast|News|World

Drones above, police at the gates: Columbia protest camp's final moments

The occupation of a building at Columbia University by pro-Palestinian student protesters was in its 18th hour when photos and videos dinged across students'

July 02, 2024
Drones above, police at the gates: Columbia protest camp's final moments
MidEast|News|World

Britain sanctions Israeli groups, individuals for violence in West Bank

Britain on Friday imposed sanctions on two "extremist" groups and four individuals in Israel who it blamed for violence in the West Bank, its latest package of measures against

July 02, 2024
Britain sanctions Israeli groups, individuals for violence in West Bank
Business|Economy|MidEast

Saudi Arabia's non-oil business activity growth steady in April-PMI

Saudi Arabia's non-oil business activity grew at a steady rate in April despite a slowdown in new order growth, a survey showed on Sunday, with domestic demand driving output.

July 02, 2024
Saudi Arabia's non-oil business activity growth steady in April-PMI
Education|MidEast|News

With bright tents and sombre mood, protesting UK students show solidarity with US peers

British students set up pro-Palestinian protest encampments on Oxford and Cambridge universities' historic campuses on a cloudy spring Monday, in a show of

July 02, 2024
With bright tents and sombre mood, protesting UK students show solidarity with US peers
MidEast|News|World

To background of bombs, Palestinians flee Rafah to seek shelter elsewhere once again

Lashed by the rain and fearful of Israeli bombs, Palestinian civilians headed out of sodden tented camps or family homes in Rafah on

July 02, 2024
To background of bombs, Palestinians flee Rafah to seek shelter elsewhere once again
MidEast|News|Political|World

US believes Hamas, Israel can break Gaza ceasefire impasse; Israeli forces cut Rafah aid route

By Mohammad Salem and Nidal al-Mughrabi RAFAH, Gaza Strip/CAIRO -The U.S. said negotiations on a Gaza ceasefire should be able to close the gaps between Israel and Hamas while Israeli forces seized

July 02, 2024
US believes Hamas, Israel can break Gaza ceasefire impasse; Israeli forces cut Rafah aid route
MidEast|World

Hamas says it will not compromise further with Israel to win Gaza ceasefire

Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Wednesday it was unwilling to make more concessions to

July 02, 2024
Hamas says it will not compromise further with Israel to win Gaza ceasefire
MidEast|News|World

Israel says it has taken control of Gaza side of Rafah Crossing amid truce talks

The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had taken operational control of the Palestinian side of Gaza's southern Rafah Crossing,

July 02, 2024
Israel says it has taken control of Gaza side of Rafah Crossing amid truce talks
MidEast|News|World

Israel strikes eastern Rafah as ceasefire talks end with no deal

Israeli forces bombarded areas of Rafah on Thursday, Palestinian residents said, as Prime

July 02, 2024
Israel strikes eastern Rafah as ceasefire talks end with no deal
MidEast|News|World

UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly backed a Palestinian bid to become a full U.N. member by recognizing it as qualified to join

July 02, 2024
UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership
MidEast|News|World

UN agency closes East Jerusalem compound after arson

The main United Nations aid agency for Palestinians closed its headquarters in East Jerusalem after local Israeli residents set fire to areas at the edge of the

July 02, 2024
UN agency closes East Jerusalem compound after arson
MidEast|News|World

Hamas says Gaza ceasefire efforts are back at square one

The Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Friday that efforts to find a Gaza Strip truce deal were back at square one after Israel effectively spurned a plan

July 02, 2024
Hamas says Gaza ceasefire efforts are back at square one
Education|MidEast|News|US|World

Dozens arrested at Penn, MIT in latest U.S. crackdowns on Gaza protests

Police dismantled protest camps and arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian activists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of

July 02, 2024
Dozens arrested at Penn, MIT in latest U.S. crackdowns on Gaza protests
MidEast|News|World

Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate from more areas of Gaza's Rafah

Israel called on Saturday for Palestinians in more areas of Gaza's southern city of Rafah to evacuate and head to what it calls an

July 02, 2024
Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate from more areas of Gaza's Rafah
MidEast|News|World

Israel pushes back into northern Gaza, ups military pressure on Rafah

Israel sent tanks into eastern Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday after a night of heavy aerial and ground bombardments, killing 19 people and wounding

July 02, 2024
Israel pushes back into northern Gaza, ups military pressure on Rafah
Crime|Education|MidEast|News|US|World

Campus Gaza rallies may subside, but experts see possible 'hot summer of protest'

About a dozen students arrested by police clearing a sit-in at a Denver college campus emerged from detainment to cheers from fellow pro-Palestinian

July 02, 2024
Campus Gaza rallies may subside, but experts see possible 'hot summer of protest'
MidEast|News|World

Sirens sound for the dead and for rockets on Israeli Memorial Day

Memorial sirens for generations of Israeli war dead sounded on Monday while air raid sirens warned of incoming shells from the conflict triggered by the Oct.

July 02, 2024
Sirens sound for the dead and for rockets on Israeli Memorial Day
News|Education|MidEast|World

Amsterdam University closes for two days after violent protests over Gaza

The University of Amsterdam on Monday said it would remain closed for two days after police moved in to end a pro-Palestinian protest at one of its campuses earlier on the day.

July 02, 2024
Amsterdam University closes for two days after violent protests over Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Gaza fighting intensifies, Israel asks why armed men were at UN site

Israeli troops battled militants across Gaza on Wednesday, including in the southern city of Rafah that had been a refuge for

July 02, 2024
Gaza fighting intensifies, Israel asks why armed men were at UN site
MidEast|News|World

'Israel must be stopped' in Gaza, South Africa tells World Court

South Africa urged the U.N.'s top court on Thursday to order a halt to Israel's offensive on Rafah, saying attacks on the southern

July 02, 2024
'Israel must be stopped' in Gaza, South Africa tells World Court
MidEast|News|World

What is South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the ICJ?

Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of

July 02, 2024
What is South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the ICJ?
MidEast|News|World

Israel moves into north Gaza Hamas stronghold, pounds Rafah without advancing

Israel's tanks pushed into the heart of Jabalia in northern Gaza on Thursday, facing anti-tank rockets and mortar bombs from militants

July 02, 2024
Israel moves into north Gaza Hamas stronghold, pounds Rafah without advancing
MidEast|News|World

Israeli cabinet rifts over Gaza break out into the open

Israeli government splits over the war in Gaza broke open this week, after the defence minister demanded a clear strategy from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

July 02, 2024
Israeli cabinet rifts over Gaza break out into the open
Crime|MidEast|News|Videos|World

Swedish police investigate shooting near Israeli embassy in Stockholm

Swedish police launched an investigation and stepped up security around Israeli and Jewish interests in the country after a patrol heard suspected gunshots near Israel's embassy

July 02, 2024
Swedish police investigate shooting near Israeli embassy in Stockholm
MidEast|News|World

Aid begins to arrive in Gaza via US-built pier

Aid deliveries began arriving at a U.S.-built pier off the Gaza Strip on Friday as Israel comes under growing global pressure to allow more supplies into the besieged coastal enclave,

July 02, 2024
Aid begins to arrive in Gaza via US-built pier
Education|MidEast|News|US

New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia arrests; students' medical records say otherwise

After the arrests of pro-Palestine student protesters occupying a Columbia University building last month, New York Mayor Eric Adams and senior police officials

July 02, 2024
New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia arrests; students' medical records say otherwise
MidEast|News|World

Fierce fighting in northern Gaza as aid starts to roll off US-built pier

Israeli forces battled Hamas fighters in the narrow alleyways of Jabalia in northern Gaza on Friday in some of the fiercest engagements since they returned to the

July 02, 2024
Fierce fighting in northern Gaza as aid starts to roll off US-built pier
MidEast|News|World

Israel pushes further into parts of north Gaza; new cracks in Netanyahu coalition

Israeli troops and tanks pushed on Saturday into parts of a congested northern Gaza Strip district that they had previously skirted in

July 02, 2024
Israel pushes further into parts of north Gaza; new cracks in Netanyahu coalition
MidEast|News|World

What happens in Iran when a president dies in office?

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash, an Iranian official and Mehr news agency reported on Monday.

July 02, 2024
What happens in Iran when a president dies in office?
MidEast|News|World

Israeli army raids West Bank's Jenin, Palestinians say seven killed

Israeli forces raided the West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, killing seven Palestinians, including a doctor and a teenager, during a major operation that

July 02, 2024
Israeli army raids West Bank's Jenin, Palestinians say seven killed
MidEast|News|World

In divided Iran, president's death met by muted mourning and furtive celebration

Iran proclaimed five days of mourning for President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday, though the muted atmosphere revealed little of the spectacular public grief that has

July 02, 2024
In divided Iran, president's death met by muted mourning and furtive celebration
MidEast|News|World

US says Israel-Saudi normalisation needs Gaza quiet, talks on Palestinian rule

Forging formal Israeli-Saudi relations as part of an emerging trilateral deal involving Washington would require a calming of the Gaza war and a discussion of

July 02, 2024
US says Israel-Saudi normalisation needs Gaza quiet, talks on Palestinian rule
MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces raze parts of Gaza's Jabalia, hit Rafah with airstrikes

Israeli forces thrust deeper into Jabalia in northern Gaza on Tuesday, striking a hospital and destroying residential areas with tank and air bombardments, residents

July 02, 2024
Israeli forces raze parts of Gaza's Jabalia, hit Rafah with airstrikes
MidEast|News|World

Iran's Raisi buried in Mashhad as mourners pack Iranian holy city

President Ebrahim Raisi was buried in the Iranian holy city of Mashhad on Thursday as many thousands of mourners packed its streets for his funeral, four days after he died in a

July 02, 2024
Iran's Raisi buried in Mashhad as mourners pack Iranian holy city
MidEast|News|Political|World

UK Labour leader Starmer says wants to recognise Palestinian state as part of peace process

Britain's opposition leader Keir Starmer said on Friday he wanted to recognise a Palestinian state if he won power in an upcoming general election, but said that such a move would

July 02, 2024
UK Labour leader Starmer says wants to recognise Palestinian state as part of peace process
MidEast|News|World

Gaza ceasefire talks could soon resume but Israel-Hamas war rages on

Prospects for a resumption of mediated Gaza ceasefire talks grew on Saturday although Israel carried out new attacks in which Palestinian medics said more than 40

July 02, 2024
Gaza ceasefire talks could soon resume but Israel-Hamas war rages on
MidEast|News|US|World

US says latest Rafah deaths won't change Israel policy, military aid

The Biden administration said on Tuesday it was closely monitoring the probe into a deadly Israeli airstrike it called tragic, but that the recent deaths in

July 02, 2024
US says latest Rafah deaths won't change Israel policy, military aid
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Israel denies strike on camp near Rafah that Gaza officials say killed 21 people

Israel's military denied striking a tent camp west of Rafah on Tuesday after Gaza health authorities said Israeli tank shelling had killed at least 21 people

July 02, 2024
Israel denies strike on camp near Rafah that Gaza officials say killed 21 people
MidEast|News|World

Lebanon backtracks on ICC jurisdiction to probe alleged war crimes

Lebanon has reversed a move to authorise the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged war crimes on its soil, prompting a prominent rights group to deplore

July 02, 2024
Lebanon backtracks on ICC jurisdiction to probe alleged war crimes
Election|MidEast|News|World

Iran registers presidential candidates for early vote after Raisi's death

Iran on Thursday started registration of candidates for an early election next month following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, Iranian Interior Minister

July 02, 2024
Iran registers presidential candidates for early vote after Raisi's death
MidEast|News|World

Gaza tailors take in clothes as Palestinians go hungry

Palestinian tailor Anwar Abu Keresh used to take out the clothes of his Gaza customers but after eight months of Israel's military campaign and the hunger

July 02, 2024
Gaza tailors take in clothes as Palestinians go hungry
Election|MidEast|News

U.S.-sanctioned ex-officer among Iranian candidates to replace Raisi

U.S.-sanctioned former Revolutionary Guards commander Vahid Haghanian was among candidates who registered on Saturday to run for election as Iran's president after Ebrahim Raisi died

July 02, 2024
U.S.-sanctioned ex-officer among Iranian candidates to replace Raisi
MidEast|News|World

Mediators urge Israel and Hamas to finalise Biden's Gaza peace plan

Gaza conflict mediators on Saturday urged Israel and Hamas to finalise a ceasefire and hostage release deal outlined by U.S.

July 02, 2024
Mediators urge Israel and Hamas to finalise Biden's Gaza peace plan
MidEast|News|World

UN experts urge all countries to recognise Palestinian statehood

A group of United Nations experts called on Monday for all countries to recognise a Palestinian state to ensure peace in the Middle East.

July 02, 2024
UN experts urge all countries to recognise Palestinian statehood
MidEast|News|World

Fires set off by Hezbollah rockets spread through northern Israel

Large swaths of northern Israel were engulfed by wild fires set off by rockets launched from Lebanon by the militant group Hezbollah, with rescue teams battling on Monday to get

July 02, 2024
Fires set off by Hezbollah rockets spread through northern Israel
MidEast|News

Lebanon's Hezbollah: What weapons does it have?

Lebanon's Hezbollah has drawn on an expanded arsenal in ongoing hostilities with Israel, with leader Sayyed Hassan Nasdallah saying in a speech on Wednesday the Iran-backed group had

July 02, 2024
Lebanon's Hezbollah: What weapons does it have?
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Sweden and Iran exchange prisoners in breakthrough deal

Sweden and Iran carried out a prisoner exchange on Saturday, officials said, with Sweden freeing a former Iranian official convicted for his

July 02, 2024
Sweden and Iran exchange prisoners in breakthrough deal
MidEast|News|World

Netanyahu denounces tactical pauses in Gaza fighting to get in aid

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized plans announced by the military on Sunday to hold daily tactical pauses in fighting along one of the main

July 02, 2024
Netanyahu denounces tactical pauses in Gaza fighting to get in aid
MidEast|News|World

Weary Lebanese brace for war after new Hezbollah threats

Lebanese product designer Tara Tabet does not want to see her country pulled into a full-scale war with Israel, but like many of her compatriots is bracing for possible

July 02, 2024
Weary Lebanese brace for war after new Hezbollah threats
Economy|MidEast|News|US|World

Iran's presidential candidates discuss economic sanctions and nuclear deal ahead of July 5 runoff

Iranian presidential candidates have discussed the impact of economic sanctions imposed on their country by the United States and other Western nations, and presented their views about reviving a nuclear deal with world powers

July 02, 2024
Iran's presidential candidates discuss economic sanctions and nuclear deal ahead of July 5 runoff
Education|MidEast|News

Canadian court allows police to clear pro-Palestinian campus encampment

An Ontario judge ordered pro-Palestinian protesters to leave their two-month-old encampment at Canada's largest university by Wednesday evening, granting the University of Toronto's

July 02, 2024
Canadian court allows police to clear pro-Palestinian campus encampment
MidEast|News|Political|World

Netanyahu rejects report citing top Israeli generals as wanting a ceasefire in Gaza with Hamas still in power

Netanyahu rejects report citing top Israeli generals as wanting a ceasefire in Gaza with Hamas still in power

July 02, 2024
Netanyahu rejects report citing top Israeli generals as wanting a ceasefire in Gaza with Hamas still in power
Crime|MidEast|News|World

4 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on West Bank's Nur Shams camp, health ministry says

At least four people were killed in an Israeli strike on the West Bank's Nur Shams refugee camp, the Palestinian health ministry said on Tuesday.

July 02, 2024
4 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on West Bank's Nur Shams camp, health ministry says
MidEast|News|World

Yemen's Houthis claim attack on vital target in Israel's Haifa

Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday that they, along with the Islamic resistance in Iraq, have conducted a joint military operation, attacking a vital target in Israel's Haifa.

July 02, 2024
Yemen's Houthis claim attack on vital target in Israel's Haifa
MidEast|News|World

UN says Israel evacuation order largest in Gaza since October

The United Nations said on Tuesday that an order by Israel for Palestinians to evacuate areas of Khan Younis and Rafah was the largest such edict in the Gaza Strip since 1.1

July 02, 2024
UN says Israel evacuation order largest in Gaza since October
MidEast|Political|World

Hezbollah’s deputy leader says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza cease-fire

The deputy leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah says the only definite path to a cease-fire on the Lebanon-Israel border is a full cease-fire in Gaza

July 02, 2024
Hezbollah’s deputy leader says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza cease-fire
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Prosecutors ask France's highest court to rule on validity of arrest warrant for Syria's president

French prosecutors have asked the country's highest court to rule on the validity of the international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar Assad over complicity in war crimes during Syria’s civil war

July 02, 2024
Prosecutors ask France's highest court to rule on validity of arrest warrant for Syria's president
MidEast|News|World

Turkey closes Syria border after violence flares in both countries

Turkey closed its main border crossings into northwest Syria on Tuesday after Turkish troops came under fire from Syrians angered by

July 02, 2024
Turkey closes Syria border after violence flares in both countries
MidEast|News|US|World

Israel's next headache: who will run post-war Gaza?

The plan for post-war Gaza that Israel pitched to U.S. allies is to run the strip in cooperation with powerful local families

July 02, 2024
Israel's next headache: who will run post-war Gaza?
Election|MidEast|News|Political|World

Iran presidential contenders face hurdle of voter apathy

The zealous anti-Westerner and the low-key moderate hoping to become Iran's next president could struggle to mobilise millions of supporters in Friday's run-off

July 02, 2024
Iran presidential contenders face hurdle of voter apathy
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Patients, medics flee south Gaza hospital after evacuation orders, WHO says

Gaza's European Hospital in Khan Younis is virtually empty with staff and patients fleeing the facility after the Israeli army ordered residents in the surrounding areas to evacuate,

July 02, 2024
Patients, medics flee south Gaza hospital after evacuation orders, WHO says
MidEast|News|World

Overnight strike kills 9 in Khan Younis, hours after Israel ordered a mass evacuation

An Israeli strike has killed at least nine people in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis

July 02, 2024
Overnight strike kills 9 in Khan Younis, hours after Israel ordered a mass evacuation
MidEast|News|World

Senior Gaza doctor alleges ‘severe torture’ following release from Israeli detention as politicians clash over decision

Senior Gaza doctor alleges ‘severe torture’ following release from Israeli detention as politicians clash over decision

July 02, 2024
Senior Gaza doctor alleges ‘severe torture’ following release from Israeli detention as politicians clash over decision
MidEast|News|World

Thousands flee their homes as Israeli forces bomb southern Gaza

Israeli forces bombarded several areas of the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday and thousands of Palestinians fled their homes in what could

July 02, 2024
Thousands flee their homes as Israeli forces bomb southern Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Israeli tanks push deeper into Rafah, forcing people to flee again

Israeli tanks backed by warplanes and drones advanced deeper into the western part of the Gaza Strip city of Rafah on Wednesday, killing eight people, according

July 02, 2024
Israeli tanks push deeper into Rafah, forcing people to flee again
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Europe must host Gaza children impacted by war, Greek foreign minister says

Europe has a duty to host children hurt and traumatised by war in Gaza for as long as the conflict continues, Greek Foreign Minister George

July 02, 2024
Europe must host Gaza children impacted by war, Greek foreign minister says
MidEast|News|World

Turkish officials call for calm as social media hysteria fuels anti-Syrian riots in Turkey

Turkish officials call for calm as social media hysteria fuels anti-Syrian riots in Turkey

July 01, 2024
Turkish officials call for calm as social media hysteria fuels anti-Syrian riots in Turkey
MidEast|News|World

Shipping industry urges Red Sea action as Houthis sink second vessel

Urgent action must be taken in the Red Sea to stop attacks on merchant shipping by Yemen's Houthis, leading industry groups said on Wednesday, after the sinking of

July 01, 2024
Shipping industry urges Red Sea action as Houthis sink second vessel
Africa|MidEast|News|World

Egypt unlawfully deported Sudanese refugees, rights group says

Egypt has carried out mass arrests and unlawful deportations of thousands of refugees fleeing the war in Sudan, Amnesty International said in a report on Wednesday.

July 01, 2024
Egypt unlawfully deported Sudanese refugees, rights group says
MidEast|News|World

Netanyahu says Israel advancing to ‘end of the stage of eliminating’ Hamas’ army in Gaza

Netanyahu says Israel advancing to ‘end of the stage of eliminating’ Hamas’ army in Gaza

July 01, 2024
Netanyahu says Israel advancing to ‘end of the stage of eliminating’ Hamas’ army in Gaza
Africa|MidEast|News|World

Salvage firm confirms sinking of Greek-owned Tutor struck by Houthis

The Greek-owned Tutor coal carrier attacked by Yemen's Houthi militants in the Red Sea last week has sunk, salvagers confirmed on Wednesday.

July 01, 2024
Salvage firm confirms sinking of Greek-owned Tutor struck by Houthis
MidEast|News|World

Yemen's Houthis say they targeted four ships 'linked to the US, UK and Israel'

Yemen's Houthis said on Monday that they conducted four military operations targeting four ships in the Red, Arabian and Mediterranean Seas as well as the Indian Ocean "linked to the

July 01, 2024
Yemen's Houthis say they targeted four ships 'linked to the US, UK and Israel'
MidEast|News|World

Hundreds die of extreme heat on Muslim pilgrimage, reports say

Hundreds of visitors have died during the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca amid scorching heat, according to press reports and foreign ministries

July 01, 2024
Hundreds die of extreme heat on Muslim pilgrimage, reports say
Crime|MidEast|News|US|World

US victims of October 7 attacks sue Iran, Syria and North Korea over alleged Hamas support

US victims of October 7 attacks sue Iran, Syria and North Korea over alleged Hamas support

July 01, 2024
US victims of October 7 attacks sue Iran, Syria and North Korea over alleged Hamas support
MidEast|News|World

Lawsuit accuses Iran, Syria and North Korea of providing support for Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel

Victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel are suing Iran, Syria and North Korea, saying their governments supplied the militants with money, weapons and know-how needed to carry out the assault that precipitated Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza

July 01, 2024
Lawsuit accuses Iran, Syria and North Korea of providing support for Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel
MidEast|News|World

Victims of Hamas attack sue Iran, Syria, North Korea in U.S. court

More than 100 victims and relatives of victims of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants in Israel sued Iran, Syria and North Korea on Monday, accusing the countries of

July 01, 2024
Victims of Hamas attack sue Iran, Syria, North Korea in U.S. court
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Houthis believed to have sunk second ship, the Tutor, in the Red Sea, UKMTO says

Yemen's Houthi militants are believed to have sunk a second ship, the Tutor, in the Red Sea, the United Kingdom Maritime

July 01, 2024
Houthis believed to have sunk second ship, the Tutor, in the Red Sea, UKMTO says
Africa|Asia|MidEast|News|US

US military heightens the security alert at European bases due to a combination of threats

A Pentagon official won't say whether U.S. military bases in the Middle East, Africa or the Indo-Pacific are at increased force protection levels similar to bases in Europe

July 01, 2024
US military heightens the security alert at European bases due to a combination of threats
MidEast|News|World

UN says lawlessness in Gaza impedes aid via Kerem Shalom despite Israel's military pause

The United Nations said on Tuesday it has been unable to distribute aid in the Gaza Strip from the Israel-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing because of

July 01, 2024
UN says lawlessness in Gaza impedes aid via Kerem Shalom despite Israel's military pause
Economy|Europe|MidEast|News

Oil settles over 1% higher on mounting tension in Europe, Mideast

Oil settled more than 1% higher on Tuesday due to escalating geopolitical risk in Europe and the Middle East, where wars continue to threaten global supply.

July 01, 2024
Oil settles over 1% higher on mounting tension in Europe, Mideast
Asia|Business|Europe|MidEast|Technology|US|World

Embraer sees India, Saudi Arabia, EU, US as strategic defense markets

Brazilian planemaker Embraer sees India, Saudi Arabia, the European Union and the United States as strategic markets for its defense unit as it

July 01, 2024
Embraer sees India, Saudi Arabia, EU, US as strategic defense markets
Africa|MidEast|News|World

Turkey mediating Somalia-Ethiopia talks on port deal

Turkey has begun mediating talks between Somalia and Ethiopia over a port deal Addis Ababa signed with the breakaway region of Somaliland earlier

July 01, 2024
Turkey mediating Somalia-Ethiopia talks on port deal
MidEast|News|World

Sudan and UAE clash at UN Security Council over Sudan civil war

Sudan and the United Arab Emirates clashed at the U.N.

July 01, 2024
Sudan and UAE clash at UN Security Council over Sudan civil war
MidEast|News|World

Palestinian militants fire rockets into Israel, tanks advance in Gaza

The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad fired a barrage of rockets into Israel on Monday as fighting raged in Gaza and Israeli tanks

July 01, 2024
Palestinian militants fire rockets into Israel, tanks advance in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Israel orders Palestinians to flee Khan Younis, signaling likely new assault on southern Gaza city

The Israeli army has ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from much of Gaza's second-largest city, Khan Younis

July 01, 2024
Israel orders Palestinians to flee Khan Younis, signaling likely new assault on southern Gaza city
MidEast|News|World

Israel appears set to reinvade a city in Gaza filled with displaced civilians

The Israeli army has ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from the eastern half of Khan Younis, a city in southern Gaza that’s currently filled with displaced civilians

July 01, 2024
Israel appears set to reinvade a city in Gaza filled with displaced civilians
Europe|MidEast|News|World

UK approval of arms exports to Israel plunged at start of Gaza war

Britain's approval of arms export licences to Israel dropped sharply after

June 30, 2024
UK approval of arms exports to Israel plunged at start of Gaza war
MidEast|News|World

Israeli tanks advance into areas in north and south Gaza

Israeli forces advanced further on Sunday into the Shejaia neighbourhood of northern Gaza and also pushed deeper into western and central

June 30, 2024
Israeli tanks advance into areas in north and south Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces deepen Rafah invasion, kill 17 in central camps

Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday killed at least 17 Palestinians in two of the Gaza Strip's historic refugee camps and Israeli tanks pushed deeper into the

June 30, 2024
Israeli forces deepen Rafah invasion, kill 17 in central camps
Business|Economy|Finance|MidEast

Saudi Arabia's net foreign direct investment rises 5.6% in first quarter

Net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Saudi Arabia rose 5.6% to 9.5 billion riyals ($2.53 billion) in the first quarter of 2024, government data showed on Sunday.

June 30, 2024
Saudi Arabia's net foreign direct investment rises 5.6% in first quarter
MidEast|News|Opinion|World

‘Biggest worry in captivity was for my parents,’ rescued Israeli hostage Noa Argamani says

‘Biggest worry in captivity was for my parents,’ rescued Israeli hostage Noa Argamani says

June 30, 2024
‘Biggest worry in captivity was for my parents,’ rescued Israeli hostage Noa Argamani says
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

US proposes new language to revive stalled Israel-Hamas ceasefire efforts

US proposes new language to revive stalled Israel-Hamas ceasefire efforts

June 29, 2024
US proposes new language to revive stalled Israel-Hamas ceasefire efforts
MidEast|News|World

No progress in Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel, says Hamas official

A senior official of the militant Islamist group Hamas, Osama Hamdan, said on Saturday there has been no progress in ceasefire talks with Israel over the Gaza war

June 29, 2024
No progress in Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel, says Hamas official
MidEast|News|World

The UN starts to move tons of aid from US-built pier after security fears suspended work there

The United Nations says workers have begun moving tons of humanitarian aid that had been piled up at a United States-built pier off Gaza's coast and distributing it to warehouses in the besieged territory

June 29, 2024
The UN starts to move tons of aid from US-built pier after security fears suspended work there
MidEast|News|World

US and Europe warn Lebanon's Hezbollah to ease strikes on Israel and back off from wider Mideast war

U.S., European and Arab mediators are pressing to keep stepped-up cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants from spiraling into a wider Middle East war that the world has feared for months

June 29, 2024
US and Europe warn Lebanon's Hezbollah to ease strikes on Israel and back off from wider Mideast war
Crime|Europe|MidEast|News|World

Police officer shot with arrow in suspected terror attack at Israeli embassy in Serbia

Police officer shot with arrow in suspected terror attack at Israeli embassy in Serbia

June 29, 2024
Police officer shot with arrow in suspected terror attack at Israeli embassy in Serbia
MidEast|News|World

UNESCO finds Islamic State group-era bombs in Mosul mosque walls, years after the defeat of IS

The U.N. cultural agency has discovered five bombs hidden within the walls of the historic al-Nouri Mosque in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq

June 29, 2024
UNESCO finds Islamic State group-era bombs in Mosul mosque walls, years after the defeat of IS
Election|MidEast|News|World

Moderate Pezeshkian makes it to Iran presidential run-off

In an election campaign dominated by hardliners, Iranian presidential hopeful Massoud Pezeshkian stood out as a moderate, backing women's rights, more social

June 29, 2024
Moderate Pezeshkian makes it to Iran presidential run-off
Election|MidEast|News|Political|World

Khamenei protege, sole moderate to battle in Iran's presidential run-off

A moderate lawmaker will face Iran supreme leader's protege in a run-off presidential election on July 5 after the country's interior ministry said on Saturday that

June 29, 2024
Khamenei protege, sole moderate to battle in Iran's presidential run-off
MidEast|News|World

This is how the US-built pier to bring aid to Gaza worked — or not

The U.S. military’s pier to get humanitarian aid into Gaza is coming to an end after a series of problems

June 28, 2024
This is how the US-built pier to bring aid to Gaza worked — or not
MidEast|News|World

Palestinian family lives atop rubble of demolished home in Gaza

The al-Kahloot family is living on memories in Gaza after being displaced by Israeli bombardment and then returning to live in a large tent pitched

June 28, 2024
Palestinian family lives atop rubble of demolished home in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Heavy rocket fire from Lebanon at northern Israel

Air raid sirens sounded across cities in northern Israel on Thursday and about 40 rockets had been fired from Lebanon in the afternoon, Israel's military said.

June 28, 2024
Heavy rocket fire from Lebanon at northern Israel
MidEast|News|World

Lebanon's Hezbollah reveals more of its arms in risky escalation

Hezbollah is drawing on more of its arsenal in its conflict with Israel even as it declares no interest in a full-scale war, an

June 28, 2024
Lebanon's Hezbollah reveals more of its arms in risky escalation
Europe|MidEast|News|Political|US|World

France, US to push roadmap to stop Hezbollah-Israel escalation - Macron

The United States, France and Israel have agreed to work together to step up efforts to push forward a roadmap presented by Paris earlier this year to defuse tensions

June 28, 2024
France, US to push roadmap to stop Hezbollah-Israel escalation - Macron
MidEast|News|World

Hezbollah says it attacked 9 Israeli military sites with rockets, drones

Hezbollah said it had launched rockets and weaponised drones at nine Israeli military sites in a coordinated attack on Thursday, ramping up hostilities on Lebanon's

June 28, 2024
Hezbollah says it attacked 9 Israeli military sites with rockets, drones
MidEast|News|World

Sweden protests to Iraq over death sentence given to Swedish citizen

Sweden said on Thursday it had called in Iraq's charge d'affaires in Stockholm to protest against a death sentence handed down to a Swedish citizen in Iraq.

June 28, 2024
Sweden protests to Iraq over death sentence given to Swedish citizen
MidEast|News|World

G7 warns Iran over continuing nuclear programme escalation

The Group of Seven leaders warned Iran on Friday against advancing its nuclear enrichment programme and said they would be ready to enforce new measures if Tehran were to

June 28, 2024
G7 warns Iran over continuing nuclear programme escalation
MidEast|News|World

Israeli jets strike targets in Lebanon after missile barrage hits northern areas

Israeli jets and artillery hit targets in southern Lebanon on Friday after dozens of missiles were launched towards northern Israel, the military said as an

June 28, 2024
Israeli jets strike targets in Lebanon after missile barrage hits northern areas
MidEast|News|World

Wounded and sick children leave besieged Gaza Strip, in first medical evacuation for weeks

New report warns that almost all of Gaza will face famine within the next three months. CNN's Paula Hancocks looks at the impact the lack of food is already having on the most vulnerable.

June 28, 2024
Wounded and sick children leave besieged Gaza Strip, in first medical evacuation for weeks
MidEast|News|US|World

Erdogan says Biden faces a test of sincerity in handling of the Gaza war

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that U.S. President Joe Biden is undergoing "a test of sincerity" in his handling of the Gaza war.

June 28, 2024
Erdogan says Biden faces a test of sincerity in handling of the Gaza war
MidEast|News|World

White House: Qatar and Egypt plan talks with Hamas on Gaza ceasefire

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Saturday that mediators for Qatar and Egypt plan to engage Hamas militants soon to

June 28, 2024
White House: Qatar and Egypt plan talks with Hamas on Gaza ceasefire
MidEast|News|World

Eight Israeli soldiers killed as fighting continues in Rafah

Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, the military said, as forces continued to push in and

June 28, 2024
Eight Israeli soldiers killed as fighting continues in Rafah
MidEast|News|World

Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal 'consistent' with principles of US plan, leader says

Hamas' response to the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal is consistent with the principles put forward in U.S.

June 28, 2024
Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal 'consistent' with principles of US plan, leader says
MidEast|News|World

Swedish diplomat in 'seventh heaven' following release from Iran

Swedish citizen Johan Floderus said he was in seventh heaven following his release from an Iranian prison on Saturday, in a recording published on the Swedish government's

June 28, 2024
Swedish diplomat in 'seventh heaven' following release from Iran
MidEast|News|World

Israel warns of escalation from cross-border fire from Hezbollah

Intensified cross-border fire from Lebanon's Hezbollah movement into Israel could trigger serious escalation, the Israeli military said on Sunday.

June 28, 2024
Israel warns of escalation from cross-border fire from Hezbollah
Economy|Finance|MidEast|News|World

Palestinian Authority at risk of collapse this summer, Norway says

The Palestinian Authority could collapse in the coming months, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said on Monday, citing a lack of funding, continuing

June 28, 2024
Palestinian Authority at risk of collapse this summer, Norway says
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Gaza hostilities continue despite Israeli armed forces announcement, UNRWA chief says

Hostilities continue in Rafah and southern Gaza despite the Israeli military's announcement on Sunday of tactical pauses in operations to allow humanitarian aid to

June 28, 2024
Gaza hostilities continue despite Israeli armed forces announcement, UNRWA chief says
MidEast|News|US|World

US military pier removed from Gaza coast because of sea conditions again, Pentagon says

The U.S. military's pier off Gaza has once again been removed because of sea conditions, the Pentagon said on Friday, adding it did not make sense for it to return until aid is

June 28, 2024
US military pier removed from Gaza coast because of sea conditions again, Pentagon says
MidEast|News|US|World

US removes Gaza aid pier due to weather and may not put it back, officials say

U.S. officials say the pier built by the U.S. military to bring aid to Gaza is being removed due to weather to protect it, and the U.S. is considering not re-installing it unless aid begins flowing out into the population again

June 28, 2024
US removes Gaza aid pier due to weather and may not put it back, officials say
MidEast|News|World

‘Carry your son and run’: Gaza families describe fleeing Rafah under Israeli fire

Displaced Palestinian families in southern Gaza have fled intensifying Israeli fire in the north Rafah to seek shelter elsewhere

June 28, 2024
‘Carry your son and run’: Gaza families describe fleeing Rafah under Israeli fire
Crime|MidEast|News|Videos|World

Fire in Kuwait building kills 49 foreign workers

At least 49 people were killed in Kuwait on Wednesday after a fire broke out in a building housing foreign workers, with Kuwait's deputy prime minister accusing property owners of

June 28, 2024
Fire in Kuwait building kills 49 foreign workers
MidEast|News|US|World

Senior Hamas leader says proposed amendments to Gaza ceasefire 'not significant'

The changes that Hamas has requested to a ceasefire proposal by the United States are "not significant" and include the complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip, a

June 28, 2024
Senior Hamas leader says proposed amendments to Gaza ceasefire 'not significant'
MidEast|News|World

US shifts assault ship to the Mediterranean to deter an escalation of the Israel-Lebanon conflict

The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp has entered the eastern Mediterranean Sea as the U.S. positions warships to try to keep fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon from escalating into a wider war in the Middle East

June 28, 2024
US shifts assault ship to the Mediterranean to deter an escalation of the Israel-Lebanon conflict
MidEast|News|World

A decade after the Islamic State group declared a caliphate, it's defeated but remains lethal

The Islamic State group declared its caliphate a decade ago

June 28, 2024
A decade after the Islamic State group declared a caliphate, it's defeated but remains lethal
MidEast|News|World

Turkey's Erdogan does not rule out meeting Syria's Assad to restore ties

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he did not rule out a possible meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to help restore bilateral relations between the

June 28, 2024
Turkey's Erdogan does not rule out meeting Syria's Assad to restore ties
Africa|Americas|Europe|MidEast|News|World

Migrants dying in unprecedented numbers on Canary Islands route, NGO says

An unprecedented nearly 5,000 migrants have died at sea in the first five months of

June 28, 2024
Migrants dying in unprecedented numbers on Canary Islands route, NGO says
Economy|MidEast|News|World

Palestinian official rejects Israeli minister's move on West Bank settlements

A senior Palestinian official rejected on Friday a move by Israel's finance minister intended to promote new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying

June 28, 2024
Palestinian official rejects Israeli minister's move on West Bank settlements
Crime|MidEast|News|World

5 missiles land near ship in the Red Sea in the latest attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels

A ship traveling through the Red Sea has come under repeated missile fire in a likely attack launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

June 28, 2024
5 missiles land near ship in the Red Sea in the latest attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels
Economy|Finance|MidEast|News

Oil settles up on Mideast tension, gains curbed as interest rate cuts pushed back

Oil settled higher on Wednesday as ongoing tensions in the Middle East lent support to prices, but news that interest rate cuts could start as late as December

June 28, 2024
Oil settles up on Mideast tension, gains curbed as interest rate cuts pushed back
MidEast|News|World

Ukraine's Zelenskiy has 'productive' talks with Saudi crown prince

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he had held "productive and energetic" talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman focusing on this week's "Peace Summit" in

June 28, 2024
Ukraine's Zelenskiy has 'productive' talks with Saudi crown prince
MidEast|News|US|World

Hamas seeking US guarantees in Gaza ceasefire plan, sources say

Hamas wants written guarantees from the United States for a permanent ceasefire and withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip in order to

June 28, 2024
Hamas seeking US guarantees in Gaza ceasefire plan, sources say
MidEast|News|World

Hamas official denies group presented new ideas for Gaza truce deal

Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan denied on Wednesday that the Palestinian Islamist group had put forward new ideas for the U.S.-backed proposal for a Gaza ceasefire, after U.S.

June 28, 2024
Hamas official denies group presented new ideas for Gaza truce deal
Crime|MidEast|News|World

'Immense' scale of Gaza killings amount to crime against humanity, UN inquiry says

Both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes in the early stages of the Gaza war, a U.N. inquiry found on Wednesday, saying that Israel's actions also constituted crimes

June 28, 2024
'Immense' scale of Gaza killings amount to crime against humanity, UN inquiry says
MidEast|News|Opinion|Political

As LGBTQ+ Pride’s crescendo approaches, tensions over war in Gaza expose rifts

Tensions over the war between Israel and Hamas have seeped into the festivities at LGBTQ+ Pride events across the U.S. They have spurred boycotts and demonstrations and exposed divisions within the movement

June 28, 2024
As LGBTQ+ Pride’s crescendo approaches, tensions over war in Gaza expose rifts
MidEast|World

Blinken says some Hamas proposals unworkable but work on ceasefire to continue

Hamas proposed "numerous changes" in its response to a ceasefire proposal to end the Gaza war including some unworkable changes, U.S.

June 28, 2024
Blinken says some Hamas proposals unworkable but work on ceasefire to continue
Environment|MidEast|Science|World

Climate change boosted deadly Saudi haj heat by 2.5 C, scientists say

The heatwave in Saudi Arabia blamed for the deaths of 1,300 people on the haj pilgrimage this month was made worse by climate change, a team of European scientists

June 27, 2024
Climate change boosted deadly Saudi haj heat by 2.5 C, scientists say
MidEast|News|US|World

Turkey is anchored in the West despite split on Gaza, US envoy says

Turkey remains firmly anchored in the West and its partnership with the United States has never been stronger even as the sides remain split on

June 27, 2024
Turkey is anchored in the West despite split on Gaza, US envoy says
MidEast|News|World

Gaza families desperate for water with no relief in sight

It is not only the ever-present danger from Israeli bombardment or ground fighting that makes life a trial for Gaza's Palestinian civilians.

June 27, 2024
Gaza families desperate for water with no relief in sight
MidEast|News|US|World

US discussing release of suspended bomb shipment with Israel, official says

The United States is discussing with Israel the release of a shipment of 500-pound bombs that was suspended in May over worries about the military operation in Rafah, a U.S.

June 27, 2024
US discussing release of suspended bomb shipment with Israel, official says
MidEast|News|World

Ultra-Orthodox Jews block highway to protest Israel's new mandatory military service ruling

Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men have blocked a major highway in central Israel for two hours

June 27, 2024
Ultra-Orthodox Jews block highway to protest Israel's new mandatory military service ruling
MidEast|News|Political|World

Canada sanctions seven Israelis, five entities over West Bank violence

Canada on Thursday imposed sanctions on seven Israeli settlers it said had taken part in extremist violence in the West Bank, the second time in just over a month Ottawa has taken

June 27, 2024
Canada sanctions seven Israelis, five entities over West Bank violence
MidEast|World

UAE mosques ordered to shorten Fridays sermons during heat of summer

The United Arab Emirates has instructed mosque preachers across the country to limit the duration of Friday sermons and prayers to a maximum 10 minutes as searing

June 27, 2024
UAE mosques ordered to shorten Fridays sermons during heat of summer
MidEast|News|World

Israel's bombs flatten swaths of Lebanon village amid fears of wider war

Satellite images showing much of the Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab in ruins after months of Israeli air strikes offer a glimpse of

June 27, 2024
Israel's bombs flatten swaths of Lebanon village amid fears of wider war
Africa|Business|Europe|Finance|MidEast|Stock Markets

Spice maker McCormick beats quarterly results on strong EMEA business

McCormick beat market expectations for second-quarter profit and sales on Thursday, led by strong demand for its spices and seasonings in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

June 27, 2024
Spice maker McCormick beats quarterly results on strong EMEA business
MidEast|News|World

Hamas responds to Egypt, Qatar on Gaza ceasefire plan; source says group proposes new timeline

Mediators Egypt and Qatar received a response from Hamas and Palestinian groups to a U.S. ceasefire plan for Gaza, the Egyptian and Qatari governments said on Tuesday as an official

June 27, 2024
Hamas responds to Egypt, Qatar on Gaza ceasefire plan; source says group proposes new timeline
MidEast|News|US|World

Gaza pier resumes operations after pause due to weather, US officials say

A floating U.S. military pier off Gaza has resumed bringing humanitarian aid into the enclave after being suspended for two days because of rough seas due to weather, three U.S.

June 27, 2024
Gaza pier resumes operations after pause due to weather, US officials say
MidEast|News|World

Jordan, Egypt say Israel must abide by UN Security Council resolution on Gaza

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi urged Israel to abide by the United Nations Security Council resolution for a plan to end the war

June 27, 2024
Jordan, Egypt say Israel must abide by UN Security Council resolution on Gaza
Africa|MidEast|News|World

Sudan faces famine risk in 14 areas, global hunger monitor says

There is a realistic chance of famine in 14 areas across Sudan if the war that began in April last year escalates, a global monitor said on Thursday,

June 27, 2024
Sudan faces famine risk in 14 areas, global hunger monitor says
Crime|MidEast|News|Videos|World

Ship attacked in Red Sea in latest maritime assault carried out by Yemen's Houthi rebels

A ship traveling through the Red Sea has reported being hit in an attack carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the latest in the campaign targeting shipping over the Israel-Hamas war

June 27, 2024
Ship attacked in Red Sea in latest maritime assault carried out by Yemen's Houthi rebels
Health|MidEast|News|World

Gaza families bid a tearful goodbye to critically ill kids leaving for treatment abroad

Families bid a tearful goodbye to over a dozen critically ill children who left Gaza for treatment abroad

June 27, 2024
Gaza families bid a tearful goodbye to critically ill kids leaving for treatment abroad
Africa|MidEast|News|World

Migrant expulsions from Tunisia to Libya fuel extortion, abuse -UN briefing

Tunisian border guards have rounded up migrants and passed them to counterparts in Libya where they have faced forced labour, extortion, torture and killing,

June 27, 2024
Migrant expulsions from Tunisia to Libya fuel extortion, abuse -UN briefing
MidEast|News|World

Gaza civilian deaths in Israel's hostage raid may be war crimes, UN says

The U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday the killings of civilians in Gaza during the Israeli operation to free four hostages, as well as Palestinian armed groups' holding of

June 27, 2024
Gaza civilian deaths in Israel's hostage raid may be war crimes, UN says
MidEast|News|World

Angry scenes as Israeli parliament votes on conscription law

Israel's parliament moved ahead with a contentious law on conscripting ultra-Orthodox religious students into the military amid angry scenes on Monday in the

June 27, 2024
Angry scenes as Israeli parliament votes on conscription law
Business|Europe|Finance|MidEast|Stock Markets

Saint-Gobain agrees to buy FOSROC for around $1 billion

France's Saint-Gobain has entered into an agreement to buy Dubai-based construction chemicals company FOSROC for around 960 million euros ($1.03 billion) to drive its international

June 27, 2024
Saint-Gobain agrees to buy FOSROC for around $1 billion
MidEast|News|World

Haj deaths show challenge of shielding pilgrims from scorching climate

Hundreds of the pilgrims who died in fierce heat at this year's haj were not officially registered with the Saudi authorities, with the result that many had no access

June 27, 2024
Haj deaths show challenge of shielding pilgrims from scorching climate
Environment|Health|MidEast

In the searing heat of the Gaza summer, Palestinians are surrounded by sewage and garbage

Children trudge through water contaminated with sewage and scale growing mounds of garbage in Gaza’s tent camps for displaced families

June 27, 2024
In the searing heat of the Gaza summer, Palestinians are surrounded by sewage and garbage
MidEast|News|Political|World

Hamas accepts UN ceasefire resolution, ready to negotiate over details, official says

Hamas accepts a UN Security Council ceasefire resolution and is ready to negotiate over the details, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters on Tuesday, adding that it was

June 27, 2024
Hamas accepts UN ceasefire resolution, ready to negotiate over details, official says
Election|MidEast|News

Two candidates drop out of Iran presidential election, due to take place Friday amid voter apathy

Two candidates in Iran’s presidential election have withdrawn from the race

June 27, 2024
Two candidates drop out of Iran presidential election, due to take place Friday amid voter apathy
Asia|MidEast|News|World

UN-led Doha meeting with Taliban not about recognition, says UN

A United Nations-led meeting with Afghanistan's Taliban in Qatar this weekend will not be a discussion about international recognition of the group, U.N.

June 26, 2024
UN-led Doha meeting with Taliban not about recognition, says UN
Education|MidEast|News|US

California public university academics end pro-Palestinian strike under court order

Thousands of University of California academic workers who went on strike at six campuses protesting administrators' response to pro-Palestinian protests

June 26, 2024
California public university academics end pro-Palestinian strike under court order
MidEast|News|World

Israel preparing to increase water supply for Gazans, sources say

Israel, under pressure from Western allies to ease a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, is preparing to boost electricity to a desalination plant so

June 26, 2024
Israel preparing to increase water supply for Gazans, sources say
MidEast|News|World

Hamas, Palestinian authority welcome UN Security Council resolution for Gaza ceasefire

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, its ally the Islamic Jihad group and the rival Palestinian Authority of President Mahmoud Abbas’s welcomed a U.N.

June 26, 2024
Hamas, Palestinian authority welcome UN Security Council resolution for Gaza ceasefire
MidEast|News|World

UN aid chief concerned by possible expansion of Gaza war

The United Nations aid chief said on Wednesday he was concerned by the possible spread of the Gaza war across the region, including to the West Bank, despite aid agencies being

June 26, 2024
UN aid chief concerned by possible expansion of Gaza war
MidEast|News|World

Looting adds to logistical woes of Gaza aid delivery by sea

A U.S.-operated temporary pier delivering aid to war-ravaged Gaza faces a mountain of logistical challenges, the most recent of which is looting, officials said on

June 26, 2024
Looting adds to logistical woes of Gaza aid delivery by sea
MidEast|News|World

‘This is the blood of my son’: While Israel hailed rescue of four hostages, Palestinians recall the horrors

CNN's Paula Hancocks tells the story of one Palestinian family that found themselves caught in the middle of the June 8th operation Israeli forces hailed as a daring success but left this family suffering an unimaginable loss.

June 26, 2024
‘This is the blood of my son’: While Israel hailed rescue of four hostages, Palestinians recall the horrors
Election|MidEast|News|World

Diplomacy, sanctions and soft power have failed to deter Iran’s anti-West agenda − could a new Iranian president change that?

On June 28, Iranians will pick a new president. Relations with the West have been a key campaign issue.

June 26, 2024
Diplomacy, sanctions and soft power have failed to deter Iran’s anti-West agenda − could a new Iranian president change that?
MidEast|News|World

Summer heat brings new misery to Palestinians in Israel's Gaza campaign

Sweltering summer weather is worsening conditions in Gaza where nearly all the 2.3 million inhabitants have been driven from their homes by

June 26, 2024
Summer heat brings new misery to Palestinians in Israel's Gaza campaign
MidEast|News|World

Gaza's hospitals overwhelmed by injured from Israel's military campaign

Hazem Farjallah wails as he lies in the Gaza hospital corridor, his head bandaged and his aunt by his side, days after he was injured by Israeli bombardment and

June 26, 2024
Gaza's hospitals overwhelmed by injured from Israel's military campaign
MidEast|News|World

Russia's Sovcomflot says its ship rescued crew from tanker off Yemen

A ship operated by Russian shipping group Sovcomflot rescued the crew of a tanker taking in water off Yemen's coast this week, the state-owned company, which is under Western

June 26, 2024
Russia's Sovcomflot says its ship rescued crew from tanker off Yemen
MidEast|News|World

Erdogan says Turkey stands with Lebanon as tensions rise with Israel

President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey stood in solidarity with Lebanon amid growing tensions with Israel on Wednesday and called on regional countries to also support Beirut.

June 26, 2024
Erdogan says Turkey stands with Lebanon as tensions rise with Israel
Crime|Europe|MidEast|News|World

Paris court upholds validity of France's arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar Assad

The Paris appeals court has ruled that an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar Assad issued by France for alleged complicity in war crimes during Syria’s civil war is valid and remains in place

June 26, 2024
Paris court upholds validity of France's arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar Assad
MidEast|News|World

Iran-allied militants claim an attack targeting the Israeli port city of Eilat

An Iranian-backed umbrella group known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq has claimed an attack targeting the southern Israeli port city of Eilat

June 26, 2024
Iran-allied militants claim an attack targeting the Israeli port city of Eilat
MidEast|World

Eyeing showdown with Hezbollah, Israel presses shadow campaign in Syria

Israel has intensified covert strikes in Syria against weapons sites, supply routes and Iranian-linked commanders, seven

June 26, 2024
Eyeing showdown with Hezbollah, Israel presses shadow campaign in Syria
MidEast|News|World

Displaced yet again, southern Lebanese decry lack of state support

Ahmed Abu Della was born in the Lebanese village of Yarine before the land to the south was known as Israel.

June 26, 2024
Displaced yet again, southern Lebanese decry lack of state support
MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces pound north and south Gaza, battle Hamas in Rafah

Israeli forces pounded several areas across Gaza on Wednesday, and residents reported fierce fighting overnight in Rafah in the south of the Palestinian enclave.

June 26, 2024
Israeli forces pound north and south Gaza, battle Hamas in Rafah
MidEast|News|US|World

Hamas official urges US to pressure Israel to end Gaza war

A senior Hamas official urged the United States on Monday to pressure Israel to end the war in Gaza, ahead of the planned visit on Monday by U.S.

June 26, 2024
Hamas official urges US to pressure Israel to end Gaza war
Economy|MidEast|News|World

Iran election hopefuls struggle to offer fix for economic woes

Candidates in Friday's Iranian presidential election have vowed to revive the flagging economy, but voters see little prospect of relief from a cost of living squeeze without an end

June 26, 2024
Iran election hopefuls struggle to offer fix for economic woes
Crime|MidEast|News|World

A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat

When Mujahid Abadi stepped outside to see if Israeli forces had entered his neighborhood, he was shot in the arm and the foot, and that was only the start of his ordeal

June 26, 2024
A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Suspected Houthi attack targets a ship in the Gulf of Aden, while Iraqi-claimed attack targets Eilat

Authorities say a suspected missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden

June 26, 2024
Suspected Houthi attack targets a ship in the Gulf of Aden, while Iraqi-claimed attack targets Eilat
Crime|MidEast|News|World

A Yemen Houthi attack targets vessel in waters farther away than many previous assaults

An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a ship farther away from nearly all of the previous assaults they’ve launched in the Gulf of Aden

June 25, 2024
A Yemen Houthi attack targets vessel in waters farther away than many previous assaults
MidEast|News|World

Israelis' lawsuit says UN agency helps Hamas by paying Gaza staff in dollars

Israelis who were taken hostage or lost loved ones during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack are suing the United Nations agency that aids Palestinians

June 25, 2024
Israelis' lawsuit says UN agency helps Hamas by paying Gaza staff in dollars
MidEast|News|World

Yemen's Houthis say they targeted 'MSC Sarah V' vessel in Arabian Sea

Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday that they used a new ballistic missile to hit the MSC Sarah V vessel in the Arabian Sea, claiming responsibility for an attack reported a day earlier.

June 25, 2024
Yemen's Houthis say they targeted 'MSC Sarah V' vessel in Arabian Sea
MidEast|News|World

Risks to aid workers in Gaza intolerable, UN says

The risks to humanitarian workers in Gaza are intolerable, the United Nations said on Tuesday as it pressed Israel for more effective coordination with

June 25, 2024
Risks to aid workers in Gaza intolerable, UN says
MidEast|News|World

UAE says it succeeded in mediating an exchange of 180 prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine

The United Arab Emirates said it succeeded in mediating an exchange of 180 prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine, the state news agency WAM said on Tuesday.

June 25, 2024
UAE says it succeeded in mediating an exchange of 180 prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine
MidEast|News|World

Hamas fired at UNICEF aid convoy in Gaza, Israel's military says

Israel's military said on Tuesday that Hamas militants fired a projectile at a UNICEF humanitarian aid convoy.

June 25, 2024
Hamas fired at UNICEF aid convoy in Gaza, Israel's military says
MidEast|News|US|World

US seeking diplomatic deal to prevent Israel-Hezbollah conflict, Pentagon chief says

The United States is urgently working toward a diplomatic agreement that would allow Israeli and Lebanese civilians to return to their homes on both sides of the

June 25, 2024
US seeking diplomatic deal to prevent Israel-Hezbollah conflict, Pentagon chief says
MidEast|News|US|World

U.S. pier in Gaza may be extended past July, U.S. official says

The U.S. military's pier off Gaza may be extended well beyond its July 31 authorization date if the United States and aid organizations can get aid flowing again

June 25, 2024
U.S. pier in Gaza may be extended past July, U.S. official says
Health|MidEast|News|World

At least 2,000 medical evacuations from Gaza prevented by Rafah crossing closure, says WHO

The closure of the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza has prevented the medical evacuations of at least 2,000 patients, a World Health Organization official said on Tuesday,

June 25, 2024
At least 2,000 medical evacuations from Gaza prevented by Rafah crossing closure, says WHO
MidEast|News|US|World

Blinken to travel to Middle East to press for Gaza ceasefire

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to the Middle East next week, the U.S.

June 25, 2024
Blinken to travel to Middle East to press for Gaza ceasefire
MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces batter central, south Gaza as tanks advance in Rafah

With a renewed ceasefire push in the eight-month-old Gaza war stalled, Israel bombarded central and southern areas again on Friday, killing at least 28

June 25, 2024
Israeli forces batter central, south Gaza as tanks advance in Rafah
MidEast|News|US|World

UN chief to call out Israel, Hamas for violations against children

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has added Israel's military to a global list of offenders for committing violations against children in 2023,

June 25, 2024
UN chief to call out Israel, Hamas for violations against children
MidEast|News|World

Gaza aid through U.S. pier will resume in coming days, Israel says

Humanitarian aid entering Gaza by sea via a U.S.- built pier will resume in the coming days, the Israeli military said on Saturday, after repairs to the structure were completed.

June 25, 2024
Gaza aid through U.S. pier will resume in coming days, Israel says
MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces rescue four live hostages from Gaza, military says

Israeli forces rescued four hostages alive from two locations in the central Gaza area of al-Nuseirat on Saturday, the military said, eight months after they

June 25, 2024
Israeli forces rescue four live hostages from Gaza, military says
MidEast|News|World

55 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in central Gaza, health official says

Bodies of at least 55 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Al-Nuseirat and other areas in central Gaza, and dozens wounded, in the attacks, arrived on Saturday at Al-Aqsa

June 25, 2024
55 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in central Gaza, health official says
MidEast|News|Political|World

Developing countries call on US to lift Palestinian UN veto

The D-8 group of developing nations called on Saturday for the U.S. to lift its veto on the full membership of Palestine as an independent and sovereign state in the United

June 25, 2024
Developing countries call on US to lift Palestinian UN veto
MidEast|News|World

France, US intensify efforts to prevent Middle East explosion, Macron says

France and the United States will work harder to prevent a broader escalation in the Middle East with a key priority to calm the situation between Israel and Hezbollah,

June 25, 2024
France, US intensify efforts to prevent Middle East explosion, Macron says
MidEast|News|World

Gaza suffers near total breakdown of law and order, UNRWA chief says

Chaos is taking hold in Gaza as smuggling bands form and add to the difficulties in delivering aid, the head of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency said on

June 25, 2024
Gaza suffers near total breakdown of law and order, UNRWA chief says
MidEast|News|World

Israeli hostage Noa Argamani freed in time to see her terminally ill mother

Hours after being rescued from eight months captivity in Gaza, freed hostage Noa Argamani arrived at a hospital in Tel Aviv to see her terminally ill mother.

June 25, 2024
Israeli hostage Noa Argamani freed in time to see her terminally ill mother
Economy|MidEast|News

Saudi Arabia's Q1 GDP shrinks estimated 1.7% y/y

Saudi Arabia's real gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter shrank 1.7% from a year earlier, preliminary government data showed on Sunday, as a decline in oil activities

June 25, 2024
Saudi Arabia's Q1 GDP shrinks estimated 1.7% y/y
MidEast|News|World

Iran approves six candidates to run for president - State TV

Iran's Guardian Council, which oversees elections and legislation, has approved six candidates to run for president in snap elections to be held later this month after the death of

June 25, 2024
Iran approves six candidates to run for president - State TV
MidEast|Political|US|World

No White House word on whether Biden, Netanyahu to meet in Washington

The White House declined to say on Sunday whether President Joe Biden will meet Benjamin Netanyahu when the Israeli prime minister visits Washington next month to

June 25, 2024
No White House word on whether Biden, Netanyahu to meet in Washington
MidEast|News|Videos|World

Israel keeps pounding central Gaza as Palestinian death toll in hostage rescue raid rises to 274

Israeli forces pounded central Gaza anew on Sunday, a day after killing 274 Palestinians during a hostage rescue raid, and tanks advanced further into Rafah in

June 25, 2024
Israel keeps pounding central Gaza as Palestinian death toll in hostage rescue raid rises to 274
MidEast|News|World

Israeli PM Netanyahu's majority safe after Gantz departure

Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz announced on Sunday that he was quitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's emergency unity government formed shortly after the Hamas

June 25, 2024
Israeli PM Netanyahu's majority safe after Gantz departure
Europe|MidEast|News|Political|World

German minister announces more Gaza aid, criticises parts of Israeli government

Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Tuesday announced 19 million euros ($20.3 million) in more aid to Gaza and criticised parts of the Israeli government for actions that she

June 25, 2024
German minister announces more Gaza aid, criticises parts of Israeli government
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Monitoring group reports a steep rise in antisemitic incidents in Germany last year

A group that tracks antisemitism in Germany says it recorded an overall increase of more than 80% in incidents last year, with well over half of the total coming after Hamas-led militants’ attack on Israel in early October

June 25, 2024
Monitoring group reports a steep rise in antisemitic incidents in Germany last year
MidEast|News|World

Israel court ends draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews

Israel's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the state must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students into the military, a decree which creates new

June 25, 2024
Israel court ends draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews
MidEast|News|World

Israeli airstrikes kill at least 24 in Gaza City, health officials say

Israeli forces killed at least 24 Palestinians in three separate airstrikes on Gaza City early on Tuesday and the dead included a sister of Ismail Haniyeh, the

June 25, 2024
Israeli airstrikes kill at least 24 in Gaza City, health officials say
Election|MidEast|News|Political|World

Iran's supreme leader warns sole reformist in presidential race, while calling for 'maximum' turnout

Iran’s supreme leader has issued a thinly veiled warning to the sole reformist candidate in the country’s upcoming presidential election

June 25, 2024
Iran's supreme leader warns sole reformist in presidential race, while calling for 'maximum' turnout
Africa|MidEast|News|World

A year after Greece migrant boat tragedy, answers and justice still out of reach

Egyptian electrician Mahmoud Shalabi was the only person from his hometown to survive when a fishing trawler crammed

June 25, 2024
A year after Greece migrant boat tragedy, answers and justice still out of reach
MidEast|News|World

Long history of warfare on Israel-Lebanon border

Israel's chief of staff has said it is nearing a decision on an offensive along the frontier with Lebanon against the Iran-backed Hezbollah after months of cross-border exchanges of fire.

June 25, 2024
Long history of warfare on Israel-Lebanon border
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Saudi Arabian Crown prince joins long guest list for G7 summit

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will join at least 12 other heads of state and government invited by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to take

June 25, 2024
Saudi Arabian Crown prince joins long guest list for G7 summit
MidEast|News|World

US and British airstrikes hit Yemen, Houthis say

U.S. and British forces carried out six airstrikes on targets in Yemen on Friday, a Houthi-run television station said.

June 25, 2024
US and British airstrikes hit Yemen, Houthis say
Election|MidEast|News

Who in Iran seeks the presidency after Raisi's death?

Iranians will choose between mostly hardline candidates in an early presidential election on Friday following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.

June 25, 2024
Who in Iran seeks the presidency after Raisi's death?
Election|MidEast|News|Political|US

George Latimer, a pro-Israel centrist, defeats Rep. Jamaal Bowman in New York Democratic primary

George Latimer has defeated U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, of New York, in a Democratic primary that highlighted the party’s deep divisions over the war in Gaza

June 25, 2024
George Latimer, a pro-Israel centrist, defeats Rep. Jamaal Bowman in New York Democratic primary
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Escalating Israel-Hezbollah clashes threaten to spark regional war and force US into conflict with Iran

A full-blown war between Israel and Hezbollah would likely set the entire region on fire, involving Iran and its proxies, and could drag the US into direct confrontation with Tehran.

June 24, 2024
Escalating Israel-Hezbollah clashes threaten to spark regional war and force US into conflict with Iran
MidEast|News|Political|World

What is Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed group that could go to all-out war against Israel?

Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah are threatening all-out war

June 24, 2024
What is Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed group that could go to all-out war against Israel?
MidEast|News|World

With another setback for cease-fire talks, worries of full-scale war for Israel and Lebanon escalate

The prospect of a full-scale war between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia terrifies people on both sides of the border

June 24, 2024
With another setback for cease-fire talks, worries of full-scale war for Israel and Lebanon escalate
MidEast|News|World

Israeli strike on UN school kills dozens in Gaza

Israel hit a Gaza school on Thursday with what it described as a targeted airstrike on up to 30 Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters

June 24, 2024
Israeli strike on UN school kills dozens in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

As ties thaw with Saudi Arabia, thousands of Syrians fly there for haj

For the first time in more than a decade, thousands of Syrians are travelling directly from government-held parts of Syria to Saudi Arabia for the Haj rituals, a signal of Syrian

June 24, 2024
As ties thaw with Saudi Arabia, thousands of Syrians fly there for haj
MidEast|News|World

Israel's Netanyahu to address U.S. Congress on July 24

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will "present the truth" about the war against Hamas in Gaza when he addresses the U.S.

June 24, 2024
Israel's Netanyahu to address U.S. Congress on July 24
Health|MidEast|News|World

A WHO official says the US-built pier in Gaza not sufficient in delivering aid to Palestinians

A senior official with the U.N. health agency says the reconnected U.S.-built pier off the coast of the Gaza Strip cannot supply Palestinians with anywhere near the level of aid they need

June 24, 2024
A WHO official says the US-built pier in Gaza not sufficient in delivering aid to Palestinians
MidEast|News|World

Experts say Gaza is at 'high risk' of famine despite increased aid to the north

A draft report from the leading international authority on hunger crises says an influx of aid appears to have eased conditions in northern Gaza for now

June 24, 2024
Experts say Gaza is at 'high risk' of famine despite increased aid to the north
MidEast|News|US|World

Netanyahu says he will only accept a partial cease-fire deal that would not end the war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will only accept a partial cease-fire deal that would not end the 8-month-long war in Gaza, casting doubt on the viability of a U.S. backed cease-fire proposal

June 24, 2024
Netanyahu says he will only accept a partial cease-fire deal that would not end the war
MidEast|World

Israel's treatment of Palestinian workers denounced at UN meeting

The head of the International Labour Organization on Thursday criticized the decimation of Palestinian workers' labour rights since the start of the Israel-Hamas war

June 24, 2024
Israel's treatment of Palestinian workers denounced at UN meeting
MidEast|News|World

Israeli military alarmed by standoff over West Bank funds, report says

The Israeli military has warned the government its policy of cutting off funds to the Palestinian Authority could push the occupied West Bank into a third "intifada", public

June 24, 2024
Israeli military alarmed by standoff over West Bank funds, report says
MidEast|News|World

Yemen's Houthis chief: operations with Islamic Resistance in Iraq against Israel will intensify

The leader of Yemen's Houthis, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said on Thursday the group's operations against Israel, carried out with the group Islamic Resistance in Iraq, would intensify.

June 24, 2024
Yemen's Houthis chief: operations with Islamic Resistance in Iraq against Israel will intensify
MidEast|News|US|World

US has been in contact with Israel about strike on school in Gaza, State Dept says

The U.S. has been in contact with Israel about a strike on a school in Gaza on Thursday, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters, adding that Washington

June 24, 2024
US has been in contact with Israel about strike on school in Gaza, State Dept says
MidEast|News|World

Hamas has not responded to latest ceasefire proposal, Qatar foreign ministry says

Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said on Thursday that Hamas has not yet handed mediators its response to the latest ceasefire proposal and is still studying it,

June 24, 2024
Hamas has not responded to latest ceasefire proposal, Qatar foreign ministry says
MidEast|News|World

Netanyahu says he won't agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal

The viability of a U.S.-backed proposal to wind down the 8-month-long war in Gaza has been cast into doubt after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would only agree to a “partial” cease-fire deal that would not end the war

June 24, 2024
Netanyahu says he won't agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal
MidEast|News|World

Diminished Hamas switches to full insurgent mode in Gaza

Hamas has seen about half its forces wiped out in eight months of war and is relying on hit-and-run insurgent tactics to

June 23, 2024
Diminished Hamas switches to full insurgent mode in Gaza
Africa|Europe|MidEast|News|World

Spain requests to intervene in South Africa's Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ

Spain has requested to intervene in South Africa's genocide case against Israel's actions in Gaza at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares

June 23, 2024
Spain requests to intervene in South Africa's Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ
MidEast|News|US|World

Democrats wrestle with whether to attend Netanyahu's address to Congress as many plan to boycott

The last time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.S. Congress, nearly 60 Democrats skipped his speech nine years ago

June 23, 2024
Democrats wrestle with whether to attend Netanyahu's address to Congress as many plan to boycott
MidEast|News|World

More than 1,000 die in haj amid scorching temperatures

More than 1,000 people died during haj this year, according to a Reuters tally, as extreme heat hammered the nearly two million who took part in the annual Muslim pilgrimage to

June 23, 2024
More than 1,000 die in haj amid scorching temperatures
MidEast|News|World

Netanyahu says Israel is winding down its Gaza operations. But he warns a Lebanon war could be next

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the current phase of fighting against Hamas in Gaza is winding down

June 23, 2024
Netanyahu says Israel is winding down its Gaza operations. But he warns a Lebanon war could be next
MidEast|News|World

Israeli airstrike kills eight at Gaza aid centre, witnesses say

Eight Palestinians were killed on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike on a training college near Gaza City being used to distribute aid, Palestinian witnesses said, as

June 23, 2024
Israeli airstrike kills eight at Gaza aid centre, witnesses say
MidEast|News|World

Israel defence chief to discuss Gaza, Lebanon on U.S. trip

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant headed to Washington on Sunday to discuss the next phase of the Gaza war and escalating hostilities on the border with

June 23, 2024
Israel defence chief to discuss Gaza, Lebanon on U.S. trip
Crime|Europe|MidEast|News|World

Ukrainian drones and missiles kill 6 in Russia and Crimea, fresh bombing of Kharkiv leaves 1 dead

Russian authorities say six people died and over 150 were wounded in Ukrainian drone and missile attacks while the second day of Russia's aerial bombing of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine killed at least one person

June 23, 2024
Ukrainian drones and missiles kill 6 in Russia and Crimea, fresh bombing of Kharkiv leaves 1 dead
Health|MidEast|News|Travel|World

More than 1,300 people died during Hajj, many of them after walking in the scorching heat

More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage as the faithful faced soaring temperatures at Islamic holy sites in Saudi Arabia

June 23, 2024
More than 1,300 people died during Hajj, many of them after walking in the scorching heat
MidEast|News

Aerial drone launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels hits ship in the Red Sea, causing damage and injuries

An aerial drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck and damaged a vessel in the Red Sea

June 23, 2024
Aerial drone launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels hits ship in the Red Sea, causing damage and injuries
MidEast|News|World

Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah in its fight against Israel

Iran-backed groups in the Middle East say thousands of their fighters are offering to come to Lebanon to join with the militant Hezbollah group in its battle with Israel

June 23, 2024
Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah in its fight against Israel
MidEast|News|World

In apparent blow to Biden plan, Hamas leader demands full end to Gaza war

The leader of Hamas said on Wednesday the group would demand a permanent end to the war in Gaza and Israeli withdrawal as part of a

June 23, 2024
In apparent blow to Biden plan, Hamas leader demands full end to Gaza war
MidEast|News

Reuters denies reporting that Israel will attack Lebanon

Reuters denied on Saturday that it had reported that Israel would attack Lebanon within 48 hours, after reports circulated on social media citing the news agency as saying this.

June 22, 2024
Reuters denies reporting that Israel will attack Lebanon
MidEast|News|World

Thousands of Israelis rally to mark to hostage's birthday

Thousands of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv on Saturday to mark the 20th birthday of Naama Levy, who has been held hostage in Gaza since Oct. 7, and to call for an immediate

June 22, 2024
Thousands of Israelis rally to mark to hostage's birthday
Africa|Crime|MidEast|Travel

Egypt cracks down on tourism companies after haj deaths

Egypt withdrew the operating licenses of 16 tourism companies and referred them to the public prosecutor, accusing them of being responsible for the deaths of Egyptian pilgrims in

June 22, 2024
Egypt cracks down on tourism companies after haj deaths
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Israel's Barak quits ICJ panel, citing personal reasons

Aharon Barak, a former president of Israel's Supreme Court, has resigned from his role as ad hoc judge on an International Court of Justice panel weighing a genocide allegation

June 22, 2024
Israel's Barak quits ICJ panel, citing personal reasons
Business|MidEast|News|Technology

Former Meta engineer sues company saying he was fired over handling of Gaza content

A former Meta engineer on Tuesday accused the company of bias in its handling of content related to the war in Gaza, claiming in a lawsuit that

June 22, 2024
Former Meta engineer sues company saying he was fired over handling of Gaza content
MidEast|News|World

At least 39 people killed in Israeli strikes across northern Gaza, officials say

Palestinian and hospital officials said at least 39 people have been killed by Israeli strikes across northern Gaza

June 22, 2024
At least 39 people killed in Israeli strikes across northern Gaza, officials say
Crime|Economy|MidEast|News|World

Yemen's Houthi rebels target ship in the Gulf of Aden as the Eisenhower aircraft carrier heads home

An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a commercial ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden but apparently caused no damage

June 22, 2024
Yemen's Houthi rebels target ship in the Gulf of Aden as the Eisenhower aircraft carrier heads home
Crime|Education|MidEast|News|US|World

Stanford students arrested in pro-Palestinian protest that took over president's office

More than a dozen people were arrested at Stanford University in California on Wednesday after pro-Palestinian student protesters barricaded themselves inside the office of the

June 21, 2024
Stanford students arrested in pro-Palestinian protest that took over president's office
MidEast|News|World

UN says up to Israel to restore order in Gaza for aid

It is Israel's responsibility - as the occupying power in the Gaza Strip - to restore public order and safety in the Palestinian territory so

June 21, 2024
UN says up to Israel to restore order in Gaza for aid
Crime|Health|MidEast|News|World

Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, Gaza health officials say

Gaza health officials say Israeli strikes on a tent camp outside the southern city of Rafah have killed at least 25 people and wounded another 50

June 21, 2024
Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, Gaza health officials say
MidEast|News|World

Tunisian president sacks minister after the death of dozens on Haj pilgrimage

Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Brahim Chaibi, the minister of religious affairs, following widespread criticism after the deaths of dozens of Tunisians taking part in the Haj

June 21, 2024
Tunisian president sacks minister after the death of dozens on Haj pilgrimage
MidEast|News|World

UN chief warns: Lebanon cannot become another Gaza

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday he is profoundly concerned by escalating tensions between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah

June 21, 2024
UN chief warns: Lebanon cannot become another Gaza
Election|MidEast|News|Political|US

What to expect in New York's state primaries

Tensions within the Democratic Party over President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war are playing out in a key New York primary race next week

June 21, 2024
What to expect in New York's state primaries
MidEast|News|World

Israel and Hezbollah faceoff raises risk of wider conflict

Regular puffs of smoke from missile intercepts over northern Israel and fires from air strikes in southern Lebanon are outward signs of a fear that the Gaza war may be expanding

June 21, 2024
Israel and Hezbollah faceoff raises risk of wider conflict
MidEast|News|Political|World

Gaza's Health Ministry says 25 killed, 50 wounded in Israeli strikes on tent camps

Armenia said it would recognize a Palestinian state, prompting Israel to summon its ambassador for what the Foreign Ministry described as a “severe reprimand.”

June 21, 2024
Gaza's Health Ministry says 25 killed, 50 wounded in Israeli strikes on tent camps
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Armenia recognises Palestinian statehood, says Armenian foreign ministry

Armenia has officially recognised a Palestinian state, the Armenian foreign ministry said on Friday, the latest country to do so despite opposition from Israel.

June 21, 2024
Armenia recognises Palestinian statehood, says Armenian foreign ministry
MidEast|News|World

Israel pounds Gaza, killing dozens, as fighting rages

Israeli forces pounded Rafah in southern Gaza on Friday, as well as other areas across the enclave, killing at least 45 Palestinians as troops engaged in close-

June 21, 2024
Israel pounds Gaza, killing dozens, as fighting rages
Business|Economy|MidEast|News

UAE's non-oil business growth retains slower pace in May, PMI shows

Capacity constraints weighed on non-oil business activity in the United Arab Emirates in May with output growth at its slowest in 16 months, a survey showed on Wednesday.

June 21, 2024
UAE's non-oil business growth retains slower pace in May, PMI shows
MidEast|News|World

Hamas signals post-war ambition in talks with Palestinian rival Fatah

Deep divisions will limit progress at reconciliation talks between Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah this month, conversations with five

June 21, 2024
Hamas signals post-war ambition in talks with Palestinian rival Fatah
Crime|MidEast|News

Jordan makes biggest drugs bust in years at Saudi border

Jordan has foiled two plots to smuggle millions of captagon pills through a border post to Saudi Arabia, the biggest seizure in years of drugs bound for

June 21, 2024
Jordan makes biggest drugs bust in years at Saudi border
MidEast|News|US|World

Gunman fires shots at US embassy in Lebanon, army says

A gunman fired shots at the U.S. embassy in Lebanon on Wednesday and was wounded in an exchange of fire with troops, the Lebanese army said.

June 21, 2024
Gunman fires shots at US embassy in Lebanon, army says
MidEast|World

Netanyahu says Israel prepared for strong action in the north

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday Israel was prepared for very strong action in northern Israel, saying it would restore security "one way or another" in an

June 21, 2024
Netanyahu says Israel prepared for strong action in the north
MidEast|News|World

IAEA Board passes resolution against Iran on cooperation, inspectors

The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution on Wednesday calling on Iran to step up cooperation with the watchdog and reverse its

June 21, 2024
IAEA Board passes resolution against Iran on cooperation, inspectors
Crime|MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel to phase out use of military detention camp

Israel is phasing out the use of a military-run detention camp for Palestinians captured during the Gaza war where rights groups say there has been abuse of inmates, justice

June 21, 2024
Israel to phase out use of military detention camp
Election|MidEast|News|Videos

Iran's presidential candidates talk economic policies in 2nd live debate ahead of June 28 vote

In the second live debate on state television, six presidential candidates have discussed Iran’s economic problems ahead of the country’s June 28 election following a helicopter crash last month that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others

June 20, 2024
Iran's presidential candidates talk economic policies in 2nd live debate ahead of June 28 vote
MidEast|News|World

Israel strikes, shelling kill 19 in Gaza amid manoeuvring on ceasefire quest

Israeli shelling and airstrikes killed at least 19 people in central and south Gaza on Tuesday including two policemen who were

June 20, 2024
Israel strikes, shelling kill 19 in Gaza amid manoeuvring on ceasefire quest
MidEast|News|World

Israel nears decision on Lebanon border offensive, army chief says

Israel is ready for an offensive along the northern border with Lebanon and is nearing a decision, the chief of staff

June 20, 2024
Israel nears decision on Lebanon border offensive, army chief says
MidEast|News|US|World

US says response from Hamas on ceasefire proposal still awaited

A response from Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Israel's ceasefire proposal that U.S.

June 20, 2024
US says response from Hamas on ceasefire proposal still awaited
MidEast|News|World

Israel's pledge to guard an aid route into Gaza falls flat as lawlessness blocks distribution

Israel has established a corridor for the delivery of aid into southern Gaza but a declared ‘tactical pause’ in its war with Hamas has brought little relief to desperate Palestinians

June 20, 2024
Israel's pledge to guard an aid route into Gaza falls flat as lawlessness blocks distribution
Crime|Education|MidEast|News|US

Charges dropped for Columbia University students arrested at pro-Palestinian protests

Dozens of pro-Palestinian student protesters arrested in April after occupying and barricading a building at Columbia University in New York City had all criminal

June 20, 2024
Charges dropped for Columbia University students arrested at pro-Palestinian protests
Europe|MidEast|News|Political|World

US will redirect air defense interceptor missiles to Ukraine that other allies had on order

The White House says it will rush delivery of air defense interceptor missiles to Ukraine by redirecting shipments that had been planned for other allied nations

June 20, 2024
US will redirect air defense interceptor missiles to Ukraine that other allies had on order
MidEast|News|World

Lebanese officials work to maintain friendly relations with Cyprus following Hezbollah threats

Lebanese government officials are working to maintain friendly relations with Cyprus a day after the militant Hezbollah group threatened to attack the Mediterranean island if it allows Israel to use its territories to attack Lebanon

June 20, 2024
Lebanese officials work to maintain friendly relations with Cyprus following Hezbollah threats
MidEast|World

Houthi Red Sea attacks decline in last week as navies act, Greece says

Closer international cooperation between naval missions in the Red Sea has reduced the number of attacks by Yemen’s Houthis over the past week,

June 20, 2024
Houthi Red Sea attacks decline in last week as navies act, Greece says
MidEast|News|Political|World

Netanyahu's ultra-Orthodox coalition partners back Gaza hostage deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's biggest coalition partner said on Tuesday it would support a prospective deal to free hostages from Hamas captivity

June 20, 2024
Netanyahu's ultra-Orthodox coalition partners back Gaza hostage deal
MidEast|News|US|World

US-built pier in Gaza unloads aid again after weather setback, official says

The U.S. military says a floating pier it built in Gaza has been reattached to the shore and is unloading humanitarian aid again

June 20, 2024
US-built pier in Gaza unloads aid again after weather setback, official says
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Europeans' draft IAEA resolution presses Iran on particles, inspectors

A draft resolution European powers submitted to the U.N. nuclear watchdog's Board of Governors on Monday for a vote this week presses Iran again to explain uranium

June 20, 2024
Europeans' draft IAEA resolution presses Iran on particles, inspectors
MidEast|News|World

Iran's allies in Iraq are firing at Israel. What if they draw blood?

Iran-backed Shi'ite armed groups in Iraq have ramped up rocket and missile attacks on Israel in recent weeks, raising concerns in Washington and

June 20, 2024
Iran's allies in Iraq are firing at Israel. What if they draw blood?
MidEast|News|World

Senior Hamas official criticizes U.S., West's calls on group to accept Biden's Gaza proposal

Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri criticised Washington and the West's calls for it to accept a ceasefire proposal advanced by U.S.

June 20, 2024
Senior Hamas official criticizes U.S., West's calls on group to accept Biden's Gaza proposal
MidEast|News|World

Qatar says current Gaza ceasefire proposal is closer in positions of both sides

Qatar said on Tuesday it delivered an Israeli proposal to Hamas that reflected the positions stated by U.S.

June 20, 2024
Qatar says current Gaza ceasefire proposal is closer in positions of both sides
MidEast|News|Political|World

UN rights office criticises Israel over deaths of 500 Palestinians in West Bank

The U.N. human rights office called on Tuesday for an end to violence in which it said Israeli security forces and Jewish settlers have killed more than 500

June 20, 2024
UN rights office criticises Israel over deaths of 500 Palestinians in West Bank
Crime|MidEast|News|World

San Francisco police arrest 70 protesters at Israeli consulate

San Francisco police arrested 70 pro-Palestinian demonstrators on trespassing charges on Monday after they entered the lobby of the building housing the Israeli consulate and

June 20, 2024
San Francisco police arrest 70 protesters at Israeli consulate
Business|Economy|Finance|MidEast

Saudi non-oil activity growth slows in May, PMI shows

Growth in non-oil business activity in Saudi Arabia eased in May as new orders rose at the slowest pace in 25 months, a survey showed on Tuesday.

June 20, 2024
Saudi non-oil activity growth slows in May, PMI shows
MidEast|News|US|World

No date set for Netanyahu's address to US Congress, Israel says

No date has been set for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned address to a joint meeting of the U.S.

June 20, 2024
No date set for Netanyahu's address to US Congress, Israel says
MidEast|News|World

Iran condemns Canada's listing of Revolutionary Guards as terrorist group

Iran condemned Canada's listing of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization as "an unwise and unconventional politically motivated step," foreign ministry

June 20, 2024
Iran condemns Canada's listing of Revolutionary Guards as terrorist group
MidEast|News|World

Back to class - or shelters? Next school year snags Israel's Lebanon strategy

In dozens of northern Israeli towns and villages, evacuated under fire from Lebanon's Hezbollah group in parallel with the Gaza war,

June 20, 2024
Back to class - or shelters? Next school year snags Israel's Lebanon strategy
MidEast|News|Political|World

The fate of the latest cease-fire proposal hinges on Netanyahu and Hamas’ leader in Gaza

The fate of the proposed cease-fire deal for Gaza hinges in many ways on two men: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas’ leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar

June 20, 2024
The fate of the latest cease-fire proposal hinges on Netanyahu and Hamas’ leader in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Four more Israeli hostages died in Gaza captivity, Israel's military says

The Israeli military said another four Israeli hostages abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7 had died in captivity and that their bodies are being held by the Palestinian Islamist group.

June 19, 2024
Four more Israeli hostages died in Gaza captivity, Israel's military says
MidEast|News|World

Rifts seem to appear between Israel's political and military leadership over conduct of the Gaza war

The Israeli army’s chief spokesman is apparently questioning the stated goal of destroying the Hamas militant group in Gaza in a rare public rift between the country’s political and military leadership

June 19, 2024
Rifts seem to appear between Israel's political and military leadership over conduct of the Gaza war
MidEast|News|World

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group warns archenemy Israel against wider war

The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group says it has new weapons and intelligence capabilities that could help it target more critical positions deeper inside Israel in case of an all-out war

June 19, 2024
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group warns archenemy Israel against wider war
MidEast|News|World

Hundreds died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid intense heat, officials say

Hundreds of people have died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom

June 19, 2024
Hundreds died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid intense heat, officials say
MidEast|News|Political|World

Egypt's Sisi orders prime minister to form new cabinet

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reappointed Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Monday to form a new government after the latter submitted his cabinet's resignation, following

June 19, 2024
Egypt's Sisi orders prime minister to form new cabinet
MidEast|World

In Gaza, Palestinians return to a shelter scarred by war

Palestinian Umm Mohammed Khrouat says she would rather live in a tent than the school where she is forced to shelter with her five children in northern

June 19, 2024
In Gaza, Palestinians return to a shelter scarred by war
MidEast|News

Iran's parliament speaker Qalibaf signs up for presidential race

Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, a former Revolutionary Guards commander, on Monday announced he would run for president to succeed Ebrahim Raisi who died last month

June 19, 2024
Iran's parliament speaker Qalibaf signs up for presidential race
MidEast|News|World

Palestinian sisters cry out for missing mother after Gaza airstrike

After another airstrike pulverised Gaza, the two al-Breim sisters realised their mother Amira was missing and rushed to the scene, crying out her name and

June 19, 2024
Palestinian sisters cry out for missing mother after Gaza airstrike
MidEast|News|Technology|World

Lebanon's Hezbollah fires drone squadron at Israel as violence intensifies

Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Monday it had launched a squadron of drones towards the headquarters of the Israeli military's Galilee formation in an intensification of cross-border

June 19, 2024
Lebanon's Hezbollah fires drone squadron at Israel as violence intensifies
MidEast|News|World

Netanyahu aide: Biden's Gaza plan 'not a good deal' but Israel accepts it

An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Sunday that Israel had accepted a framework deal for winding down the Gaza war now being advanced by U.S.

June 18, 2024
Netanyahu aide: Biden's Gaza plan 'not a good deal' but Israel accepts it
MidEast|News|World

UNRWA says forced displacement has pushed over 1 million away from Rafah

Forced displacement has pushed over a million people away from the Gazan city of Rafah, the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said on Monday.

June 18, 2024
UNRWA says forced displacement has pushed over 1 million away from Rafah
MidEast|News|World

Israel assessing alternatives to Hamas rule in Gaza, defence minister says

Israel's defence minister said on Sunday that Israel would not accept Hamas continuing to rule Gaza at any stage during the process to wind down the war, and that it was

June 18, 2024
Israel assessing alternatives to Hamas rule in Gaza, defence minister says
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Egypt demands Israel withdraws from Rafah crossing for it to operate again, sources say

Officials from the United States, Israel and Egypt ended a meeting in Cairo on Sunday with Egypt sticking to its position that Israel must withdraw from the Palestinian side of the

June 18, 2024
Egypt demands Israel withdraws from Rafah crossing for it to operate again, sources say
MidEast|News|World

David Levy, Mizrahi immigrant turned top Israeli diplomat, dead at 86

Former Israeli foreign minister David Levy, whose rise from manual labourer to the international stage inspired fellow Mizrahi Jews of Middle Eastern descent, died on Sunday aged

June 18, 2024
David Levy, Mizrahi immigrant turned top Israeli diplomat, dead at 86
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy parts of Brooklyn Museum

Pro-Palestinian protesters took over parts of the Brooklyn Museum on Friday, hanging a banner above the main entrance, occupying much of the lobby and scuffling with police,

June 18, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy parts of Brooklyn Museum
MidEast|News|World

Prabowo says Indonesia willing to send peacekeeping troops to Gaza

Indonesia's president-elect, Prabowo Subianto, said on Saturday that his country was willing to send peacekeeping troops to enforce a ceasefire in Gaza if required.

June 18, 2024
Prabowo says Indonesia willing to send peacekeeping troops to Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Qatari PM hopes Gaza ceasefire proposal will be received positively

Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Saturday that mediators hope all parties will deal positively with the principles of a Gaza ceasefire proposal

June 18, 2024
Qatari PM hopes Gaza ceasefire proposal will be received positively
MidEast|World

Kuwait's Emir makes Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid crown prince -state news agency

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah issued a decree nominating Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah as crown prince, the state news agency KUNA reported on Saturday.

June 18, 2024
Kuwait's Emir makes Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid crown prince -state news agency
MidEast|News|World

Israel's Netanyahu says there cannot be permanent Gaza ceasefire until Hamas destroyed

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday there would be no permanent ceasefire in Gaza until Hamas' military and governing capabilities were destroyed.

June 18, 2024
Israel's Netanyahu says there cannot be permanent Gaza ceasefire until Hamas destroyed
Crime|MidEast|News|US

Police say they detained 29 people in pro-Palestinian protests at Brooklyn Museum on Friday

New York City police said on Saturday they had taken into custody more than two dozen people in connection with Friday’s pro-Palestinian protests at the Brooklyn

June 18, 2024
Police say they detained 29 people in pro-Palestinian protests at Brooklyn Museum on Friday
Europe|MidEast|News|Sports

Soccer-Protesters rally outside Hampden Park before Israel women's match

Protesters assembled outside Hampden Park in Glasgow on Friday ahead of Scotland’s Women's Euro 2025 qualifier versus Israel, demonstrating against Israel's military

June 18, 2024
Soccer-Protesters rally outside Hampden Park before Israel women's match
MidEast|News|US|World

Hamas says it 'positively' views Gaza ceasefire proposal set out by Biden

Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Friday said it had a positive view of the contents of a three-phase ceasefire proposal announced by U.S.

June 18, 2024
Hamas says it 'positively' views Gaza ceasefire proposal set out by Biden
MidEast|News|US|World

US officials who have resigned to protest Biden's Gaza policy

Joe Biden's support for Israel during its eight-month war in Gaza has spurred at least eight U.S. administration officials to quit, with some accusing the U.S.

June 18, 2024
US officials who have resigned to protest Biden's Gaza policy
MidEast|News|World

Harris meets with former Israeli hostage who described being sexually assaulted in Gaza

Vice President Kamala Harris has met with an Israeli lawyer who has publicly described being sexually assaulted while held hostage in Gaza

June 17, 2024
Harris meets with former Israeli hostage who described being sexually assaulted in Gaza
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel's Gantz at the crossroads over challenge to Netanyahu

Former general Benny Gantz faces a reckoning next week over his revolt against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been gaining ground in the

June 17, 2024
Israel's Gantz at the crossroads over challenge to Netanyahu
MidEast|News|World

Netanyahu dissolved his war Cabinet. How will that affect cease-fire efforts?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disbanded his war Cabinet, consolidating his influence over the Israel-Hamas war and likely diminishing the odds of a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip anytime soon

June 17, 2024
Netanyahu dissolved his war Cabinet. How will that affect cease-fire efforts?
Asia|MidEast|News|World

China, Saudi Arabia foreign ministers discuss Ukraine crisis

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud where the two exchanged views on various subjects including the Ukraine crisis,

June 17, 2024
China, Saudi Arabia foreign ministers discuss Ukraine crisis
MidEast|News|World

Egypt extends crackdown on Gaza activism with student arrests

Egypt has detained several students who were trying to promote pro-Palestinian boycotts and solidarity campaigns, the latest sign that it does not want to leave space

June 17, 2024
Egypt extends crackdown on Gaza activism with student arrests
MidEast|News|World

Netanyahu dissolves war Cabinet that directed Gaza conflict, Israeli officials say

Israeli officials say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the influential war Cabinet that was tasked with steering the war in Gaza

June 17, 2024
Netanyahu dissolves war Cabinet that directed Gaza conflict, Israeli officials say
MidEast|News|World

Israeli airstrike on Rafah kills 12 Palestinians, Gaza medics say

Israeli forces killed at least 12 Palestinians in a dawn airstrike on Rafah in southern Gaza on Thursday and fighting raged in several other areas of the coastal

June 17, 2024
Israeli airstrike on Rafah kills 12 Palestinians, Gaza medics say
MidEast|News|World

Thousands march in a subdued Jerusalem gay pride parade

Jerusalem on Thursday held its annual gay pride parade under heavy security and with a subdued vibe, given the solemn mood in Israel after months of war.

June 17, 2024
Thousands march in a subdued Jerusalem gay pride parade
Economy|MidEast|News|World

Fight for control of Yemen's banks between rebels, government threatens to further wreck economy

Yemen’s Houthi rebels and its internationally recognized government are locked in a fight for control of the country’s banks that experts warn is threatening to further wreck an economy already crippled by nearly a decade of war

June 16, 2024
Fight for control of Yemen's banks between rebels, government threatens to further wreck economy
MidEast|News|Political|US

What to know about Trump's outreach with Arab Americans led by his daughter Tiffany's father-in-law

Donald Trump's allies hope to seize on dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden among Arab American voters

June 16, 2024
What to know about Trump's outreach with Arab Americans led by his daughter Tiffany's father-in-law
Celebrity|Election|MidEast|News|US|World

Trump allies hope his daughter Tiffany's father-in-law can help flip Arab American votes in Michigan

A Lebanese businessman whose son married Tiffany Trump two years ago is now helping Donald Trump with outreach in the Arab American community

June 16, 2024
Trump allies hope his daughter Tiffany's father-in-law can help flip Arab American votes in Michigan
MidEast|World

Biden adviser sees path to Israel-Lebanon land border agreement

A land border agreement between Israel and Lebanon implemented in phases could dampen the simmering and deadly conflict between the two countries, a senior

June 15, 2024
Biden adviser sees path to Israel-Lebanon land border agreement
MidEast|News|World

Hamas says it is ready for a 'complete agreement' if Israel stops war

Hamas said on Thursday it had told mediators it would not take part in more negotiations during ongoing aggression but was ready for a "complete agreement" including an exchange of

June 15, 2024
Hamas says it is ready for a 'complete agreement' if Israel stops war
Europe|MidEast|News|Political|World

Slovenia's government recognises Palestinian state, needs parliamentary approval

The Slovenian government on Thursday approved a decision to recognise an independent Palestinian state, Prime Minister Robert Golob said, following in the steps of Spain, Ireland

June 15, 2024
Slovenia's government recognises Palestinian state, needs parliamentary approval
MidEast|News|World

US is removing aid pier from Gaza coast again due to weather, officials say

Two U.S. officials say the American-built aid pier off Gaza's coast will be detached and moved for a second time due to rough seas

June 14, 2024
US is removing aid pier from Gaza coast again due to weather, officials say
MidEast|News|Technology|World

Iran installing and starting cascades of advanced centrifuges as tensions high over nuclear program

Iran has started up new cascades of advanced centrifuges and plans to install others in the coming weeks after facing criticism over its nuclear program

June 14, 2024
Iran installing and starting cascades of advanced centrifuges as tensions high over nuclear program
MidEast|News|World

Gaza aid deliveries drop by two-thirds since Israel's move into Rafah, UN says

The United Nations, which has warned of famine in Gaza, said on Wednesday the amount of humanitarian aid entering the enclave has dropped by two-thirds

June 14, 2024
Gaza aid deliveries drop by two-thirds since Israel's move into Rafah, UN says
MidEast|News|World

Aid for Gaza still leaving Cyprus by sea while landing pier fixed, Cypriot official says

Humanitarian aid for Gaza is continuing to leave Cyprus by sea and will be held in floating storage off the coast of the enclave until a U.S.-built military pier undergoes repairs,

June 14, 2024
Aid for Gaza still leaving Cyprus by sea while landing pier fixed, Cypriot official says
MidEast|News|World

Syria's Assad, Iranian Supreme Leader meet in Tehran, say ties strong

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a close ally, in Tehran on Thursday to offer condolences for the death of President Ebrahim Raisi,

June 14, 2024
Syria's Assad, Iranian Supreme Leader meet in Tehran, say ties strong
MidEast|News|Travel|World

Muslims start the Hajj against the backdrop of the devastating Israel-Hamas war

Muslim pilgrims have converged on a vast tent camp in the desert near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, officially beginning the annual Hajj pilgrimage

June 14, 2024
Muslims start the Hajj against the backdrop of the devastating Israel-Hamas war
MidEast|News|US|World

US-built pier in Gaza is facing its latest challenge — whether the UN will keep delivering the aid

The U.S.-built pier to carry food to Gaza is facing one of its most serious challenges yet

June 14, 2024
US-built pier in Gaza is facing its latest challenge — whether the UN will keep delivering the aid
MidEast|News|World

Leaders of UN and aid groups urge immediate release of 17 staffers being held by Yemen's rebels

The heads of six U.N. agencies and three international humanitarian organizations issued a joint appeal to Yemen’s Houthi rebels for the immediate release of 17 members of their staff who were recently detained along with many others also being held by the Iranian-backed group

June 13, 2024
Leaders of UN and aid groups urge immediate release of 17 staffers being held by Yemen's rebels
MidEast|News|US|World

Blinken urges Israel to craft post-war Gaza plan, warns of chaos

U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday urged Israel to come up with a post-war plan for Gaza and warned that the absence of it could trigger

June 13, 2024
Blinken urges Israel to craft post-war Gaza plan, warns of chaos
MidEast|News|World

US tells UN: Israel undermines goals with civilian harm in Gaza

Israel must do more to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza and should "remove all barriers to the flow of aid at scale through all crossings and routes"

June 13, 2024
US tells UN: Israel undermines goals with civilian harm in Gaza
Africa|MidEast|News|US|World

Sudan's army rejects US call to return to peace talks

Sudan's army on Wednesday rejected a call to return to peace talks with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces following a conversation between General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and U.S.

June 13, 2024
Sudan's army rejects US call to return to peace talks
Europe|MidEast|News|World

EU's Varhelyi meets with Netanyahu amid ICC prosecutor's arrest warrant requests

European Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi met on Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, amid requests by the International

June 13, 2024
EU's Varhelyi meets with Netanyahu amid ICC prosecutor's arrest warrant requests
MidEast|News|Technology

Meta identifies networks pushing deceptive content likely generated by AI

Meta said on Wednesday it had found "likely AI-generated" content used deceptively on its Facebook and Instagram platforms, including comments praising Israel's handling of the

June 13, 2024
Meta identifies networks pushing deceptive content likely generated by AI
Business|MidEast|News|Travel|US|World

The US fines Middle Eastern airline Emirates $1.8 million for flights that passed too low over Iraq

The United States has imposed a $1.8 million fine against Middle Eastern airline Emirates for flights that passed too low over Iraq, in violation of U.S. restrictions

June 13, 2024
The US fines Middle Eastern airline Emirates $1.8 million for flights that passed too low over Iraq
Africa|MidEast|News|Political|World

UN adopts a resolution demanding that Sudan's paramilitary force halt its siege of a Darfur city

The U.N. Security Council has adopted a resolution demanding that Sudan’s paramilitary force halt its siege of the only capital in the vast western region of Darfur that it doesn’t control

June 13, 2024
UN adopts a resolution demanding that Sudan's paramilitary force halt its siege of a Darfur city
Crime|MidEast|News|US|World

Apparent Gaza activists hurl paint at homes of Brooklyn Museum leaders, including Jewish director

People purporting to be pro-Palestinian activists have hurled red paint at the homes of top leaders at the Brooklyn Museum, including its Jewish director

June 13, 2024
Apparent Gaza activists hurl paint at homes of Brooklyn Museum leaders, including Jewish director
MidEast|News|World

Israelis and Palestinians are hopeful but cautious over the latest cease-fire proposal

A proposed cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas is raising hopes across the Middle East and beyond that eight months of fighting could soon come to an end and that dozens of captives taken by the militant group could soon be freed

June 13, 2024
Israelis and Palestinians are hopeful but cautious over the latest cease-fire proposal
MidEast|News|US|World

Biden says no Gaza cease-fire deal soon, as mediators work to bridge gaps

U.S. President Joe Biden says he doesn’t expect to reach a cease-fire deal for Gaza in the near future

June 13, 2024
Biden says no Gaza cease-fire deal soon, as mediators work to bridge gaps
MidEast|News|World

Israel investigating cause of blaze that followed Rafah air strike

The Israeli military is investigating the possibility that munitions stored near a compound in Gaza hit by an air strike on Sunday may have caught fire, killing more than 40

June 13, 2024
Israel investigating cause of blaze that followed Rafah air strike
MidEast|Technology|World

Israel launches ETA system for visa-exempt countries

Israel said on Tuesday it was moving to an electronic travel authorisation system for visitors from visa-exempt countries starting in August, joining Britain, the United States,

June 13, 2024
Israel launches ETA system for visa-exempt countries
MidEast|News

Egypt trying with Qatar, US to revive Gaza truce talks, Al-Qahera News says

An Egyptian security delegation is trying in coordination with Qatar and the U.S. to reactivate talks to reach a truce in Gaza and release hostages, Egypt's state-affiliated Al-

June 13, 2024
Egypt trying with Qatar, US to revive Gaza truce talks, Al-Qahera News says
MidEast|News|US|World

US to suspend Gaza aid deliveries by sea after pier suffers weather damage -NBC

The U.S. military has suspended aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip by sea after bad weather damaged the temporary pier it had set up on the enclave's coast, NBC News reported on

June 13, 2024
US to suspend Gaza aid deliveries by sea after pier suffers weather damage -NBC
MidEast|News|US|World

US defines 'major' Rafah operation that would change Israel policy

The White House on Tuesday provided the most complete definition yet of what it considers a "major ground operation" in Rafah that

June 13, 2024
US defines 'major' Rafah operation that would change Israel policy
Asia|MidEast|News|World

UAE president visits South Korea with defence and energy on agenda

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in South Korea on Tuesday, where his plane was met by an honorary escort of four fighter jets

June 13, 2024
UAE president visits South Korea with defence and energy on agenda
Education|MidEast|News|US

California academic workers strike in support of pro-Palestinian protests

Discord from last month's mob attack on pro-Palestinian student activists encamped at the University of California, Los Angeles, flared again on Tuesday as

June 13, 2024
California academic workers strike in support of pro-Palestinian protests
MidEast|News|World

World's largest humanitarian network calls for Gaza ceasefire

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) called on Wednesday for a ceasefire and unimpeded humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip,

June 12, 2024
World's largest humanitarian network calls for Gaza ceasefire
Europe|MidEast|News|Political|World

Spain, Ireland and Norway recognise Palestinian statehood

Spain, Ireland and Norway officially recognised a Palestinian state on Tuesday, prompting an angry reaction from

June 12, 2024
Spain, Ireland and Norway recognise Palestinian statehood
Election|MidEast|News|World

Iran's Khamenei seeks trusted hardliner to replace Raisi in June vote

Iran fires the starting gun this week on an election to replace President Ebrahim Raisi, whose death in a helicopter crash could complicate efforts by the

June 12, 2024
Iran's Khamenei seeks trusted hardliner to replace Raisi in June vote
MidEast|News|World

Syrians in Lebanon fear unprecedented restrictions, deportations

The soldiers came before daybreak, singling out the Syrian men without residence permits from the tattered camp in Lebanon's Bekaa

June 12, 2024
Syrians in Lebanon fear unprecedented restrictions, deportations
MidEast|News|US|World

Yemen's Houthi rebels launch boat-borne bomb attack against Greek-owned ship in Red Sea

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have launched a boat-borne bomb attack against a commercial ship in the Red Sea, further escalating their campaign despite a U.S.-led campaign trying to protect the vital waterway

June 12, 2024
Yemen's Houthi rebels launch boat-borne bomb attack against Greek-owned ship in Red Sea
MidEast|News|World

Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp kills 45, prompts international outcry

An Israeli airstrike triggered a fire that killed 45 people in a tent camp in the Gazan city of Rafah, officials said on Monday,

June 12, 2024
Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp kills 45, prompts international outcry
MidEast|News|World

Canada pledges more visas for Gazans, says it's 'horrified' by Israeli attack in Rafah

Canada said on Monday it will issue visas to 5,000 Gazans, more than it originally pledged, and said it was "horrified" by an Israeli airstrike in Rafah that

June 12, 2024
Canada pledges more visas for Gazans, says it's 'horrified' by Israeli attack in Rafah
MidEast|News|US|World

Biden tells Israel to protect civilians after Rafah strike

The Biden administration told Israel to take every precaution to protect civilians after a military strike in Rafah killed dozens of

June 12, 2024
Biden tells Israel to protect civilians after Rafah strike
MidEast|News|World

UNRWA says around 1 million people have fled Rafah in past 3 weeks

Around one million people have fled the Gazan city of Rafah in the past three weeks, the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said on Tuesday.

June 12, 2024
UNRWA says around 1 million people have fled Rafah in past 3 weeks
MidEast|World

Britain's Cameron says IDF must launch swift probe into Rafah air strikes

British foreign minister David Cameron said on Tuesday an investigation by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) into the Rafah air strikes must be "swift, comprehensive and transparent"

June 12, 2024
Britain's Cameron says IDF must launch swift probe into Rafah air strikes
MidEast|News

Iran's parliament re-elects ex-Guards commander Qalibaf as speaker ahead of presidential vote

Iranian lawmakers re-elected former Revolutionary Guards commander Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf on Tuesday as the speaker of parliament, state television reported, ending speculation that

June 12, 2024
Iran's parliament re-elects ex-Guards commander Qalibaf as speaker ahead of presidential vote
MidEast|News|World

South Africa condemns Israeli attack on Rafah camp

South Africa on Tuesday condemned an Israeli attack on a tent camp in the Gazan city of Rafah, adding that current conditions in Gaza justified its genocide case against

June 12, 2024
South Africa condemns Israeli attack on Rafah camp
MidEast|News|World

Saudi king heads cabinet meeting after medical treatment, state media say

Saudi Arabia's King Salman chaired a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, state media said, the first time the monarch was reported to have carried out official duties since receiving medical

June 12, 2024
Saudi king heads cabinet meeting after medical treatment, state media say
MidEast|News|World

Egypt-Israel relations explained as tensions rise at Rafah border

The death of an Egyptian soldier in an exchange of fire near the Rafah crossing has added to tensions that have undermined Egypt's relationship with Israel since the start

June 12, 2024
Egypt-Israel relations explained as tensions rise at Rafah border
MidEast|News|World

What are the main sticking points in the cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas?

The latest proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza has the support of the United States and most of the international community, but Hamas has not fully embraced it, and neither, it seems, has Israel

June 12, 2024
What are the main sticking points in the cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas?
Crime|MidEast|News|Political|World

Hezbollah vows to intensify attacks against Israel after senior military commander is killed

Hezbollah has vowed to intensify its attacks along the Lebanon-Israel border to avenge the killing of its most senior military commander by Israel since the latest round of violence began eight months ago

June 12, 2024
Hezbollah vows to intensify attacks against Israel after senior military commander is killed
MidEast|News|Political|World

Armenian leader announces plan to leave Russia-dominated security alliance as ties with Moscow sour

The leader of Armenia has declared his intention to pull out of a Russia-dominated security alliance of several ex-Soviet nations as tensions rise between the two allies

June 12, 2024
Armenian leader announces plan to leave Russia-dominated security alliance as ties with Moscow sour
MidEast|News|US

Blinken says some of Hamas' proposed changes to a cease-fire plan in Gaza are workable and some not

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that mediators will keep trying to close an elusive cease-fire deal after Hamas proposed numerous changes to a U.S.-backed plan

June 12, 2024
Blinken says some of Hamas' proposed changes to a cease-fire plan in Gaza are workable and some not
MidEast|News|World

International community should redouble pressure on Israel -Colombia minister

The international community should insist to Israel and its allies that the country negotiate a peaceful solution to the conflict in Gaza, Colombia's foreign

June 12, 2024
International community should redouble pressure on Israel -Colombia minister
Europe|MidEast|News|World

EU pledges more than 2bln to support Syrian refugees

The European Union pledged more than 2 billion euros ($2.17 billion) to support Syrian refugees across the region on Monday and dismissed any talk of a possible return of refugees

June 12, 2024
EU pledges more than 2bln to support Syrian refugees
MidEast|News|World

Israeli police and Jewish pilgrims clash at beleaguered festival site

Clashes erupted on Sunday between police and Jewish pilgrims at a religious festival site in northern Israel where three years ago 45 people died in a crowd crush, and which

June 12, 2024
Israeli police and Jewish pilgrims clash at beleaguered festival site
MidEast|News|World

Deadly fire spreads despair, grief among Gazans after Israeli strike

The al-Attar family was praying and getting children ready for bed in southern Gaza when they heard a loud noise.

June 12, 2024
Deadly fire spreads despair, grief among Gazans after Israeli strike
MidEast|News|Political|World

Iran's near-bomb-grade uranium stock grows, talks stall, IAEA reports say

Iran is enriching uranium to close to weapons-grade at a steady pace while discussions aimed at improving its cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog are

June 12, 2024
Iran's near-bomb-grade uranium stock grows, talks stall, IAEA reports say
MidEast|News|World

Aid trucks arrive in Gaza but no deliveries yet - sources

More than 100 aid trucks managed to reach the Gaza Strip by Monday morning after an agreement to reroute aid through the Kerem Shalom border crossing, but supplies have not been

June 12, 2024
Aid trucks arrive in Gaza but no deliveries yet - sources
Europe|MidEast|News|World

EU agrees to revive Rafah mission, Borrell criticises Israel's Netanyahu

The European Union agreed in principle on Monday to revive an EU civilian mission at Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza Strip next to Egypt, but said

June 12, 2024
EU agrees to revive Rafah mission, Borrell criticises Israel's Netanyahu
MidEast|News|World

Hezbollah rocket barrage ups pressure on Israel as Gaza cease-fire negotiations drag on

The Israeli military says about 215 rockets were fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel, hours after Israeli airstrikes killed a senior Hezbollah militant commander

June 12, 2024
Hezbollah rocket barrage ups pressure on Israel as Gaza cease-fire negotiations drag on
MidEast|Travel|World

More than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims arrive in Mecca for annual Hajj pilgrimage

Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca for the Hajj, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its monumental scale

June 12, 2024
More than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims arrive in Mecca for annual Hajj pilgrimage
MidEast|News|World

U.N. Palestinian refugee agency says attacks on Rafah 'horrifying'

The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency, UNRWA, said on Monday that reports of attacks on families seeking shelter in Rafah in the southern tip of the Gaza Strip were "

June 12, 2024
U.N. Palestinian refugee agency says attacks on Rafah 'horrifying'
MidEast|News|Opinion|World

Italy says violence against civilians in Gaza 'no longer justifiable'

Italy said on Monday Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilians in Gaza were no longer justifiable in one of the strongest criticisms Rome has made so far against Israel's campaign.

June 12, 2024
Italy says violence against civilians in Gaza 'no longer justifiable'
Crime|MidEast|News|World

UN says violence against children in conflict reached extreme levels in 2023, including in Gaza

A new U.N. report says violence against children caught in multiplying and escalating conflicts reached “extreme levels” in 2023, with an unprecedented number of killings and injuries in crises, from Israel and the Palestinian territories to Sudan, Myanmar and Ukraine

June 11, 2024
UN says violence against children in conflict reached extreme levels in 2023, including in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Yemen's Houthis free more than 100 prisoners

Yemen's Houthi group freed more than 100 detainees in Sanaa on Sunday, calling the move a "unilateral humanitarian initiative" to pardon prisoners and return them

June 11, 2024
Yemen's Houthis free more than 100 prisoners
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Spain's foreign minister condemns 'scandalous' Israeli flamenco video

Spain's foreign minister condemned as "scandalous and execrable" a video posted by his Israeli counterpart suggesting Hamas would be grateful to Spain, in a growing spat between the

June 11, 2024
Spain's foreign minister condemns 'scandalous' Israeli flamenco video
MidEast|News|World

At least 20 Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes at displaced area in Gaza's Rafah

At least 20 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others wounded after a number of Israeli air strikes hit a camp for the displaced in Gaza's Rafah which set their tents on fire, a

June 11, 2024
At least 20 Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes at displaced area in Gaza's Rafah
MidEast|News|Political|World

Netanyahu's top rival left Israel's war Cabinet. How does that affect the prime minister and Gaza?

The resignation of a senior member of Israel’s war Cabinet was a dramatic show of distrust in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his strategy for the eight-month-old war with Hamas

June 11, 2024
Netanyahu's top rival left Israel's war Cabinet. How does that affect the prime minister and Gaza?
Education|MidEast|News|World

Dozens arrested in new pro-Palestinian protests at University of California, Los Angeles

Police have thwarted attempts by pro-Palestinian demonstrators to set up a new encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles

June 11, 2024
Dozens arrested in new pro-Palestinian protests at University of California, Los Angeles
MidEast|News|World

At least 49 die and 140 are missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen's coast, UN agency says

A U.N. agency says a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, killing at least 49 people and leaving another 140 missing

June 11, 2024
At least 49 die and 140 are missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen's coast, UN agency says
MidEast|News|World

UN says Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes in a deadly raid

The U.N. human rights office is citing possible war crimes by Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in connection with a deadly raid by Israeli forces that freed four hostages over the weekend

June 11, 2024
UN says Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes in a deadly raid
Economy|Finance|MidEast|News

G7 finance leaders to call on Israel to maintain Palestinian bank links

G7 finance leaders will call on Israel to maintain correspondent banking links between Israeli and Palestinian banks to allow vital transactions, trade and services to

June 11, 2024
G7 finance leaders to call on Israel to maintain Palestinian bank links
MidEast|News|World

UK says World Court order to Israel over Rafah will strengthen Hamas

The British government has criticised the International Court of Justice for ordering Israel to immediately halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, saying the

June 11, 2024
UK says World Court order to Israel over Rafah will strengthen Hamas
MidEast|News|World

Mediated Israel-Hamas talks on hostage deal expected next week, source says

Mediated negotiations between Israel and Hamas to reach a deal to free Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip are due to restart next week, an official with knowledge of the

June 11, 2024
Mediated Israel-Hamas talks on hostage deal expected next week, source says
MidEast|News|World

Spanish defence minister says Gaza war is 'real genocide'

The Spanish defence minister said on Saturday that the conflict in Gaza is a "real genocide", as relations between Israel and Spain worsen following Madrid's decision to recognise a

June 11, 2024
Spanish defence minister says Gaza war is 'real genocide'
Europe|MidEast|World

Italy resumes UNRWA funding in Palestinian aid package

Italy will resume funding for the United Nations' Palestinian relief organisation UNRWA as part of a 35 million euro ($38 million) aid package, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani

June 11, 2024
Italy resumes UNRWA funding in Palestinian aid package
MidEast|News|World

Hamas says it captured Israeli soldiers in Gaza; Israel denies

A spokesman for Hamas' armed wing said on Sunday its fighters had captured Israeli soldiers during fighting in Jabalia in northern Gaza on Saturday, though the

June 11, 2024
Hamas says it captured Israeli soldiers in Gaza; Israel denies
MidEast|News|World

Aid trucks expected to start entering Gaza through Kerem Shalom crossing

About 200 aid trucks, including four fuel trucks, are expected to enter Gaza on Sunday through the Kerem Shalom border crossing, Khaled Zayed, the head of the Egyptian Red Crescent

June 11, 2024
Aid trucks expected to start entering Gaza through Kerem Shalom crossing
MidEast|News|World

Hamas armed wing says it launched 'big missile' attack on Tel Aviv

Hamas armed wing al-Qassam Brigades said it launched a "big missile" attack on Tel Aviv on Sunday as the Israeli military sounded sirens in the central city warning of

June 11, 2024
Hamas armed wing says it launched 'big missile' attack on Tel Aviv
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Recognition of Palestinian state by three European countries may encourage more, says Palestinian PM

The prime minister of the Palestinian Authority expressed hope on Sunday that Spain, Ireland and Norway's recognition of a Palestinian state would encourage other European

June 11, 2024
Recognition of Palestinian state by three European countries may encourage more, says Palestinian PM
MidEast|News|US|World

Hamas responds to Gaza cease-fire plan with 'amendments,' and US is evaluating

Hamas has responded to a U.S.-backed proposal for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release, saying it wants some “amendments” on the deal

June 11, 2024
Hamas responds to Gaza cease-fire plan with 'amendments,' and US is evaluating
Europe|MidEast|News

EU considers possible Rafah border mission, diplomats say

Talks on deploying a European Union mission at the Rafah border crossing in Gaza are at a preliminary stage and the deployment will not happen

June 10, 2024
EU considers possible Rafah border mission, diplomats say
MidEast|News|World

Yemen's Houthis say they launch attacks on 3 ships including one in Mediterranean

Yemen's Houthis launched attacks on three ships in the Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Sea, the Iran-aligned group said on Friday, although the manager of the ship allegedly

June 10, 2024
Yemen's Houthis say they launch attacks on 3 ships including one in Mediterranean
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Putin wants Ukraine ceasefire on current frontlines, sources say

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to halt the war in Ukraine with a negotiated ceasefire that recognises the current battlefield

June 10, 2024
Putin wants Ukraine ceasefire on current frontlines, sources say
MidEast|News

UN says only 906 aid truckloads reached Gaza since Israel's Rafah operation began

Aid access to the Gaza Strip is extremely limited with less than 1,000 truckloads of humanitarian assistance entering the enclave since May 7, after Israel

June 10, 2024
UN says only 906 aid truckloads reached Gaza since Israel's Rafah operation began
MidEast|News|World

UN Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

The U.N. Security Council has approved its first resolution endorsing a cease-fire plan aimed at ending the eight-month Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

June 10, 2024
UN Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

UN resumes transporting aid from US-built pier in Gaza

The United Nations has resumed transporting humanitarian aid arriving at a U.S.-built pier off the coast of the Gaza Strip after deliveries were halted

June 10, 2024
UN resumes transporting aid from US-built pier in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Israeli army recovers bodies of three hostages in Gaza

The Israeli military said on Friday it had recovered the bodies of three hostages taken into the Gaza Strip after they were killed during the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas-led militants.

June 10, 2024
Israeli army recovers bodies of three hostages in Gaza
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Russian spy chief says more than 20 arrested over deadly concert attack

Russia has arrested more than 20 people in connection with an attack claimed by Islamic State that killed more than 140 people at a concert hall near Moscow in March, the head of the

June 10, 2024
Russian spy chief says more than 20 arrested over deadly concert attack
Europe|MidEast|News|World

There's no warrant, says Germany's Scholz when asked about arresting Netanyahu

Chancellor Olaf Scholz declined to speculate on whether Germany would execute an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday,

June 10, 2024
There's no warrant, says Germany's Scholz when asked about arresting Netanyahu
MidEast|News|World

Israel stops Spanish consulate from providing services to Palestinians

Israel will block the Spanish consulate in Jerusalem from providing services to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank following Madrid's decision this week to recognize a

June 10, 2024
Israel stops Spanish consulate from providing services to Palestinians
MidEast|News|World

Turbulent year for Israel on the global stage

From international court hearings to sanctions against Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and strains in relations with the United States, it has been one of the most turbulent

June 10, 2024
Turbulent year for Israel on the global stage
MidEast|News|World

Strikes continue in Gaza, as UN court orders Israel to halt Rafah assault

Israeli forces stepped up military strikes on Gaza on Friday, residents and medics said, with planes bombing targets in the southern city of Rafah even as the

June 10, 2024
Strikes continue in Gaza, as UN court orders Israel to halt Rafah assault
Australia|MidEast|News|World

Australian leader tells activists to 'turn the heat down' after US Consulate vandalized over Gaza

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged activists on both sides of the Israel-Palestinian debate to “turn the heat down” after the U.S. Consulate in Sydney was vandalized

June 10, 2024
Australian leader tells activists to 'turn the heat down' after US Consulate vandalized over Gaza
MidEast|News|US|World

Blinken pushes Israel on postwar Gaza plans as pressure mounts on Hamas to accept cease-fire plan

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged top Israeli officials to accept a plan for postwar Gaza as he pushed for more international pressure on Hamas to agree to a cease-fire proposal newly endorsed by the U.N. Security Council

June 10, 2024
Blinken pushes Israel on postwar Gaza plans as pressure mounts on Hamas to accept cease-fire plan
MidEast|News|World

UN food agency pauses its aid work at US pier in Gaza over security concerns, in latest setback

The director of the U.N. World Food Program says the program has “paused” its distribution of humanitarian aid from an American-built pier off Gaza out of concern for the safety of its workers

June 10, 2024
UN food agency pauses its aid work at US pier in Gaza over security concerns, in latest setback
MidEast|World

How an Israeli raid freed 4 hostages and killed at least 274 Palestinians in Gaza

They arrived in the middle of the day, when the squat concrete buildings of the Nuseirat refugee camp are stifling and the narrow streets outside are filled with people

June 09, 2024
How an Israeli raid freed 4 hostages and killed at least 274 Palestinians in Gaza
Business|Economy|Finance|MidEast|World

Russia's Nornickel plans to build a PGMs refinery in Bahrain, source says

Russian metals giant Nornickel plans a joint project for construction of a platinum group metals (PGMs) refinery in Bahrain, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on

June 09, 2024
Russia's Nornickel plans to build a PGMs refinery in Bahrain, source says
MidEast|News|US|World

Three US troops have non-combat injuries during Gaza pier operation

Three U.S. troops suffered non-combat injuries in the effort to make a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza into a conduit for humanitarian aid,

June 09, 2024
Three US troops have non-combat injuries during Gaza pier operation
Election|MidEast|News|Opinion|Political|World

Iran OKs 6 candidates for presidential race, but again blocks Ahmadinejad

Iran’s Guardian Council has approved the country’s hard-line speaker of parliament and five others to run in the country’s June 28 presidential election following a helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others

June 09, 2024
Iran OKs 6 candidates for presidential race, but again blocks Ahmadinejad
MidEast|News|World

Missile attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels strike 2 ships in the Gulf of Aden, US military says

Missile attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have struck two ships in the Gulf of Aden, the latest assaults on shipping in the region

June 09, 2024
Missile attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels strike 2 ships in the Gulf of Aden, US military says
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Who are the 4 hostages rescued by Israeli forces from captivity in Gaza?

The four captives rescued by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip were abducted from a desert rave near the border during Hamas’ wide-ranging assault into Israel on Oct. 7

June 08, 2024
Who are the 4 hostages rescued by Israeli forces from captivity in Gaza?
MidEast|News|World

Israel rescues 4 hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, and 210 Palestinians are reported killed

Israel has carried out its largest hostage rescue operation since the latest war with Hamas began on Oct. 7

June 08, 2024
Israel rescues 4 hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, and 210 Palestinians are reported killed
MidEast|News|World

Bahraini King says looking forward to improved relations with Iran

Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said on Thursday in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that there is no reason to postpone the resumption of diplomatic relations

June 08, 2024
Bahraini King says looking forward to improved relations with Iran
MidEast|News|World

Iran helicopter crash shows Tehran's reliance on an aging fleet as well as its challenges at home

While the cause of the May 19 helicopter crash that killed Iran's president and others remains unknown, the sudden death of the hard-line protégé of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has exposed the contradictions and challenges facing the country’s Shiite theocracy

June 08, 2024
Iran helicopter crash shows Tehran's reliance on an aging fleet as well as its challenges at home
MidEast|News|World

The US is making its biggest push yet to get Israel and Hamas to halt fighting. Is it succeeding?

The Biden administration is keeping up its biggest push of the eight-month-old war in Gaza to get Israel and Hamas into a cease-fire

June 07, 2024
The US is making its biggest push yet to get Israel and Hamas to halt fighting. Is it succeeding?
MidEast|News|World

UN will declare that both Israel and Hamas are violating children's rights in armed conflict

The U.N. secretary-general will tell the Security Council next week that both Israel and Hamas are violating children’s rights and leaving them exposed to danger in their war to eliminate each other

June 07, 2024
UN will declare that both Israel and Hamas are violating children's rights in armed conflict
MidEast|News|Political|World

Blinken to push cease-fire proposal in eighth urgent Mideast trip since war in Gaza erupted

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East on his eighth diplomatic mission to the region since the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza began in October

June 07, 2024
Blinken to push cease-fire proposal in eighth urgent Mideast trip since war in Gaza erupted
MidEast|World

World Court set to rule on measures over Israel's Rafah offensive

The International Court of Justice will rule on Friday on South Africa's request to order a halt to Israel's Rafah offensive in Gaza, it said on Thursday

June 07, 2024
World Court set to rule on measures over Israel's Rafah offensive
MidEast|News|World

US-built pier in Gaza is reconnected after repairs, and aid will flow soon, US Central Command says

A U.S. military-built pier designed to carry aid into Gaza by boat has been reconnected to the beach in the besieged territory after it broke apart in storms and rough seas

June 07, 2024
US-built pier in Gaza is reconnected after repairs, and aid will flow soon, US Central Command says
MidEast|News|World

Israel bombs another UN-run school in Gaza, a day after strike on school killed 33

Israel’s military struck what it says was a Hamas position inside a U.N.-run school in northern Gaza

June 07, 2024
Israel bombs another UN-run school in Gaza, a day after strike on school killed 33
MidEast|News|World

Yemen's Houthi rebels detain 11 UN staffers as well as aid workers in sudden crackdown

Eleven Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies have been detained by Yemen’s Houthi rebels under unclear circumstances

June 07, 2024
Yemen's Houthi rebels detain 11 UN staffers as well as aid workers in sudden crackdown
Health|MidEast|News|World

How AP analyzed Gaza Health Ministry's death toll data

The Associated Press analyzed the death toll in the Israel-Hamas war using data provided by the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip

June 07, 2024
How AP analyzed Gaza Health Ministry's death toll data
Crime|Health|MidEast|News|World

Takeaways from AP analysis of Gaza Health Ministry's death toll data

The Israel-Hamas war appears to have become much less deadly for Palestinian women and children, according to an AP analysis of Gaza Health Ministry data

June 07, 2024
Takeaways from AP analysis of Gaza Health Ministry's death toll data
MidEast|News|World

Women and children of Gaza are killed less frequently as war’s toll rises, AP data analysis finds

An Associated Press analysis of Gaza Health Ministry data finds the proportion of Palestinian women and children being killed in the Israel-Hamas war appears to have declined sharply

June 07, 2024
Women and children of Gaza are killed less frequently as war’s toll rises, AP data analysis finds
MidEast|News|World

Qatari Emir, Gulf foreign ministers travel to Iran for President Raisi's funeral

Qatar's emir and the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait travelled on Wednesday to Tehran to attend the funeral of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi,

June 07, 2024
Qatari Emir, Gulf foreign ministers travel to Iran for President Raisi's funeral
MidEast|News|World

Egypt says it may withdraw as Gaza ceasefire mediator

Egypt threatened on Wednesday to withdraw as a mediator in Gaza ceasefire negotiations after CNN reported that Egyptian intelligence changed terms of recent truce proposal and

June 07, 2024
Egypt says it may withdraw as Gaza ceasefire mediator
MidEast|News|World

European countries' recognition of Palestine deepens Israeli isolation

Already under global pressure over the mounting toll from the war in Gaza, Israel slipped further into international isolation on Wednesday after three

June 07, 2024
European countries' recognition of Palestine deepens Israeli isolation
MidEast|News|World

Colombia's Petro orders the opening of embassy in Palestinian territory

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered the opening of an embassy in the Palestinian city of Ramallah, Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo told journalists on Wednesday.

June 07, 2024
Colombia's Petro orders the opening of embassy in Palestinian territory
MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces move deeper into Rafah in night of heavy battle

Israeli tanks advanced to the edge of a crowded district in the heart of Rafah on Wednesday during one of the most intense nights of bombardment of the southern

June 07, 2024
Israeli forces move deeper into Rafah in night of heavy battle
MidEast|News|US|World

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu set to address the US Congress on July 24

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to address a joint meeting of Congress on July 24

June 06, 2024
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu set to address the US Congress on July 24
MidEast|News|World

Israel briefed White House official on plans to limit civilian harm in Rafah

Israel updated White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on its refined plans to minimize civilian harm in Rafah when he visited the region last weekend, he said on

June 06, 2024
Israel briefed White House official on plans to limit civilian harm in Rafah
Europe|MidEast|News|Political|World

Russian warships will arrive in Havana next week, say Cuban officials citing 'friendly relations'

Four Russian ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, will arrive in Havana next week, Cuban officials said Thursday, citing “historically friendly relations” between both nations and as tensions escalate over Western military support for Ukraine in its war with Russia

June 06, 2024
Russian warships will arrive in Havana next week, say Cuban officials citing 'friendly relations'
Africa|MidEast|News|Political|World

Boosted by Gaza war, South African Muslim party open to deal with ANC

South Africa's small Muslim political party Al Jama-ah is gaining support due to the conflict in Gaza and sees itself as a potential coalition partner for the

June 06, 2024
Boosted by Gaza war, South African Muslim party open to deal with ANC
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Poland says it backs two-state solution for Israel and Palestinians

Poland said on Wednesday that it backed a two-state solution to the Middle East crisis between Israel and the Palestinians, after Ireland, Spain and Norway announced that they would

June 06, 2024
Poland says it backs two-state solution for Israel and Palestinians
MidEast|News|World

Families of US hostages in Gaza plead with Americans: Don't forget your fellow citizens

The families of American hostages in Gaza say they are hopeful for a deal between Israel and Hamas that would bring their loved ones home

June 06, 2024
Families of US hostages in Gaza plead with Americans: Don't forget your fellow citizens
Europe|MidEast|News|World

France says conditions not right to recognise Palestinian state

France said on Wednesday conditions were not right to officially recognise a Palestinian state and that such a decision must be more than just symbolic or political posturing.

June 06, 2024
France says conditions not right to recognise Palestinian state
MidEast|News|Political|World

Spain applies to join South Africa’s case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide

Spain says it will ask a United Nations court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza

June 06, 2024
Spain applies to join South Africa’s case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide
MidEast|News|World

Israeli strike kills 33 in a Gaza school filled with displaced families

An Israeli airstrike in central Gaza killed at least 33 people overnight when it hit a United Nations-run school sheltering displaced Palestinian families

June 06, 2024
Israeli strike kills 33 in a Gaza school filled with displaced families
MidEast|News|Political|World

Ireland to announce recognition of Palestinian state on Wednesday, source says

The Irish government is to announce the recognition of a Palestinian state on Wednesday, a move strongly opposed by Israel, a source familiar with the matter said.

June 05, 2024
Ireland to announce recognition of Palestinian state on Wednesday, source says
MidEast|News|World

Panicked Gaza hospital staff evacuate patients after missile strike, video shows

Israeli missiles struck the emergency department of a northern Gaza hospital on Tuesday, medics said, prompting panicked medical staff to rush patients on hospital beds and stretchers to

June 05, 2024
Panicked Gaza hospital staff evacuate patients after missile strike, video shows
MidEast|News|Political|World

Norway, along with Ireland and Spain, to recognise Palestinian state

Norway will recognise an independent Palestinian state in the hope that this will help to bring peace with Israel, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr

June 05, 2024
Norway, along with Ireland and Spain, to recognise Palestinian state
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Israel orders recall of ambassadors to Ireland and Norway

The Israeli foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had ordered an immediate recall of its ambassadors to Ireland and Norway in response to those nations' decisions to recognise a

June 05, 2024
Israel orders recall of ambassadors to Ireland and Norway
MidEast|News|World

Egypt's foreign minister makes first trip to Iran to attend president's funeral

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry headed on Wednesday to Tehran to participate in the funeral of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi who died in a

June 05, 2024
Egypt's foreign minister makes first trip to Iran to attend president's funeral
MidEast|News|World

Iran's Armed Forces downplay role of Turkish drone in finding President's crash site

The General Staff of Iran's Armed Forces on Wednesday downplayed the role played by a Turkish drone in finding the crash site of President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter, highlighting

June 05, 2024
Iran's Armed Forces downplay role of Turkish drone in finding President's crash site
MidEast|News|Political|World

UN nuclear agency's board votes to censure Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the watchdog

Diplomats say the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board has censured Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the agency

June 05, 2024
UN nuclear agency's board votes to censure Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the watchdog
Crime|Education|MidEast|News|World

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested at Stanford University after occupying president's office

Stanford University says 13 people have been arrested when law enforcement removed pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied a building that houses the university president and provost offices

June 05, 2024
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested at Stanford University after occupying president's office
MidEast|News|World

Why the Israel-Hezbollah conflict is heating up again

A deadly rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights has added to concerns that Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah could be sucked into a full-scale war - something

June 05, 2024
Why the Israel-Hezbollah conflict is heating up again
MidEast|News|World

Iran's President Raisi took hard line with national protests and nuclear talks

Ebrahim Raisi, who died aged 63, rose through Iran's theocracy from hardline prosecutor to uncompromising president, overseeing a crackdown on protests at home and pushing hard in nuclear

June 05, 2024
Iran's President Raisi took hard line with national protests and nuclear talks
Health|MidEast|News

Crown prince reassures Saudis about king's health, state TV reports

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made reassuring comments about King Salman's health during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday after the royal court said on Sunday the

June 05, 2024
Crown prince reassures Saudis about king's health, state TV reports
MidEast|News|World

Yale graduates stage pro-Palestinian walkout of commencement

Scores

June 05, 2024
Yale graduates stage pro-Palestinian walkout of commencement
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Another Russian exodus: Many who fled to Turkey move on again

Tens of thousands of Russians who fled to Turkey after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine have moved on to other countries in the last year, squeezed by residency

June 05, 2024
Another Russian exodus: Many who fled to Turkey move on again
MidEast|News|Political|World

Putin, Bashir and Kony among ICC war crimes suspects at large

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defence chief and three Hamas

June 05, 2024
Putin, Bashir and Kony among ICC war crimes suspects at large
Europe|MidEast|News|World

France backs ICC after it seeks arrest warrants for Israel's Netanyahu, Hamas leaders

France backs the International Criminal Court and the "fight against impunity", its foreign ministry said after the ICC prosecutor requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister

June 05, 2024
France backs ICC after it seeks arrest warrants for Israel's Netanyahu, Hamas leaders
Business|Europe|Finance|MidEast|Technology

France open to Emirati investments in nuclear, AI, minister says

France is open to the United Arab Emirates investing in its nuclear power and artificial intelligence industries, its finance minister said on Tuesday, ahead

June 05, 2024
France open to Emirati investments in nuclear, AI, minister says
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israeli nationalists march in Jerusalem as a far-right minister boasts of Jewish prayer at key site

Thousands of ultranationalist Israelis have marched through a sensitive Palestinian area of Jerusalem in an annual procession, chanting racist slogans

June 05, 2024
Israeli nationalists march in Jerusalem as a far-right minister boasts of Jewish prayer at key site
MidEast|News|World

Israeli troops launch attacks in central Gaza, possibly widening their offensive

The Israeli military said it has “operational control” over two areas of central Gaza as it carries out ground incursions and airstrikes in a possible broadening of its monthslong war against Hamas

June 05, 2024
Israeli troops launch attacks in central Gaza, possibly widening their offensive
Crime|MidEast|News|US|World

Gunman captured after shootout outside US Embassy in Lebanon

The Lebanese military said that its solidiers shot and captured a gunman who attacked the U.S. embassy near Beirut after a shootout that injured an embassy security guard

June 05, 2024
Gunman captured after shootout outside US Embassy in Lebanon
MidEast|News|World

Rights group accuses Israel of hitting residential buildings with white phosphorous in Lebanon

A global human rights group accused Israel of using white phosphorus incendiary shells on residential buildings in at least five towns and villages in conflict-hit southern Lebanon, possibly harming civilians and violating international law, in a report published Wednesday

June 05, 2024
Rights group accuses Israel of hitting residential buildings with white phosphorous in Lebanon
MidEast|News|World

Secretive Hamas military chief masterminded Oct 7 strike on Israel

Hamas' elusive military leader Mohammed Deif, one of the masterminds behind what Israel called its 9/11 moment, rarely speaks and never appears in

June 04, 2024
Secretive Hamas military chief masterminded Oct 7 strike on Israel
MidEast|News|World

Gazans, Hamas see false equivalence in ICC charges

Gaza Strip residents criticised on Monday the International Criminal Court prosecutor's decision to seek the arrest of Hamas leaders, saying it falsely equated

June 04, 2024
Gazans, Hamas see false equivalence in ICC charges
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Donald Trump foreign policy advisers met Israeli PM Netanyahu, source says

Three former U.S. foreign policy officials in Donald Trump's administration met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other public figures in Israel on

June 04, 2024
Donald Trump foreign policy advisers met Israeli PM Netanyahu, source says
Education|MidEast|News|World

After publishing an article critical of Israel, Columbia Law Review's website is shut down by board

A student-run legal journal has been taken offline by its board of directors after it objected to the publication of an article that accused Israel of genocide

June 04, 2024
After publishing an article critical of Israel, Columbia Law Review's website is shut down by board
Health|MidEast|News|World

Famine is possibly underway in northern Gaza despite recent aid efforts, a new report warns

A new report by an independent group of experts says it's possible that famine is underway in northern Gaza, but that the war between Israel and Hamas and restrictions on humanitarian access have impeded data collection to prove it

June 04, 2024
Famine is possibly underway in northern Gaza despite recent aid efforts, a new report warns
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Reactions to the death of Iran's president in a helicopter crash

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner long seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain near the

June 04, 2024
Reactions to the death of Iran's president in a helicopter crash
Crime|MidEast|News|World

South Africa welcomes ICC prosecutor seeking warrants for Israel, Hamas leaders

South Africa's presidency said on Monday it welcomed an announcement by the International Criminal Court's prosecutor saying he had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime

June 04, 2024
South Africa welcomes ICC prosecutor seeking warrants for Israel, Hamas leaders
Crime|MidEast|News|Political|World

Reactions to ICC prosecutor's request for arrest warrants for Israeli, Hamas leaders

The International Criminal Court's prosecutor said on Monday he had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defence chief and three Hamas leaders over

June 04, 2024
Reactions to ICC prosecutor's request for arrest warrants for Israeli, Hamas leaders
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

US launches lobbying blitz to sell Gaza cease-fire plan to Hamas through Arab and Muslim nations

The Biden administration has launched an intense drive to persuade Hamas and Israel to accept a new cease-fire proposal in the nearly eight-month-old war in Gaza while it also presses Arab nations to get the militant group to go along with the terms

June 04, 2024
US launches lobbying blitz to sell Gaza cease-fire plan to Hamas through Arab and Muslim nations
MidEast|News|Political|World

Hamas Gaza leader Sinwar, facing ICC warrant request, plotted Oct 7 attack

Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader in Gaza who masterminded the bloodiest attack on Jews in a single day since the Holocaust, made no secret of his desire to strike hard

June 04, 2024
Hamas Gaza leader Sinwar, facing ICC warrant request, plotted Oct 7 attack
MidEast|News|World

Slovenia becomes latest European country to recognize a Palestinian state after a parliamentary vote

Slovenia has recognized a Palestinian state after the country’s parliament voted in support of the move, following in the recent steps of Spain, Ireland and Norway

June 04, 2024
Slovenia becomes latest European country to recognize a Palestinian state after a parliamentary vote
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Key facts about Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday said he had requested arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for

June 04, 2024
Key facts about Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant
Crime|MidEast|News|World

International Criminal Court prosecutor statement on arrest warrants for Hamas, Israeli leaders

Following is the statement from Karim Khan, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, on arrest warrants over the war in Gaza.

June 04, 2024
International Criminal Court prosecutor statement on arrest warrants for Hamas, Israeli leaders
Crime|MidEast|News|World

What is the International Criminal Court?

The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor's office said on Monday it had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defence chief, and

June 04, 2024
What is the International Criminal Court?
MidEast|News|Political|World

Russia stresses strong ties with Iran as Putin calls interim president

Russian President Vladimir Putin phoned Iran's new interim president on Monday as Moscow made clear its desire to preserve and build on its deepening relationship with Tehran

June 04, 2024
Russia stresses strong ties with Iran as Putin calls interim president
MidEast|News|World

Three branches of Iranian government hold 'extraordinary meeting' after president's death

Iran's three branches of government held an extraordinary meeting on Monday, with First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber representing the executive branch following the death of

June 04, 2024
Three branches of Iranian government hold 'extraordinary meeting' after president's death
MidEast|News|World

Iran's Supreme Leader approves Mokhber as interim president, declares 5 days mourning

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei announced five days of public mourning for President Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a helicopter crash and confirmed First Vice President

June 04, 2024
Iran's Supreme Leader approves Mokhber as interim president, declares 5 days mourning
MidEast|News|World

Who is Mohammad Mokhber, Iran's interim president?

Here are some key facts about Mohammad Mokhber, 68, Iran's first vice president who became interim president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.

June 04, 2024
Who is Mohammad Mokhber, Iran's interim president?
MidEast|News|World

Hamas mourns Raisi, says he supported the group against Israel

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas mourned on Monday the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who it said had supported the Palestinian people during the

June 04, 2024
Hamas mourns Raisi, says he supported the group against Israel
MidEast|News|World

Lebanon, Syria begin 3 days of mourning over deaths of Iran president, FM

Lebanon and Syria on Monday announced three days of national mourning for the Iranian president and foreign minister, who were killed in a helicopter crash overnight near the

June 04, 2024
Lebanon, Syria begin 3 days of mourning over deaths of Iran president, FM
Health|MidEast|News|World

Saudi king to be treated for lung inflammation, state news agency says

Saudi King Salman will undergo treatment at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah for a lung inflammation, the state news agency said on Sunday, hours after he underwent medical tests.

June 04, 2024
Saudi king to be treated for lung inflammation, state news agency says
MidEast|News|World

Iranian President Raisi: a hardliner on morality, protests and nuclear talks

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, whose helicopter crashed in mountainous terrain on Sunday, has become a contender to be Iran's next supreme leader with a clampdown on morality questions

June 04, 2024
Iranian President Raisi: a hardliner on morality, protests and nuclear talks
MidEast|Political|World

Israel seeks bipartisan US support against establishment of a Palestinian state

Israel called for bipartisan support on Sunday from the United States against the establishment of a Palestinian state, which it said would be a reward for Hamas and its backer

June 04, 2024
Israel seeks bipartisan US support against establishment of a Palestinian state
MidEast|News|World

US, Iran hold indirect talks on avoiding regional escalation, Axios reports

Two top Biden administration officials held indirect talks with Iranian counterparts this week in an effort to avoid escalating regional attacks, Axios reported on Friday.

June 04, 2024
US, Iran hold indirect talks on avoiding regional escalation, Axios reports
MidEast|News|US|World

Saudi crown prince, US national security adviser meet on bilateral deal

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met to discuss an almost 'finalized' draft of a deal between Washington and Riyadh, the

June 04, 2024
Saudi crown prince, US national security adviser meet on bilateral deal
MidEast|News|US|World

Biden takes a big swing at hostage-for-truce deal, puts onus on Israeli, Hamas officials to step up

President Joe Biden is looking past resistance from key Israeli officials as he presses Israel and Hamas to agree to a three-phase agreement including an extended truce

June 03, 2024
Biden takes a big swing at hostage-for-truce deal, puts onus on Israeli, Hamas officials to step up
MidEast|News|World

Israel's Gantz demands Gaza day-after plan by June 8, threatens to quit cabinet

Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz demanded on Saturday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commit to an agreed vision for the Gaza conflict that would include

June 03, 2024
Israel's Gantz demands Gaza day-after plan by June 8, threatens to quit cabinet
MidEast|News|World

Austria to unblock funds for UN Palestinian relief organisation

Austria will release funds to the U.N.'s Palestinian relief organisation UNRWA that were blocked after allegations agency staff were involved in the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel.

June 03, 2024
Austria to unblock funds for UN Palestinian relief organisation
MidEast|News

Police arrest pro-Palestinian demonstrators inside San Francisco building housing Israeli Consulate

San Francisco police have arrested 70 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied a building that houses the Israeli Consulate

June 03, 2024
Police arrest pro-Palestinian demonstrators inside San Francisco building housing Israeli Consulate
Crime|MidEast

University of Michigan regent's law office vandalized with pro-Palestinian graffiti

Police in suburban Detroit are investigating pro-Palestinian graffiti spray-painted on the exterior of a law firm as a hate crime

June 03, 2024
University of Michigan regent's law office vandalized with pro-Palestinian graffiti
MidEast|News|World

Biden says Hamas is sufficiently depleted. Israel leaders disagree, casting doubts over cease-fire

President Joe Biden has called for a quick cease-fire and end to the fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, saying the militant group is no longer capable of launching an attack on Israel like the one on Oct. 7

June 03, 2024
Biden says Hamas is sufficiently depleted. Israel leaders disagree, casting doubts over cease-fire
MidEast|News|World

Israel declares 4 more hostages are dead in Gaza, including 3 older men from Hamas video

The Israeli military has confirmed the deaths of four more hostages held by Hamas, including three older men seen in a Hamas video begging for their release

June 03, 2024
Israel declares 4 more hostages are dead in Gaza, including 3 older men from Hamas video
MidEast|News|World

Palestinian officials apply to join South Africa's case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide

Palestinian officials have applied at the top U.N. court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza

June 03, 2024
Palestinian officials apply to join South Africa's case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Proposed Gaza cease-fire puts Netanyahu at a crossroads that could shape his legacy

The cease-fire proposal announced by President Joe Biden has placed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a crossroads

June 03, 2024
Proposed Gaza cease-fire puts Netanyahu at a crossroads that could shape his legacy
MidEast|News|World

Palestinian truckers fear for safety after convoy for Gaza wrecked

Palestinian hauliers said on Tuesday they feared for the security of supply convoys to Gaza, a day after Israeli protesters wrecked trucks carrying goods bound for the

June 03, 2024
Palestinian truckers fear for safety after convoy for Gaza wrecked
Health|MidEast|News|US|World

Trapped US doctors are out of Gaza, White House says

A group of U.S. medical workers left the Gaza Strip after getting stuck at the hospital where they were providing care, the White House said on Friday.

June 03, 2024
Trapped US doctors are out of Gaza, White House says
MidEast|News|World

White House's Sullivan heading to Saudi Arabia and Israel this weekend

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan will travel on Saturday to Saudi Arabia for talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and will visit Israel on Sunday to see

June 03, 2024
White House's Sullivan heading to Saudi Arabia and Israel this weekend
Election|MidEast|News|Political

Iran's hard-line parliament speaker emerges as the theocracy's top figure in the presidential vote

Iran’s hard-line parliament speaker has registered for the country’s June 28 presidential election

June 03, 2024
Iran's hard-line parliament speaker emerges as the theocracy's top figure in the presidential vote
MidEast|News|Political|Videos|World

Israel tells World Court South Africa case makes a mockery of genocide

Israel defended the military necessity of its Gaza offensive on Friday at the International Court of Justice and asked judges to throw out a request by South Africa to order it to

June 03, 2024
Israel tells World Court South Africa case makes a mockery of genocide
MidEast|News|World

Western nations urge Israel to comply with international law in Gaza

Israel must comply with international law in Gaza and address the devastating humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave, a group of Western nations wrote in a

June 03, 2024
Western nations urge Israel to comply with international law in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Israeli airstrikes near Syria's Aleppo kill several, including an Iranian adviser, reports say

Syria's state media and Iranian media outlets are saying that Israeli airstrikes around the Syrian city of Aleppo killed several people, including an Iranian adviser

June 03, 2024
Israeli airstrikes near Syria's Aleppo kill several, including an Iranian adviser, reports say
MidEast|News|World

David Levy, Moroccan-born ex-foreign minister of Israel, dies at 86

David Levy, an Israeli politician born in Morocco who fought tirelessly against deep-seated racism against Jews from North Africa and rose to serve as foreign minister and other senior government posts, has died

June 02, 2024
David Levy, Moroccan-born ex-foreign minister of Israel, dies at 86
MidEast|News|Travel|World

Maldives to ban Israelis from entering country amid war in Gaza

Maldives to ban Israelis from entering country amid war in Gaza

June 02, 2024
Maldives to ban Israelis from entering country amid war in Gaza
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Spain will not authorise calling of ships carrying weapons for Israel

Spain will not authorise ships carrying weapons for Israel to call at its ports, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Friday, after the country refused to let a ship call at

June 02, 2024
Spain will not authorise calling of ships carrying weapons for Israel
MidEast|News|World

Ultra-Orthodox protesters block Jerusalem roads ahead of Israeli court decision on draft exemptions

Dozens of ultra-Orthodox protesters have blocked roads in Jerusalem as Israel's Supreme Court heard arguments in a landmark case challenging a controversial system of exemptions from military service granted to the religious community

June 02, 2024
Ultra-Orthodox protesters block Jerusalem roads ahead of Israeli court decision on draft exemptions
MidEast|News|World

Israel seeks a 'governing alternative' to Hamas in Gaza. It's been tried and failed before

Israel's defense minister says Israel is looking into an alternative local governing body for Gaza, proposing a future beyond Hamas but giving no idea who those challengers might be

June 02, 2024
Israel seeks a 'governing alternative' to Hamas in Gaza. It's been tried and failed before
MidEast|News|World

Michael Douglas pays solidarity visit to southern Israel

Michael Douglas has paid a solidarity visit to an Israeli kibbutz that was hit hard in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that sparked Israel’s war against the Islamic militant group

June 02, 2024
Michael Douglas pays solidarity visit to southern Israel
MidEast|News|World

Israeli hostage to UN: We can't normalize this unprecedented terror

Shoshan Haran, her daughter and two grandchildren were taken hostage by Hamas militants in Israel on Oct. 7.

June 02, 2024
Israeli hostage to UN: We can't normalize this unprecedented terror
Election|MidEast|News|Political

Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers for June 28 presidential election

Iran’s hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered as a possible candidate for the June 28 presidential election, seeking to regain the country’s top political position after a helicopter crash killed the nation’s president and seven others

June 02, 2024
Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers for June 28 presidential election
MidEast|News|Opinion|World

The Israeli army says it investigates itself. Where do those investigations stand?

Throughout the seven-month Israel-Hamas war, Israel has been heavily criticized for alleged wrongdoing by its forces

June 02, 2024
The Israeli army says it investigates itself. Where do those investigations stand?
MidEast|News|Political|World

Chile joins developing nations rallying behind genocide case against Israel at international court

Chile has joined a group of nations supporting a genocide case against Israel filed last year at the International Court of Justice

June 01, 2024
Chile joins developing nations rallying behind genocide case against Israel at international court
MidEast|News|World

Kuwait's emir names new crown prince, Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al Sabah

Kuwait’s ruling emir has named the small nation’s new crown prince, nearly six months after he took the throne

June 01, 2024
Kuwait's emir names new crown prince, Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al Sabah
MidEast|News|World

Israel accuses South Africa of making false claims at ICJ genocide case

Israel's foreign ministry said South Africa was 'presenting biased and false claims' that 'rely on unreliable Hamas sources' in response to a case brought to the U.N.'s top court

June 01, 2024
Israel accuses South Africa of making false claims at ICJ genocide case
Crime|MidEast|News|US|World

34 taken into custody after pro-Palestinian protest at Brooklyn Museum, artwork damage reported

New York City police say they took 34 people into custody following a pro-Palestinian protest at the Brooklyn Museum

June 01, 2024
34 taken into custody after pro-Palestinian protest at Brooklyn Museum, artwork damage reported
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

The Biden administration says Israel hasn't crossed a red line on Rafah. This could be why

The Biden administration has gone to lengths to avoid any suggestion that Israeli forces have crossed a red line set by President Joe Biden in the deepening offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah

June 01, 2024
The Biden administration says Israel hasn't crossed a red line on Rafah. This could be why
MidEast|News|World

Hezbollah fighters shoot down an Israeli drone in Lebanon and fire rockets at an Israeli base

The militant Hezbollah group says it shot down an Israeli drone over south Lebanon and fired rockets at an Israeli military base

June 01, 2024
Hezbollah fighters shoot down an Israeli drone in Lebanon and fire rockets at an Israeli base
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israeli leader Netanyahu faces growing pressure at home after Biden's Gaza proposal

Israel’s prime minister faces growing pressure after U.S. President Joe Biden described a proposed agreement to end the fighting in Gaza

June 01, 2024
Israeli leader Netanyahu faces growing pressure at home after Biden's Gaza proposal
MidEast|News|Political|World

The key people in Israel's government

More than seven months into the war in Gaza, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant publicly demanded a clear "day after" strategy in Gaza from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,

June 01, 2024
The key people in Israel's government
MidEast|News|US|World

Pentagon chief extends deployment of aircraft carrier, ships in the Red Sea as Houthi attacks go on

U.S. officials say the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group that for months has launched crucial strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen to protect military and commercial ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden will remain in the region for at least another month

May 31, 2024
Pentagon chief extends deployment of aircraft carrier, ships in the Red Sea as Houthi attacks go on
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Congressional leaders invite Israel's Netanyahu to deliver an address at the Capitol

Congressional leaders have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver an address a the U.S. Capitol

May 31, 2024
Congressional leaders invite Israel's Netanyahu to deliver an address at the Capitol
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Jordan's king wants neighbours to confront groups smuggling drugs, arms

Jordan's King Abdullah on Thursday called on Arab states to confront what the U.S. ally has called an alarming rise in incursions of drugs and weapons smugglers linked to Iranian

May 31, 2024
Jordan's king wants neighbours to confront groups smuggling drugs, arms
MidEast|News|World

UN aid chief warns on Gaza food supplies, says relief work 'unplannable'

The U.N. aid chief warned on Thursday that famine was an immediate risk in Gaza with food stocks running out, describing fresh challenges since the start of the

May 31, 2024
UN aid chief warns on Gaza food supplies, says relief work 'unplannable'
MidEast|News|World

Israel confirms its forces are in central Rafah in expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city

The Israeli military has confirmed that its forces are operating in central parts of Rafah in its expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city

May 31, 2024
Israel confirms its forces are in central Rafah in expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city
MidEast|World

Egypt president says Israel evades Gaza ceasefire efforts

Israel continues to evade efforts to reach a ceasefire in its war with Hamas in Gaza, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, whose country has mediated in the conflict, told Arab

May 31, 2024
Egypt president says Israel evades Gaza ceasefire efforts
MidEast|News|World

Egypt rejects Israeli plans for Rafah crossing, sources say

Egypt has rejected an Israeli proposal for the two countries to coordinate to re-open the Rafah crossing between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip, and to manage its future

May 31, 2024
Egypt rejects Israeli plans for Rafah crossing, sources say
MidEast|News|World

Palestinian president calls on Arab countries for financial support

The Palestinian government has not received the financial support it had expected from international and regional partners, President Mahmoud Abbas said at an Arab League summit on

May 31, 2024
Palestinian president calls on Arab countries for financial support
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Russia plans big dairy export push in North Africa, Middle East and Asia

Russia plans to grow its presence in the global dairy products market by increasing supplies by 15-20% annually with a big push into Arab countries - especially

May 31, 2024
Russia plans big dairy export push in North Africa, Middle East and Asia
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Police arrest 80 at Israel-Hamas war protest at UC Santa Cruz, school says

A spokesperson for the University of California, Santa Cruz, says approximately 80 people have been arrested at a pro-Palestinian demonstration that has been blocking the main campus entrance for days

May 31, 2024
Police arrest 80 at Israel-Hamas war protest at UC Santa Cruz, school says
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Houthi rebels say at least 16 killed and 42 others wounded in joint US-British airstrikes in Yemen

Joint British-U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed at least 16 people and wounded 42 others

May 31, 2024
Houthi rebels say at least 16 killed and 42 others wounded in joint US-British airstrikes in Yemen
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US says warship Mason intercepted Houthi missile, vessel Destiny untouched

The U.S. navy's destroyer the USS Mason intercepted an inbound Houthi anti-ship missile over the Red Sea on Monday, U.S.

May 31, 2024
US says warship Mason intercepted Houthi missile, vessel Destiny untouched
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Russian troops leave Karabakh, now back under Azerbaijan's control

Russia shut down a military base in Azerbaijan on

May 31, 2024
Russian troops leave Karabakh, now back under Azerbaijan's control

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