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Newest first · UTC+11:00Mecca Agreement: A Muslim Nato or yet another Baghdad Pact?
The recent Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, has reinvigorated longstanding US ambitions for a subcontracted "Middle Eastern", "Arab" or "Muslim" Nato to serve US regional security interests.
· Middleeasteye
Facing exile and persecution, an Iranian dissident crossed from devout Muslim to student of Judaism
Behnam Vali Heydarian, or “Ben Vali,” has lived what he feels like have been several lifetimes across four countries.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Israel-Turkey tensions rise after Netanyahu orders strikes on Syrian airbase
Unannounced Israeli jets near the Turkish border could easily have triggered a clash, in a high-stakes ‘warning’ to Ankara
· Tom Hussain
Israel and Turkey edge towards a dangerous miscalculation over Syria
Unannounced Israeli jets near the Turkish border could easily have triggered a clash, in a high-stakes ‘warning’ to Ankara
· Tom Hussain
Saudi Crown Prince visits France to sign deals and discuss Strait of Hormuz | The National
Saudi Arabia and France are expected to sign deals and discuss alternative routes to the Strait of Hormuz during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Paris.
· The National
Saudi Crown Prince visits France to sign deals and discuss Strait of Hormuz | The National
Saudi Arabia and France are expected to sign deals and discuss alternative routes to the Strait of Hormuz during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Paris.
· The National
Iran says the world accepts that it has defeated the US
President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian takes questions from the media during a news conference in New York on Sept. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)
Iran says new US sanctions violate sovereignty of other states
Iran has decried impending United States sanctions as a “complete erosion of sovereignty” following US President Donald Trump’s threat to punish any country doing business with Tehran.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Muslim World League denounces new Israeli E1 settlement tender
The Muslim World League has condemned Israel's announcement of a tender for the construction of 1,234 settlement units under its so-called E1 settlement plan in the occupied West Bank.
· Middleeasteye
Persuasion, denial and bluster: Trump ‘stuck’ on Iran war ahead of elections
As the president tries to extract the US from his Iran war quagmire, leadership in Tehran is only too happy to crush his midterm dreams
Former British and French diplomats urge action over Israel’s ‘erasure’ of Palestine
In letter to Macron and Burnham, more than 100 senior figures accuse Israel of ethnic cleansing and call for measures including trade ban
· Patrickwintour
Exclusive: UK's advertising regulator not investigating Great Israeli Real Estate Event
The UK's advertising regulator is not investigating a real estate event, referred to it by the government, which promoted properties in illegal Israeli settlements, Middle East Eye can reveal.
· Middleeasteye
Huckabee attends screening of ‘The Bridge,’ about Israelis finding joy through music after Oct. 7
The Bridge, a documentary about 10 Israelis whose lives were shattered by the October 7 attacks and who traveled to Los Angeles to rediscover the joy of making music at the legendary Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp, was shown at an emotional screening at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem this week. The audi…
· HANNAH BROWN
Three men arrested on suspicion of importing drones from China for use in drug, weapons smuggling
Three men were arrested on suspicion of importing drones from China for use in weapons and drug smuggling on Wednesday after an extensive investigation uncovered the operation.
· GOLDIE KATZ
Ra'am Party to hold primaries on Saturday at Taiba conference
The Ra'am party is set to hold its election primaries on Saturday to select its candidates for the top of the list for the Knesset.
· YOAV ETIEL
World Bank projects war-hit Lebanon’s economy to contract by 6.4 percent
Lebanon’s economy is projected to shrink by 6.4 percent this year as conflict turns a brief post-crisis recovery into a sharp downturn, says the World Bank.
Turkey seeks Interpol red notice against Netanyahu over Gaza aid flotilla case | The National
Turkey has requested Interpol red notices against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and another suspect, as part of a domestic criminal case related to a violent raid against activists on board the Global Sumud Flotilla.
· The National
Lebanon economy to contract by 6.4 percent due to war, World Bank says
The World Bank projects that Lebanon's economy would contract by 6.4 percent this year, as the ongoing war derailed the country's efforts at recovery.
· Middleeasteye
Morning recap
Good morning Middle East Eye readers, US President Donald Trump said he views the Strait of Hormuz as “an American territory” and reiterated that the US “cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon”.
· Middleeasteye
Israeli forces shell towns in southern Lebanon, continue demolitions
Israeli forces shelled the town of al-Mansouri, around Bayt al-Sayyad and on the outskirts of Majdal Zoun in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA).
· Middleeasteye
US sanctions 'declaration of war on all nations', Iran says
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, says new US sanctions against Iran amounted to a “declaration of war” on all countries and went beyond “an illegal economic war against a single nation”, according to Iran’s Fars news agency.
· Middleeasteye
Two men arrested in separate investigations as Israel Police fights to reduce polygamy
Following a report received by the Police’s Polygamy Unit, an 83-year-old Rahat resident was arrested on suspicion of marrying multiple women, including five residents of the Palestinian Authority. In a separate case, a 40-year-old man from the Negev was arrested at Ben-Gurion Airport after returning from his honeym…
· YANIR YAGNA
US envoy to Turkey: 'Israel occupies Golan despite UN resolutions, international order'
US ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack has said Israel’s occupation of Syria’s Golan Heights continues even though it ran against UN resolutions and international law.
· Middleeasteye
US, Iran keep up hostile rhetoric ahead of new sanctions
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· Angelo Gonzales
Future of peacekeeping forces in Lebanon on President's agenda in talks with Meloni | The National
Lebanon's peacekeeping forces were at the centre of discussions between Lebanese president Joseph Aoun and Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday, as he concluded his two-day visit to Rome.
· The National
Oil importer China won’t aid Trump economic warfare against Iran
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· Stephen Prager
South Korea to send first container ship through Arctic route
BUSAN -- South Korea was set Saturday to send its first trial container through the Arctic, as the Middle East war rattles global shipping, while environmental groups warned the route could accelerate polar ice melt.
· Yonhap
What to watch in Israel this week: Lansky’s Zionism, E.T. on Disney+, and the James Bond curse
A three-part KAN documentary series called Lansky – The Zionist Gangster, about the Jewish American mobster Meyer Lansky, is airing on KAN 11 and KAN BOX.
· HANNAH BROWN
Palestinian-British girl, 6, dies days after family drowned off UK coast
A six-year-old Palestinian-British girl whose parents and sister drowned earlier this week has also died in hospital, according to local police.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Türkiye asks Interpol to help arrest Netanyahu
Türkiye said it is seeking an Interpol Red Notice for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on genocide charges. The move comes amid broader tensions between the two US allies, as Ankara has condemned Israel’s recent airstrikes on an airbase in Syria.
· RT
Trump says he views strait of Hormuz as ‘American territory’
President at rally in South Carolina makes comments on key strategic waterway and jokes about bombing Iran
· Uwa Ede Osifo
Tanker traffic at Saudi Arabia's Yanbu port falls by a third, report says
Tanker traffic at Yanbu, Saudi Arabia's main Red Sea oil terminal, has fallen by more than a third since Yemen’s Houthis announced a blockade of Saudi vessels through the Bab al-Mandeb strait on July 20, Lloyd's List Intelligence reports.
· Middleeasteye
California lawmaker overcomes pro-Israel spending to win special election
California state Senator Aisha Wahab has won a special election to fill the seat of former United States Congressman Eric Swalwell, overcoming a deluge of attack ads funded by pro-Israel groups in the final weeks of the race.
· Al Jazeera Staff
US Treasury Classifies Hezbollah As Arm Of The IRGC, Not A 'Stand-Alone' Group
The new US Treasury sanctions on Hezbollah unveiled Thursday do more than ever before in 'legally' classifying the Lebanese militant group as essentially an arm of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
· Tyler Durden
Israeli forces make fresh incursion into Syria's Quneitra, search home
Israeli forces entered the village of al-Basali in Syria’s Quneitra region and carried out a search operation in one of the houses before withdrawing from the area, state television reported.
· Middleeasteye
Space is becoming the next battlefield, Iranian UN envoy warns of arms race - report
The United States' efforts to weaponize space threaten to accelerate the proliferation of space weaponization, Ali Bahreini, the Islamic Republic’s ambassador and permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, told the Conference on Disarmament on August 10, Iran International reported Wednesday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police raid two underground gambling establishments in Haifa, arrest 100 - report
Israel Police arrested 100 gamblers in a raid on two underground gambling establishments in Haifa, N12 News reported Friday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Trump: 'I view Hormuz as American territory right now'
US President Donald Trump once again described the Strait of Hormuz as “an American territory” and reiterated that the US “cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon”, Al Jazeera reported.
· Middleeasteye
Georgia declines to join new EU sanctions against Iran
Georgia has declined to join the European Union’s latest sanctions against Iran, saying its foreign policy decisions are guided by national interests, Iran’s state news agency, IRNA, reported.
· Middleeasteye
Pro-Gaza flotilla arrives in Albania in support of 'Flamingo Revolution'
Several Italian and Albanian pro-Palestinian activists Albania have arrived in Albania's Vlore in support of the “Flamingo Revolution” protest movement opposing a planned luxury resort linked to US president Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
· Middleeasteye
Mobility Data Flashes Warning Sign Along Pakistan's Iran-Linked Copper-Corridor
AI-powered geospatial data platform xMap's data scientist, Dana Harrison, asked in a LinkedIn post: "Can Mobility Data Spot Commodity Supply Risk Before the Market Does?"
· Tyler Durden
Lebanon death toll rises to 4,348
Israeli attacks have killed at least 4,348 people in Lebanon since 2 March and injured more than 12,300, according to the latest figures published by the Lebanese ministry of health.
· Middleeasteye
Should Israel be expelled from the U.N.?
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Italy is having a Yiddish moment. An unprecedented I.J. Singer translation is part of the boom.
In September 1932, Israel Joshua Singer boarded a ship bound for New York, where he had been invited to report on the United States for Yiddish-speaking Jews like himself.
· SIMONE SOMEKH/JTA
Trump says Iran 'would love' to make a deal with the US but isn't prepared to make the right one
US President Donald Trump stated that Iran "would love" to make a deal with the US but was not prepared to make "the right deal," while speaking to the press on Friday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Turkey denounces Netanyahu's 'petty political tactics'
Turkey on Friday denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "petty political tactics" in a statement from the president's office.
· Middleeasteye
Trump says Iran not ready to make the 'right deal'
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he did not think that Iran was ready make the "right deal," and that Washington was observing "what happens" in the war.
· Middleeasteye
Israel launches attacks in southern Lebanon
Israeli warplanes carried out two strikes on southern Lebanon five minutes apart, targeting the Ali al-Taher ridge in Nabatieh province, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported.
· Middleeasteye
Trump pledged support for fossil fuels. Now his war in Iran is fast-tracking renewables
The "drill, baby, drill" president's Middle Eastern assault has accelerated the green energy transition — but will it be enough?
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