‘Islamic NATO’ is a Turkish power play
By Mishel Bychkova, Vice-President, Center for Middle Eastern Studies (Moscow)
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Türkiye has its own plans for ‘Islamic NATO’
By Mishel Bychkova, Vice-President, Center for Middle Eastern Studies (Moscow)
· RT
Trump extends limited waiver of shipping law to keep oil flowing in U.S. amid Iran war
The Trump administration on Monday narrowed its waiver of the Jones Act while extending it for another 90 days, leaving in place fewer U.S. shipping restrictions in an effort to keep fuel flowing amid the Iran war.
· Kevin Breuninger
Why Egypt held back from joining Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan's defence pact
When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan travelled to Mecca on Friday to sign a security pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, Turkish officials chose to keep the trip secret.
· Middleeasteye
Trump’s great humiliation: Middle East may be entering a post-American era
August 11, 2026 — 5:00am
· Peter Hartcher
Why Israel's rejection of Trump's Gaza plan is not a surprise
Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Donald Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza. (Reuters: Evan Vucci/Pool)
· Matthew Doran
UAE's Adnoc announces $8bn gas expansion, as it mulls Hormuz bypass
The UAE’s state-owned energy giant, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), said on Monday it will invest $8bn to expand its gas business, doubling down on increasing capacity after the Gulf state pulled out of the Saudi Arabian-led energy alliance, Opec.
· Middleeasteye
Lebanon ‘files new lawsuit against’ ex-central bank chief Riad Salameh
Lebanon has indicted former central bank Governor Riad Salameh and a former commercial banker over accusations of financial crimes, including embezzlement and illicit enrichment.
Iran hierarchy consolidation as IRGC veteran tapped for key security role
War on Iran: Phase II: Day 30
Netanyahu uses Likud’s first reserved slot for businessman who called Trump ‘morally corrupt'
Likud announced on Monday that entrepreneur and businessman Oren Dobronsky, a co-founder of the tech company Hotbar who spent years working in Silicon Valley, would receive Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's first reserved slot on the party's Knesset list ahead of the elections.
· KESHET NEEV, JAMES GENN
Iran supreme leader names IRGC General Abdollahi military chief
Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei named Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps General Ali Abdollahi head of the country's armed forces on Monday, while also confirming a new commander of the Guard, putting his imprimatur on the country's military.
· Middleeasteye
Iran’s ‘misery’ index hits record high — and about to get worse under Trump’s latest move
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· Ronny Reyes
The Guardian view on the failed Gaza peace plan: Trump’s hollow claims are ignored in Jerusalem | Editorial
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has no interest in agreeing to a deal. For relief to come to Gaza, real US pressure must be exerted
· Editorial
Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of US deal for Gaza is a risky gamble
Israeli prime minister’s unexpected move blindsided IDF commanders and risks alienating Trump, his main ally
· Emma Graham Harrison
US military pressure forcing Hormuz closure – Iran
The Strait of Hormuz cannot be reopened through diplomacy while Washington continues to use military pressure against Tehran, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said.
· RT
US military pressure forcing Hormuz closure – Iran
Tehran says reopening the Strait of Hormuz requires an end to the US blockade of Iranian ports as negotiations remain stalled
· RT
UK’s MI6 and Damascus Agree Russia Will Leave, Al Qaeda Rule, Syria. Russia miscalculated the longevity of their sphere of influence in Syria.
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Yair Golan unveils NIS 1b. plan to fight crime in Arab society
A national state of emergency, a special task force, and an annual budget of NIS 1 billion are at the center of a plan unveiled Monday by the Democrats Party leader, Yair Golan, to combat organized crime in Arab society.
· ELI ASHKENAZI
Two Bat Yam residents charged in Japanika grenade attack linked to gang dispute
Police announced in a statement on Monday that they have concluded an investigation involving a fragmentation grenade thrown at a Japanika restaurant branch in Kiryat Ono last month.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
DSA co-chair blames Israel for ‘largely inevitable’ Oct. 7 attack, calls Gaza an ‘open-air concentration camp’
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· Ryan King
Trump responds to Iran’s outlandish demands to reopen Strait of Hormuz with a new red line
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· Ronny Reyes
US SPR Falls Below 300 Million Operational Limit As Oil Drain Unexpectedly Surges To 6.1MM Barrels, Most In 2 Months
As negotiations between the US and Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz go nowhere, oil prices continue to slide lower on some naive hope that a resolution to the conflict will magically emerge. Meanwhile, both commercial and strategic stocks continue to be drained at a historic pace, and one day virtually every tank…
· Tyler Durden
Colombia earthquake 'reminded me of Israel with the sirens,' Israeli tells 'Post' - interview
"It reminded me of Israel with the sirens and the bombs," Israeli resident Fernando Chaim Bisker told The Jerusalem Post from Bogotá, Colombia.
· MATHILDA HELLER
Iran's supreme leader appoints six senior military commanders | The National
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has appointed six senior commanders to key positions in the country's armed forces, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Basij, according to decrees published by his office on Monday.
· Amr Mostafa
Trump ‘flailing around’ over unwinnable Iran war – John Mearsheimer (VIDEO)
US President Donald Trump knows he can neither sustain nor win a protracted war against Iran, political scientist and University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer has said.
· RT
Trump ‘flailing around’ over unwinnable Iran war – John Mearsheimer (VIDEO)
US President Donald Trump knows he can neither sustain nor win a protracted war against Iran, political scientist and University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer has said.
· RT
Race To Reopen Hormuz Intensifies As Global Supply Chain Stress Remains At COVID Levels
The latest Bloomberg data show that shipping transits through the Strait of Hormuz remained largely disrupted Monday morning, even as Iran and Oman reportedly moved closer to a deal.
· Tyler Durden
Colombia announces recognition of Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights
Colombia has recognized Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, the country’s Foreign Ministry announced on Monday.
· GOLDIE KATZ
Iraq shuts down 71 fake PMF offices as weapons registration drive expands | The National
Authorities in Iraq have closed 71 fake offices claiming affiliation with the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) as part of a nationwide campaign to bring weapons under state control, an Interior Ministry official said on Monday.
· Amr Mostafa
Israel unlikely to compromise security for peace agreements with post-October 7 trauma, expert says
Israel is unlikely to make security concessions as part of any new peace agreement with regional countries, making it difficult for those seeking to lull Israel into a false sense of security before launching an attack to succeed, Prof. Eytan Gilboa told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Palestine Solidarity Campaign income surges fivefold since Oct. 7 amid growing UK influence
The income of UK charity Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) has increased more than fivefold since the October 7 massacre, financial filings show.
· MATHILDA HELLER
Khamenei names new Iran military, IRGC chiefs after commanders killed in Israeli-US strikes
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on Monday issued decrees appointing six military and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officials to leadership positions after the preceding holders were killed in Israeli-US strikes during operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury.
· JAMES GENN
Ex-hostage’s mother Einav Zangauker says Golan broke promise to add her to Democrats’ Knesset slate
Activist Einav Zangauker, the mother of former hostage Matan Zangauker, said on Monday that Democrats Party leader Yair Golan had promised her a spot near the top of the party’s Knesset slate but later backed out of the agreement.
· KESHET NEEV
Fuel prices decline for 2nd straight week
FUEL prices went down Tuesday, Aug. 11, as the global oil market reacted to the recent developments in the Middle East.
· Ed Paolo Salting
Israelis voice doubts over U.S.-backed Gaza peace plan
Israelis are reacting with skepticism to a U.S.-backed proposal that would see Israeli forces withdraw from Gaza only after Hamas has fully disarmed.
· AfricaNews
Iran says it is not concerned by new 'Mecca Joint Defence Agreement'
Iran has played down the mutual security agreement signed between the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey in the Muslim holy city of Mecca on Friday.
· Middleeasteye
‘They need each other’: What’s behind the new Syria-Russia accord?
Syria and Russia have spent the past 18 months negotiating the fate of Moscow’s military presence in Syria following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December 2024.
· Usaid Siddiqui
Why Egypt held back from joining Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan's defence pact
When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan travelled to Mecca on Friday to sign a security pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, Turkish officials chose to keep the trip secret.
· Middleeasteye
Lebanon and World Bank sign $150m loan deal to support digital transformation | The National
Lebanon and the World Bank on Monday signed a $150 million loan deal to support the country's drive to transform its digital infrastructure.
· The National
Made in India: Inside the India-Israel weapons alliance Amnesty wants dismantled
For decades, the basic equation in Israeli-Indian defense relations was straightforward. Israel had the military technology, expertise, and weapons that India wanted, and India had one of the world's largest defense markets.
· ALEX WINSTON
Jerusalem cafe becomes flashpoint in growing haredi protests over Shabbat
By mid-morning on Saturday, the alleys surrounding Cafe Basimta were filled with haredi Orthodox demonstrators protesting the cafe’s decision to open on Shabbat.
· THEIA CHATELLE/JTA
Netanyahu's rejection of Trump's 15-point Gaza plan unlikely to be final word
Benjamin Netanyahu is facing an uphill contest in a general election scheduled for October
· Bbcnews
Opinion: The Mecca Agreement represents a welcome show of force by Arab governments
David Hearst argues that American weakness has prompted this necessary reshaping of the Middle East order, with the three biggest regional powers choosing to break the cycle of colonial domination by Israel
· Middleeasteye
The Mecca Agreement represents a welcome show of force by Arab governments
It will be three years in October since Israel started its genocide in Gaza, a war crime it has repeated in the Occupied West Bank, South Lebanon, and Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Why the Mecca Agreement is a necessary show of force
It will be three years in October since Israel started its genocide in Gaza, a war crime it has repeated in the Occupied West Bank, South Lebanon, and Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Houthis seek Hezbollah-like role with plan to escalate Yemen conflict in support of Iran | The National
Houthi militants are planning to escalate the conflict in Yemen and regionalise it in support of their main patron, Iran, and their long-term strategic goals, sources told The National on Monday.
· Nada AlTaher
Hezbollah’s civil branches still operating in Lebanese Army pilot zone, researchers say
Hezbollah’s civilian arm has continued to operate in Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, a pilot zone under the protection of the Lebanese Armed Forces, according to the Alma Research and Education Center.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Nationalist crime in West Bank jumps 63% amid rising violence, security data shows - report
Data released by the Israeli security establishment on Monday revealed a significant 63% increase in nationalist crime in the West Bank during the first half of 2026 compared to the same period in the previous year, Israel's public broadcaster, KAN News, reported.
· SHOSHANA BAKER
The media is infatuated with Gadi Eisenkot, the ‘anti-Netanyahu’. Why? | Mehdi Hasan
The challenger to Netanyahu is more of the same. His record makes that abundantly clear
· Mehdihasan