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Donald Trump called the Lebanese ambassador in Washington in late May and demanded a direct conversation with Hezbollah, a request that was then denied to the US president, Middle East Eye can reveal.
There was a moment, in late September 2024, when Hezbollah was in complete disarray.
Piers Morgan’s interview with senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad this week deserves close attention. Hamad insisted Hamas had never intended to kill civilians on October 7. There had been no orders, he said, to kill women or children. If civilians died, those were mistakes.
The Syrian military has raised its alert level, ordered units to increase readiness, and recalled personnel who were on leave, amid reports that additional forces have been deployed near the border between Syria and Iraq. No official statement has been issued explaining the reasons for the measures or how long they …
Tehran would gain greater control over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz under an interim agreement being negotiated by the US, Iran, and Oman, Axios reported on Wednesday. The strategic waterway between Iran and Oman carries around one-fifth of the world’s seaborne oil.
Hamas is transferring some of its organizational activities, including its planning and cyber departments, to Turkey, KAN reported on Wednesday.
The IDF completed its investigation into the July terror attack on the outskirts of the village of Tel in the West Bank, in which Battery Commander Maj. Yuval Ezra and regional defense fighter Capt. (res.) Benayahu Mellet were killed, the military announced on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump’s administration has informed Congress that it intends to close five smaller US embassies, consulates and other diplomatic missions in Africa, Asia and the Western Hemisphere, even as it steams ahead with plans to reopen shuttered posts in Libya and Syria and has reopened th…
Yields on U.S. Treasurys continued to move lower Wednesday, as investors eye how a potential deal to unlock the Strait of Hormuz is likely to shape the U.S. economic picture and inflation path.
Antisemitism royal commission also hears from former neo-Nazi who discovered ‘brotherhood’ was a ‘load of lies’
A little over a year ago, Drin Shapiro was a student programme assistant at the University of Michigan's (UM) English Language Institute, and a student in his final year of a bachelor's degree in history.
Yemen's Houthis said on Wednesday that they had attacked a Saudi oil tanker with missiles off the coast of the Saudi port city of Yanbu, on the north of the Saudi Red Sea coast.
For nearly three years, much of Jewish culture has been shaped by war, rising antisemitism and questions of identity under pressure. Rachel Israel’s latest movies head in a different direction.
Israel Police, in coordination with the IDF, arrested a suspect in Jericho overnight on Wednesday for allegedly publishing incitement and indicating support for Hamas on social media.
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The issue of what role Damascus could play regarding Hezbollah has returned to the forefront, amid a flurry of recent high-level statements.
Left-wing protesters attempted to violently break into the Religious Zionist party's headquarters in Shoam, the party claimed on Wednesday morning.
Seoul shares soared by more than 3.5 percent Wednesday as easing concerns over the profitability of artificial intelligence investments and hopes for an interim agreement between the United States and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz boosted investor sentiment.
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, President Donald Trump says the US and Iran are holding “very good discussions” but warns Tehran it will face severe consequences if it walks away from a potential deal, while Iranian officials accuse Washington’s threats of slowing progress. We also examine a proposal for…
A new preliminary agreement is being drafted that would prioritise the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a former Pakistani official with knowledge of the negotiations told The National.
Hello, this is Justina Lee writing to you from Singapore, filling in for Leonie.
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares soared by more than 3.5 percent Wednesday as easing concerns over the profitability of artificial intelligence (AI) investments and hopes for an interim agreement between the United States and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz boosted investor sentiment.
Company acquired in deal involving Affinity Partners, a firm run by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner
An outspoken pro-Palestinian progressive who campaigned with Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed bested two establishment-backed picks in a Democratic House primary for a battleground district in the state on Tuesday.
Contractor and businessman David Appel and former MK Michael Kleiner, who currently serves as president of the Likud Party's internal court, were named as the suspects in an alleged multimillion-shekel real estate fraud scheme, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.
Abdul El-Sayed defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic primary race on Wednesday, winning approximately 49% of the vote.
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Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive public health advocate, has won the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate, overcoming more than $60m in campaign spending, mostly from pro-Israel groups, NBC has projected.
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, camina hacia el Air Force One, el martes 4 de agosto de 2026, en el Aeropuerto Internacional en Los Ángeles. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
Industry representative says the stranded crew face little immediate safety risk, though months at sea have affected them mentally and physically
Shipping traffic at the key Middle Eastern maritime chokepoints of the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandab was little changed on Tuesday from the previous day, ship-tracking data showed.
President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the notion of a premature Israeli withdrawal from the IDF's current positions in Gaza in a video posted to his Facebook page on Tuesday.
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On the same night, a pro-Israel favorite of Michigan’s Jewish community was battling in her high-profile US Senate Democratic primary against pro-Palestinian progressive Abdul El-Sayed, a Jewish LGBTQ Democrat easily picked up the party’s nomination for her House seat.
Marquette Law School poll also found 75 per cent of respondents nationwide did not believe the conflict was worth the cost
Marquette Law School poll also found 75 per cent of respondents nationwide did not believe the conflict was worth the cost
The Israeli army carried out a new bombing in the southern Lebanese town of Haddatha, Bint Jbeil district.
Rep. Wesley Bell has defeated former House representative Cori Bush in Missouri’s Democratic primary for the state’s 1st Congressional District.
The back and forth in the U.S.-Iran conflict, which has led to volatility in crude oil prices, has also complicated the central bank’s task of balancing growth with price stability. (Photo by Takanori Okabe)
Numbers driven by stronger demand, but Hong Kong flag carrier warns of headwinds caused by escalating Middle East conflict
Numbers driven by stronger demand, but Hong Kong flag carrier warns of headwinds caused by escalating Middle East conflict
India's central bank on Wednesday held interest rates at 5.25% for a fifth time in a row, even as the country's retail inflation has crossed the Reserve Bank of India's medium-term target of 4%.
Cathay Pacific jets at Hong Kong's airport: The flag carrier has reaped strong earnings despite industry disruptions from the war in the Middle East. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Business activity in the UAE's non-oil private sector climbed to four-month high in July, while employment numbers rose, as companies continue to bounce back from the fallout of the Iran war.
The US Supreme Court has rejected a request by the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to suspend enforcement of a $655.5 million judgment compensating American families whose relatives were victims of terrorist attacks in Israel in the 2000s.
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