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British Airways announced earlier this week that it is extending the suspension of flights to most Middle East destinations through the end of the summer flight schedule, at least until October 25, 2026.
The Israeli military said it intercepted a "hostile aircraft" that crossed into northern Israel from Lebanon on Wednesday.
Humo elevándose de un ataque aéreo israelí que golpeó el pueblo de Burj al-Shamali cerca del puerto sureño de Tiro, Líbano, el martes 2 de junio de 2026. (AP Foto/Mohammed Zaatari)
A foreign influence campaign in French local elections by an Israeli firm earlier this year presents an unprecedented attack on France's democracy, victims of the operation and people familiar with it told Middle East Eye.
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Eid has just ended. Across much of the Muslim world, families gathered around tables, children wore new clothes, and homes echoed with laughter and celebration.
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Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit Burj al-Shamali village near the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
An Israir flight scheduled to land in Ljubljana, Slovenia, was denied permission to land and diverted to Zagreb, Croatia, Israir said on Wednesday.
Oil prices rose more than 2 per cent on Wednesday and moved closer to the $100 a barrel mark following fresh attacks in the Middle East, raising supply fears, as a potential deal between the US and Iran remains elusive.
The Knesset is set to hold a secret-ballot vote on Wednesday to select the country's next state comptroller, with lawmakers choosing between retired Supreme Court Justice Yosef Elron, seen as the opposition’s candidate, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attorney, Michael Rabilo.
Son of deposed shah forced to distance himself from once-dreaded Savak as some of his ‘fascistic’ supporters glorify it
UAE's non-oil business activity picked up slightly in May as output expanded during the month due to higher local demand, despite Iran war uncertainty.
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Clashes in the Gulf region have escalated, with diplomacy showing little progress, as Bahrain and Kuwait report attacks by Iran, while the US military announces “self-defence” strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island.
U.S. Treasury yields edged higher on Wednesday as traders await a fresh batch of domestic economic data, while events in the Middle East also continue to weigh on market sentiment.
An 18-year-old Haifa resident was arrested following an investigation into threats against the LGBTQ+ community in Haifa and a public figure, Israel Police announced on Tuesday.
Cairo/Washington: Gulf hostilities have flared anew, with the US military saying Iranian missile attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and other regional targets were either thwarted or failed, as diplomacy between Washington and Tehran showed little progress.
Dozens of ships have managed to sneak through the Strait of Hormuz in recent weeks, but attempts remain highly risky and are no substitute for a free and open waterway, industry experts have warned.
Bahrain’s military said it intercepted three missiles and several drones targeting civilian infrastructure, blaming Iran for what it called “systematic aggression” and a violation of international law.
Boulder firebomb terrorist Mohamed Sabry Soliman and his murder of an Israeli hostage advocate were praised by a Colorado anti-Israel student group on the anniversary of the attack.
The UAE women’s team put down a marker at the start of T20 Asia Cup qualifying by registering one of the fastest wins in history.
Policy forum lays out ‘prolonged disruption’ scenario in which world’s GDP falls to 2.1% this year from 3.4% in 2025
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has slashed its global growth outlook, warning that the economic damage from the U.S.-Iran war could dramatically worsen unless a durable peace settlement is reached quickly.
The economy was slowing even before the Middle East conflict and interest rate hikes started to bite, while the boom in datacentres was a rare bright spot
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the head of the Mateh Asher Regional Council, Moshe Davidovich, that a solution to Hezbollah's drone threat will soon be deployed, according to Davidovich, who spoke to 103FM on Wednesday morning.
CBS News reported that a US pilot whose F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down in Iranian airspace in early April had previously survived another aircraft loss only weeks earlier, in what sources described as a friendly-fire incident involving Kuwaiti forces.
More than two decades ago, Benjamin Netanyahu, then Israel’s finance minister, told the Herzliya security conference that the primary demographic threat facing the country did not arise from the Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, but rather from “the Israeli Arabs” in 1948 territories.
DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Kuwait informó que había suspendido los vuelos comerciales el miércoles después de que un ataque con drones iraníes alcanzara el aeropuerto del país e hiriera a varias personas.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait said Wednesday it had suspended commercial flights after an Iranian drone attack hit the country’s airport, injuring a number of people hours after Iran and the United States traded missile strikes in the region.
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Adam Hamawy, a surgeon who volunteered at the European Hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza during 2024, has won the Democratic nomination for New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District.
Paramedic Ali Salman Nader, a member of the Al-Risala Ambulance Association, was killed in an Israeli drone strike on the Al-Ain neighbourhood of Arab Salim, according to reports from southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported.
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, Iran launches missile and drone attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and civilian shipping in the Gulf, while US forces intercept projectiles and carry out strikes on an Iranian military site on Qeshm Island.
Since the start of US President Donald Trump’s second term, a Republican-controlled Congress has confirmed almost all his controversial nominees, ceded trade authority to the White House and largely acquiesced as the president started a hugely unpopular war in Iran.
A draft of conclusions prepared ahead of the European Union summit in June condemns what it describes as the ill-treatment of activists detained after Israel intercepted the Global Sumud aid flotilla in international waters, according to Italy’s ANSA news agency.
US officials said on Wednesday that talks between Lebanon and Israel in Washington were progressing positively, despite the continuing war in Lebanon, where recent Israeli attacks killed and injured health workers.
US Republican Representative Thomas Massie criticised Washington’s continued financial support for Israel and downplayed reports of a heated exchange between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Testimonies from political prisoners and journalists arrested in crackdowns since the war have started to emerge as regime’s internet blackout lifts
The US military said Tuesday that Iran fired missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain that failed or were shot down, and that the US launched strikes on an Iranian facility in response.
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations chief has proposed three options to help end the decades-old conflict between Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah militants and Israel when the 8,100-member UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon ends on Dec. 31.
Oil prices rose more than 1 percent in early trading on Wednesday as markets reacted to escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, including US strikes on Qeshm Island and reported Iranian missile and drone launches towards Kuwait and Bahrain.
Lebanese-American academic and author Fawaz Gerges explains why he is against the mainstream media narrative that the current conflict in Lebanon is between the Israeli army and the resistance group Hezbollah.
The foreign ministers of Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia, Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates issued a joint statement condemning “in the strongest terms the continued raids on Al-Aqsa Mosque by extremist Israeli settlers”.
Linda Sarsour, a Palestinian-American activist, said Israel has barred her from visiting Palestine because of her advocacy for Palestinian rights.
They went to war together against Iran, but Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu's relationship is under strain after the US president reportedly called the Israeli premier "crazy."
It should have taken years, but Ash Koosha made a drama about Iran’s anti-government protests in weeks – and now it’s the first AI-made movie to screen at a major film festival. It could transform indie film-making, claims the director
Israeli soldiers took control of the Beaufort Ridge outpost and Wadi al-Saluki areas north of the Litani River, the IDF announced on Sunday morning.