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Two exposés of Middle Eastern sexual violence appeared last week. The Civil Commission on Oct. 7 Crimes by Hamas against Women and Children issued the 300-page report, “Silenced No More.” In heartbreaking detail, superstar lawyers, researchers, medical experts, and forensic professionals conclusively detailed the sy…
The European-Israeli conflict is the world’s oldest and fiercest, dating back to the Greek conquest of Judea in 332 BCE.
Protests broke out across Lebanon on Tuesday as the long-awaited General Amnesty Law is set to be approved during a plenary session scheduled for Thursday, according to Lebanese media reports.
The majority of Lebanese civilians want to see a peace agreement reached with Israel, according to a new poll conducted by the International Information Company in Lebanon, first published by the Lebanese news outlet Al-Jadeed on Monday.
In November 2025, when US President Donald Trump met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House, there was a moment of laughter between the leaders: Trump had given the Syrian leader some of his Trump cologne. “It’s the best fragrance,” he said.
Iran’s former president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is back in the news in a way few would have predicted. The New York Times reported that an early war goal of the Israel and US strikes on Iran on February 28 was to create a kind of regime transition and have Ahmadinejad return to lead Iran. How this would have happened …
The Pentagon has once again refused to admit responsibility for a strike on an Iranian school that killed more than 170 people, most of them children, despite pressure from US lawmakers.
Trabajadores operan una impresora 3D que fabrica piezas de drones en la sede de Masssivit en Lod, Israel, el 30 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has posted a video showing activists with the Global Sumud Flotilla being abused after being abducted by Israeli authorities.
Israeli politicians have voted unanimously to dissolve the Knesset, which could lead to early elections, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition continues to fracture over legislation to exempt ultra-Orthodox Jews from mandatory military service.
The warning was issued as President Trump and Vice President JD Vance say progress is being made toward a deal, while keeping open the threat of renewed strikes.
The Israeli parliament passed a preliminary reading on Wednesday of a bill to dissolve itself, paving the way for early elections.
Syria is becoming part of the economic conversation again.
The United Arab Emirates has spent two decades trying to escape the ordinary fate of small states through the network power of hyper-connectivity.
The United Kingdom government said it had eased sanctions on imports of Russian jet fuel and diesel refined in third countries, amid soaring fuel prices caused by the Iran war and prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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The United States and Israel went into war on Iran intending to replace the regime’s leadership with hardline former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, The New York Times reported.
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On 18 November last year, an Israeli soldier named Harel Amshika posted a nine-image carousel on his personal Instagram account, accompanied by some reflections on his time spent fighting in Gaza.
Hundreds of members of Iran’s Bakhtiari tribe gathered in Tehran on Monday to pledge allegiance to Iran’s supreme leader. (AP Video by Mohsen Ganji)
Workers operate a 3D printer that makes drone parts at the headquarters of Masssivit in Lod, Israel, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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When Yehia Kassem, chief correspondent for the Arabic-language Al-Hurra channel, entered Southern Lebanon to cover the recent escalation, he witnessed firsthand what many Lebanese have already encountered; widespread destruction, Hezbollah's terror infrastructure embedded beneath civilian areas, and mass displacemen…
The coalition’s bill to dissolve the Knesset passed its preliminary reading on Wednesday in the Knesset plenum, amid the crisis in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition with the ultra-Orthodox parties over the haredi draft bill. Passage of the bill begins the process to move the election date forward slightl…
Senior Saudi statesman Prince Turki Al Faisal once told me that energy markets bind the world together. Coming from the man whose father, King Faisal, started the 1973 oil embargo – a near cataclysmic event at the time that saw the New York Stock Exchange shed almost half its value in a year, and ushered in a decade…
Pakistan's interior minister is heading to Tehran for talks with Iranian officials on Wednesday, according to Iranian state media, to continue negotiations over the conflict with the US.
The UAE remains committed to "supporting regional security and stability", an Emirati official told The National, amid concerns of renewed conflict in the Middle East.
Egypt’s presidency has pressed Al-Azhar, the leading authority in Sunni Islam, to publicly back the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf states in their confrontation with Iran, security sources and sources close to the institution’s grand imam said.
Deployment to the Middle East felt truly real for RAAF pilot “H” a few weeks back when he saw missiles shooting across the sky in front of his hi-tech surveillance plane.
Israeli law enforcement officials confiscated approximately NIS 20 million worth of cigarettes smuggled into the West Bank through the port of Ashdod, police announced Wednesday morning.
Dror Bin, CEO of the Israel Innovation Authority, announced on Tuesday that he will conclude his five‑year tenure in the coming months, following a planned transition process intended to ensure continuity as the IIA prepares for new leadership.
For the first time since the start of negotiations between the United States and Iran, the sides have exchanged “formulas” regarding Iran’s nuclear program, Walla has learned. However, despite progress in the talks, Israel and the US have increased their readiness for a possible resumption of war against Iran.
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian flotilla activists were brought to Ashdod Port after the Israeli Navy intercepted Gaza-bound vessels attempting to breach Israel’s naval blockade, Adalah - The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel said Wednesday morning.
Somaliland has announced it will open its first-ever embassy anywhere in the world in Jerusalem, marking a significant diplomatic step following Israel’s recognition of the breakaway territory. The move signals deepening ties between the two sides while drawing renewed international attention to Somaliland’s contest…
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday issued a strongly worded statement threatening to extend the Middle East conflict "beyond the region" if the U.S. and Israel resume attacks against Tehran.
A seized suspected Russian oil taker by the French navy is photographed in the Mediterranean Sea in Fos-sur-Mer, southern France, on Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni, File)
President Donald Trump with first lady Melania Trump addresses the attendees from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House during the annual Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday criticized Israel's seizure of humanitarian aid vessels bound for the Gaza Strip carrying aid workers, including South Korean nationals, accusing the country of violating international regulations.
ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) -- Excluded from Iran's soccer squad for the World Cup in what seemed to be a political decision, former star forward Sardar Azmoun posted his support for teammates on social media Tuesday.
The Haifa District Court, sitting as an admiralty court, accepted the state’s request and ordered 11 vessels seized during the October 2025 Sumud flotilla transferred to state ownership, according to a partial judgment issued Monday.
A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem claimed that Hamas's October 7 massacre was part of a careful plan to destabilize Israel and spark a wider regional war against it.
For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
The British government has relaxed sanctions on Russian energy imports, allowing it to buy jet fuel and diesel refined from Russian crude oil in third-party countries as the war in the Middle East continues to roil energy markets.
At least 87 people abducted by Israeli forces from an aid flotilla bound for Gaza have begun a hunger strike, organisers say, after Israeli forces intercepted the last remaining vessel in international waters.
Air travel in the Gulf is ramping up amid a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran. The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority announced the full resumption of air traffic operations in the country on May 2 while Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait have reopened their airspace after large-scale closures following the outbr…
Israeli authorities are transferring to Israel all 430 activists involved in the the latest flotilla attempting to break the siege of Gaza.
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Lower gas and electricity bills were behind a bigger than expected drop in the UK's inflation rate, but inflation is widely expected to rise from here due to the ongoing impact of the Iran war.
