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Images from the scene allegedly showed heavily damaged structures and a smoke cloud visible from a distance. According to Palestinian media, an explosion occurred at...

Afghanistan Middle East

Afghan leaders and the Taliban meet in an attempt to end the conflict.

July 18, 2021

On Saturday local time, Afghan officials met with Taliban rebels in Qatar, with both sides appealing for peace despite the fact that violence has escalated...

Middle East

There is no imminent conflict with Israel, according to Islamic Jihad.

July 18, 2021

Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the Gaza Strip's second largest terrorist organisation, stated on Saturday that it does not believe another round of combat with Israel...

Middle East

In a new’sign of goodwill,’ the UAE opens its first embassy in Israel.

July 15, 2021

On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates established its first embassy in Israel, just two weeks after Israel built an embassy in the Middle Eastern country....

Middle East Saudi Arabia Yemen

Saudi diplomat visits the United States for meetings on Yemen, Iran, and Khashoggi

July 7, 2021

On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia's deputy defence minister became the highest-ranking Saudi ambassador to visit Washington since Joe Biden took office in January, meeting with senior...

Iran Middle East

Iran makes efforts to produce enriched uranium metal, alarming the United States and Europe.

July 7, 2021

The United Nations atomic watchdog announced on Tuesday that Iran has began the process of manufacturing enriched uranium metal, a move that may aid in...

Middle East United States

The United States conducts airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria.

June 28, 2021

The US said on Sunday that it conducted another wave of air strikes on Iran-backed militia in Iraq and Syria, this time in response to...

Iran Middle East

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has demanded an answer from Iran regarding monitoring, but Iran has stated that it is not required to respond.

June 26, 2021

The United Nations nuclear watchdog sought an urgent response from Iran on whether it would renew a monitoring arrangement that expired overnight, leading an Iranian...

Middle East

Relationships with Gulf Arabs may be jeopardised if Iran shifts to the right.

June 20, 2021

Analysts believe that the Gulf Arab governments will not be discouraged from engaging in discussion to improve relations with Iran now that a conservative jurist...

Israel Middle East

Israeli nationalists will march in East Jerusalem, while Palestinians will have a “Day of Rage.”

June 15, 2021

Far-right Israeli factions will march in East Jerusalem on Tuesday, risking inflaming tensions with Palestinians in the contested city and reigniting conflict between Israel and...

Israel Middle East

Naftali Bennett will succeed Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister of Israel.

June 12, 2021

Naftali Bennett, the head of the Yamina Party, will take over as Prime Minister of Israel on Sunday, marking the first significant leadership shift in...

Israel Middle East

Naftali Bennett encourages the Knesset to hold a vote on the coalition government.

June 7, 2021

The head of Israel's Yamina Party, Naftali Bennett, encouraged parliament on Sunday to have a vote next week on creating a coalition government. Bennett called...

Iran Middle East

In a television discussion, Iran’s presidential hopefuls sling jabs.

June 6, 2021

Candidates for Iran's presidential election later this month threw sharp attacks in a discussion on Saturday, accusing one other of treachery or lacking the knowledge...

Jordan Middle East

Jordanian police were attacked; witnesses expressed outrage about a banned politician.

June 6, 2021

On Saturday, there were "armed attacks on security forces" on the outskirts of Amman, according to state media citing the Interior Ministry, while witnesses told...

Israel Middle East

As Netanyahu approaches re-election, Israel’s internal security warns of unrest.

June 6, 2021

On Saturday, the chief of Israel's internal security agency issued a rare warning of probable violence amid one of the most highly tense moments in...

Israel Middle East Politics

Netanyahu calls the attempt to depose him as Israeli Prime Minister ‘dangerous.’

June 4, 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lambasted the power-sharing coalition in his first statements since the establishment of a governing coalition that looks likely to depose...

Israel Middle East

Israeli opposition leaders form an alliance to depose Netanyahu.

June 3, 2021

Israeli opposition MPs said Wednesday that they have reached an agreement to form a power-sharing government that will depose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, marking the...

Lebanon Middle East

Lebanon’s electrical situation intensifies, with a total blackout on the horizon.

June 2, 2021

"Imagine your life without electricity, Internet, phones, hospitals or vaccines." This was a declaration made by interim Energy Minister Raymond Ghajar in March, stating that...

Middle East World

According to the UN human rights head, Israel and Hamas may have committed war crimes in Gaza.

May 28, 2021

The UN human rights head warned on Thursday that Israel's assault on Hamas in Gaza over 11 days this month might amount to war crimes....

Middle East United States

Blinken speaks with Netanyahu and Abbas; the US consulate in Jerusalem will reopen

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021

On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met separately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, and announced plans...

Middle East United States

Blinken embarks on a Middle East mission to support the Gaza truce.

May 25, 2021

On Tuesday (May 25), US Secretary of State Antony Blinken started a Middle East visit in Israel, aiming to strengthen its truce with Gaza's ruling...

Middle East

Foreign assistance comes in the midst of an Israel-Hamas truce.

May 23, 2021

Humanitarian assistance began to arrive in Gaza on Saturday, the day after an 11-day cease-fire was declared between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas....

Middle East United States

Biden promises to help “rebuild” Gaza and focuses on a two-state solution.

May 22, 2021

President Joe Biden vowed on Friday to help organise efforts to restore Gaza, saying that establishing a Palestinian state alongside Israel is the "only answer"...

Middle East United States

Biden informs Netanyahu that he wants the attacks in Gaza to be de-escalated quickly.

May 20, 2021

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he expects a rapid de-escalation of military attacks against Palestinian...

Europe Middle East

Almost the entire EU bloc has called for an Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire.

May 19, 2021

The European Union demanded an urgent cease-fire in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian rebel group Hamas, which has claimed over 200 lives. But...

Middle East

Hundreds of people condemn Gaza airstrikes at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C.

May 19, 2021

Hundreds of people rallied Tuesday outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., to condemn recent attacks on Palestinians in fighting that has killed more than...

Israel Middle East

Two people were killed and more than 100 were injured when the bleachers at an Israeli synagogue collapsed.

May 18, 2021

On Sunday, bleachers at a Hasidic synagogue in Israel collapsed, killing at least two people and injuring 167 others. Emergency medical teams said a 12-year-old...

Israel Middle East

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City kill 42 people, including two teenagers.

May 17, 2021

According to the Gaza Health Ministry, Israeli airstrikes in Gaza early Sunday killed at least 42 civilians, including more than a dozen children, in the...

Middle East Palestine Politics United States

In the midst of Israel-Gaza conflict, Biden makes the first call to Abbas.

May 16, 2021

US President Joe Biden made his first phone call to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas since taking office on Saturday, during intense fighting in the Gaza...

Israel Middle East

As the war approaches its seventh day, Israel bombings the house of Hamas’ Gaza leader.

May 16, 2021

Israel bombed Hamas's chief's home in Gaza early Sunday, and the Islamist group launched rockets at Tel Aviv as clashes entered their seventh day with...

Middle East

Why has a crisis erupted in Israel and Gaza?

May 15, 2021

The West Bank Wall between Israel and Palestine. Photo: 123rf Explosions have once again lit up the sky over Israel and the Palestinian Territories. The...

Israel Middle East United States

The Abraham Accords and New Israeli-Palestinian Violence

May 14, 2021

Israeli police descend steps near Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on May 10. Tensions sparked over the weekend within the Al-Aqsa complex, when Israeli police officers...

Israel Middle East

Israel maintains pressure on Hamas by bombing Gaza nonstop.

May 14, 2021

Palestinians are seen checking the damage caused after a 15-floor building was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, on May 13, 2021. (photo...

Middle East

Hundreds arrested as a result of Jewish-Arab unrest in Israel.

May 13, 2021

Following intense Jewish-Arab unrest and protests that erupted across Israel on Wednesday, despite continued clashes between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, 374 people...

Middle East Politics United States

Biden: Israel has the right to protect itself against missile terrorism from Gaza.

May 13, 2021

On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden expressed optimism that the violence between Israelis and Palestinians will end shortly after a phone call with Israeli Prime...

Middle East United States

Biden failed the Israeli-Palestinian missile and riot test, according to an analysis.

May 13, 2021

According to some Israeli scholars, the Biden administration's actions have unwittingly led to the deadly round of hostilities in Israel and Gaza. The escalation “is...

Middle East

Is Iron Dome as strong as previously believed against Hamas rockets? Can Hezbollah and Iran take a lesson from Hamas?

May 13, 2021

Iron Dome has always had a flaw. In previous rounds of combat, it shot down 85 percent to 90 percent of Hamas missiles – and...

Middle East

As missile barrages persist, Israel is considering launching a land offensive in Gaza.

May 13, 2021

Plans for a potential land invasion of the Gaza Strip will be addressed to IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi for approval later on...

Israel Middle East New Zealand

Foreign Minister has called the increasing violence between Israel and Gaza “unacceptable.”

May 13, 2021

Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has expressed New Zealand's "grave concern" about the outbreak of conflict in Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and Gaza. The protests...

Israel Middle East

After a Gaza tower was hit, rockets were launched at Tel Aviv.

May 12, 2021

Palestinian gunmen say they launched 130 missiles at Tel Aviv after an Israeli air strike destroyed a tower block in the Gaza Strip. According to...

Middle East

Jerusalem, a powder keg, has erupted in fire – review

May 11, 2021

It could have turned out either way. The calm should have returned, or Israel could have been at war. Despite the fact that hundreds of...

Middle East

Blinken demands an end to missile attacks on Israel “immediately.”

May 11, 2021May 11, 2021

The United States strongly opposes the latest barrage of missile attacks on Israel, according to State Department Spokesperson Ned Price. "This is an unacceptable escalation,"...

Middle East

According to Palestinians, 22 people were killed and 95 were wounded in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.

May 11, 2021May 11, 2021

According to Palestinians, a motorcycle was hit in the northern Gaza Strip. According to Palestinians, two people were killed in an Israeli bombing near Beit...

Middle East

The IDF responds to over 200 rockets launched from Gaza into Israel.

May 11, 2021May 11, 2021

Because of the continuing clashes in Jerusalem, Hamas had warned Israel earlier in the day that it would launch missiles, and seven rockets were launched...

Middle East

Riots erupt on Temple Mount on Jerusalem Day.

May 10, 2021

As police entered Temple Mount to disperse rioters, they were greeted with stone-throwing. On Jerusalem Day 2021, rioters clash with police on the Temple Mount....

Middle East

The UN Security Council will meet to discuss the unrest in Jerusalem, and Jordan has summoned Israel’s envoy.

May 10, 2021

Monday, the United Nations Security Council will meet behind closed doors to discuss rising tensions in east Jerusalem, especially around the Temple Mount, also known...

Iran Middle East

Unease over Iran vote is sparked by a list of military candidates.

May 10, 2021

A slew of military leaders on the list of Iranian presidential candidates is raising concerns about the Islamic republic's politics being militarised. Registration for the...

Canada Israel Middle East

Canada and the Quartet condemn the violence in Jerusalem, as international pressure mounts on Israel.

May 10, 2021

On Sunday, Canada and the Middle East Quartet (the United Nations, the United States, the European Union, and Russia) condemned the violence on Jerusalem's Temple...

Israel Middle East World

The US National Security Advisor speaks with an Israeli counterpart about the Jerusalem attacks.

May 10, 2021

The White House said in a statement that US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke by phone with Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat on...

Middle East

More than 200 Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli police.

May 9, 2021

Clashes erupted overnight at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque, wounding more than 220 people, including 17 Israeli police officers, according to local authorities. The unrest erupted over...