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Azerbaijan detains Iranian boat for alleged drug smuggling
The incident has added to tense ties between Iran and Azerbaijan, in part due to the Baku’s ties to Israel and Tehran's support to Armenia.
New attacks near US bases in Iraq, Syria threaten uneasy detente
The Pentagon seemed to downplay the first new attacks on US troops in Syria and Iraq since February, as Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah militia distanced itself from responsibility.
Blinken hints at US move to restrict aid to Israeli military unit
The United States is expected to invoke a decades-old law to restrict military assistance to Netzah Yehuda, an Israeli military unit accused of gross human rights violations.
Blinken hints at US move to restrict aid to Israel military unit
The United States is expected to invoke a decades-old law to restrict military assistance to an Israeli military unit accused of gross human rights violations.
'Neutrality' issues found at UN agency for Palestinians, but no terrorism proof
An independent review group on the UN agency for Palestinians found some "neutrality-related issues," its much-anticipated report said Monday, but noted Israel had yet to provide evidence for incendiary allegations that staff were members of terrorist organizations. The United
Pentagon confirms talks to withdraw US troops from Niger
Washington failed to reach a compromise with junta leaders in Niamey, as Russia continues to make gains across the Sahel.
Review identifies 'neutrality-related issues' in UN agency for Palestinians
An independent review group on the UN agency for Palestinians found "neutrality-related issues" but noted Israel had yet to provide evidence for allegations that a significant number of its staff were members of terrorist organizations. The United Nations Relief and Works
Israel settlers shoot Palestinians, torch barn near Ramallah
The Palestinian victims sustained injuries to their chest and other parts of their bodies as a result of being targeted by another settler mob in the West Bank.
Biden criticised for remarks on Columbia U Palestine protest
Biden highlighted alleged 'antisemitism' at Columbia University in New York while failing to address the arrest of over 100 pro-Palestinian protesters.
Palestinian commander resurfaces following death reports
Many had thought Abu Shujaa was killed during the more than two-day raid on the Nur Shams camp by Israeli forces last week.
Nur Shams camp mourns Palestinians killed in Israeli raid
A funeral procession for 13 Palestinians killed in an Israeli army raid passed through roads piled with rubble from Israeli bulldozers and rocket fire.
Israel provided no evidence of UNRWA staff link to Hamas
Israeli authorities have not provided "any supporting evidence" to back up allegations that UNRWA staff are part of Hamas, a review has found
Azmi Bishara: West accepts Israel can achieve nothing more
Dr Azmi Bishara said the West is near concluding that Israel cannot achieve anything further in Gaza and again highlighted the need for rebuilding the PLO.
Attacks targeted US forces in Iraq, Syria, officials say
At least one armed drone was launched at a base in Iraq, a US official said. Five rockets were fired towards US forces in Syria, US and Iraqi officials said.
9% spike in Mideast military spending driven by Saudi Arabia, Israel, Turkey
Military spending in the region increased by its largest percentage in a decade, in part due to the Gaza war, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Israeli officials say only Qatar can mediate hostage deal
Israeli officials said that only Qatar can mediate the release of hostages held by Hamas, after Qatar said it would reassess its role in talks
Kashmir and Palestine: Two occupations bound by struggle
The shared struggle of Palestine and Kashmir is a moral litmus test for the world that should never be abandoned, write Afzal Khan MP and Dr. Sania Muneer.
Israel expanding Gaza 'safe zone' ahead of Rafah invasion
Israeli preparations are reportedly underway for a ground invasion of Rafah, the last remaining refuge for Gaza's millions of displaced
What is GPS jamming and why is Israel using it?
In-depth: Israel has ramped up its use of GPS jamming since the Gaza war began, interfering with civilian communications and, more dangerously, civil aviation.
Jordan threatens to deport Syrian refugee over Gaza rally
Jordan has ordered the deportation of a UN-registered Syrian refugee without a court order, despite appeals by rights groups that he faces danger in Syria.
Turkey's Erdogan signs security pact with Iraq against PKK
During Erdogan's last visit in 2011, Iraq and Turkey signed several strategic pacts regarding security, water and development.
Gaza health system 'completely obliterated': UN expert
Israel's war in Gaza has from the start been a "war on the right to health" and has "obliterated" the Palestinian territory's health system, a UN expert said on Monday. Tlaleng Mofokeng, the United Nations special rapporteur on the right to health, accused Israel of treating
Oman LNG deal spree continues with France's TotalEnergies
The French energy major is also working on the Marsa project in Oman, which it claims is the first LNG bunkering hub in the Middle East.
Gaza's sea becomes main refuge for surviving Palestinians
"When the temperature began to rise, I brought my family to the sea so my children could bathe and wash our clothes," a displaced Palestinian said to TNA.
The four-country push in Europe to recognise Palestine
Analysis: Amid an often-paralysing need for unanimity in EU foreign policy decisions, four countries are pushing ahead to recognise Palestine.
US 'considering' sanctions against more Israeli army units
Washington's sanctions would see Israeli military units accused of violations against Palestinians prohibited from accessing US training and weapons.
Dubai's record rainfall spotlights Gulf’s troubled relation with water
The Gulf’s longterm love–hate relationship with water lies behind a year and a half's worth of rain that fell on Dubai in 24 hours. It includes climate change-induced shifting rainfall patterns, groundwater extractions and unsustainable consumption.
What is the Israeli army's Netzah Yehuda battalion?
The US said they were planning to sanction the unit over their treatment and torture of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Egypt says no to school biology lessons on homosexuality
Local and international human rights groups have slammed Egypt over the ongoing crackdown on the LGBTQ community, but discrimination is commonplace.
Nobel laureate urges Iranians to protest 'war against women'
Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi urged Iranians to protest a "full-scale war against women" after authorities intensified a crackdown obliging women to obey the country's Islamic dress code. Mohammadi, who is held in Tehran's Evin prison, urged Iranian
Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah denies resuming attacks on US bases
Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah denied on Monday it had resumed attacks on US bases after two apparent barrages threatened to break a fragile detente that had held since February.
Hezbollah downs Israeli drone in southern Lebanon
The drone that was brought down in southern Lebanon was 'waging its attacks on our steadfast people', Hezbollah said.
Iranians make 1st Umrah pilgrimage since Saudi ties restored
The Iranians who travelled on Monday to Saudi Arabia were the first to make Umrah since Tehran and Riyadh agreed in a China-brokered deal to restore ties.
Three injured in Jerusalem in alleged car ramming attack
Israeli police said they had arrested two suspects after the Monday incident on Techelet Mordechai street in Jerusalem.
Two injured in Jerusalem car ramming attack, suspects arrested
Two civilians were injured in a car ramming attack in Jerusalem on Monday morning, Israeli police said, adding that they had arrested two suspects after an hours-long search. The incident occurred on Techelet Mordechai street in Jerusalem on a day when Israeli Jews marked the
Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah denies renewed attacks on US forces
Following Sunday's rocket incident in Syria, Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah denies renewed attacks on US forces, describing such allegations as "fabricated."
Israeli army intel chief first top official to resign over Oct. 7 failures
IDF intelligence chief Aharon Haliva is the first high-ranking Israeli military official to take responsibility for the intelligence failures that led to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
How Zionism and nationalism crushed the Arab-Jewish alliance
Zionism, the Jewish avatar of European nationalism, has wrecked centuries of unity between the Arab & Jewish people, write Yehia Mekawi & Amir Fleischmann.
Tunisia holds Maghreb meeting without Morocco, Mauritania
Neither Morocco nor Mauritania were invited to this event, which suggests that a Maghreb union organisation could be formed without these two states.
Israeli ministers Gantz, Ben-Gvir in new war of words
Israeli ministers Gantz and Ben-Gvir blamed each other for damaging national security as the US prepares to impose sanctions on an extremist army unit
After 9 years, first Iranian pilgrims head to Saudi Arabia for umrah
The flights carrying Iranian pilgrims are the latest sign of rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran after restoring ties last year.
Israeli military intelligence chief resigns over Hamas attack
Israel's military intelligence chief has resigned after taking responsibility for failures leading to the October Hamas militant attack that triggered months of war, the military said on Monday. Major General Aharon Haliva said he is still living with that "black day". For
Israeli military intelligence chief resigns as Gaza pounded
Israel's military intelligence chief has resigned after taking responsibility for failures leading to the Hamas attack on October 7, the military said on Monday, as Israel carried out more shelling in war-battered Gaza. Major General Aharon Haliva is the first top Israeli
Israel's Smotrich pushes to legalise 60 settler outposts
Smotrich, a staunch settler activist, seeks to put dozens of outposts on the same legal footing as settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli officer dies of wounds sustained in Hezbollah attack
An Israeli officer who was wounded in a Hezbollah attack on a military base last week has died, as Yoav Gallant threatened Lebanon with 'decisive' action
Turkey's Erdogan in rare Iraq visit to discuss water, oil, security
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived Monday in neighbouring Iraq for his first state visit there in years, with water, oil and regional security issues expected to top the agenda. Erdogan was greeted with a 21-gun salute at Baghdad's international airport by Prime
Turkey's Erdogan in Iraq to talk security, water and oil
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in neighbouring Iraq on Monday for his first state visit there in years, with water, oil and regional security issues topping their agenda. Erdogan was greeted with a 21-gun salute at Baghdad's international airport by Prime Minister
Israel military intel head resigns over 7 October failures
Major General Aharon Haliva was one of a number of senior Israeli commanders who said they had failed to foresee and prevent the 7 October attack.
Israel's 10 self-inflicted plagues since October 7
From the 'Plague of No Strategy' to the 'Plague of Total Victory,' Israel's leaders have inflected plague upon plague on their people since the war with Hamas began over six months ago – and with no end in sight
