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WASHINGTON — White House officials convened a virtual meeting with Israeli counterparts on Thursday over the Biden administration's concerns about...
Hundreds of Gazans found rare respite at the beach this week from more than six months of traumatising Israeli bombardments in the Palestinian...
Dubai's airport, one of the world's busiest, witnessed major disruption for the third day in a row on Thursday after the heaviest rains on record...
International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday drew attention to the suffering in Yemen and Sudan, both plagued by civil wars...
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday announced new sanctions on Iran in response to last week’s aerial attack on Israel. The...
An Iranian commander claimed on Thursday that the Islamic Republic knows the location of Israel’s nuclear facilities, further escalating regional...
A Houthi official in Yemen called this week for the resumption of food aid distribution in the war-torn country to ward off “dangerous stages of...
Israel launched more deadly strikes on besieged Gaza on Thursday as Western governments unveiled sweeping sanctions against Iran's military drone...
Tech giant Google fired 28 of its employees on Wednesday after they staged a sit-in protest over Israel's Google Cloud contract. The news comes...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday painted a dark picture of the situation in the Middle East, warning that spiraling tensions over...
His writing anticipated a Hamas attack on Israeli kibbutzim and an Iranian strike from the skies, but former Mossad spy turned thriller author...
The United States and Britain announced widespread sanctions against Iran's military drone program on Thursday, in response to its weekend attack...
Reports on Thursday from Israel indicated that the Netanyahu government is committed to retaliate against Iran for last week's strikes, but it...
NEW YORK — The daughter of Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar said on Thursday she has been suspended from Columbia University over her...
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday announced new sanctions on Iran in response to last week’s aerial attack on Israel. The...
Dubai airport, one of the world's busiest, witnessed major disruption for a third straight day Thursday after the heaviest rains on record drenched...
The United States on Thursday spoiled a long-shot Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership, vetoing a Security Council measure despite...
WASHINGTON — The United States used its veto on Thursday to block the Palestinian bid for full membership at the United Nations, a move that...
Economies in the Middle East and North Africa face a "shadow of uncertainty" from ongoing tensions in the region, a senior IMF official told AFP on...
The UN Security Council was set to vote Thursday on a Palestinian bid for full membership -- a measure almost certain to fail despite growing...
Dubai's giant highways were clogged by flooding and airport passengers were urged to stay away on Wednesday as the glitzy financial centre reeled...
Saudi Arabia has been leading calls for calm in the wake of the Iranian attack on Israel earlier this week that sparked fears of a wider conflict...
The first KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) restaurant to open in Algeria reportedly closed on Wednesday following protests related to ongoing war in...
Iran celebrated the "success" of its weekend drone and missile attack on Israel as it staged an annual military parade on Wednesday. The Islamic...
Amnesty International accused US-backed Kurdish authorities in northeastern Syria Wednesday of resorting to torture and other abuses in their...
Leaders of Columbia University defended the prestigious New York school's efforts to combat anti-Semitism on campus at a fiery congressional...
The Republican leader in the House of Representatives announced Wednesday a vote on renewing long-delayed US military aid to Ukraine, as well as to...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday he would host a leader of Palestinian militant group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, in Turkey this...
On a visit to Israel Wednesday, just four days after Tehran’s missile and drone attack, British Foreign Minister David Cameron and German Foreign...
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday his country will decide how to respond to Iran's unprecedented attack as world leaders...
ANKARA/WASHINGTON — Qatar’s prime minister said on Wednesday that his country is reevaluating its mediation role between Israel and Hamas. “At...
Heavy thunderstorms hit the United Arab Emirates and the wider Gulf region on Monday and Tuesday as the desert city of Dubai was drenched in more...
ANKARA — Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh will visit Turkey over the weekend, as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hitting back at...
As regional tensions run high, Iran paraded drones, missiles and soldiers on Wednesday to show it is ready for any response from Israel after...
The abrupt resignation of the United Nations special envoy for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, is the latest sign of the failure of reconciliation...
The Republican leader in the House of Representatives announced Wednesday a vote on a massive new military aid package that includes some $61...
Israel is preventing UN investigators from speaking to witnesses and victims of the October 7 Hamas attack, former UN rights chief Navi Pillay, who...
Torrential rains and high winds lashed parts of the Gulf on Tuesday as the death toll from storms in Oman rose to 18, many of them children....
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Tuesday it had found unexploded 1,000-pound bombs inside schools after Israel pulled troops out of...
The White House said Tuesday that separate aid bills set for a vote in the US House this week appear to meet the long-delayed military needs of...
Hundreds of Palestinians queued for bread at a reopened bakery in Gaza City, after fresh supplies arrived in a heavily blockaded area that has...
LONDON — Britain’s biggest low-cost airline easyJet on Tuesday suspended all flights to Israel for the next six months, citing the “situation...
A slew of threats are coming out of Iran against any Israeli response to the Iranian attack against the Jewish state over the weekend, amid an...
Microsoft’s $1.5 billion investment into the UAE-based artificial intelligence company G42 was the byproduct of closed-door negotiations between...
Starbucks’ charity arm and its regional operator in the Middle East and North Africa announced on Tuesday a $3 million donation to the food...
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will announce sanctions on Iran “in the coming days” in response to the country’s unprecedented aerial...
ANKARA — Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan arrived Wednesday in Doha, where he is scheduled to meet Qatari officials in bid to contain the...
LONDON — Britain’s biggest low-cost airline easyJet on Tuesday suspended all flights to Israel for the next six months, citing the “situation...
Torrential rain flooded roads, homes and malls and briefly halted operations at Dubai's airport as storms lashed the Gulf on Tuesday, after leaving...
The United Nations Security Council will vote Thursday on the Palestinians' application to become a full UN member state, several diplomatic...
Israel and Iran traded threats on Tuesday after Tehran's first ever direct attack on its arch foe sharply heightened regional tensions as the Gaza...
ANKARA — Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will travel to Doha on Wednesday, where he is scheduled to meet Qatari officials in bid to contain...
The looming threat of a war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon is reviving painful memories for former Lebanese militiamen and their families...
Israel has vowed to respond to Iran's unprecedented attack and to send troops into Gaza's overcrowded Rafah area in its war against Hamas, but...
Lawyer Omar Ushari still remembers the hope that gripped Khartoum after the uprising that overthrew dictator Omar al-Bashir in 2019. Now after a...
When Iran attacked Israel at the weekend, Jordan intercepted multiple missiles and drones, but King Abdullah II has stressed his country must not...
The recent oil price spike fueled by rising Middle East tensions has the potential to derail the IMF's "relatively good" outlook for the world...
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Tuesday of further sanctions targeting Iran following its unprecedented attack on Israel over the...
TEHRAN — Iranian officials and state media remained in a celebratory mood following the April 13 "triumph" over Israel, when Tehran launched an...
Terrified onlookers crouch behind a wall as lights streak across the night sky in what self-proclaimed digital investigators claimed was footage of...
The United States said Tuesday it would soon impose new sanctions on Iran's missile and drone program after its weekend attack on Israel, and that...
Israel's armed forces chief has vowed to respond to Iran's unprecedented attack against the country, even after appeals for restraint poured in...
The bishop of a prominent Assyrian church in Australia was stabbed and hospitalized on Monday, causing anguish in the community. Police arrested an...
President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that France would help do everything to avoid an escalation in the Middle East after an unprecedented Iranian...
WASHINGTON – The region risks being pushed into a comprehensive war, said Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, adding that the...
US President Joe Biden will meet Iraq's Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani at the White House Monday, after Iran's attack on Israel sent...
Israel launched dozens of air strikes on Gaza overnight, Hamas said Monday, as the army said it will not be distracted from the war after Iran's...
The highest-ranking Syrian military official to be tried in Europe on Monday appeared before a Stockholm court accused of war crimes during Syria's...
Israel bombed war-battered Gaza, Hamas said Monday, as world leaders awaited Israel's reaction but urged de-escalation after Iran's unprecedented...
Sudan marks on Monday one year since the devastating civil conflict erupted, triggering a humanitarian crisis that United Nations agencies and...
Commercial flights across the Middle East remained severely disrupted on Monday after Iran launched an unprecedented drone and missile attack on...
Israel struck war-battered Gaza overnight, Hamas and witnesses said Monday, as world leaders urged de-escalation awaiting Israel's reaction to...
Israel will respond to Iran, the country's military chief of staff said Monday, adding to concerns in Washington and the region about the outbreak...
Israel will respond to Iran, the country's military chief of staff said Monday, adding to concerns in Washington and the region about the outbreak...
ANKARA — Meta announced on Monday that it will temporarily shut down its social media platform Threads in Turkey on April 29 in compliance with...
US President Joe Biden said Monday he wants to prevent the conflict in the Middle East, where Israel is waging war in Gaza and fending off Iranian...
US President Joe Biden said Monday he wants to prevent the Middle East conflict from spreading but vowed to defend Israel after Iran launched an...
This is an excerpt from the Gulf Briefing, Al-Monitor's weekly newsletter covering the big stories of the week across the Gulf. To get it directly...
ANKARA — Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Acting Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs John Bass on Monday, as...
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned the international community Sunday against deeper descent into conflict, addressing the...
Israel and Iran accused one another Sunday at the United Nations of being the main threat to peace in the Middle East, each calling on the Security...
WASHINGTON – US F-15E Strike Eagles coordinated with UK, French and Jordanian fighter pilots to intercept dozens of Iranian drones fired towards...
WASHINGTON – US F-15E Strike Eagles coordinated with UK, French and Jordanian fighter pilots to intercept dozens of Iranian drones fired towards...
Gaza's ancient Greek site of Anthedon has been bombed, its "Napoleon's Palace" destroyed and the only private museum burned down: the war has taken...
Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel with hundreds of drones and missiles marked the culmination of a tense two weeks in which Washington engaged...
In his spartan home in Israel's Negev desert, Mohamed Hassouna points to the spot where his seven-year-old daughter Amina was seriously wounded by...
The highest-ranking Syrian military official to be tried in Europe will appear in a Stockholm court on Monday for his alleged role in war crimes...
Saint Levant, the Palestinian-French-Algerian-Serbian rapper who's found viral fame online, made his Coachella debut over the weekend, bringing...
Neria Goelman and Hannah Zedek, who both escaped the bloody Hamas attack on the Nova music festival in southern Israel six months ago, have found...