In choosing its next leader, Hamas will be looking for a candidate who can safeguard deep ties with Tehran at a time when Iranian support…
Diplomatic pressure mounted on August 5 to avert an escalation between Iran and Israel following high-profile killings that have sent regional tensions soaring. Israeli Prime…
The Israeli military said the head of US Central Command, General Michael Kurilla, arrived in Israel on August 5 to assess the security situation as…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused social media networks of "fascism" and censorship on August 5 as his government blocked Instagram for a fourth day.…
Israel's army said on August 4 it had not changed "as of now" its policy for protecting civilians, as Iran and Hezbollah are expected to…
A senior US official said on August 4 the US is ready for "every possibility" amid fears of war between Iran and Israel, while telling…
Hamas says it has initiated consultations to select a new leader of the Palestinian group after the assassination of its political chief Ismail Haniyeh. “Following…
Russia's national Security Council secretary on August 5 arrived for a visit to Tehran, news agencies reported, amid fears of a wider war in the…
Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi held talks on August 4 during a rare visit to Iran, as fears of an escalation between Tehran and Israel…
Middle East tensions soared as Iran and its allies readied their response to the assassination of Hamas's political leader, blamed on Israel, spurring fears of…
Urgent calls for foreign nationals to leave Lebanon grew on August 4 with France warning of "a highly volatile" situation as Iran and its allies…
Israel's army confirmed on August 1 that Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif was killed in an air strike last month in the southern Gaza Strip.…
The US sanctioned two people and four firms on July 31 for facilitating the procurement of weapons on behalf of Yemen's Houthi rebels. The group…
Turkish and Armenian diplomats will meet on uUly 30 on their long-closed border in a bid to normalize relations between the two countries, Turkey's foreign…
The United Arab Emirates on July 25 called for a "temporary international mission" for post-war Gaza to restore order and address the humanitarian crisis in…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on JUly 24 called for a demilitarized and deradicalized post-war Gaza, laying out his vision for the narrow coastal territory…
The Israeli strike on Yemen's port of Hodeida has released hazardous emissions and caused fuel spills, experts said, compounding environmental pollution already worsened by oil…
Iran on July 24 condemned a report by a United Nations expert that accused the country of "atrocity crimes" against minorities and killings in the…
The World Health Organization voiced alarm on July 23 at the prospect of outbreaks of polio and other diseases in war-ravaged Gaza, amid an already…
Iraqi authorities seized record quantities of the potent stimulant captagon last year, at an estimated value of up to $144 million, with the country increasingly…
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on July 21 said that his country was ready to build a Cyprus naval base "if necessary", 50 years after…
Turkey is set to send navy support to Somali waters after the two countries agreed Ankara will send an exploration vessel off the coast of…
After a long estrangement, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad may be edging towards a meeting, but analysts say normalization…
A Turkish delegation visited Niger on July 17 looking to strengthen military cooperation with the regime that came to power in a coup nearly a…
The US Secret Service increased security for Donald Trump weeks ago after authorities learned of an Iranian plot to kill him, although it was not…
