Friday, August 22, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
Famine in Gaza is the 'direct result of actions taken by the Israeli government' and deaths from starvation may amount to a war crime, the UN human rights agency spokesperson Jeremy Laurence has said Israel-Gaza war – latest updates...Thursday, August 21, 2025 from Middle East
Iran says France, Germany and Britain have no right to reimpose UN sanctions lifted under the 2015 accord, which they have threatened to do if Iran does not agree to curb uranium enrichments and resume cooperation with nuclear inspectors.Friday, August 22, 2025 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison for the 1989 shotgun killings of their parents. State parole officials reviewed Erik's case Thursday, with his brother's hearing set for Friday.Thursday, August 21, 2025 from Inter Press Service » Middle East & North Africa
Human rights groups have expressed alarm over the surge in unprecedented executions in Saudi Arabia in 2025. Humanitarian experts have underscored the Saudi Arabian monarchy’s use of the death penalty to silence peaceful dissent among...Friday, August 22, 2025 from NYT > Middle East
A panel of food security experts said the famine could spread to more of the enclave within weeks.Thursday, August 21, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
Germany, Australia and Ukraine also sign statement calling on Israel to end block on international media access Middle East crisis – latest updates The UK is among more than 20 countries demanding that Israel immediately give...Friday, August 22, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
Gaza City is officially gripped by famine, and it is likely to spread across the Palestinian enclave, the UN-backed global hunger monitor said on Friday in the first such declaration in Middle East history. Israel rejected the report,...Y Mekelberg: With Gaza escalation, Israel risks 'sacrificing hostages and its standing in the world'
Thursday, August 21, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
The Israeli military stepped up its bombardment of Gaza City overnight, ahead of a key meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ministers on a potential ground operation to seize the enclave’s largest city. The army has...Friday, August 22, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
Botswana has secured a $12 billion investment deal with Qatar’s Al Mansour Holdings, targeting sectors like infrastructure, mining, and cybersecurity. Amid economic contraction and declining diamond revenues, the ten-year agreement aims...Thursday, August 21, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here Iran was seeking to reassert an image of strength on Thursday after suffering heavy losses, when Israel largely destroyed Iran’s air defences during the war and much of its...Friday, August 22, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
Founded in 2020, the British pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action was branded a “terrorist organisation” and banned by the UK government on July 5. Since then, more than 700 people have been arrested for showing their support for the...Wednesday, August 20, 2025 from BBC News - Middle East
The Palestinian Authority says the decision is illegal and will "destroy" the prospects for a two-state solution.Wednesday, August 20, 2025 from NYT > Middle East
The talks in Paris brokered by the United States were the latest effort to reduce tensions between the two longstanding foes, and came after Israel launched airstrikes on the Syrian capital last month.Thursday, August 21, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
Figures from classified IDF database listed 8,900 named fighters as dead or probably dead in May, as overall death toll reached 53,000 Figures from a classified Israeli military intelligence database indicate five out of six Palestinians...Thursday, August 21, 2025 from NPR Topics: Middle East
The Israeli military is calling up tens of thousands of soldiers as officials plan to seize control of Gaza City. Meanwhile, Israel is considering a new offer for a two-month ceasefire with Hamas.Friday, August 22, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
A critically ill seven-year-old Saudi boy received a lifesaving heart transplant at KFSHRC in Riyadh, with the donor heart airlifted from Abu Dhabi. The complex, time-sensitive operation involved seamless cross-border coordination...Thursday, August 21, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
Israel is looking for new ways to recruit soldiers to fill up to 12,000 vacant positions, Israeli Army Radio announced this week. Struggling after 23 months of war, the longest in Israeli history, the army is looking to the Jewish...Thursday, August 21, 2025 from Middle East
France on Thursday condemned a massive wave of attacks on Ukraine as evidence of Russia’s lack of resolve to pursue a genuine peace agreement, and end the war that has raged since February 2022.Friday, August 22, 2025 from NYT > Middle East
Israel’s plan to invade Gaza City, the most populous city in the northern Gaza Strip, has forced many families to consider uprooting themselves.Friday, August 22, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here Mothers in Gaza have resorted to using legume water and herbs as alternative to infant milk amid Famine , charity warns Dr. Ra’ed Al-Baba, who works at Al Awda Hospital run by...Friday, August 22, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
‘War dashboard’ showing number of militants killed was objective in itself with no plan for how Gaza could be governed afterwards, say sources in elite Unit 8200 As Israel gears up for a new offensive in Gaza, figures from a classified...Wednesday, August 20, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has approved a plan to seize Gaza City and authorised the mobilisation of 60,000 reservists, his ministry confirmed Wednesday. Fighting is already underway on the ground as mediators await Israel’s...What is Suhail, the star that ends the scorching summer heat in Saudi Arabia, and how you can see it
Friday, August 22, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
Every year, the appearance of Suhail, known as Canopus, signals the end of the Arabian Peninsula’s peak summer heat. This year, with temperatures hitting 50°C, its rise is especially anticipated. Beyond marking cooler weather, Suhail...Thursday, August 21, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
Abu Dhabi Police, in coordination with the National Drug Control Service, seized 377kg of crystal meth hidden in sewing machine oil cans and arrested three Asian nationals. The sophisticated smuggling attempt was foiled by expert...Thursday, August 21, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
Netanyahu is latest to ‘approve’ plan that has had daily announcements and that Israel knows will have serious consequences Has Israel begun its expanded offensive in Gaza City, or is it hype? After several weeks of threats of a new...Thursday, August 21, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
Saudi Arabia has launched the Nusuk Umrah platform, a new digital service allowing international pilgrims to apply for Umrah visas and book travel services online. Accessible in seven languages, the platform offers visa processing,...Friday, August 22, 2025 from BBC News - Middle East
A UN-backed body confirms famine in Gaza City and surrounding areas, and says half a million are facing "catastrophic" conditions.Thursday, August 21, 2025 from NPR Topics: Middle East
Hamas has endorsed a new proposal for a ceasefire deal with Israel in Gaza, as it faces pressure from Arab countries and seeks to ensure its own survival.Friday, August 22, 2025 from Middle East
Just over a month away, Moldova’s parliamentary elections are shaping up as a defining moment for the small Eastern European state. The outcome will set the course for its politics at home and its place in Europe, as warnings grow over...Friday, August 22, 2025 from NYT > Middle East
Amid suffocating temperatures, the Iranian authorities are closing public offices and cutting water and electricity as the country struggles with an energy crisis.Friday, August 22, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
The RTA’s installation of 9,000 new signs across Dubai Metro and Tram stations marks a major step toward a more intuitive, respectful, and commuter-friendly transport experience. By combining better visual cues with behavioural messaging...Thursday, August 21, 2025 from NYT > Middle East
The long-stalled project near Jerusalem, known as E1, further fragments West Bank lands envisioned as part of a Palestinian state, advancing a goal of Israeli hard-liners.Friday, August 22, 2025 from BBC News - Middle East
A UN-backed body says more than half a million people across Gaza are facing "starvation, destitution and death".Friday, August 22, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
The UN on Friday officially declared a famine in Gaza, the first time it has done so in the Middle East, with experts warning 500,000 people face "catastrophic" hunger. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the report as an "outright...Thursday, August 21, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
Netanyahu tells soldiers he has approved takeover plan as aid groups advised to prepare for forced displacement The International Red Cross and UN have warned of an impending catastrophe in the Gaza Strip if Israel launches an offensive...Wednesday, August 20, 2025 from NYT > Middle East
President Trump praised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel for bombing Iranian nuclear sites, and credited himself as well.Thursday, August 21, 2025 from Middle East
As NATO defence ministers met during a virtual get-together, Russia said it had to be part of any discussion on security guarantees for Ukraine and downplayed the likelihood of an imminent summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr...Thursday, August 21, 2025 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
One of the world's tallest trees, located in Oregon's Coast Range mountains, somehow caught fire and is continuing to burn. The extent of damage to the Doerner Fir is not yet clear.Thursday, August 21, 2025 from Middle East
A French national is being detained without cause in Venezuela, claims his family, who say he is one of several foreigners being held in the country in what Amnesty International has denounced as a widespread policy of enforced...Thursday, August 21, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Commerce shuts down a foreign online store offering counterfeit gold bullion made of copper coated with gold. The store targeted Saudi consumers with prices nearly half the market value. The ministry urges...Friday, August 22, 2025 from Inter Press Service » Middle East & North Africa
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has officially declared that there is famine in Gaza. The world’s biggest food monitoring system raised its classification to Phase 5, the highest level on its food insecurity...Thursday, August 21, 2025 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
The Trump administration is set to weigh in on whether the hallucinogenic compound psilocybin should be moved into a less restrictive class of drugs under federal regulations.Friday, August 22, 2025 from Middle East
The United Nations on Friday officially declared a famine in Gaza, the first time it has done so in the Middle East, with experts warning 500,000 people face "catastrophic" hunger.Wednesday, August 20, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
Move follows months of pressure from MPs, academics and campaigners, with dozens of other students still stranded Nine students in Gaza with full scholarships to study at British universities have been told the UK government is working...Thursday, August 21, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
Cranes hoisted statues from depths of submerged site that authorities say may be extension of ancient city of Canopus Egypt has unveiled parts of a sunken city submerged beneath waters off the coast of Alexandria, including buildings,...Thursday, August 21, 2025 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
President Trump's incomplete deal with Armenia and Azerbaijan carries only a slim hope of resolution for a deep-rooted conflict.Friday, August 22, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
As Israel announced its intention to seize Gaza City on August 20, amateur and satellite images from the previous days show intensified air strikes by the Israeli military, significant destruction, and the emptying of several displaced...Thursday, August 21, 2025 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
President Trump threw his support this week behind a massive project to turn an Apache sacred site outside Phoenix into one of the world's largest copper mines.Thursday, August 21, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
Oman will host the inaugural Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens Trophy from 24–26 October 2025 in Muscat, marking its first international rugby tournament. Featuring 20 teams from across Asia, the event highlights Oman’s growing presence in the...Thursday, August 21, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
A 2.2-magnitude earthquake struck Oman’s Madha exclave at 5:13am on Thursday, with no impact or tremors felt. The event follows recent minor quakes in Khor Fakkan and Al Sila, highlighting a rise in regional seismic activity. Though rare...