Middle east

Iran has threatened to strike U.S. military assets in the Middle East if Washington continues supporting Israel during a deadly, fast-escalating war.

Islamic political movements in Lebanon and Yemen "support Iran's right to defend itself" but will not initiate any strikes on Israel.

The Trump administration's new "free speech" policy will target, in part, any visa holder who is critical of Israel.

Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff rejected reports that Hamas had accepted a hostage and ceasefire proposal

Karoline Leavitt boasted that President Trump "doesn't stop and doesn't quit" despite the 78-year-old world leader falling asleep multiple times during a briefing in Saudi Arabia last week.

Despite multiple instances of Elon Musk disrespecting Arabs with his past rhetoric, the world's richest man will leave the Arab Gulf States billions of dollars richer.

The world's richest man is making billion-dollar deals on the heels of President Trump in the Middle East this week.

President Trump is defending the acceptance of a $400 million Qatari plane as a practical, cost-saving move for the U.S.

President Trump's motorcade was escorted by a pair of red Cybertrucks upon arrival in Qatar on day two of his four-day Middle East tour.

Trump signaled his cozy relationship with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, calling him by his first name and making offhand jokes at a Riyadh conference.

Israel said on Tuesday it targeted top Hamas official Mohammed Sinwar with a strike on a Gaza hospital

Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, who is set to be released by Hamas from Gaza, is expected to fly to Qatar to meet with Trump later this week, Israeli media reported

The Russian Supreme Court lifted a ban on the Taliban as it deepens relations with the Islamist group ruling Afghanistan

A Syrian tent city near the Turkish border is reportedly being readied to receive hundreds of thousands of Gazans as a result of Turkish and Qatari efforts

Defense Minister Israel Katz said the areas will be "added to the security zones of the State of Israel"

Over a dozen aid workers were recovered from what the UN has described as a "mass grave" following attacks by Israeli forces in Southern Gaza

The Israeli Defense Forces said it targeted the main command center of Hamas' Daraj-Tuffah Battalion in Gaza City during overnight attacks

A doctor working at a Gaza hospital said she had difficulty to describe the "level of horror" she witnessed after Israel's attack on Gaza on Tuesday

A senior Houthi leader stated U.S. airstrikes against Yemen on Saturday were "unjustified," adding that it "will result in a response."

Ariel and Kfir Bibas, along with their mother Shiri, were taken from Nir Oz kibbutz on October 7, 2023. Their father, Yarden, has been released

More than 350 rabbis came together to place a full-page ad in the New York Times, voicing their opposition to President Donald Trump's planned takeover of Gaza.

A leading Israeli human rights organization has spoken out against the raiding of a decades-old prominent Palestinian bookstore in east Jerusalem by Israeli Police, who alleged that the store was selling texts that promoted violence and terrorism.

His office is accusing Hamas of last-minute attempts to go against a clause that grants Israel a veto over the release of "mass murderers who are symbols of terror"

The president-elect said there would be "hell to pay" if a deal was not announced by the time of his inauguration

About 98 hostages are believed to still be in Gaza, half of them alive.

The Israeli official called on others to join him in condemning the ceasefire deal and threatening to leave the government if it is enacted.

Two schools in Belgium have boycotted a Holocaust memorial ceremony, citing the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict.

"Operation Many Ways" sought to destroy the underground facility that mostly supplied Hezbollah in Lebanon

The IDF said it gathered information from a list of Islamic Jihad operatives discovered during operations in Gaza

As Syrian rebels celebrated the overthrow of Assad, experts warn the coalition's leading group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, seeks to impose a strict Islamist regime.