Search focused on the Middle East

32+ min ago   (447+ words) If you're watching this, then I'm not around anymore," said Pouria Hamidi, an Iranian man from the southern port city of Bushehr, in a video shared by Farsi-language Iran International, appealing to US President Donald Trump and Western countries to…...

39+ min ago   (287+ words) CAPE TOWN " Saudi Arabia has secured the chairmanship of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Internal Auditors for the 20272028 term, marking a first for the Kingdom and a milestone for Arab and Asian representation in the global internal…...

48+ min ago   (431+ words) OSLO, Norway (Reuters) " Norway's foreign ministry on Sunday said a prominent ambassador and key Oslo Accords mediator, Mona Juul, would step down due to a "serious failure of judgement" over ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, part of a…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (1007+ words) Iran and Oman were reportedly told in advance that US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner would visit the USS Abraham Lincoln on Saturday. CNN on Sunday reported that Tehran and Muscat got advanced…...

2+ hour, 10+ min ago   (878+ words) Hamas has strongly condemned new Israeli government decisions to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank, warning the measures pose an "existential threat" to Palestinians and are designed to consolidate Israeli control over the territory. In a statement issued on…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago   (938+ words) AJ Edelman spoke to Fox News Digital about his Israeli bobsled teammates suffering a burglary and vandalism at their hotel just days before competing in the Winter Olympics. AJ Edelman didn't believe the news when he heard it." The first…...

3+ hour, 40+ min ago   (351+ words) SYDNEY, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Pro-Palestine demonstrators plan to rally in Sydney on Monday to protest the visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog, as authorities "declared his visit a major event and deployed thousands of police to manage the "crowds. Police have…...

4+ hour, 16+ min ago   (223+ words) Published Feb. 8, 2026, 5:21 PM Just days later, on February 6, the Turkish consulate in Jerusalem publicized a series of high-level meetings with Palestinian Authority officials. These included discussions with the PA's vice president, senior Fatah leaders, and key figures involved in planning…...

4+ hour, 42+ min ago   (656+ words) MADINAH " The 46th Al Baraka Symposium on Islamic Economics will begin on Monday in Madinah, bringing together leading scholars, policymakers and financial experts from 18 countries to discuss the role of philanthropy in shaping the future of Islamic economic systems. Held under…...

5+ hour, 17+ min ago   (265+ words) Khaled Mashaal, speaking at the 17th Al Jazeera Forum in Doha, Qatar, wrapped up his message with the most exquisite of Freudian slips. "To a free Israel, with God's help," the video clip with subtitles that has gone viral on social…...