Middle East
Israel-Lebanon Deal Under Strain as Hezbollah Disarmament Falls Short
Two months after Israel and Lebanon signed a US-brokered memorandum of understanding, frustration is mounting in Jerusalem as the Lebanese army falls short of...
Syrian President Names Former Commander of Kurdish-Led Force as Adviser
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed the former commander of a now-dissolved Kurdish-led fighting force as a presidential adviser on Friday, reflecting a rapprochement between the two long-time civil war adversaries. For over a decade, Mazloum Abdi led the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, which aligned with the US to fight Islamic State and seize swathes...
Visa, Mastercard Launch International Card Payments in Syria After US Lifts Terrorism Designation
Visa and Mastercard carried out their first international card transactions in Syria on Wednesday, a major step in reconnecting the country with global payment networks days after Washington removed it from its state sponsors of terrorism list. The near-simultaneous moves by two of the world's largest payment networks offer...
Turkey Prepares for ‘Crisis, Tension, and War’ as Ankara Watches Israel-Greece Military Partnership Grow
With Israel and Greece moving toward increasingly close military cooperation, Turkey is preparing for scenarios ranging from escalating confrontation to outright war, as Ankara assesses the partnership's growing strategic implications and its potential to dramatically...
Turkey Says SDF Dissolution Will Help With Syrian Unity
Turkey's ruling AK Party welcomes the dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces as an important step towards strengthening Syrian unity,...
US Starts Returning Staff to Middle East Embassies After Iran War Evacuations, Sources Say
The US is beginning to send personnel back to some diplomatic missions in the Middle...
Netanyahu Calls Erdogan an ‘Antisemitic Dictator’ as Turkey Seeks International Arrest Warrant for Israeli PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjaman Netanyahu's office on Friday lambasted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as...
Hamas Uses Gaza Hospital for Torture, Interrogation of Palestinians, IDF Says
Hamas has been using Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis to...
Mossad Chief, Syrian Foreign Minister Discussed Turkish Military Deployments Before Strikes, Sources Say
The head of Israel's spy agency held a phone call with Syria's foreign minister last...
Israel-Lebanon Deal Under Strain as Hezbollah Disarmament Falls Short
Two months after Israel and Lebanon signed a US-brokered memorandum of understanding, frustration is mounting in Jerusalem as the Lebanese army falls short of its...
Syrian President Names Former Commander of Kurdish-Led Force as Adviser
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed the former commander of a now-dissolved Kurdish-led fighting force as a presidential adviser on Friday, reflecting a rapprochement between the two long-time civil war adversaries. For over a decade, Mazloum Abdi led the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, which aligned...
Visa, Mastercard Launch International Card Payments in Syria After US Lifts Terrorism Designation
Visa and Mastercard carried out their first international card transactions in Syria on Wednesday, a major step in reconnecting the country with global payment networks days after Washington removed it from its state sponsors of terrorism list. The...
Turkey Prepares for ‘Crisis, Tension, and War’ as Ankara Watches Israel-Greece Military Partnership Grow
With Israel and Greece moving toward increasingly close military cooperation, Turkey is preparing for scenarios ranging from escalating confrontation to outright war, as Ankara assesses...
Turkey Says SDF Dissolution Will Help With Syrian Unity
Turkey's ruling AK Party welcomes the dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces as an important step towards strengthening Syrian unity, a spokesman for President Tayyip Erdogan's party said on Wednesday. NATO...
US Starts Returning Staff to Middle East Embassies After Iran War Evacuations, Sources Say
The US is beginning to send personnel back to some diplomatic missions in the Middle East that were evacuated or downsized amid tensions with Iran, two...
Netanyahu Calls Erdogan an ‘Antisemitic Dictator’ as Turkey Seeks International Arrest Warrant for Israeli PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjaman Netanyahu's office on Friday lambasted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as an "antisemitic dictator" hours after Turkey said it would seek...
Hamas Uses Gaza Hospital for Torture, Interrogation of Palestinians, IDF Says
Hamas has been using Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis to torture and interrogate Palestinians, according to Israeli authorities. The Israel Defense...
Mossad Chief, Syrian Foreign Minister Discussed Turkish Military Deployments Before Strikes, Sources Say
The head of Israel's spy agency held a phone call with Syria's foreign minister last week during which they discussed Turkey's military presence in Syria,...
Struggling Hezbollah Diverts Cash From Lebanese Civilians to Rebuild Terror Arsenal
Hezbollah is delaying compensation payments to Lebanese civilians and slashing social benefits as the Iran-backed terrorist group directs increasingly scarce funds toward rebuilding its weapons...
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Syrian Airbase, Drawing Turkish Condemnation
Israel bombed an airbase in Syria on Tuesday, Syrian state media said, carrying out what appeared to be its first strike on Syrian government assets since March and drawing condemnation from Turkey and criticism...
Saudi Arabia Removes Virtually All Antisemitism From School Curricula, New Report Finds
Saudi Arabia is continuing to implement major reforms of its sprawling system of 35,000 public Islamic education schools, according to a new report by the...
New ‘Muslim NATO’ ‘Aimed at Israel,’ Official Warns, but Experts Say Pact Is Largely Declarative
The new Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani defense pact, dubbed a "Muslim NATO," has triggered warnings in Jerusalem, with a senior official saying the alliance is "aimed at Israel,"...
Palestinian Support for Hamas Falls, New Poll Shows
As destruction from its war with Israel continues to reshape life in Gaza, Hamas is facing a growing reckoning among Palestinians, with support for the...
