Mideast News Stories
Cost of doing business with Iran? US warns Pakistan of sanctions risk
Islamabad, PakistanThe United States has warned Pakistan of the risk of sanctions after it promised greater security and economic cooperation with Iran during a visit by President Ebrahim Raisi. The first Iranian president to visit the South Asian country in eight years, Raisi concluded his...
photo: AP / Iranian Presidency Office
UN calls for investigation into mass graves uncovered at two Gaza hospitals raided by Israel
The United Nations called Tuesday for “a clear, transparent and credible investigation” of mass graves uncovered at two major hospitals in war-torn Gaza that were raided by Israeli troops. Credible investigators must have access to the sites, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters, and...
photo: AP / Mohammed Hajjar
Israel prepares for Rafah offensive
Satellite photos analysed by the media appear to show a new compound of tents being built near Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip as the Israeli military continues to signal it plans an offensive targeting the city of Rafah. The tent construction is near Khan Younis, which has been targeted by repeated...
photo: AP / Fatima Shbair
Turkey's Erdogan in rare Iraq visit to discuss water, oil, security
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Iraq on Monday for his first official visit in more than a decade as his country seeks greater cooperation from Baghdad in its fight against a Kurdish militant group that has a foothold in northern Iraq. Other issues also loom large between the two...
photo: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/Pool via AP
Why is Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi visiting Pakistan?
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is in Pakistan on a three-day trip to discuss regional and bilateral relations days after Iran and Israel carried out attacks against each other, risking the Gaza war to expand into a regional conflict. Raisi is scheduled to hold talks with top Pakistani leadership,...
photo: AP / Prime Minister Office via AP
Palestinian resistance group commander resurfaces at funeral amid death rumors in West Bank
A Palestinian resistance group commander reappeared during the funeral of Palestinians on Sunday evening, two days after rumors of his death in West Bank. Mohammed Jaber, also known as Abu Shuja, commander of the Nour Shams Brigade affiliated with the Al-Quds Brigades, unexpectedly participated in...
photo: AP / Majdi Mohammed
Gaza war goes global
By Joschka Fischer Joschka Fischer BERLIN – With Iran’s drone and missile attack on Israel on the night of April 13, the war in the Middle East has taken on a new dimension. For years, the conflict between Iran and Israel had been a “shadow war” in which both sides avoided...
photo: AP / Osamah Abdulrahman
Rise in violence has West Bank back at heart of UN agenda
While the international spotlight has been focused on Gaza, the surge in settler-related violence in the West Bank has received less attention. But last week's killing of a young Israeli settler and the deadly retaliatory attacks on Palestinian villages and communities has put the issue of...
photo: AP / Majdi Mohammed
Muted Iran signals it will not retaliate against Israel
Iran has signalled it has no plans to retaliate after it was attacked by Israel as it played down the strikes launched against it on Friday. The muted response to the limited Israeli attack is being seen as an effort by Iran to prevent tensions escalating into a full-blown regional conflict. The...
photo: AP / Vahid Salemi
Iran says it shot down drones as regional conflict escalates. How did we get here?
An unclaimed aerial attack in central Iran on Friday comes fresh on the heels of tit-for-tat Iranian and Israeli strikes earlier this month, marking a potentially dangerous escalation of the Middle East conflict. Israel carried out the strike inside Iran Friday morning, a US official told CNN....
photo: AP / Eitan Hess-Ashkenazi

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