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Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs and Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UAE, told Reuters: "From the very beginning, we viewed the Accords as a way to enable our continued support for the Palestinian people and their legitimate aspiration for an independent state.

UAE official warns Israel West Bank settlement plans cross 'red line'

September 03, 2025 6:48 pm

Annexation in West Bank would undermine spirit of normalisation accords with Israel, UAE envoy tells Reuters

A Palestinian boy walks past a heavily damaged building in the Rimal neighborhood, in Gaza City, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, a day after it was hit by an Israeli military strike that killed several people. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) Palestinians stand next to a heavily damaged building in the Rimal neighborhood, in Gaza City, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, a day after it was hit by an Israeli military strike that killed several people. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) 4 of 6 | Palestinians stand next to a heavily damaged building in the Rimal neighborhood, in Gaza City, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, a day after it was hit by an Israeli military strike that killed several people. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) Young Palestinian Tariq Nasser, 12, right, mourns over the body of his brother Ayman Nasser, who was killed in an Israeli military strike, during his funeral outside Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) 5 of 6 | Young Palestinian Tariq Nasser, 12, right, mourns over the body of his brother Ayman Nasser, who was killed in an Israeli military strike, during his funeral outside Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) Smokes rise to the sky following Israeli military strikes in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Levin) 6 of 6 | Smokes rise to the sky following Israeli military strikes in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel

Israel targets Hamas spokesperson as hospitals report dozens killed in Gaza City

August 31, 2025 6:37 pm

At least 43 Palestinians were killed since Saturday, most of them in Gaza City, according to local hospitals.

Israel didn’t give permits to these Bedouin villages to build bomb shelters. So they built their own

July 16, 2025 7:36 pm

More than two thirds of the Bedouin have no access to shelters

Decoding the US and the Middle East — a tangle of alliances, history, and conflict

August 29, 2025 2:22 pm

If you're looking to better understand the headlines and the centuries of context behind them these books are an excellent place to start.

After US airstrikes, Iran has few options, none of them good

We are trapped between pain and hope: An Iranian filmmaker’s voice, against war and dictatorship

June 25, 2025 7:20 am

Unfortunately, the people of Iran today are living under the crushing weight of two simultaneous pressures: On one hand, the escalating threat of war between Israel and Iran; on the other, the ongoing, systematic repression by the Islamic Republic’s authoritarian regime

After strikes on Iran, US steps up evacuations, issues travel warnings in Middle East

June 23, 2025 8:27 am

The Trump administration has doubled the number of evacuation flights out of Israel and begun drawing down diplomatic staff in several hotspots, including Lebanon and Iraq.

Iraq was a warning, Iran is a rupture

June 23, 2025 5:44 am

US strikes on Iran signal that age of global restraint is over. We now live in a world where the fear of another’s capability is enough to justify a first strike

Israel-Iran conflict dominates G7 talks as leaders gather in Canada

June 16, 2025 9:02 am

As the summit entered its second day on Monday, The Israeli military reported fresh missile launches from Iran, prompting further air defense operations.

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Trump, Syria & the Middle East: What the US President wants

May 17, 2025 7:29 am

An American President has met a previously sanctioned al-Qaeda terrorist, and the US is set to lift its 46-year-old sanctions on the country he now leads. What are the takeaways from Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and UAE. What are his priorities for the Middle East, and where do they leave Iran, Israel, and Syria?

The Syrian civil war exemplifies how rebel forces can gradually erode the dominance of a heavily armed state. (Reuters/Zohra Bensemra)

Syria and the resilience of the Weak: How do underdogs win the wars?

December 24, 2024 4:43 pm

The victories of weaker forces illustrate that military strength alone does not guarantee success. Adaptive strategies, external support, and ideological resilience often define the outcome of conflicts where power imbalances appear insurmountable.