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Middle East

The Middle East is a geographic region in southwest Asia, which includes the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Persia and Asia Minor. The main cultures are the Arab, Persian and Turkish cultures, and the dominant religion is Islam, along with the Jewish, Christian and Druze religions, which are a minority. The main countries in the Middle East are Israel, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman and Yemen.
The annual Arbaeen pilgrimage march held in the city of Dearborn, Michigan.

4 min

US / Canada

America’s first Muslim city sued: 'Treat Christians and Jews as equals'

A federal lawsuit has been filed against the city of Dearborn, Michigan, a Muslim stronghold whose majority is of Middle Eastern descent, for discrimination in favor of Ramadan

Read time: 4 min.


A Blackhawk helicopter lands next to an Apache attack helicopter at a U.S. military base at an undisclosed location in eastern Syria.

2 min

International

Report: US military deaths in Middle East exceed Pentagon’s public tally

Officials cited at least 22 deaths since the Iran war began, compared with 18 publicly listed; not all were directly linked to the conflict

Read time: 2 min.


Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak On The Record, September 16, 2026.

5 min

Diplomacy

Israel-Turkey relations: How October 7 changed everything

'In simple English, it was designed to avoid a future direct confrontation because in Israeli eyes, Israel has no strategic depth'

Read time: 5 min.


Undated photo of plane damaged by Iranian strikes at Prince Sultan AFB, Saudi Arabia.

3 min

US / Canada

Iran's attacks on US bases caused 'major damage that hasn't been communicated to American public' - report

"We're not defending these bases. We're just watching them get destroyed," a US Service member told CBS news

Read time: 3 min.


Houthi forces entering Mocha

2 min

Middle East

Houthi gains at Red Sea gateway give Iran new pressure point in regional war

Iranian officers reportedly direct offensive threatening a second shipping chokepoint as Saudi Arabia seeks US military help

Read time: 2 min.


Le port de Haïfa

6 min

IMEC - Nextbay

Haifa Port poised to become key link in India–Middle East–Europe trade corridor

'Once IMEC is realized, there is no doubt that we will become a very strategic city, everything will pass through it and it will actually be a very important and dominant transit point in our region'

Read time: 6 min.


Israeli soldier looks over on south Lebanon, from the Northern Israeli border

3 min

Analysis & Opinion

The Middle East has no limbo - Hamas and Hezbollah exploit the space between war and peace

Ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon risk giving Hamas and Hezbollah room to regroup, test Israel and exploit diplomatic constraints on the IDF

Read time: 3 min.


Des partisans des Houthis, soutenus par l’Iran, scandent des slogans lors d’un rassemblement contre Israël et les États-Unis à Sanaa, au Yémen, le 27 mars 2026.

2 min

Middle East

Houthis claim drone attack on Saudi Aramco refinery as tensions with Riyadh rise

Claimed Aramco attack follows Houthi naval blockade and Saudi airstrikes as Yemen front threatens to reignite

Read time: 2 min.


Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and EA and Maxis Launch Two Fan-Requested The Sims 4™️ Games

6 min

Culture

Saudi Arabia’s $55 billion bet on gaming: Why the EA takeover matters

Saudi Arabia’s takeover of Electronic Arts puts some of gaming’s biggest franchises under its control- but the deal is also raising questions over debt, jobs and the future of games such as The Sims

Read time: 6 min.


Les dirigeants arabes participent au 34e sommet de la Ligue arabe, à Bagdad, en Irak, le 17 mai 2025.

2 min

Middle East

'Peace first, war later': Arab state urged potential Israel partner to sign deal before launching war

Arab state reportedly urged another potential Israel-normalization country to sign deal with Israel, then go to war ‘when time is right’

Read time: 2 min.


Tommy Pigott on American View

3 min

US / Canada

US State Department's Piggott outlines vision for Middle East peace, security and economic growth

"Peace, prosperity, sovereignty—that's what the president wants to see," Tommy Pigott said. "We believe those things are fully accomplishable."

Read time: 3 min.


IDF conducts target strike in Gaza killing Hossam Shafai, a Hamas terrorist from the East Khan Younis Battalion

2 min

International

US targets Tehran’s military capabilities 'that threaten the Strait of Hormuz' | LIVE BLOG

In an interview with Fox News, US President Trump warned the US will 'hit them very hard tonight. We're going to hit them very hard tomorrow night. We're going to hit them very hard the night after'

Read time: 2 min.


Tankers and cargo vessels are seen in the Gulf of Oman, along shipping routes linking the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea, Tuesday, June 16, 2026.

1 min

Middle East

US launches fresh strikes on Iran, reimposes naval blockade | LIVE BLOG

In a post on Truth Social, US President Donald Trump said that the US will implement a “FULL Blockade, but only on Ships coming to and from Iranian ports"

Read time: 1 min.


A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refuels a F-35A Lightning II aircraft during Operation Epic Fury in the US Central Command area of responsibility April 5, 2026.

2 min

Defense News

Israel on high alert as US and Iran continue to exchange fire

Israeli defense officials remain on high alert amid concerns the expanding US-Iran confrontation could draw Israel into the conflict

Read time: 2 min.


Iranian missile interceptions in Jordan

1 min

Iran & Eastern States

Explosions heard in Bandar Abbas, Bushehr area in southern Iran - Iranian media | LIVE BLOG

Bushehr nuclear power plant hit by US missile, state media reports,CENTCOM confirms the US struck 90 targets in Iran overnight, 10 more than the night before

Read time: 1 min.


Explosions from US airstrikes on Iran

1 min

Defense News

US conducts new round of strikes on Iran | LIVE BLOG

US strikes 80 targets in Iran overnight in retaliation for disrupting Hormuz traffic

Read time: 1 min.


FILE - Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026.

2 min

International

US strikes Iran in retaliation for targeting three commercial vessels in Hormuz | LIVE BLOG

US revokes a general license that allowed Iranian oil sales, after calling Iran’s attacks in the Strait of Hormuz ‘wholly unacceptable’

Read time: 2 min.


France's President Emmanuel Macron chairs the fifth follow-up meeting on combating drug trafficking, at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris, Thursday July 2, 2026

2 min

International

Macron lands in Syria, becoming the first EU leader to visit since Assad's fall | LIVE BLOG

"I come to affirm France’s commitment to the Syrian people, for a sovereign Syria, united in its diversity and at peace with its neighbors. Together, let us open a new chapter of stability and peace"

Read time: 2 min.


Three of Ali Khamenei's sons pray at his funeral

1 min

Defense News

Three of Khamenei's sons pray at his funeral, Supreme Leader Mojtaba absent | LIVE BLOG

Quds Force commander Brigadier General Esmail Qaani and Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi are among those in attendance at funeral prayers for former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Read time: 1 min.


Donald Trump, le 01.07.2026

3 min

US / Canada

Trump family reaps roughly 300 million dollars from Middle East deals in 2025

Gulf entities paid President Donald Trump's businesses about 300 million dollars last year, more than any other foreign region in his newly released financial disclosures

Read time: 3 min.


FILE - President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington

2 min

Diplomacy & defense

US military action against Iran ‘back on table’ if talks fail

As indirect US-Iran talks continue in Doha, a source familiar with the matter tells i24NEWS Washington is actively preparing for a possible military option should diplomacy fail

Read time: 2 min.


L'ambassadeur des États-Unis en Israël, Mike Huckabee, remet au ministre des Affaires étrangères Gideon Sa'ar le paiement symbolique d'un dollar pour la location du terrain destiné à la future ambassade permanente des États-Unis à Jérusalem.

2 min

US / Canada

Israel, US sign agreement for permanent Jerusalem embassy compound

The deal formalizes land allocation at the Allenby site, marking a new step in the embassy relocation process

Read time: 2 min.


An Israeli Sa'ar 6-class corvette war ship with an Iron Dome Missile Battery patrol off the shore of the southern Israeli city of Eilat, on February 11, 2025.

2 min

Israel

Israel must build new regional alliance to counter Iran, defense ministry chief says

Addressing the Herzliya Conference, Director General Amir Baram calls for tailored force buildup and a broader alliance stretching from India through the UAE to Greece and Cyprus

Read time: 2 min.


Un pétrolier de type Suezmax battant pavillon libérien, le Shenlong, transportant du pétrole brut en provenance d’Arabie saoudite et ayant franchi le détroit d’Ormuz, est aperçu au port de Mumbai, en Inde, le 12 mars 2026.

2 min

Middle East

Iran and Oman push ahead with Strait of Hormuz fees despite US objections - report

Oman has delivered a formal proposal to Washington for voluntary shipping service fees in the strait, but Iran says the payments should be obligatory

Read time: 2 min.


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