5+ hour, 40+ min ago   (504+ words) Saudi Arabia has said it will not retaliate and wants Iraq to "take the necessary measures." Baghdad is under pressure from the United States to rein in Iran-backed militias. Iraq's government confirmed on Saturday that Friday night attacks on a…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (106+ words) dw.com Jordan is already one of the world's most water-scarce countries. Now, an additional water deal with Israel has lapsed, highlighting Jordan's dependence on its neighbor as political tensions rise. Water became a key part of Jordan's 1994 peace agreement…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (179+ words) Israel's PM says he will sue the Haaretz newspaper over its reporting that UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed warned him about a major Hamas attack days before October 7, 2023. Netanyahu denies any such call took place. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (106+ words) The UK has announced sweeping new measures targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including an import ban and sanctions. Could this accelerate efforts for a coordinated EU-wide approach? In what is regarded as a major shift in British…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (118+ words) dw.com UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announces sanctions over Israeli settlements, calling some settlers "terrorists" and alleging ethnic cleansing in the West Bank. Israel responds with sweeping countermeasures. The announced ban on trade with Israeli settlements marks a major…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (104+ words) DW.com The Day with Brent Goff: New Iran war front in Yemen? Yemen: Fighting intensifies amid Houthi push in the west Iran: US hits 3 IRGC-linked oil tankers Middle East: Israeli strikes kill a dozen in Lebanon The Day — News…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1183+ words) Rumor has it that the 'house of sisters' is where kidnapped women from other Syrian sects are forced to convert to Islam. Nobody knows if it really exists, but it's being used to create communal tensions anyway. A knock on…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (582+ words) Israeli media reported that the UAE contacted Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu before the October 7, 2023 attacks, warning him that Hamas was planning a major operation. The prime minister has rejected the reports. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Tuesday denied…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (420+ words) Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the measures were in response to what he called "settler terrorism" in the occupied territories. The measures are part of the UK's efforts to support a two-state solution. The United Kingdom on Tuesday announced trade…...