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First, they found a picture of the apartment building online. The body gutted, reclining in a pile of its own rubble, looked like a fish left with nothing but meatless spines. They left for Antakya in a rush the following day. On the second day, they walked through what remained of the ancient city. When […]

President-elect Donald Trump’s big win on 5 November raises countless questions about what his return to the White House means for the future of Washington’s Middle East foreign policy. How Trump 2.0 might approach the region differently than Trump 1.0 is unclear. Although difficult to predict Trump’s moves, there is likely good reason to assume

The United Nations Security Council previously passed a resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza [GETTY] Members of the United Nations Security Council called on Monday for a surge in assistance to reach people in need in Israeli-besieged Gaza, warning that the situation in the Palestinian enclave was getting worse. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said

Israeli strikes killed 71 pro-Iran operatives in the Syrian city of Palmyra, with more than a third of them identified as fighters from Iraq and Lebanon, a monitor said Thursday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said those killed in Wednesday’s strikes included 45 fighters from pro-Iran Syrian groups, 26 foreign fighters, most of them

A group of Palestinians and foreign activists gather to participated in an olive picking event on the land in the town of Battir, which is under threat of confiscation by Israel in Bethlehem, occupied West Bank on 8 November 2024. [Getty] Andrey is still suffering from the effects of the Israeli army and settlers’ attack

According to figures from the Gaza government media office, Israel’s military campaign in the northern Gaza Strip has killed more than 2,000 people. [Getty] With a trembling hand and his heart racing, Ibrahim Alloush, a Palestinian man from Jabalia, was forced to hold a glow stick by an Israeli investigator to flee to Gaza City

Iraqi analysts have voiced deep concern over escalating tensions in the region. [Getty] Iraq has vehemently rejected a complaint lodged by Israel with the United Nations Security Council, accusing Tel Aviv of using the move as a pretext for launching attacks on Iraqi soil.  During an emergency meeting of the National Security Council on Tuesday

For many Palestinians in Gaza, crossing the Rafah Border Gate into Egypt has been a lifeline for months. [Getty] Egypt’s new law on asylum-seekers has come under fire by civil society groups for failing to take the views of stakeholders and Egypt’s international partners into consideration.  The law, Egypt’s latest bid to create a legal

Israeli airstrikes struck the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City as well as Jabalia al-Balad, killing several Palestinians and injured many more early on Wednesday. At least 12 were killed in Jabalia according to Al Jazeera, while a confirmation for a death toll from the Sabra strikes have yet to reported. Images and videos online have

Due to the severe shortage of flour, all eight UN-supported bakeries in Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis in Gaza have been operating at reduced capacity for weeks, and many have been forced to close completely, according to UNRWA. [Getty] On Monday, a Hamas security unit called “Sahm” of the Hamas-run interior ministry killed at least