Israel, Middle East

Ramping up criticism of Israel, Pope calls situation in Gaza 'shameful'
In a yearly address to diplomats delivered on his behalf by an aide, Francis appeared to reference deaths caused by winter ...
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill 17 people in Gaza, nearly all of them women or kids
The Israeli military has launched a wave of raids across the occupied West Bank, killing at least three Palestinians it said ...
Trump seeks to shape Middle East dynamics weeks before taking office
The US president-elect again said “all hell will break out” if Hamas doesn’t release the hostages being held in Gaza ahead of ...
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The New Great Game in the Middle East
Egypt gave up its role as the leader of the Arab World after the signing of the Camp David Accords with Israel in 1978, just ...
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Middle East Conflict, Russia-Ukraine War, and U.S. Southern Border Are Top Global Concerns for 2025, CFR Report Finds
The second Donald Trump administration assumes office at a moment of great peril for the United States, according to the Council on Foreign Relations’ (CFR) annual Preventive Priorities Survey. The ...
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The Struggle to Reshape the Middle East in the Twenty-First Century
Bringing together essays by some of the most prominent political scientists focusing on the Middle East today, this volume documents the upheavals in the region occasioned by the U.S. response to the ...
Fate of U.N. Palestinian refugee agency in limbo as Israel readies ban
Legislation barring UNRWA from working inside Israel could end its operations in the West Bank and Gaza, where refugees have ...
Israel says no foreign courts have warrants issued against reservists
Israel said on Tuesday pressure groups were pushing foreign courts to take action against Israelis over alleged war crimes in Gaza but described the actions as "propaganda activity" and said no ...