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Displaced Palestinian children carry buckets and scoop water from a flooded area outside their tents at a displacement camp in Gaza City, Gaza Strip on November 7, 2026. Gaza's Government Media Office reported that heavy rain flooded at least 70,000 tents sheltering displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip within 12 hours. (Photo by Mohammed Al Qumsan / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

Trump’s Gaza plan under fire as Israel restricts flood aid

More than a year after President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire to end the war in Gaza, Israel continues to restrict the delivery of shelter materials and rubble-clearing machinery.

By Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

sign at the headquarters of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

What’s next for OPEC+ oil quotas as Saudi Arabia ramps up output?

Each member's capacity figure will be used to set its production limit starting 2027, to end years of quota disputes.

Saudi Arabia

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang listens as US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center, on Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington.

Explainer

What does Nvidia CEO’s resignation mean for the Middle East’s AI buildout?

Jensen Huang’s sudden resignation amid an explosive espionage scandal has thrown the future of the world’s most valuable chipmaker into uncertainty, potentially creating fallout that could buffet the Middle East's technology sector at a crucial moment.

Saudi Arabia

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France, US push rival UNIFIL plans ahead of Lebanon mandate expiry

With the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon due to expire in six weeks, France and the United States are advancing sharply different proposals for the country's future after UNIFIL's departure.

Israel

surface-to-air missile system displayed at an exhibition of missiles and drones outside Tehran, Iran

Iran threatens US bases in Europe if Washington resumes war: What to know

Iran is rebuilding its missile capabilities and recently said it lifted self-imposed limits on the range of its ballistic missiles.

Iran

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Turkey hosts Libya’s Hifter, Erdogan meets Tripoli PM as unity push gains pace

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh of Libya on the sidelines of the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Antalya, Turkey, on Nov. 12, 2026.

Turkey

Eisenkot meets Netanyahu in bid to avoid Iran strikes

Israel

Turkey inks $5.1B in climate loans at COP31: What to know

Turkey

Explainer

Bilal Erdogan, floated as father’s possible successor, visits Lebanon: What to know

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (L) and his son Bilal Erdogan (R) stay on the stage during Istanbul Youth Festival in Istanbul on May 4, 2017.

Lebanon

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Agence France-Presse

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US House Democratic Leader Jeffries wants 'dramatic change' in Middle East

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Iran's alleged cyberattacks in France raise fears of wider confrontation

Shoppers enter a SuperValu store in Haggardstown, Dundalk, Ireland on November 2, 2026. Grocery stores in at least six European countries saw temperatures in their cold cases soar on Monday, with several confirming they had been hit by a cyberattack similar to one three weeks ago in France. Supermarkets in Ireland, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Luxembourg and Sweden were among those affected in the latest hacker attack. (Photo by Arthur CARRON / AFP via Getty Images)

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Syria denies sending troops to fight Houthis in return for Saudi loans

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