Al-Monitor Staff Al-Monitor Staff Palestine | Jun 4, 2024 CIA chief heads to Qatar, McGurk to Egypt as US presses for Gaza deal Biden's top Middle East adviser and CIA Director Bill Burns are leading a last-ditch effort to pressure Hamas to take the first step toward ending the Gaza war. Iraq | May 29, 2024 Iraq recovers over 6,000 stolen historical artifacts, government says An Iraqi official says the Iraqi government’s efforts to get back historical artifacts smuggled out of the country were focused on Mosul, which was overrun by ISIS in 2014. Turkey | May 16, 2024 Turkey expects removal from global money laundering ‘grey list’: VP The Turkish vice president said that if the watchdog doesn’t remove the country from its grey list, it would be “due to political reasons." Israel | May 15, 2024 Blinken says 'deep concerns' about Israeli Rafah operation's impact on aid The Financial Times reported Wednesday that the Biden administration is in talks with Arab states including Morocco, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates to participate in a peacekeeping force in Gaza when the war is over. Saudi Arabia | May 14, 2024 Jake Sullivan to visit Saudi Arabia, Israel amid regional tension White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan's trip comes as the Biden administration is urging Israel to consider alternatives to a full-scale invasion of Rafah. Israel | May 13, 2024 Israel unlikely to achieve 'total victory' over Hamas, US official says Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said the United States and Israel are “struggling over what the theory of victory is” in the Palestinian enclave. May 13, 2024 Pentagon delegation heading to Niger to discuss US withdrawal Hopes have faded in Washington that the roughly 1,100 American troops based at a remote drone base in central Niger will be allowed to remain in the country. May 8, 2024 Biden: US to block bomb, artillery shell shipments if Israel invades Rafah President Joe Biden said in an interview with CNN Wednesday that his administration would halt the shipment to Israel of offensive weapons including bombs, artillery shells and fighter jets if the Israeli military moves ahead with a full-scale operation in Rafah. May 8, 2024 State Dept. to miss report deadline on Israel's use of US weapons The report to Congress required under NSM-20 is expected in the coming days. May 7, 2024 Al-Monitor welcomes Kristi Pappalardo as VP of strategy and partnerships Pagination Show more Latest News No surprises expected as Syrians vote in parliamentary poll by Maher al-Mounes | AFP | Jul 15, 2024 Pro-Palestinian activists held after protest at UK war memorial Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jul 15, 2024 No surprises expected as Syrians vote in parliamentary poll Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jul 15, 2024 See more Podcasts How Iran may look under new Reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian Leading Trump VP picks on Middle East policy How Iran’s new president will shift US-Iran relations See more
Palestine | Jun 4, 2024 CIA chief heads to Qatar, McGurk to Egypt as US presses for Gaza deal Biden's top Middle East adviser and CIA Director Bill Burns are leading a last-ditch effort to pressure Hamas to take the first step toward ending the Gaza war.
Iraq | May 29, 2024 Iraq recovers over 6,000 stolen historical artifacts, government says An Iraqi official says the Iraqi government’s efforts to get back historical artifacts smuggled out of the country were focused on Mosul, which was overrun by ISIS in 2014.
Turkey | May 16, 2024 Turkey expects removal from global money laundering ‘grey list’: VP The Turkish vice president said that if the watchdog doesn’t remove the country from its grey list, it would be “due to political reasons."
Israel | May 15, 2024 Blinken says 'deep concerns' about Israeli Rafah operation's impact on aid The Financial Times reported Wednesday that the Biden administration is in talks with Arab states including Morocco, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates to participate in a peacekeeping force in Gaza when the war is over.
Saudi Arabia | May 14, 2024 Jake Sullivan to visit Saudi Arabia, Israel amid regional tension White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan's trip comes as the Biden administration is urging Israel to consider alternatives to a full-scale invasion of Rafah.
Israel | May 13, 2024 Israel unlikely to achieve 'total victory' over Hamas, US official says Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said the United States and Israel are “struggling over what the theory of victory is” in the Palestinian enclave.
May 13, 2024 Pentagon delegation heading to Niger to discuss US withdrawal Hopes have faded in Washington that the roughly 1,100 American troops based at a remote drone base in central Niger will be allowed to remain in the country.
May 8, 2024 Biden: US to block bomb, artillery shell shipments if Israel invades Rafah President Joe Biden said in an interview with CNN Wednesday that his administration would halt the shipment to Israel of offensive weapons including bombs, artillery shells and fighter jets if the Israeli military moves ahead with a full-scale operation in Rafah.
May 8, 2024 State Dept. to miss report deadline on Israel's use of US weapons The report to Congress required under NSM-20 is expected in the coming days.
Pro-Palestinian activists held after protest at UK war memorial Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jul 15, 2024
No surprises expected as Syrians vote in parliamentary poll Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jul 15, 2024