Al-Monitor Staff Al-Monitor Staff Lebanon | Mar 20, 2024 Lebanon, Yemen, Egypt rank least happy countries in Middle East The Middle East and North Africa are the two regions where “happiness has fallen at every age.” Mar 15, 2024 G7 nations warn Iran against sending ballistic missiles to Russia The United States and allies are warning of new economic sanctions should Tehran equip the Russian military with ballistic missiles amid the war in Ukraine. Israel | Mar 5, 2024 Israel's Gantz meets Austin, Blinken on 'unauthorized' Washington visit The Biden administration is sending a signal to Netanyahu by leveraging its longstanding ties with Gantz, as it seeks to close the gap with Israeli leadership over its approach to its war in Gaza. Palestine | Feb 29, 2024 Gaza in numbers: 30,000 dead, 80% displaced, half million on brink of famine As the war in Gaza enters its sixth month, Palestinians face violence at aid distribution points, with possibility of famine ‘almost inevitable,’ UN Palestine | Feb 29, 2024 US defense chief: Over 25,000 Palestinian women and children killed in Gaza The Pentagon quickly walked back Austin’s comment. ‘We cannot independently verify these Gaza casualty figures,’ a US defense official said. Gulf | Feb 16, 2024 US designation of Houthis as terror group comes into effect The Houthi struck a Panama-flagged tanker ship in the Gulf of Aden with a missile as Washington restored its terror designation on the group in a bid to clamp down on its attacks on commercial shipping. Turkey | Feb 7, 2024 Turkey's manufacturer of Bayraktar drones is building plant in Ukraine The Baykar CEO said “nothing” could impede the construction process for the joint Turkish-Ukrainian drone factory, dismissing security risks. Gulf | Feb 3, 2024 Kuwait holds annual camel race as sport regains regional traction Camel racing is popular throughout the region, even as other sports grow. Iran | Feb 1, 2024 Iran begins building 4 more nuclear power plants amid IAEA warnings Western officials have long suspected Tehran of looking to produce nuclear weapons, though Iran denies this. Turkey | Jan 31, 2024 Mideast corruption rankings: UAE least corrupt, Lebanon & Iran close to bottom Arab states’ average corruption score dropped to an all-time low in 2023, as did Turkey’s, the corruption index shows. Pagination Show more Latest News Israel army says five Palestinians killed in West Bank raid Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 4, 2024 Guns and sheep: settlers use shepherding outposts to seize West Bank land by Hossam Ezzedine | AFP | May 4, 2024 Gaza truce talks resume in Egypt, without Israel for now Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 4, 2024 See more Podcasts The negotiating details holding up a cease-fire deal Turkey’s former PM Davutoglu, who met Hamas leaders this week, outlines their demands for peace Turkey strikes LNG deal as Abu Dhabi’s Red Bird abandons British papers: This week in business See more
Lebanon | Mar 20, 2024 Lebanon, Yemen, Egypt rank least happy countries in Middle East The Middle East and North Africa are the two regions where “happiness has fallen at every age.”
Mar 15, 2024 G7 nations warn Iran against sending ballistic missiles to Russia The United States and allies are warning of new economic sanctions should Tehran equip the Russian military with ballistic missiles amid the war in Ukraine.
Israel | Mar 5, 2024 Israel's Gantz meets Austin, Blinken on 'unauthorized' Washington visit The Biden administration is sending a signal to Netanyahu by leveraging its longstanding ties with Gantz, as it seeks to close the gap with Israeli leadership over its approach to its war in Gaza.
Palestine | Feb 29, 2024 Gaza in numbers: 30,000 dead, 80% displaced, half million on brink of famine As the war in Gaza enters its sixth month, Palestinians face violence at aid distribution points, with possibility of famine ‘almost inevitable,’ UN
Palestine | Feb 29, 2024 US defense chief: Over 25,000 Palestinian women and children killed in Gaza The Pentagon quickly walked back Austin’s comment. ‘We cannot independently verify these Gaza casualty figures,’ a US defense official said.
Gulf | Feb 16, 2024 US designation of Houthis as terror group comes into effect The Houthi struck a Panama-flagged tanker ship in the Gulf of Aden with a missile as Washington restored its terror designation on the group in a bid to clamp down on its attacks on commercial shipping.
Turkey | Feb 7, 2024 Turkey's manufacturer of Bayraktar drones is building plant in Ukraine The Baykar CEO said “nothing” could impede the construction process for the joint Turkish-Ukrainian drone factory, dismissing security risks.
Gulf | Feb 3, 2024 Kuwait holds annual camel race as sport regains regional traction Camel racing is popular throughout the region, even as other sports grow.
Iran | Feb 1, 2024 Iran begins building 4 more nuclear power plants amid IAEA warnings Western officials have long suspected Tehran of looking to produce nuclear weapons, though Iran denies this.
Turkey | Jan 31, 2024 Mideast corruption rankings: UAE least corrupt, Lebanon & Iran close to bottom Arab states’ average corruption score dropped to an all-time low in 2023, as did Turkey’s, the corruption index shows.
Guns and sheep: settlers use shepherding outposts to seize West Bank land by Hossam Ezzedine | AFP | May 4, 2024