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Lebanon, Israel agree to border talks under US mediation: What to know

UNIFIL peacekeeping troops patrol the southern Lebanese village of Ramia near the southern border on March 5, 2025. Lebanese official media said two people were wounded on March 5 when Israeli drones attacked a vehicle in the south, a day after a deadly raid and despite a November 27 Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire. (Photo by Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP) (Photo by MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Arrest of pro-Palestinian activist sparks outrage, Trump says 'first of many'

A protester in New York holds a sign calling for the release of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil

Agence France-Presse

Israel blocks aid to devastated Gaza as truce's first phase ends

People gather among the rubble of destroyed buildings for a communal iftar fast-breaking meal on the second day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in in Gaza City's Tal al-Hawa district

Agence France-Presse

Released Israeli hostage recounts hunger, chains that 'cut into your flesh'

Hamas fighters escort Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi on a stage before handing him over to a Red Cross team in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, on February 8, 2025 under a truce deal

Agence France-Presse

99 journalists killed in 2023, 77 in Gaza war: report

Israeli has kept up its bombardment of Gaza, with strikes on both Rafah and the southern city of Khan Yunis

Agence France-Presse

2023 in review: Al-Monitor's special coverage from across Middle East

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Analysis

Amid US rift and Saudi rivalry, UAE offers Zelenskyy economic lifeline

Voladymyr Zelenskyy meets with President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Jennifer Gnana

By Jennifer Gnana

In Dubai, reporting on Gulf energy policy and politics

Saudi Arabia's PIF bans PwC advisory, consulting services: What to know

The PricewaterhouseCoopers offices are pictured on Oct. 2, 2018, in London, England.

Houthis using Chinese-made hydrogen fuel cells to build stealthier drones: Report

A picture shows a military drone on display at an exhibition held by Yemen's Huthi group in the capital Sanaa on Nov. 19, 2024.

Analysis

2023 in review: The year Saudi Arabia became sports superpower

Ronald Al Nassr

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech