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Donald Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner (L), White House special envoy Steve Witkoff (C) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a meeting between President Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (not pictured) at a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh, Oct. 13, 2025.

Analysis

How the Trump administration reshaped US diplomacy toward Hamas

Unlike previous administrations, Trump’s team has engaged directly and openly with the Palestinian group — without congressional or public blowback.

بواسطة Rosaleen Carroll

In Washington, DC, US, reporting on the Middle East

Head of Israel's Raam, Mansour Abbas, speaks at his campaign headquarters in the northern Israeli city of Tamra before national election polls close, on Nov. 1, 2022

Analysis

استعراض أم إعادة تقييم؟ رام الإسرائيلي يقطع علاقته مع جماعة الإخوان المسلمين

خاطر زعيم حزب رام، منصور عباس، بمخاطرة سياسية كبيرة هذا الأسبوع، حيث أعلن أن الحزب سيقطع علاقاته مع الحركة الإسلامية.

Rina Bassist

بواسطة Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Iranian soldiers keep watch at a patrol post in Zabol, southeastern Iran, near the Afghan border, on Oct. 10, 2012.

Analysis

اندماج الجماعات المسلحة في بلوشستان الإيرانية ينذر بتهديد جديد لطهران

إن تواصل الجماعة مع المجتمعات العرقية الأوسع يعكس مسعى استراتيجياً للحصول على شرعية أوسع ودور في النضال الأوسع ضد الجمهورية الإسلامية.

A correspondent in Tehran

بواسطة A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

A woman sells koshary after the Eid prayer in Abu Sir village on April 21, 2023, in Giza, Egypt.

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الكشري المصري والبشت الخليجي يحظيان باعتراف اليونسكو

أضافت منظمة الأمم المتحدة للتربية والعلم والثقافة أكثر من 10 ممارسات ثقافية من مختلف أنحاء منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا هذا العام.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 07: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin (L) talks to U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump is meeting with Netanyahu to discuss ongoing efforts to release Israeli hostages from Gaza and newly imposed U.S. tariffs. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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في خضم حملة الضغط التي يشنها نتنياهو لمنع تركيا والسعودية من الحصول على طائرات إف-35

في الأول من ديسمبر، التقى نتنياهو في مكتبه بالقدس مع فرانك سانت جون، الرئيس التنفيذي للعمليات في شركة لوكهيد مارتن، المقاول الرئيسي لإنتاج طائرات إف-35.

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In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

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قبرص تدرس الانضمام إلى قوة غزة، لكن وزير الخارجية يقول إن المهمة "غير واضحة بما فيه الكفاية".

Cyprus' Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos speaks to media at a Ministerial Council meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on December 4, 2025 in Vienna, Austria. (GEORG HOCHMUTH/AFP via Getty Images)

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Cypriot Foreign Minister

لاعبو إيران المشاركون في كأس العالم يواجهون حالة من عدم اليقين بشأن تأشيراتهم الأمريكية بسبب الخدمة العسكرية: ما يجب معرفته

Iran’s forward #9 Mehdi Taremi looks on during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Asia zone qualifiers Group A football match between Iran and the North Korea at the Azadi Sports Complex in Tehran on June 10, 2025.

من المقرر أن يصبح برهام صالح أول كردي وعراقي يتولى قيادة المفوضية السامية للأمم المتحدة لشؤون اللاجئين

Iraqi President Barham Salih meets with UK Prime Minister, Theresa May (unseen), on June 25, 2019, in London, England.

أنقرة منفتحة على دور الوساطة الأمريكية في النزاع التركي اليوناني بشروط: المصدر

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Libya's Red Castle museum opens for first time since fall of Gaddafi

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Rights groups condemn reported re-arrest of Nobel laureate Mohammadi in Iran

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Russia attacks two Ukrainian ports, damaging three Turkish-owned vessels

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