Al-Monitor Staff Al-Monitor Staff 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. Egypt | Jan 30, 2024 US Treasury sanctions ISIS facilitators in Egypt, Turkey The Treasury Department imposed sanctions on a pair of cybersecurity experts in Egypt and a Turkey-based individual involved in transferring funds to individuals associated with the Islamic State. Yemen | Jan 26, 2024 Yemen’s Houthis fire missile at US warship as Biden seeks China's aid The Houthis targeted a US Navy destroyer with an anti-ship ballistic missile as Biden's top adviser was due to meet China's top diplomat in Thailand on Friday to discuss reining in the Yemeni faction's attacks. Pagination Show more Latest News Israel army says body of one hostage retrieved from Gaza Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 18, 2024 Iranian Nobel laureate faces new trial: family Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 18, 2024 Film director Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran on foot: Guardian Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 18, 2024 See more Podcasts Why did Kuwait, one of the most democratic countries in the Mideast, take a sharp autocratic turn & what comes next? The Gaza showdown between Biden and Netanyahu As Greek PM heads to Ankara to meet Erdogan, is this truly 'a new era' between Turkey & Greece? See more
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.
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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.
Egypt | Jan 30, 2024 US Treasury sanctions ISIS facilitators in Egypt, Turkey The Treasury Department imposed sanctions on a pair of cybersecurity experts in Egypt and a Turkey-based individual involved in transferring funds to individuals associated with the Islamic State.
Yemen | Jan 26, 2024 Yemen’s Houthis fire missile at US warship as Biden seeks China's aid The Houthis targeted a US Navy destroyer with an anti-ship ballistic missile as Biden's top adviser was due to meet China's top diplomat in Thailand on Friday to discuss reining in the Yemeni faction's attacks.
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Why did Kuwait, one of the most democratic countries in the Mideast, take a sharp autocratic turn & what comes next?