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Turkey faces gathering storm in Syria

Week in Review | Sep 17, 2021

A Syrian woman walks by tents at a camp for the internally displaced, near the town of Kafr Lusin, Idlib province, Syria, Jan. 19, 2021.

Massive displacement wave amid fears of renewed battles in Idlib

Khaled al-Khateb | Syria | Sep 17, 2021

Turkish civic groups protest abductions, forced disappearances

Sibel Hurtas | Turkey | Sep 17, 2021

Iraq's Kadhimi had full agenda for meetings in Iran

Hassan Ali Ahmed | Iraq | Sep 17, 2021

US military sale to Saudi Arabia moves ahead

Al-Monitor Staff | Sep 17, 2021

Turkish synagogues get makeover as Izmir strives for UNESCO stamp

Nazlan Ertan | Turkey | Sep 16, 2021

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Europe, West threatened by atmospheric Jihadism and the entrepreneurs of wrath, says Gilles Kepel

On the Middle East with Andrew Parasiliti and Amberin Zaman | Sep 15, 2021

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Michael Oren: Israel must build case legitimizing possible action against Iran

On Israel with Ben Caspit | Sep 14, 2021

Insights

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The Libera tanker is moored off the port in Beirut, Lebanon, Sept. 17, 2021.

Will Iranian fuel solve fuel crisis in Lebanon?

Lebanese economists do not see any benefit from the Iranian fuel shipments that recently entered Lebanon, with support from Hezbollah, amid the worsening fuel crisis in the cash-strapped country.

Hanan Hamdan | Lebanon | Sep 18, 2021

Iran joins China, Russia in Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Al-Monitor Staff | Sep 18, 2021

Lebanon hires international consulting firm to conduct audit

Al-Monitor Staff | Sep 18, 2021

Iraqi Sunnis look to KRG for safety as militias concerns fester

Shelly Kittleson | Iraq | Sep 18, 2021

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Russia tries to leverage ties with Taliban in Mideast policies

Kirill Semenov | Russia | Sep 18, 2021

Israel’s Gantz keeps eye on premiership

Mazal Mualem | Israel | Sep 17, 2021

Egypt promotes medical tourism within Africa

Salwa Samir | Egypt | Sep 17, 2021

News

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Arrest warrant issued for ex-minister over Beirut blast

Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | Sep 16, 2021

Israel’s Bennett, Sheikh Jarrah twins make TIME 100 list

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | Sep 16, 2021

Palestinian escapee allegedly beaten by Israeli forces after being recaptured

Al-Monitor Staff | Palestine | Sep 16, 2021

Northwest Syria running low on COVID-19 tests, oxygen amid conflict

Al-Monitor Staff | Syria | Sep 16, 2021

Survivors, rights groups call for UN to investigate Beirut blast

Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | Sep 15, 2021

Iran resumes flights to Afghanistan

Al-Monitor Staff | Iran | Sep 15, 2021

Ex-US intelligence operatives admit to hacking for UAE

Al-Monitor Staff | United Arab Emirates | Sep 15, 2021

Iranian security official tells Iraq to expel Iranian Kurdish groups

Al-Monitor Staff | Iran | Sep 13, 2021

A demonstrator holds up a spoon, reportedly the digging tool used by six Palestinian prisoners who escaped from Israel's Gilboa prison, during a rally in solidarity with them in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Sept. 8, 2021.

Israel, Hamas exchange fire after escaped Palestinian prisoners caught

Al-Monitor Staff | Palestine | Sep 13, 2021

Rocket fired into Israel after two Palestinian escapees caught

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Sep 10, 2021

Israeli prime minister cracks down after pilgrims falsify test results

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | Sep 10, 2021

Bahrain's Gulf Air to start flights to Israel

Al-Monitor Staff | Gulf | Sep 10, 2021

Culture

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Tourists visit the Karnak Temple Complex, Luxor, Egypt, March 10, 2020.

Egypt to announce opening of world’s largest open museum in Luxor governorate

George Mikhail | Culture | Sep 8, 2021

An Egyptian archaeologist brushes the top of a carved black wooden sarcophagus inlaid with gilded sheets, dating to Egypt's Late Period (7th-4th century BC), on the west bank of the Nile north of the southern city of Luxor, Egypt, Nov. 24, 2018.

Extreme heat takes toll on Egypt's archaeological heritage

Salwa Samir | Culture | Sep 2, 2021

This picture shows a whale skeleton at the Wadi el-Haitan Fossil and Climate Change Museum in Fayoum, Egypt, Jan. 14, 2016.

Did whales originate in Egyptian waters?

Muhammed Magdy | Culture | Aug 31, 2021

Videos

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Turkey faces gathering storm in Syria

Massive displacement wave amid fears of renewed battles in Idlib

Turkish civic groups protest abductions, forced disappearances

Iraq's Kadhimi had full agenda for meetings in Iran

US military sale to Saudi Arabia moves ahead

Turkish synagogues get makeover as Izmir strives for UNESCO stamp

Elderly Palestinian resists Israel’s settlement ambitions

Egypt's security forces harassing activists into silence, Amnesty says

Iran's Raisi to meet Putin as states mull Taliban recognition

100 days in, Bennett’s government challenged on Iran, Gaza

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FEATURED PODCAST

Europe, West threatened by atmospheric Jihadism and the entrepreneurs of wrath, says Gilles Kepel

FEATURED PODCAST

Michael Oren: Israel must build case legitimizing possible action against Iran

Insights

Will Iranian fuel solve fuel crisis in Lebanon?

Iran joins China, Russia in Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Lebanon hires international consulting firm to conduct audit

Iraqi Sunnis look to KRG for safety as militias concerns fester

Russia tries to leverage ties with Taliban in Mideast policies

Israel’s Gantz keeps eye on premiership

Egypt promotes medical tourism within Africa

News

Arrest warrant issued for ex-minister over Beirut blast

Israel’s Bennett, Sheikh Jarrah twins make TIME 100 list

Palestinian escapee allegedly beaten by Israeli forces after being recaptured

Northwest Syria running low on COVID-19 tests, oxygen amid conflict

Survivors, rights groups call for UN to investigate Beirut blast

Iran resumes flights to Afghanistan

Ex-US intelligence operatives admit to hacking for UAE

Iranian security official tells Iraq to expel Iranian Kurdish groups

Israel, Hamas exchange fire after escaped Palestinian prisoners caught

Rocket fired into Israel after two Palestinian escapees caught

Israeli prime minister cracks down after pilgrims falsify test results

Bahrain's Gulf Air to start flights to Israel

Culture

Egypt to announce opening of world’s largest open museum in Luxor governorate

Extreme heat takes toll on Egypt's archaeological heritage

Did whales originate in Egyptian waters?

Videos

The dangerous profession of fishing in Gaza

Middle East Minute for August 27, 2021

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Gaza man builds race car

The Takeaway by Al-Monitor for August 19, 2021

Gaza rock band overcomes conservative traditions

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