Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East

Skip to main content

Newsletters

Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East

Subscribe

Log In

Al-Monitor Home

Countries & Regions

Egypt
مصر
Gulf
الخليج
Iran
ایران
Iraq
العراق
Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Jordan
الأردن
Lebanon
لبنان
North Africa
شمال أفريقيا
Palestine
فلسطين
Syria
سوريا
Turkey
TÜRKIYE

Politics & Security
Culture
Technology
Economy & Business

Subscribe

Log In

Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East

Subscribe

Log In

ALM Exclusive

US senator calls for holding Israel accountable if it doesn’t limit civilian casualties

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the Defense Department's budget request on Capitol Hill on June 17, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Week in Review, Andrew Parasiliti | Israel | Dec 1, 2023

JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images

Live updates: 178 Palestinians killed since Gaza truce ends as UN warns of humanitarian 'tsunami'

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | Dec 1, 2023

A mobile phone showing Sedat Peker speaking on his YouTube channel about international drug smuggling, May 26, 2021 in Istanbul.

Why mobsters love Turkish passports

Fehim Tastekin | Turkey | Dec 2, 2023

Gaza overshadows COP28 as Turkey’s Erdogan blasts ’Israeli aggression'

António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Türkiye and His Highness Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi during the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 at Expo City Dubai on Dec. 1, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Jack Dutton | United Arab Emirates | Dec 1, 2023

Israel-Ireland relations take another dive over Gaza war, PM statements

People pass a pro-Palestinian mural on the Republican Falls Road in Belfast on October 23, 2023. Northern Ireland may be thousands of miles from the Middle East but signs of the current heightened conflict can be seen on the streets of the British province. Palestinian and Israeli flags flutter in pro-Irish and pro-UK neighbourhoods in Northern Ireland, tapping into its own history of conflict and division that still affects everyday life despite a 1998 peace deal that largely ended violence. (Photo by Paul

Rina Bassist | Israel | Dec 2, 2023

What is the scope of Iran-Oman joint military drill near Hormuz?

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard boats attack a naval vessel during a three-day military drill in the Gulf on April 22, 2010.

A correspondent in Tehran | Iran | Dec 1, 2023

Israeli President Isaac Herzog meets with Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the COP28 UN climate conference in Dubai, Dec. 1, 2023.

In first, Israeli-Qatari handshake at COP28 as Herzog cancels speech

Jack Dutton | Israel | Dec 1, 2023

TOPSHOT - A man walks past a section of Israel's separation barrier painted with a portrait of Palestinian Ahed Tamimi, on November 6, 2023 in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli army said on November 6 it had arrested the prominent 22-year-old Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi during a raid in the occupied West Bank. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP) (Photo by HAZEM BADER/AFP via Getty Images)

Who are the main Palestinian prisoners released by Israel during Gaza truce?

Beatrice Farhat | Palestine | Dec 1, 2023

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Yossi Beilin (L) after meeting in Gaza City 06 September 1999.

Yossi Beilin, Israel’s Oslo architect: Gaza war shattered Netanyahu’s hopes for Arab normalization

Rina Bassist | Israel | Nov 30, 2023

An Israeli soldier walks next to an armed APC (Armed Personnel Carrier) in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on November 30, 2023, as a truce between Israel and Hamas enters its seventh day. A truce between Israel and Hamas was extended on November 30 just before it was due to expire, the two sides announced, with mediator Qatar reporting it would continue for one day under the same conditions that saw hostages released in exchange for prisoners. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) (Photo by

How the Israel-Hamas war is impacting Middle East economies, from energy to arm sales

Samuel Wendel | Israel | Nov 30, 2023

Smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. Washington urged Israel to show restraint in its response to Hamas's surprise attack -- the worst in the country's 75-year history -- which Israeli forces said killed more than 1,200 people, mostly civilians. In Gaza, officials have reported more than 1,200 people killed in Israel's uninterrupted campaign of air and artillery strikes,

As Gaza war resumes, can Israel's plan to limit civilian harm succeed?

Jared Szuba | Israel | Dec 1, 2023

Latest News

A woman lights candles in Tel Aviv, demanding the release of Israelis held hostage in Gaza

Activists decry silence over evidence of sexual violence in Hamas attacks

by Hazel Ward | AFP | Dec 2, 2023

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan views Hamas as the legitimately elected leaders of Gaza

Turkey's Erdogan rejects US pressure to cut Hamas ties

by Dmitry ZAKS | AFP | Dec 2, 2023

Smoke rising from buildings hit by Israeli strikes in Gaza

Israel says hundreds of Gaza targets hit after truce ends

by Adel Zaanoun with Sebastien Berger in Jerusalem | AFP | Dec 1, 2023

Economy & Business

Police Officers stand in front of the Hofburg Palace, the venue of the 8th OPEC International Seminar, in Vienna, Austria, on July 5, 2023.

Brazil to join OPEC+ as Saudi-led bloc agrees to oil cuts

Adam Lucente | Gulf | Nov 30, 2023

Chinese flag

UAE-China ink multibillion-dollar deals as ties grow

Adam Lucente | Gulf | Nov 29, 2023

Expo 2020

What does Saudi Arabia hosting of Expo 2030 mean for its economy?

Adam Lucente | Gulf | Nov 29, 2023

Politics & Security

This picture taken from southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip shows an Israeli tank crossing into the Palestinian enclave on December 1, 2023. A temporary truce between Israel and Hamas expired on December 1, with the Israeli army saying combat operations had resumed, accusing Hamas of violating the operational pause. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

First in Al-Monitor

As Gaza truce collapses, what red lines did US draw to Israel on next steps?

Ben Caspit | Israel | Dec 1, 2023

Blinken Israel

Israel needs 'clear plan' to protect Gaza civilians, Blinken says

Elizabeth Hagedorn | Israel | Nov 30, 2023

What is behind return of Israel-Lebanon border tension after brief pause?

Beatrice Farhat | Lebanon | Nov 30, 2023

Podcasts

Former CENTCOM commander Gen. Joseph Votel warns Gaza conflict may expand because Iran lacks full control of its militia proxies

Joseph L. Votel

Iran continues strategic miscalculations even after Hamas' attack on Israel, says analyst Hamidreza Azizi

Hamidreza Azizi

The Israel-Hamas War: Live Q&A with Ali Hashem, Joyce Karam, and Daoud Kuttab

Joyce, Ali Hashem, Daoud Kuttab (square)

Memos

In this picture taken on April 2, 2023, a vendor arranges dates at his shop in Rabat, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Unemployment will be true test of Morocco's government policies

Francisco Serrano | Morocco | Nov 28, 2023

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - NOVEMBER 25: Fans of Al Ahli support they team during the Saudi Pro League match between Al-Ahli SFC and Al-Shabab at Prince Abduallh Al Faisal stadium on November 25, 2023 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images)

Israel-Hamas war looms over Saudi Arabia’s big bets on sports, entertainment and tourism

Samuel Wendel | Gulf | Nov 25, 2023

Forces loyal to Yemen's Huthi rebels hold up Palestinian flags as they march in a show of solidarity with the Palestinians on October 15, 2023, in Sanaa. (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Will Yemen's Houthis move on Marib oil fields as Gaza war diverts world's attention?

Kate Dourian | Yemen | Nov 22, 2023

Smoke rises in northern Gaza during Israeli shelling

Israel-Hamas war pivotal moment for Abraham Accords 

Samuel Wendel | Gulf | Nov 7, 2023

IDF reservists rest on a military vehicle while at a rest stop where food is prepared by volunteers on November 13, 2023 in Southern Israel.

Gaza war takes manpower toll on Israeli tech sector

David Rosenberg | Israel | Nov 19, 2023

Cargo ships unload imported goods in the Tunisian port city of Rades on November 12, 2014. The World Bank said in a report published last September that Tunisia's economic model of manufacturing for exports and protecting the domestic market was valid in the 1970s but since then had hindered progress. AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID (Photo credit should read FETHI BELAID/AFP via Getty Images)

Tunisia-EU economic links to prevail over political tensions

Francisco Serrano | Tunisia | Nov 15, 2023

Sign up for our newsletters

Email

Twice a Week

Week in Review/Takeaway

Daily PM

Daily Briefing

Daily AM

Middle East Minute

Weekly

Business & Tech Briefing

Weekly

Security Briefing

Weekly

China-Middle East Briefing

Weekly

Gulf Briefing

Weekly

Turkey Briefing

Weekly

Israel Briefing

Weekly

Palestine Briefing

Videos

The Israel-Hamas War: Live Q&A with Amb. David Satterfield

The Israel-Hamas War: Live Q&A with Amb. David Satterfield

The Israel-Hamas War: Live Q&A with Shibley Telhami and Rina Bassist

The Israel-Hamas War: Live Q&A with Shibley Telhami and Rina Bassist

Follow Al-Monitor

Politics & Security
Culture
Technology
Economy & Business

Countries & Regions

Egypt
مصر
Gulf
الخليج
Iran
ایران
Iraq
العراق
Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Jordan
الأردن
Lebanon
لبنان
North Africa
شمال أفريقيا
Palestine
فلسطين
Syria
سوريا
Turkey
TÜRKIYE

Terms of Use

Visitor Agreements
Privacy Policy
Submissions and Discussions Policy
Search our Archives

Contact Us

Support and Contact Info
Advertise

About Us

Al-Monitor.com is a trusted and award-winning independent source of Middle East news and analysis, founded in 2012.

Our History
Mission
Careers
Team

Newsletters

Subscribe

© 2023 Al-Monitor, LLC. All rights reserved.

Follow Al-Monitor