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Netanyahu works Israel's ties with Greece, Cyprus ahead of Trump talks

Worried about the increasing empowerment of Turkey across the Middle East, Israel is making a show of neighborhood strength with Greece and Cyprus.

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

A picture taken from a station of Dubai's Palm Monorail shows traffic on a road in Palm Jumeirah on Aug. 28, 2025.

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Petróleo barato, finanzas más ajustadas y guerras limitaron las economías de Medio Oriente en 2025

Los bajos precios del petróleo, las condiciones financieras más estrictas y el elevado riesgo geopolítico obstaculizaron el crecimiento en gran parte de Medio Oriente y el norte de África este año.

Por Jack Dutton

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

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participates in a joint news conference with US President Donald Trump (not seen) in the State Dining Room at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington.

Analysis

In 2025, Netanyahu saved his coalition but stalled on Gaza, Iran, Lebanon

With 2025 ending, Israelis are frustrated over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to fully end the Gaza war, solve the Hezbollah problem, reach a deal with Syria or find a way to constructively impact talks on the Iranian nuclear program.

Rina Bassist

Por Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives for a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York City, on Sept. 22, 2025.

Un año después, la incertidumbre ensombrece la apuesta de Washington por Siria

La administración Trump ha acogido al nuevo liderazgo de Siria, pero su compromiso está siendo puesto a prueba por riesgos de seguridad y preguntas no resueltas sobre el control de Damasco.

Armoured vehicles of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Forces are deployed outside the US embassy building in Baghdad's Green Zone on June 12, 2025, after an announcement by a US official the previous day that staff levels at the diplomatic mission in Iraq were being reduced over security concerns. Despite reporting progress in earlier rounds of talks between Iran and the United States, tensions have reached a fever pitch this week as Washington moved non-essential staff from bases in the region following US medi

Analysis

Tras las elecciones iraquíes, ¿cuáles son las prioridades de Estados Unidos para el próximo gobierno?

Washington quiere que no haya grupos sancionados en el próximo gobierno iraquí, dijo una fuente a Al-Monitor, mientras Estados Unidos e Irán compiten por influencia.

Adam Lucente

Por Adam Lucente

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

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Francia busca reforzar el ejército libanés mediante la coordinación de la FPNUL y una conferencia de donantes

A view of a concrete wall built by Israel near the Blue Line in Maroun al-Ras, Lebanon, on Nov. 13, 2025.

Rina Bassist

Por Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Analysis

El acuerdo de gas de 35.000 millones de dólares entre Egipto e Israel gana tiempo y pone a prueba la frágil alianza energética.

View of Damietta Segas LNG Terminal, in Damietta, Egypt, which is an export terminal belong to Spanish Egyptian Gas Company.

Samuel Wendel

Por Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Jet carrying Libyan army chief crashes after departing Ankara

In this photograph taken on Oct. 2, 2018, Gen. Mohammad Ali al-Haddad is pictured in the Libyan capital Tripoli. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

¿Podrá Netanyahu convencer a Trump de aprobar un ataque al programa de misiles de Irán?

ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images

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

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (not pictured) after a trilateral meeting at the Citadel of David Hotel, in Jerusalem, December 22, 2025. ABIR SULTAN/Pool via REUTERS

Israel recognises Somaliland, Somalia's breakaway region, as independent state

Reuters

Israeli security forces inspect the scene where a vehicle was used by assailant in a suspected ramming and stabbing attack that killed two people in northern Israel according to Israeli authorities, in Afula, Israel December 26, 2025. REUTERS/Gil Eliyahu

Two dead in Palestinian attack in Israel, Israeli authorities say

Reuters

Buildings lie in ruins during an Israeli army operation in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, February 3, 2025. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta

Israeli reservist rams vehicle into Palestinian man praying in West Bank

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A drone view shows people attending a rally organised by Yemen's main separatist group, the Southern Transitional Council (STC), in Aden, Yemen December 21, 2025. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

UAE welcomes Saudi efforts to support security in Yemen, foreign ministry says

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Chipre considera unirse a la fuerza en Gaza, pero "no hay suficiente claridad" sobre la misión, dice el Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores

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El acuerdo de gas de 35.000 millones de dólares entre Egipto e Israel gana tiempo y pone a prueba la frágil alianza energética.

View of Damietta Segas LNG Terminal, in Damietta, Egypt, which is an export terminal belong to Spanish Egyptian Gas Company.

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Francia busca reforzar el ejército libanés mediante la coordinación de la FPNUL y una conferencia de donantes

A view of a concrete wall built by Israel near the Blue Line in Maroun al-Ras, Lebanon, on Nov. 13, 2025.

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In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Analysis

Tras las elecciones iraquíes, ¿cuáles son las prioridades de Estados Unidos para el próximo gobierno?

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Netanyahu trabaja en las relaciones de Israel con Grecia y Chipre antes de las conversaciones con Trump

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