Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

THE PULSE OF
THE MIDDLE EAST

Israeli, Russian, US interests converge on Iran in Syria

Washington

Turkey makes case to Congress to drop S-400 sanctions

Iran

Tehran renews warning that it may soon bid farewell to nuclear deal

Turkey

Opposition retakes Istanbul mayor's office to find powers shrinking

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Editors' picks

Why Erdogan’s historic Istanbul defeat is irreparable

Turkey mulls permanent military presence in northern Iraq

Tehran says fresh US sanctions block path to diplomacy

Kirkuk court issues arrest warrant for acting governor

Featured video:

Istanbul’s last gramophone repairman keeps nostalgia alive

Photo of the day:

A Palestinian woman wears an Islamic Jihad headband during a protest against the Bahrain workshop for the US Middle East peace plan, Gaza City, Gaza, June 25, 2019.

REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

From our pulses:

From our pulses:

Egypt

Egypt considers pros, cons of foreign citizenship changes

Fact-checking initiative takes on Egypt's rumor mills and fake news

Egypt

Egypt seeks to recover 3,000-year-old King Tut bust from auction

Egypt

Does Cairo need third airport?

Gulf

Senate votes to constrain Trump on Gulf arms sales as Iran tensions heat up

Intel: Latest UN Khashoggi report could up pressure on Saudis

Washington

US lines up partners to protect oil tankers after Gulf attacks

Washington

US blames Iran for Gulf tanker attack

Iran

With 'Chernobyl,' Iranians talk other people's nuclear problems, for a change

How Khamenei made Abe's Iran visit a mission impossible

Iran

Iran shrugs off new sanctions

Iran

Will drone downing lead to Iran-US negotiations?

Iraq

Iraqis welcome Pope Francis' plan to visit in 2020

Iraqi parliamentary groupings join hands in bid to oust Abdel Mahdi

Iraq

Cancer hits residents of Iraqi oil city of Basra

Iraq

Iraq considers appointing powerful clerics to high court

Israel

Israel threatens to expulse hundreds of Filipino children

How Netanyahu exploits US-Iran tensions

Israel

Who will lead the next generation of Israel’s Labor?

Russia / Mideast

Moscow seeks Iran-Israel compromise at Jerusalem security chiefs meeting

Jordan

Agriculture and farming

Hydroponic agriculture could help preserve scarce water in Jordan

Jordanian censors try to put 'Jinn' back in the bottle

Palestine

PA wants to break free from reliance on Israeli fuel

Jordan

Jordan likely to attend Bahrain summit despite reservations

Lebanon

Centuries on, Lebanese national liquor still makes eyes water

How formerly embattled Tripoli neighbors are now struggling together

Lebanon

Cleaning Lebanon’s shores: is it enough to solve waste crisis?

Lebanon

Beirut lights candle for HIV awareness

North Africa

Battle for Tripoli appears destined to grind on in Libya

Coding academy opens new opportunities for Moroccan youth

Egypt

Why interim government supports Hifter in Libya

Algeria unrest

Election delay fueling Algerian protesters’ fire

Palestine

Palestine aims to triple number of Russian tourists

Hamas silent on Saudi Arabia arrests of Saudi nationals supporting the movement

Palestine

Palestinians expect little from Bahrain summit

Palestine

Israel, Palestinian Authority dispute electric bill payments

Syria

Russia / Mideast

Russian diplomats sweep through Lebanon, Iraq, Syria

Aleppo beekeepers no longer feel sting of war

Washington

Congress expands Pentagon aid in Syria to cover Islamic State prisoners

Russia / Mideast

How Russia plans to take part in building Syria's IT sector

Turkey

Congress advances bill sidelining Turkey on Mediterranean gas dispute

Turkey files motion to quash Washington protest attack case

Turkey

Eastern Mediterranean heats up as gas rivalry stakes grow higher

Turkey

Fears over safety of nuclear plant flare up in Turkey

Breaking News

2019-06-27T10:05:02

Bahrain FM says Israel part of region's 'heritage'

2019-06-27T09:55:14

Call to 'resist' US as Iranians mourn Iraq war dead

2019-06-27T04:55:26

Stormy G20 looms as Trump bashes China on trade

2019-06-27T03:15:33

From Rio to Rome, a battle for selfie supremacy

2019-06-26T19:55:02

Israel's ex-premier Ehud Barak forms new party

2019-06-26T18:05:12

In Bahrain resort, yarmulkes and Mideast ambitions welcome

2019-06-26T18:05:02

Iran tells UN it cannot save nuclear deal

2019-06-26T17:35:00

US pushes UN to tighten Iran sanctions blacklist

2019-06-26T15:15:02

UN 'paralysis' delaying justice for Khashoggi murder: expert

2019-06-26T14:55:08

US cyber attack on Iran shrouded in digital 'fog of war'

IRAN-US TENSIONS

Iran-US tensions

How Khamenei made Abe's Iran visit a mission impossible

2020 Democrats bash Trump for Iran crisis

Iran shrugs off new sanctions

CULTURE

Art and entertainment

With 'Chernobyl,' Iranians talk other people's nuclear problems, for a change

Cultural heritage

Palestine aims to triple number of Russian tourists

Fact-checking initiative takes on Egypt's rumor mills and fake news

RUSSIA MIDEAST

Russian influence

Moscow seeks Iran-Israel compromise at Jerusalem security chiefs meeting

How Russia plans to take part in building Syria's IT sector

Russia, Turkey broker shaky cease-fire in Syria’s Idlib

WASHINGTON

Pentagon sees Islamic State resurgence in Libya amid Tripoli fighting

House panel advances bipartisan Saudi sanctions bill over Khashoggi murder

Congress advances bill sidelining Turkey on Mediterranean gas dispute

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