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Has war on Hamas given Netanyahu a political lifeline?

Week in Review | Israel | May 14, 2021

Gazans recount how they are dealing with death and destruction

Hana Salah | Palestine | May 14, 2021

Turkish vaccinated tourism video provokes anger

Al-Monitor Staff | Turkey | May 15, 2021

Press watchdog calls on Israel to avoid harming journalists in Gaza

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | May 14, 2021

Despite Gaza rockets, Israelis most concerned over internal Jewish-Arab rift

An Israeli police car burns after an Arab Israeli demonstration following the funeral of Mousa Hassouna in the central city of Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, May 11, 2021.

Mazal Mualem | Israel | May 14, 2021

How Sheikh Jarrah became a flashpoint in latest Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | May 13, 2021

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Ebtesam Al-Ketbi discusses the Israeli-Palestinian Crisis, the Abraham Accords, the Iran talks, UAE diplomacy in the Horn of Africa, and more

On the Middle East with Andrew Parasiliti and Amberin Zaman | May 11, 2021

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Jerusalem and West Bank unrest generated by Netanyahu’s policies, says Eran Etzion

On Israel with Ben Caspit | May 11, 2021

Insights

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Hayat Tahrir al-Sham expands recruitment to all of Idlib province

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is offering young Syrians in the northwestern province of Idlib many incentives to join the militant group's ranks.

Khaled al-Khateb | Syria | May 15, 2021

Hamas uses large rocket arsenal in latest escalation round with Israel

Adnan Abu Amer | Palestine | May 14, 2021

Mercenaries, foreign fighters threaten Libya's fragile transition

Mustafa Fetouri | North Africa | May 14, 2021

In pictures: Israel-Gaza conflict sparks pro-Palestinian protests around the world

Al-Monitor Staff | Palestine | May 14, 2021

Protesters rush toward Israeli border in Jordan and Lebanon

Al-Monitor Staff | Jordan | May 14, 2021

Can Erdogan seize on Israeli-Palestinian crisis to make diplomatic gains?

Fehim Tastekin | Turkey | May 14, 2021

Lebanon loses some electricity after Turkish company ceases operations

Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | May 14, 2021

News

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A member of the Israeli security forces fires tear gas at Palestinian protesters, during confrontations with them in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, on May 14, 2021.

Seven Palestinians killed in West Bank as violence spreads

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | May 14, 2021

IDF claims three rockets fired from Lebanon toward Israel

Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | May 13, 2021

Hamas open to halting hostilities with Israel, Russia says

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | May 13, 2021

Egypt's Sisi approves plan to widen, deepen Suez Canal after stuck ship

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | May 13, 2021

Erdogan wants to 'teach a deterrent lesson' to Israel

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | May 12, 2021

Protests, violence break out in mixed Jewish-Arab cities of Israel

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | May 11, 2021

Mixed reactions from Congress to Jerusalem conflict

Al-Monitor Staff | Washington Pulse | May 10, 2021

Fire breaks out at Kuwait's largest oil field

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

An employee of the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) looks at 25 January 2005 the Gathering Center No.15 of al-Rawdatain field, 100 kms north of Kuwait City, following its inauguration just three years after coming under explosion.

Fire breaks out at Kuwait's largest oil field

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

Syrian state media: Israeli helicopter attacks near border

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

Intel: UN finds undeclared chemical weapons stockpile in Syria

Al-Monitor Staff | Syria | May 7, 2021

Israeli forces shoot two Palestinians in West Bank following attack

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | May 7, 2021

Culture

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A NASA security helicopter flies past the Vehicle Assembly Building on launch day at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States, May 26, 2020.

NASA engineer from Gaza following escalation with concern

Hana Salah | Culture | May 14, 2021

Bicycling program for women finds both supporters, critics in Gaza

Rasha Abou Jalal | Culture | May 10, 2021

A screening about the royal mummies inside the new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, in Cairo, Egypt, April 04, 2021.

Polish scientists discover pregnant Egyptian mummy

Muhammed Magdy | Culture | May 9, 2021

Videos

Explore social and cultural context of the Middle East as seen, experienced and understood by those who live there.

Has war on Hamas given Netanyahu a political lifeline?

Gazans recount how they are dealing with death and destruction

Turkish vaccinated tourism video provokes anger

Press watchdog calls on Israel to avoid harming journalists in Gaza

Despite Gaza rockets, Israelis most concerned over internal Jewish-Arab rift

How Sheikh Jarrah became a flashpoint in latest Israeli-Palestinian conflict

FEATURED PODCAST

Ebtesam Al-Ketbi discusses the Israeli-Palestinian Crisis, the Abraham Accords, the Iran talks, UAE diplomacy in the Horn of Africa, and more

FEATURED PODCAST

Jerusalem and West Bank unrest generated by Netanyahu’s policies, says Eran Etzion

Insights

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham expands recruitment to all of Idlib province

Hamas uses large rocket arsenal in latest escalation round with Israel

Mercenaries, foreign fighters threaten Libya's fragile transition

In pictures: Israel-Gaza conflict sparks pro-Palestinian protests around the world

Protesters rush toward Israeli border in Jordan and Lebanon

Can Erdogan seize on Israeli-Palestinian crisis to make diplomatic gains?

Lebanon loses some electricity after Turkish company ceases operations

News

Seven Palestinians killed in West Bank as violence spreads

IDF claims three rockets fired from Lebanon toward Israel

Hamas open to halting hostilities with Israel, Russia says

Egypt's Sisi approves plan to widen, deepen Suez Canal after stuck ship

Erdogan wants to 'teach a deterrent lesson' to Israel

Protests, violence break out in mixed Jewish-Arab cities of Israel

Mixed reactions from Congress to Jerusalem conflict

Fire breaks out at Kuwait's largest oil field

Fire breaks out at Kuwait's largest oil field

Syrian state media: Israeli helicopter attacks near border

Intel: UN finds undeclared chemical weapons stockpile in Syria

Israeli forces shoot two Palestinians in West Bank following attack

Culture

NASA engineer from Gaza following escalation with concern

Bicycling program for women finds both supporters, critics in Gaza

Polish scientists discover pregnant Egyptian mummy

Videos

Middle East Minute for April 23, 2021

The Takeaway for April 21, 2021

Gaza animal shelter offers refuge to stray dogs

Middle East Minute for April 16, 2021

Middle East Minute for April 9, 2021

Middle East Minute for March 26, 2021