1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (603+ words) The United States'has stepped up its major military build-up in the Middle East with the arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group on Sunday, Israeli media reported. The report said that the deployment positions American forces near striking…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1179+ words) The head of a British" policing watchdog tasked with investigating the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending the Israeli football club's match against Aston Villa failed to include any voices from Birmingham's Muslim community in his preliminary…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1319+ words) The International Crisis Group has predicted that 2026 is not likely to be less bloody than the year that preceded it, according to a'Conflicts to Watch report released on Wednesday. Critical hotspots in the Middle East region including Israel-Palestine, Syria, Yemen,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1714+ words) Egyptian-born Anglo-American filmmaker Lotfy Nathan scored a major hit at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival with his Tunisia-set social thriller Harka. The film garnered rave reviews and earned a best actor award for its French-Tunisian star, Adam Bessa. Like many Middle…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (831+ words) The past year has been one of the most consequential in the modern history of the Middle East." A series of interconnected military escalations - from Gaza to Iran - has reshaped the regional order, revealed deep strategic anxieties, and exposed the…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (457+ words) The US special envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack, has stated that a "benevolent monarchy" has "worked best" in the Middle East. Speaking at a panel on Syria during the Doha Forum on Sunday, Barrack praised the Syrian administration of President…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (876+ words) The BBC's online Middle East editor said in 2020 that it was "wonderful" to be in a "circle of trust"with current and formerMossad agents while writing a book, and that the agency's "fantasticoperations" make him "tremendously proud". The comments made…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (653+ words) Former Labour leader and independent MP Jeremy Corbyn has accused Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy of making "grossly misleading" comments in parliament over a'ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans'from a November fixture against Aston Villa. The letter from Corbyn comes as…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (732+ words) Israeli football club Maccabi Tel Aviv has decided not to sell any tickets to its fans for the 6 November fixture against Aston Villa in the'English'city of Birmingham. The latest'development in an'absurd saga came after British government ministers repeatedly insisted a…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (176+ words) Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Gaza's health ministry says at least 45 Palestinians were killed in the past 24 hours by Israeli fire, despite the ceasefire still officially in place. The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza…...