Category: 2. Middle East

By Rami Ayyub, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Alexander Cornwell

JERUSALEM/CAIRO, March 9 (Reuters) – Talks to advance President Donald Trump’s plan to end the Gaza war have been on hold since last week when the U.S. and Israel jointly attacked Iran,…

As Israel’s national consciousness rallies behind the country’s second offensive against Iran in under a year, a small group of anti-war activists equipped with posters and loudspeakers have mobilised to voice dissent.

The vast majority of Jewish…

Hamas has called on Pakistan and the wider Islamic world to strengthen support for Palestinians and accelerate efforts to rebuild the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing war.

Dr Khalil al-Hayya, head of the Islamic Resistance…

The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics has warned that the ongoing war has significantly worsened the social and economic conditions of women in Gaza, increasing the number of widows, deepening unemployment and…

PAPHOS, Cyprus, March 9 (Reuters) – France will send two frigates as part of the European Union’s naval mission Aspides in the Red Sea, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday.

“We are in the process of setting upa purely defensive, purely…

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani warned US President Donald Trump that the ongoing military escalation involving Iran, the United States and Israel could have serious global repercussions.

According to…

Egypt has called on Arab states to strengthen joint security cooperation and consider forming a joint Arab force, as regional tensions escalate following the conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.

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KYIV, March 9 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Ukraine had received 11 requests from countries neighboring Iran as well as European states and the United States for drone interceptors, electronic warfare systems and…

The Israeli army has acknowledged significant difficulties in intercepting drones launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon, with military sources describing the success rate of interception operations as “very low”.

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News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

March 9 (Reuters) – Kuwait held a military funeral on Monday for two interior ministry officials it said were killed “while performing their duty”.

The state – which hosts U.S. military installations and has come under Iranian drone and missile…