Category: 2. Middle East

Israeli media have reported heightened anxiety among residents living near the Egyptian border, following observations of unusual movements and suspected digging activity on the Egyptian side of the frontier.

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News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

New Zealand on Wednesday imposed sanctions on dozens of Iranian ministers and officials over their alleged role in the violent crackdown launched last month by Iranian authorities against anti-regime protests.

What happened: The sanctions include…

By David Brunnstrom

WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) – A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed in the course of their work last year, two-thirds of them killed by Israel, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday.

It was the…

Al-Azhar has issued a strongly worded condemnation following the burning of a mosque in the occupied West Bank, describing the incident as a “terrorist crime” carried out by Israeli settlers during the holy month…

An Israeli political analysis has warned of what it describes as a covert geopolitical shift led by Turkey and Egypt aimed at forming a Sunni regional alignment that could reshape Middle Eastern power dynamics around…

Seventeen international humanitarian organisations have petitioned the Israeli Supreme Court to suspend a decision that would terminate the operations of dozens of aid groups in Gaza, the West Bank and occupied East…

Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF) has filed a petition with the Israeli Supreme Court calling for an investigation into incidents in which Israeli army fire struck its facilities and vehicles,…

A Palestinian human rights organisation has reported the forcible displacement of 214 Bedouin and agricultural families from Area C of the occupied West Bank since the beginning of 2026, amid escalating settler…

Pope Leo XIV will visit four African nations in April, the Vatican said Thursday, including Algeria — the first time a pope will travel to the North African Muslim nation.

The Vatican announced a series of international trips in the months ahead…