Middle East News

• Israel strikes Gaza after facing rocket attacks during peace deal signing in U.S.

  The barrage against Israel began Tuesday night just as the ceremony in Washington was getting underway to formalize the new agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

  World

  Sep 16, 2020
  
• Israel, UAE and Bahrain sign historic peace deal Trump says will mark ‘new Middle East’

  The bilateral agreements formalize the normalization of Israel's already thawing relations with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in line with their common opposition to Iran.

  Politics

  Sep 15, 2020
  
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• Deal between Israel, UAE thwarts resolution for Middle East conflict, Palestinians say

  President Donald Trump has presented the U.S.-brokered agreement as a major diplomatic achievement.

  Politics

  Aug 14, 2020
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• Thousands of Israelis protest Netanyahu’s handling of coronavirus pandemic

  With economic stress deepening in recent weeks, many Israelis think the government has not done enough to compensate hundreds of thousands of workers who lost their jobs as a result of restrictions and shutdowns.

  Politics

  Jul 11, 2020
• Egyptian leader el-Sissi expands presidential powers amid coronavirus

  The new amendments allow the president to to take measures to contain the virus, but they also include expanded powers to ban public and private meetings, protests, celebrations and other forms of assembly.

  Politics

  May 9, 2020
• Coalition forces withdraw from 3rd Iraq military base

  The K1 Air Base is the third site coalition forces have left this month, in line with U.S. plans to consolidate its troops in two locations in Iraq.

  World

  Mar 29, 2020
• Coronavirus measures preventing aid from reaching 300K people in Middle East: NGO

  The Norwegian Refugee Council said it was unable to reach people in Syria, Yemen and the Gaza Strip, where authorities have imposed strict measures to halt the spread of the virus.

  World

  Mar 25, 2020