Middle East
With worst-case scenario averted for now, White House and Harris campaign still face a serious risk in Middle East conflict
October 27, 2024
With worst-case scenario averted for now, White House and Harris campaign still face a serious risk in Middle East conflict
CNN — Ten days before the American presidential election, uncontrollable war in the Middle East appears to have been avoided…
Israel launched strikes on Iran in a retaliatory attack. Here’s what we know
October 27, 2024
Israel launched strikes on Iran in a retaliatory attack. Here’s what we know
CNN — Israel said on Saturday it had struck military targets inside Iran in response to earlier Iranian attacks, again raising…
Israel raids north Gaza hospital as UN warns ‘darkest moment’ is unfolding in the strip
October 26, 2024
Israel raids north Gaza hospital as UN warns ‘darkest moment’ is unfolding in the strip
CNN — Israeli forces have breached a hospital compound in northern Gaza as the United Nations warned the war’s “darkest…
The US wants this to be ‘the end’ of direct Israel-Iran fire. It may be too soon to tell
October 26, 2024
The US wants this to be ‘the end’ of direct Israel-Iran fire. It may be too soon to tell
CNN — After Israel’s attack on Iran Saturday, US officials were quick to caution both countries against perpetuating the cycle…
Israel says it has concluded strikes on Iranian missile manufacturing sites and aerial defense systems. Here’s what we know
October 26, 2024
Israel says it has concluded strikes on Iranian missile manufacturing sites and aerial defense systems. Here’s what we know
Daylight has broken in Iran after several hours of Israeli airstrikes. The Israeli military said the strikes, which have now…
‘Instead of aid, we are receiving tanks’: Key hospital in northern Gaza comes under Israeli fire
October 26, 2024
‘Instead of aid, we are receiving tanks’: Key hospital in northern Gaza comes under Israeli fire
CNN — Israeli forces entered the compound of northern Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital and opened fire after days of laying…
5 Israeli soldiers killed, 20 injured in clashes with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
October 25, 2024
5 Israeli soldiers killed, 20 injured in clashes with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
The Israeli army announced Friday, the killing of two officers and 3 soldiers and the injury of 20 in clashes…
Washington’s Arab allies engage with Iran as US efforts to stem Middle East violence falter
October 24, 2024
Washington’s Arab allies engage with Iran as US efforts to stem Middle East violence falter
Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — Growing unease over the United States’ inability to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East is…
Only a “matter of days” to get second polio vaccine doses to children in northern Gaza, UNICEF says
October 24, 2024
Only a “matter of days” to get second polio vaccine doses to children in northern Gaza, UNICEF says
The United Nations’ child agency, UNICEF, has warned there are only a matter of days left to administer the second…
Spillover of war into Syria “could get much worse,” UN envoy says
October 24, 2024
Spillover of war into Syria “could get much worse,” UN envoy says
The spillover of Israel’s regional wars into Syria is “alarming and could get much worse,” the United Nations’ special envoy to…