Middle East
Witkoff says Gaza ceasefire deal could come by week’s end, as Trump meets again with Netanyahu
July 9, 2025
Witkoff says Gaza ceasefire deal could come by week’s end, as Trump meets again with Netanyahu
CNN — US President Donald Trump’s foreign envoy Steve Witkoff said Tuesday that he’s hopeful of having a Gaza ceasefire…
Desperate Gaza doctors cram several babies into one incubator as fuel crisis reaches critical point
July 9, 2025
Desperate Gaza doctors cram several babies into one incubator as fuel crisis reaches critical point
CNN — Doctors in Gaza say they were forced to cram multiple babies into one incubator as hospitals warned that…
Israel’s defense minister plans to relocate displaced Palestinians to restricted area in southern Gaza, Israeli media reports
July 9, 2025
Israel’s defense minister plans to relocate displaced Palestinians to restricted area in southern Gaza, Israeli media reports
Jerusalem CNN — Israel’s defense minister said he told the military to advance plans for what he called a “humanitarian…
USAID review raised ‘critical concerns’ over Gaza aid group days before $30 million US grant
July 9, 2025
USAID review raised ‘critical concerns’ over Gaza aid group days before $30 million US grant
CNN — An internal government assessment shows USAID officials raised “critical concerns” last month about a key aid group’s ability…
Gaza ceasefire negotiations enter 3rd day without breakthrough
July 9, 2025
Gaza ceasefire negotiations enter 3rd day without breakthrough
As the ongoing indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Doha entere their third day on Tuesday, a source familiar…
Israel bombs Huthis in Yemen after rebels attack commercial ship for first time in months
July 8, 2025
Israel bombs Huthis in Yemen after rebels attack commercial ship for first time in months
CNN — Israel has carried out its first strikes against Huthi targets in Yemen since the Israel-Iran ceasefire, attacking ports…
Trump admin to revoke foreign terrorist organization designation for group led by Syria’s interim president
July 8, 2025
Trump admin to revoke foreign terrorist organization designation for group led by Syria’s interim president
CNN — The Trump administration will no longer consider Syria’s Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group led by Syria’s interim…
Netanyahu plays into Trump’s hopes for Middle East peace — and nominates him for a Nobel Prize
July 8, 2025
Netanyahu plays into Trump’s hopes for Middle East peace — and nominates him for a Nobel Prize
CNN — When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the White House Monday for dinner, he came bearing what has…
Post-Iran crisis: A full agenda for Trump and Netanyahu
July 7, 2025
Post-Iran crisis: A full agenda for Trump and Netanyahu
CNN — Two weeks after America’s unprecedented military strikes into Iran, the situation in the Middle East has stabilized and…
Wildfires sweep through forests in drought-hit Syrian coast in major test for new government
July 7, 2025
Wildfires sweep through forests in drought-hit Syrian coast in major test for new government
CNN — Massive wildfires have torn through Syria’s coastal mountain region of Jabal Turkman since Thursday, destroying thousands of hectares…