Congo and Rwanda presidents call for east Congo ceasefire during Qatar sit-down 8:06 PM UTC Middle Eastcategory Yemen's Houthis vow to expand their targets in Israel until Gaza war ends 7:05 PM ...

The conflict between Israel and Palestinians — and other groups in the Middle East — goes back decades. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them.

Witkoff, who is Jewish and who has been friends with Trump since the 1980s when he bought Trump a sandwich after they worked on a real estate transaction, has no Middle East diplomatic experience.

The US launches strikes on Iran-backed Houthis as Gulf nations monitor the impact, seeking signs of deterrence and regional stability. Information ...

The Israeli right wing’s long term ambitions for Gaza loom over the Trump administration’s more immediate interventions in the Middle East. U.S. negotiators are pursuing direct talks with ...

MK-84 munitions from the US This Middle East blog is now closed. Thank you for reading. An Israeli negotiating team will travel to the Egyptian capital Cairo on Monday to discuss the "continued ...

Hamas on Friday released the names of six living Israeli hostages who ... The militant group insists it is sticking to the truce deal and “has no interest in withholding any bodies in its ...

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, has canvassed stronger economic ties with the Middle East and the Nigerian diaspora community in the region. Speaking during a meeting ...

The Pentagon, meanwhile, confirmed that the first wave of US strikes on Saturday hit 30 Houthi targets across Yemen, killing dozens of operatives ...

Israelis have marked 500 days of war in Gaza with protests demanding further progress on a ceasefire so all remaining hostages can be returned. People demonstrated in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on ...

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