Category: 3. Middle East

When I was a freshman at Columbia University in 1999, the professor of my Literature Humanities course shared some personal information with my class, which was that she slept exactly three hours per night. I forget what prompted the…

The United States could require up to $15,000 bonds for some tourist and business visas under a pilot programme launching in two weeks.

The Department of State notice released on Monday said the effort aims to deter those who overstay their…

AL-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the highest levels, as…

By Maayan Lubell

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Benjamin Netanyahu will convene his security cabinet this week to decide on Israel’s next steps in Gaza following the collapse of indirect ceasefire talks with Hamas, with one senior Israeli source suggesting…

Al-Zeitoun neighbourhood in Gaza City has been left in ruins after a 45-day Israeli military operation that flattened entire residential blocks. Residents of the area in northern Gaza described it as the most destructive incursion yet. Al…

Nineteen suspects accused of being involved in the 2024 shooting attack in a Moscow concert hall that killed 149 people, and wounded over 600, have appeared in court in a glass cage at the beginning of their trial. A faction of the…

The group’s letter says the Israeli army has already achieved its objectives and the release of Israeli captives can be achieved only through a deal.

More than 600 former Israeli security chiefs have urged United States President Donald Trump to…