The nationalist leader criticized the parliamentary committee for dragging its feet on a meeting with the jailed PKK leader, as Turkey’s president and his ruling party remain silent.
Category: 3. Middle East
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Erdogan’s top ally Bahceli slams foot-dragging on meeting with PKK leader
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Israeli killed, three wounded in West Bank attack
A knife attack by two Palestinian teenagers left an Israeli civilian dead and three others wounded in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Israeli emergency services and the military said.
An army statement said soldiers had “eliminated two…
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One killed, three wounded in West Bank attack: Israel army, emergency service
A car-ramming and stabbing attack left one person dead and three injured on Tuesday near Israeli settlements in the southern occupied West Bank, Israeli emergency services and the military said.
Paramedics and an army medical force “established…
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WFP warns of deepening hunger crisis amid funding shortfall | Hunger News
UN agency said an estimated 318 million people will face acute food insecurity in 2026.
Published On 18 Nov 2025
The World Food Programme (WFP) has said that funding cuts will worsen a…
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major legal, financial fallout expected – Middle East Monitor
Legal and diplomatic teams at the US State Department, in coordination with the department’s Office of the Legal Adviser, are evaluating an imminent decision that could designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a global…
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MBS arrives at White House as Trump rehabilitates Saudi ties
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump received Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday, marking the Gulf leader’s return to Washington after a seven-year hiatus marked by a nadir in ties…
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Trump gives MBS red-carpet welcome, touts F-35 deal, $1T Saudi investment
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump received Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday, marking the Gulf leader’s return to Washington after a seven-year hiatus marked by a nadir in ties…
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Israel unveils new settlement expansion plan near Egyptian border: Report
![A general view of Nitzana border crossing where activist Jewish settler group gathers to prevent humanitarian aid, sent to Gaza, in Nitzana, Israel on February 14, 2024. [Mostafa Alkharouf - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/AA-20240214-33703882-33703881-ACTIVIST_JEWISH_SETTLER_GROUP_CONTINUES_TO_BLOCK_AID_SENT_TO_GAZA.jpg)
Israel’s Ministry of Settlement Affairs has unveiled a new settlement expansion plan in the area surrounding the Nitzana Crossing, near the Egyptian border, according to details published on the ministry’s official website. The initiative…
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Ben Gvir Calls to Arrest Abbas, Lift Immunity from Palestinian Authority Officials – Middle East Monitor
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir escalated his rhetoric on Monday, calling for the arrest of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and the lifting of immunity for senior PA officials, amid…
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US plans for Gaza will fail; Palestinian resistance will not be disarmed – Middle East Monitor
Father Manuel Musallam, a member of the Islamic-Christian Committee for the Support of Jerusalem and Holy Sites, said Monday that international initiatives concerning the Gaza Strip are aimed at weakening and…
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