Category: 3. Middle East

Families and supporters of the Israelis held captive by Hamas sailed toward the Gaza coast to warn against a ground invasion of the strip. They tossed swim rings as a symbolic life saver for their loved ones, who they say would be hurt by…

US president says he directed the Commerce Department to immediately work on a ‘new and highly accurate’ survey.

Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has said that he directed officials to exclude undocumented immigrants…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel plans to take control of “all of Gaza.” Speaking to Fox News before a security cabinet meeting, he said Israel doesn’t want to govern the strip but would hand it over to ‘Arab…

Trump’s administration halts mRNA vaccine development, sparking WHO fears for emerging pandemic preparedness.

The decision by US President Donald Trump’s administration to terminate 22 federal contracts for mRNA-based vaccines is a major blow…

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…

A top Kremlin foreign policy aide said Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet “in the coming days.” The White House has not confirmed such a meeting and a day earlier said a summit including Ukraine’s president was on…

AMMAN (Reuters) -A Jordanian official told Reuters on Thursday that Arabs “will only support what Palestinians agree and decide on” after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel wanted to hand over Gaza to Arab forces that would…

Hundreds of demonstrators including Israelis released from captivity in Gaza rallied on Thursday in Jerusalem as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his cabinet to review new plans for the war.

Waving Israeli flags and holding portraits of…