Middle East experts got Trump all wrong

Whenever Donald Trump proposes a policy that runs counter to the progressive consensus, there are three stages of response: it’ll never work, it’s a disaster, it was our idea all along. We are at stage three on Trump’s truce in Gaza. Antony...

Russia Sidelined In New Middle East After Trump’s Israel-Gaza Deal

In late 2015, the Kremlin achieved a key victory when it launched a military intervention in Syria to rescue the fast-sinking regime of then-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and enshrine its role as a leading player in the Middle East. But 10...

The False Dawn: Lebanon’s Place in a New Middle East

🔊 Listen to Post Across the region, a language of peace is returning to the diplomatic stage. In Israel’s Knesset, Donald Trump proclaimed “the dawn of a new Middle East.” In Sharm el-Sheikh, world leaders gathered under Egyptian and American...

As Trump celebrates 'peace' in the Middle East, what's really been resolved?

Over the weekend, Netanyahu maintained that Israel’s “campaign is not over” as he emphasized that “some of our enemies are trying to recover in order to attack us again.” His comments on Sunday, a day after Israel launched strikes in neighboring...

Angie Craig calls for bipartisan action and comments on Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Middle East events

U.S. Representative Angie Craig, who has represented Minnesota’s 2nd district in Congress since 2019, recently addressed a range of national and international issues through her official Twitter account.On October 12, 2025, Craig urged her...

Israel and Hamas’ ceasefire appears to hold after Gaza hostage and detainee exchanges

Bulldozers deployed by the Gaza Municipality drive past displaced people, on their way to clear building rubble from main roads in Gaza City on Tuesday, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian fighters in Gaza. AFP/Getty Images hide...

Israel accuses Hamas of violating ceasefire, will reduce aid to Gaza

Israel restricted aid into Gaza and kept the enclave’s border shut on Tuesday while re-emergent Hamas fighters demonstrated their grip by executing men in the street, darkening the outlook for U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war....

Iraqi Hezbollah Comments on Elizabeth Tsurkov’s Release and Allegations

The first public statement from Elizabeth Tsurkov’s captors reveals not just the fate of an Israeli researcher, but the terrifying normalization of state-sanctioned kidnapping in modern Iraq. A Researcher Vanishes, A Militia Boasts Elizabeth...

Turkish Plans Call For New Black Sea-Reclaimed Airport

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced plans to build a new airport in the city of Trabzon, saying construction is expected to begin in 2026. The facility will be built on land reclaimed from the Black Sea. It will become the...

Israel won’t reopen Rafah crossing, will limit aid, to press Hamas for release of 24 slain hostages

Israel on Tuesday decided not to reopen the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt the next day, as required by the ceasefire deal, accusing Hamas of failing to stand by its commitment to return the bodies of all dead hostages...

Turkish President stresses full enforcement of Gaza ceasefire deal

US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. (Photo by Evan Vucci / POOL / AFP) Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed the importance of full...

Iraq recovers 185 artifacts from UK

Baghdad: The Iraqi Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Antiquities has announced that 185 Iraqi archaeological tablets smuggled to Britain will be repatriated after being found and seized by the British police and government. Iraqi Minister of...

Turkish Journalist Tosun Dies After Assault

Tributes have poured in for Turkish journalist Hakan Tosun, 50, who died Monday after being attacked in Istanbul’s Esenyurt district. Tosun, known for his reporting on environmental issues, urban activism, and gentrification, was found unconscious...

Iran allows foreigners to import gold for investment purposes

Iran has allowed foreigners to import gold into the country for the purpose of investment in economic projects. A Tuesday report by the Fars news agency said that foreign investors plan to auction nearly 700 kilograms of gold bars in Iran’s Center...

Israeli gymnasts remain excluded from world championship after court rejects request

Israel’s gymnasts will not be able to compete at the upcoming world championships in Indonesia after sport’s highest court on Tuesday rejected requests from the Israeli federation (IGF) to “guarantee the participation” of its team. Indonesian...

Israel limits aid and keeps Rafah crossing closed in dispute over hostage remains

The fragile ceasefire in Gaza faced its first test on Tuesday when Israel said the flow of aid into the devastated Palestinian territory would be cut by half and the crucial Rafah border crossing with Egypt would not open as planned, accusing...

Israel Limits Aid and Keeps Rafah Crossing Closed Amid Hostage Remains Dispute

The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is being tested severely as Israel decided to limit humanitarian aid into Gaza and keep the critical Rafah crossing closed. This move is largely a response to Hamas’s incomplete fulfillment of the...

Syria’s Sharaa to visit Moscow on Wednesday, Syrian TV, source say

CAIRO (Reuters) – Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Moscow on Wednesday, pro-government Syria TV and a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, despite the postponement of an Arab summit there that he had planned to attend....

Israel to halve Gaza aid over slow return of dead hostages

The fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war has been tested as the slower-than-hoped return of deceased hostages from Gaza prompted an Israeli military agency to declare a "violation" of the truce agreement. The agency said it would respond to...

Israel hands over remains of 45 Palestinians to Gaza as part of prisoner exchange deal: sources

GAZA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Israel on Tuesday handed over the remains of 45 Palestinians to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which later transferred them to local authorities in the Gaza Strip as part of the ongoing prisoner...