🇨🇳 China
China holds second air drill with Egypt: What to know
China is seeking to strengthen ties with Egypt and Gulf states, including via joint air drills.
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🇺🇸 Verenigde Staten
US removes Syria from state sponsor of terrorism list
The United States on Monday removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, rescinding a decades-old designation that came with seve…
🇨🇳 China
Politiek
China says Middle East at critical point, calls for cooling tensions and dialogue
(Removes repetitive bullet)BEIJING, Aug 24 (Reuters) - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday the situation in the Middle East and Gulf…
🇮🇱 Israël
Veiligheid & defensie
Syria says Israel talks addressed de-escalation, staying out of Israel-Turkey tensions
Syria said it held talks with Israel in Jordan on Sunday on de-escalation after recent Israeli strikes, and on keeping the country out of tensio…
🇮🇷 Iran
Iran gambles it can outlast Trump’s 'Economic D-Day'
The Trump administration is considering tighter economic pressure as diplomacy with Tehran appears stalled.
🇮🇱 Israël
Israel strikes southern Syria; Damascus condemns attack
Aug 22 (Reuters) - Israel said it targeted a "terrorist" in southern Syria on Saturday in what Syria's foreign ministry said was a drone strike…
🇮🇱 Israël
Politiek
Syria foreign minister sees Israel security talks resuming despite no trust
By Tom Perry and Feras DalateyDAMASCUS, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Syria expects negotiations to resume soon with Israel over a security deal it hopes w…
🇮🇱 Israël
Economie
Key European leaders demand Israel halt West Bank settlement project
France, Italy, Britain and Germany on Thursday piled on mounting international condemnation of a major settlement project in the occupied West B…
🇮🇷 Iran
Politiek
US will impose 'toughest sanctions in history' on Iran, Bessent says
By Kanishka Singh and Jana ChoukeirWASHINGTON/DUBAI, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. will impose "the toughest sanctions in history" on Iran,Treasur…
🇺🇸 Verenigde Staten
Veiligheid & defensie
'More confrontational': Iran's new hardline security leadership
Earlier this month Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei reshuffled Tehran's top security team, putting his own personal stamp on the appointm…
🇮🇶 Irak
Politiek
Barzani calls for enhanced air defense for Kurdistan Region to counter drone attacks
Iraqi Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani backs US-led regional economic integration efforts and lauds US partnership in an exclusiv…
🇷🇺 Rusland
Veiligheid & defensie
Russia’s Putin hosts Saddam Hifter amid instability in Libya: What to know
Moscow has built a strong relationship with Libya’s eastern camp, as Washington and Ankara pursue efforts to reunify the country’s political and…
🇺🇸 Verenigde Staten
'American Doctor' shows brutality of conflict in Gaza
Mark Perlmutter has treated patients hit by natural disaster and conflicts across 30 countries, including in his native United States. Yet, noth…
🇮🇱 Israël
Trump administration antisemitism probes into universities lacked evidence, ex-DOJ attorney says
By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - A former Department of Justice attorney has said the Trump administration's probes of U.S. unive…
🇺🇸 Verenigde Staten
Politiek
Latest developments in US-Iran war
US President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it obstructed a deal with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, as a vessel transiting the strate…
🇵🇸 Palestijnse gebieden
Gezondheid
At a Gaza zoo, war takes its toll on the animals
By Mahmoud Issa and Nidal al-MughrabiGAZA/CAIRO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - As children walked into the zoo near Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp, they foun…
🇮🇷 Iran
Sultan of Oman meets UAE's MBZ as Iran-Hormuz talks advance
The talks come as Oman is in the midst of negotiations with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz.
🇮🇱 Israël
Politiek
Kushner's talks with Israel, Hamas end without breakthrough on Trump Gaza plan
By Alexander CornwellJERUSALEM, Aug 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner left Jerusalem on Monday wit…