#Middle East

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Iran Defense Council
Iran sets up new defence body in wake of Israel and US attacks
Iran founded a new defence council after attacks in June by Israel and the US, Iranian state media has reported.

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

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Hamas releases second video of Israeli hostage and says it will not disarm until Palestinian state established
Family of Evyatar David condemn video as protesters in Tel Aviv call for a deal to be made to return hostages

Sun, 03 Aug, 2025

Israeli attacks continue on Gaza
S Paul Hosford: Canada recognises Palestine as Gaza crisis deepens — but is symbolic support enough?
Canada joins countries recognising Palestine, but critics say recognition must go beyond symbolism to address the deepening crisis in Gaza

Sat, 02 Aug, 2025

Food distributed to Palestinians battling hunger in Gaza
ieExplains: What is the two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict?
Britain, France and Canada plan to recognise Palestine — but deep divisions still threaten the viability of a two-state solution

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Canada to recognise Palestinian state at UN if key conditions are met, Carney announces
Canada to recognise Palestinian state at UN if key conditions are met, Carney announces
New Zealand and Australia were signatories to a declaration that indicates they could follow suit in the coming months

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Israel Palestinians
At least 46 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes near Gaza aid sites, hospitals say
Hospitals in Gaza say at least 46 people were killed overnight in strikes and gunfire, many while waiting for food

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Trump visit to Scotland
UK will recognise Palestine in September unless Israel ‘takes steps’ over Gaza
According to a readout of the cabinet meeting, Mr Starmer told ministers “now was the right time to move this position” on the two-state solution.

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

UN Mideast Wars Two State Solution
France calls on EU to pressure Israel to move on Palestinian two-state solution
France has called on the European Union to pressure Israel to agree to a two-state solution with the Palestinians, the latest escalation from France as it seeks an end to the deadly Gaza war days after pledging to recognise Palestine as a state.

Mon, 28 Jul, 2025

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians Gaza
Israel to pause fighting in three Gaza areas as concerns over hunger surge
Designated secure routes for convoys delivering food and medicine will also be in place permanently from 6am until 11pm, the military said

Sun, 27 Jul, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza
Israeli air strikes in Gaza Strip leave at least 25 dead, health officials say
The majority of victims were killed by gunfire as they waited for aid trucks close to the Zikim crossing with Israel, said staff at Shifa hospital, where the bodies were brought

Sat, 26 Jul, 2025

Eoin Hayes readmitted to Social Democrats after Palantir shares controversy
Eoin Hayes readmitted to Social Democrats after Palantir shares controversy
Mr Hayes apologises for misleading media, donates $51,000 profit to Gaza aid groups, and vows to rebuild trust

Fri, 25 Jul, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Netanyahu and Trump appear to abandon Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Hamas
Israel has come under mounting pressure as hunger in Gaza has worsened and deaths related to malnutrition have accelerated

Fri, 25 Jul, 2025

Photo of president Bashar al-Assad on a building in the capital city before the outbreak of the civil war - Damascus - Syria
France’s highest court upholds some of Bashar Assad’s legal protections
France’s highest court on Friday upheld some of Syrian ex-leader Bashar Assad’s personal immunity as a head of state, while allowing possible future war crime warrants, drawing criticism from human rights lawyers and Syrian activists.

Fri, 25 Jul, 2025

Palestinian baby in Gaza suffering from malnutrition at risk of death
Israel trying to deflect blame for widespread starvation in Gaza
Israel has tried to deflect blame for what has been described by the head of the World Health Organization as 'man-made mass starvation'

Fri, 25 Jul, 2025

Food distributed to Palestinians struggling with starvation in Gaza
Israel will let foreign countries drop aid into Gaza, Israel army radio says
The Gaza health ministry says more than 100 people have died from starvation in the Palestinian enclave since Israel cut off supplies to the territory in March

Fri, 25 Jul, 2025

France-Syria
Court to decide whether former dictator Assad can be stripped of immunity
France’s highest court is ruling on Friday on whether it can strip the head of state immunity of Bashar Assad, the former leader of Syria now in exile in Russia, because of the brutality of the evidence in accusations against him collected by Syrian ...

Fri, 25 Jul, 2025

UN Iran Nuclear
Diplomats to meet in Turkey to discuss Iran’s nuclear programme
Iranian and European diplomats are set to meet in Istanbul on Friday to embark on the latest drive to unpick the deadlock over Tehran’s nuclear programme.

Fri, 25 Jul, 2025

Food distributed to Palestinians struggling with starvation in Gaza
French plan to recognise Palestinian state draws angry rebukes from Israel and US
The news sparked anger in Israel and Washington

Fri, 25 Jul, 2025

France Macron Army
President Macron says France will recognise Palestine as a state
President Macron has said he will formalise the decision at the UN General Assembly in September

Thu, 24 Jul, 2025

Trump
Witkoff says US cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks over Hamas’s ‘lack of desire’
A breakthrough in talks on a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has eluded the Trump administration for months

Thu, 24 Jul, 2025

TOPSHOT-PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-CONFLICT
UN agency says staff fainting from hunger as starvation spreads in Gaza
At least 113 people have died of hunger in Gaza, 45 of them in the last four days

Thu, 24 Jul, 2025

Iran Nuclear
Iran ‘ready for nuclear talks with US but only if Washington rebuilds trust’
Iran is ready to engage in talks on its nuclear programme with the United States, but only if Washington takes meaningful steps to rebuild trust, deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi has said.

Thu, 24 Jul, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Israeli official says Gaza ceasefire proposal from Hamas is ‘workable’
Elsewhere, Palestinian health officials said on Thursday that two Palestinian teenage boys had been killed by Israeli fire on Wednesday night in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

Thu, 24 Jul, 2025

Malnourished toddler in Gaza fights for life amid ongoing Israeli attacks
'Children say they want to go to heaven — because heaven has food'
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus condemns ‘man-made mass starvation’ as aid groups urge Israel to ease blockade

Wed, 23 Jul, 2025

APTOPIX Syria Clashes
Syria has asked Turkey for defence support amid sectarian clashes, officials say
Syria’s interim government has requested Turkey’s support to strengthen its defence capabilities, Turkish officials said. It follows sectarian violence over the past two weeks that have increased tensions in Syria and drawn intervention by Israel.

Wed, 23 Jul, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Deadly Israeli strikes continue in Gaza
A breakdown of law and order has led to widespread looting and contributed to chaos and violence around aid deliveries

Wed, 23 Jul, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Fifteen Palestinians, including six-week-old infant, die of starvation in Gaza in 24 hours
Medics say malnutrition is now killing Palestinians faster than at any point in the 21-month war. Palestinian health officials say at least 101 people have died of hunger during the conflict, including 80 children

Tue, 22 Jul, 2025

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians
At least 20 dead following latest Israel strikes on Gaza
Israeli strikes killed at least 20 people in Gaza, Palestinian health officials said on Tuesday, as Israel pushed on with a new incursion in an area that had largely been spared heavy fighting during the 21-month war.

Tue, 22 Jul, 2025

Israel Palestinians
WHO says Israeli military attacked staff residence in Gaza
Staff quarters attacked three times and four people detained, three temporarily, as IDF tanks enter Deir al-Balah

Tue, 22 Jul, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza
More than 70 killed trying to reach aid in Gaza, health ministry says
Some witnesses said the Israeli military shot at the crowd.

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

Italy Pope
Pope Leo renews call for immediate Gaza ceasefire
Leo also expressed his “deep sorrow” for the Israeli attack on the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip 

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Israel issues new Gaza evacuation orders as military offensive widens
The evacuation cuts access between the city of Deir al-Balah and the southern cities of Rafah and Khan Younis

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

Israel Palestinians
32 Palestinians killed ‘while trying to reach food distribution sites in Gaza’
The two incidents occurred near hubs operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

Sat, 19 Jul, 2025

APTOPIX Syria Clashes
Syrian government forces to re-enter province following renewed clashes
Renewed clashes have broken out between Druze armed groups and members of Bedouin clans in southern Syria.

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

Iraq Mall Fire
Dozens dead after fire at shopping centre in Iraq
Iraq’s Ministry of Interior said in a statement that 61 people died, most of them from suffocation, in the fire that broke out late Wednesday in the city of Kut in the province of Wasit

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

BRITAIN-IRELAND-MUSIC-COURT-ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-CONFLICT
Mark Donlon: In review of Irishness: How narrow minds will hold us back
It’s hard to put a finger on exactly what made a proportion of Irish people lose their sense of céad míle failte, but one thing is for sure — it didn’t happen overnight

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Israel Syria Clashes
‘New ceasefire agreed’ after clashes in Syria
A previous ceasefire announced the day before quickly fell apart

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Mideast Wars Gaza
At least 20 Palestinians die in stampede at food distribution centre
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 41 others, including 11 children, according to hospital officials.

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Crush at Gaza aid site kills at least 20, GHF blames armed agitators
Hamas rejected the GHF allegation as 'false and misleading', blaming the incident on the GHF and Israel's military

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Israel Palestinians
UN says malnutrition in Gaza has doubled as Israeli strikes kill more than 90
Hunger has been rising among Gaza’s more than two million Palestinians since Israel broke a ceasefire in March

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 93 Palestinians, health officials say
One strike hit a house in Gaza City’s Tel al-Hawa district on Monday evening and killed 19 members of the family living inside

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Israeli strikes kill 30 in Gaza, health officials say
The Israeli military meanwhile said it killed a senior Hamas militant last month who had held a hostage in his home

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

Israel Palestinians
34 Palestinians and Israeli soldier killed in Gaza
Israeli strikes pounded the Gaza Strip on Wednesday night and Thursday, killing at least 34 Palestinians, including 10 people waiting for care outside a medical clinic, according to local hospitals and aid workers.

Thu, 10 Jul, 2025

Mideast Wars Yemen
Rescuers search for missing crew after Red Sea attack
Rescuers are searching for more than a dozen crew members who went missing after Yemen’s Houthi rebels sank a ship in the Red Sea, as the United States alleged the group may have “kidnapped” those on board.

Thu, 10 Jul, 2025

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