/middleeast en /node/2617269/middle-east <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/111606">AFP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">AFP</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1759224343700066100</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2025-09-30 08:28</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> JERUSALEM: Hamas had yet to respond Tuesday to Donald Trump on his plan for Gaza, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli military would stay in most of the territory after he gave the US president his backing.<br /> The plan calls for a ceasefire, release of hostages by Hamas within 72 hours, disarmament of Hamas and gradual Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, followed by a post-war transitional authority headed by Trump himself.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/09/30/4644464-144423654.jpg" width="1130" height="753" alt="" title="Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli military would stay in most of the territory after he gave the US president his backing. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/middleeast">Middle-East</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SecondNakba">War on Gaza</a></div></div></div> Tue, 30 Sep 2025 09:29:13 +0000 rbksa 2617269 at /node/2617257/middle-east <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/225841">Reuters</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1759217230549587400</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2025-09-30 07:00</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ADEN: Yemen’s first large-scale solar plant is helping to alleviate electricity shortages in the southern port city of Aden, bringing some relief to residents and businesses which suffer losses particularly when the intense summer heat hits.<br /> Funded by neighboring United Arab Emirates and operational since July 2024, the Aden Solar Power Plant marks a significant shift toward renewable energy in a country the International Energy Agency lists as the Middle East’s least electrified.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/09/30/4644435-1042911035.jpg" width="1100" height="733" alt="" title="Technicians check solar panels at the Aden Solar Power Plant, Yemen&#039;s first large-scale solar power plant near Aden, Yemen. (Reuters)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/middleeast">Middle-East</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/yemen">Yemen</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/uae">UAE</a></div></div></div> Tue, 30 Sep 2025 07:28:11 +0000 rbksa 2617257 at /node/2617255/middle-east <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/225841">Reuters</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1759216144189526200</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2025-09-30 07:00</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/09/30/4644432-1093007042.jpg" width="1100" height="517" alt="" title="View of the ram headed sphinxes of the ancient Egyptian 18th dynasty Pharaoh Amenhotep III in Sudan&#039;s Northern State in Sudanese Nubia. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/middleeast">Middle-East</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/sudan">Sudan</a></div></div></div> Tue, 30 Sep 2025 07:09:55 +0000 rbksa 2617255 at /node/2617236/middle-east <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/225841">Reuters</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1759207460738840300</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2025-09-30 04:39</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday praised Donald Trump’s “efforts and leadership” to end the war in Gaza, after the US leader secured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s support for a US-sponsored peace proposal.<br /> After talks between Trump and Netanyahu in Washington, the White House released a 20-point plan that would see an immediate ceasefire, an exchange of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, a staged Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, Hamas disarmament and a transitional government led by an international body.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/09/30/4644383-1053999029.jpg" width="1100" height="733" alt="" title="US President Donald Trump participates in a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/middleeast">Middle-East</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/israel">Israel</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/palestine">Palestine</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/us">US</a></div></div></div> Tue, 30 Sep 2025 04:49:04 +0000 rbksa 2617236 at /node/2617233/middle-east <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/111606">AFP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2025-09-30 06:21</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> WASHINGTON: US sanctions went into effect Monday on a major Indian port project in Iran, as President Donald Trump again showed his willingness to punish longstanding partner New Delhi in aid of his wider regional goals — in this case to pressure Tehran.</p> <p> The sanctions on the Chabahar port come a day after wide UN sanctions also came back into force on Iran, as Trump, European allies and Israel have all targeted the country over its nuclear program.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/09/30/4644376-863424175.jpg" width="670" height="395" alt="" title="Iranian flags flutter during an inauguration ceremony for new equipment and infrastructure on February 25, 2019 at the Shahid Beheshti Port in the southeastern Iranian coastal city of Chabahar, on the Gulf of Oman. (AFP/File)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/middleeast">Middle-East</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/us-sanctions">US sanctions</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/india">India</a></div></div></div> Tue, 30 Sep 2025 03:26:00 +0000 fatimah.amjad 2617233 at /node/2617224/middle-east <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/120821">AP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2025-09-30 03:58</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ROME: The German nongovernmental organization Sea-Watch said on Monday that one migrant drowned and three others were rescued in the Mediterranean off the Libyan coast after their dinghy capsized during a chase by the Libyan coast guard.<br /> On Sunday, a patrol boat from the Libyan coast guard intercepted a crowded dinghy carrying around 30 people off the Libyan coast, intending to return them to Libya, according to the NGO, which filmed the scene from its aircraft. The boat then tried to resist and flee, causing four people to fall into the water due to high waves.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/09/30/4644359-1692353434.jpg" width="1200" height="700" alt="Migrants arrive to board sumgglers&#039; boats in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines, northern France on September 27, 2025. (AFP)" title="Migrants arrive to board sumgglers&#039; boats in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines, northern France on September 27, 2025. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/middleeast">Middle-East</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/libya">Libya</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/mediterranean">Mediterranean</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/migrants">migrants</a></div></div></div> Tue, 30 Sep 2025 01:03:14 +0000 malawi 2617224 at /node/2617217/middle-east <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/118151">ANAN TELLO</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2025-09-30 00:22</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> LONDON: Abu Hassan was born in 1950 among the olive shrubs that his family had planted shortly after they were uprooted by the 1948 war. When he died last June, he was clutching a broken cane carved from the wood of those same trees.</p> <p> His family says he died of “qahr” — heartbreak and oppression.</p> <p> Before his death at age 75, Abu Hassan spent his life in Deir Istiya, a village in the northern West Bank where his family resettled after displacement.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/09/30/4644334-836544614.jpg" width="1200" height="745" alt="A Palestinian man confronts a member of the Israeli security forces after they intervened in scuffles between Jewish settlers and Palestinian farmers trying to access their lands to harvest olives, in the West Bank village of Burqah, on October 16, 2020. (AFP)" title="A Palestinian man confronts a member of the Israeli security forces after they intervened in scuffles between Jewish settlers and Palestinian farmers trying to access their lands to harvest olives, in the West Bank village of Burqah, on October 16, 2020. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/middleeast">Middle-East</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/palestine">Palestine</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/gaza">Gaza</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/west-bank">West Bank</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/editor%E2%80%99s-choice">Editor’s Choice</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/usa">USA</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Mon, 29 Sep 2025 22:01:33 +0000 malawi 2617217 at /node/2617204/middle-east <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/225841">Reuters</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2025-09-29 22:59</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> GENEVA: The UN children’s charity called on Monday for an immediate evacuation to save at least 25 ill or premature babies in incubators in Gaza City as Israel steps up its ground offensive, shelling a hospital housing around half  of them.<br /> Palestinian health officials say tanks are surrounding the area near Al-Helo Hospital, where at least 12 babies are in incubators. <br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/09/29/4644307-404629394.jpg" width="1200" height="700" alt="Wounded Palestinians receive treatment at Al-Shifa Hospital after being injured in an Israeli strike, amid an Israeli military operation, according to medics, in Gaza City, September 29, 2025. (REUTERS)" title="Wounded Palestinians receive treatment at Al-Shifa Hospital after being injured in an Israeli strike, amid an Israeli military operation, according to medics, in Gaza City, September 29, 2025. (REUTERS)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/middleeast">Middle-East</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SecondNakba">War on Gaza</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/palestine">Palestine</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/gaza">Gaza</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/us">US</a></div></div></div> Mon, 29 Sep 2025 20:06:16 +0000 malawi 2617204 at /node/2617200/middle-east <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/caspar-webb">Caspar Webb</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2025-09-29 22:02</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> NEW YORK: The US ambassador to the UN stood as a lone voice in support of Israel on Monday, as he repeated accusations that the countries that recognized Palestine last week had “rewarded Hamas.”</p> <p> Mike Waltz was addressing a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East as US President Donald Trump was set to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/09/29/4644288-2122740304.jpg" width="1200" height="716" alt="" title="Ramiz Alakbarov, the UN’s deputy special coordinator for the Middle East peace process. (UNSCO)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/middleeast">Middle-East</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/UNGA80">UNGA 80</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/state-palestine">State of Palestine</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/un-security-council">UN Security Council</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/unga">UNGA</a></div></div></div> Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:39:54 +0000 Sajjadkk 2617200 at /node/2617181/middle-east <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/120821">AP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2025-09-29 17:31</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels set a Dutch-flagged cargo ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden on Monday, officials said, wounding two mariners and forcing its crew to abandon the damaged vessel.<br /> It was the most serious attack in the Gulf of Aden, some distance from the Red Sea where the Iranian-backed Houthis sank two vessels in July.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/09/29/4644363-617839734.jpg" width="1200" height="700" alt="Houthi fighters march during a rally of support for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and against the US strikes on Yemen outside Sanaa on Jan. 22, 2024. (AP)" title="Houthi fighters march during a rally of support for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and against the US strikes on Yemen outside Sanaa on Jan. 22, 2024. (AP)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/09/29/4644225-681002875.png" width="1168" height="742" alt="A likely missile attack by Yemen’s Houthis set a ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden on Monday. (Screenshot/UKMTO)" title="A likely missile attack by Yemen’s Houthis set a ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden on Monday. (Screenshot/UKMTO)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/middleeast">Middle-East</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SecondNakba">War on Gaza</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/yemen">Yemen</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/houthis">Houthis</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/palestine">Palestine</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/gaza">Gaza</a></div></div></div> Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:34:17 +0000 daniel.fountain 2617181 at /node/2617197/middle-east <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2025-09-29 22:12</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> NEW YORK: Djibouti on Monday called for immediate international action to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and stressed the importance of supporting a viable Palestinian state, while also highlighting the need for reform at the UN and its Security Council.</p> <p> In a speech to the UN General Assembly, Djibouti’s ambassador and permanent representative described the situation in Gaza as “unspeakable horror” where “children are killed daily with impunity” and famine is being used as a weapon of war. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/09/29/4644282-379601639.jpg" width="1200" height="800" alt="In a speech to the UN General Assembly, Djibouti’s ambassador and permanent representative described the situation in Gaza as “unspeakable horror” where “children are killed daily with impunity” and famine is being used as a weapon of war. (UN)" title="In a speech to the UN General Assembly, Djibouti’s ambassador and permanent representative described the situation in Gaza as “unspeakable horror” where “children are killed daily with impunity” and famine is being used as a weapon of war. (UN)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/middleeast">Middle-East</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/UNGA80">UNGA 80</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/SecondNakba">War on Gaza</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/israel">Israel</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/palestine">Palestine</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/gaza">Gaza</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/hamas">Hamas</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/ClashesInSudan">Sudan Unrest</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/sudan">Sudan</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/un">UN</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/un-general-assembly">UN General Assembly</a></div></div></div> Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:14:34 +0000 daniel.fountain 2617197 at /node/2617196/middle-east <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2025-09-29 20:45</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> LONDON: Palestine faces “erasure” unless the international community does more to ensure the end of the conflict with Israel and the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state, Algeria’s foreign minister told the UN General Assembly on Monday.</p> <p> This, and the threat Israel poses to its neighbors, are the most important issues on the agenda at the global forum, said Ahmed Attaf.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/09/29/4644274-1184123348.jpg" width="1300" height="867" alt="Ahmed Attaf, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria, addresses the 80th session of the UNGA at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP)" title="Ahmed Attaf, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria, addresses the 80th session of the UNGA at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/middleeast">Middle-East</a></div></div></div> Mon, 29 Sep 2025 17:49:54 +0000 zaynab.khojji 2617196 at /node/2617193/middle-east <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2025-09-29 20:10</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> LONDON: Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, the crown prince and prime minister of Bahrain, discussed the importance of fostering values of tolerance and coexistence worldwide with Pope Leo XIV during a visit to Vatican City State on Monday.</p> <p> Prince Salman emphasized Bahrain’s dedication to defending religious freedom and protecting the right to worship. He also underscored the importance of enhancing cooperation across diverse fields, according to the Bahrain News Agency.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/09/29/4644258-1174226756.jpeg" width="4096" height="2731" alt="" title="Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa discussed cooperation across diverse fields with Pope Leo XIV during a visit to Vatican City State on Monday. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/middleeast">Middle-East</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/bahrain">Bahrain</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/pope-leo-xiv">Pope Leo XIV</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/vatican-city">Vatican City</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/bahrain%E2%80%99s-crown-prince-salman-bin-hamad-al-khalifa">Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa</a></div></div></div> Mon, 29 Sep 2025 17:15:52 +0000 mustafaxsneineh 2617193 at /node/2617183/middle-east <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2025-09-29 18:13</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> LONDON: The Jordanian Anti-Narcotics Department has dismantled a criminal gang connected to drug trafficking networks in the Middle East and arrested 14 suspects in the city of Madaba.</p> <p> The Public Security Directorate conducted raids on various sites where large quantities of drugs were stored for sale and distribution, following weeks of investigation and surveillance.</p> <p> Over the weekend, police confiscated 160 packages of hashish, 500 grams of cocaine and an unspecified quantity of narcotic pills, a spokesperson said.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/09/29/4644230-1144801956.jpg" width="1000" height="600" alt="" title="Authorities confiscated drugs and firearms during raids on various sites over the weekend. (Petra)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/middleeast">Middle-East</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/jordan">Jordan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/drug-trafficking">drug trafficking</a></div></div></div> Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:15:45 +0000 mustafaxsneineh 2617183 at /node/2617167/middle-east <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2025-09-29 15:54</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> LONDON: New Zealand’s failure to recognize Palestinian statehood has been met with criticism across the country from politicians and activists.</p> <p> The government was expected to recognize Palestine in line with the likes of the UK, Canada and Australia at the UN General Assembly in New York. However, Foreign Minister Winston Peters did not take that step in his address on Saturday.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/09/29/4644198-566348245.jpg" width="1000" height="667" alt="" title="Prime Minister Christopher Luxon earlier asserted that recognition by New Zealand of Palestine was a matter of “when, not if.” (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/middleeast">Middle-East</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/UNGA80">UNGA 80</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/new-zealand">New Zealand</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/palestine">Palestine</a></div></div></div> Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:56:05 +0000 Arbee 2617167 at