Middle East

The region known as the Middle East has been conquered and reconquered by every super power in the West. This has created a region rich in a culture of resistance and thousands of ethnic groups looking for... Read More their piece of land. This has created a complicated region and Jpost's Middle East News simplifies it. Less

‘With frail bodies and empty stomachs’: Afghan children risk lives at Torkham border

Experts warn that poverty and desperation are forcing young children into cross-border smuggling, exposing them to physical danger and abuse.

By ARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
28/03/2025

Signs of strain: What the anti-Hamas protests in Gaza mean for Israel

GAZA AFFAIRS: Don’t confuse rare defiance with regime collapse, but ignoring the shift entirely would be a missed opportunity.

28/03/2025
  Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, February 26, 2025.

US State Department approves $2 billion arms sale to Qatar

The arms include eight MQ-9B Predator drones, which cost around $30 million each, can fly at altitudes above 40,000 feet for over 30 hours.

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
27/03/2025

Israel provided intel on Houthi target in attack described in Signal chat, WSJ reveals

Waltz wrote in the Signal group that a Houthi missile expert, a key target in the attack, was seen entering his girlfriend’s building.

Tensions rise in Turkey as police clash with student protesters

Police intervened forcefully during the protest, and demonstrators took cover behind dumpsters before being detained. 

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
27/03/2025

Faeze Alavi: Bridging Israeli-Iranian relations against silencing

Faeze Alavi remains optimistic about restoring Iranian-Israeli relations and rejects Western silencing techniques in academia.

27/03/2025
 Palestinians protest to demand an end to war, chanting anti-Hamas slogans, in Beit Lahiya, Gaza

'We are starving and dying, enough is enough': Gazans demand Hamas withdrawal

A Palestinian group urged a mass “march of anger” to protest against what it described as years of oppression and misrule by Hamas.

By AHMED ABD AL-SALAM/THE MEDIA LINE
27/03/2025
 Palestinians protest to demand an end to war, chanting anti-Hamas slogans, in Beit Lahiya, Gaza

What are the implications for anti-Hamas protests in Gaza?

Anti-Hamas protests should not be conflated with a pro-peace movement, at least until proven otherwise.

27/03/2025

Houthis remain undeterred as missile attacks continue to bedevil Israel, US

The Houthis are showing they can attack at any time and place of their choosing.

 The Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Hurghada.

Tourist submarine sinks off Egypt’s coast, killing six

The region has seen multiple maritime accidents in recent years, including a dive boat capsizing in November that left four dead and seven missing.

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
27/03/2025
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