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

Qatar arrests 16 Filipino workers for ‘unlawful protests’

Workers, who protested the arrest of former Philippine leader Duterte, may face up to three years in Qatari prisons, according to Department of Foreign Affairs

31/03/2025
 Egyptian army tanks deployed in the northern Sinai Peninsula, along the Gaza border, July 4, 2024

Egypt military buildup in Sinai threatens peace with Israel, source warns

An Israeli security source underscored that the US "is responsible for upholding the peace deal and must ensure it is implemented as written."

 US President Donald Trump seen over an illustrative image of American-Iranian ties (illustrative)

Iran's dangerous game: The message behind Tehran's threats to Trump

Iran is using the nuclear program to potentially get some concessions, even as it seeks closer ties with Russia and China.

 (L-R) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Benjamin Netanyahu seen over flags of Turkey and Israel

'Damn Zionist Israel': Are Israel and Turkey on a collision course?

Erdogan's calls for Allah to "damn Zionist Israel" comes amid Israel and Turkey's foreign ministries putting out harsh statements as well as growing Israeli concerns about Ankara's role in Syria.

  Palestine Red Crescent Society first responders console each other at Nasser Medical Complex in Kh

Red Cross 'outraged' at deaths of eight medics, killed on duty in Gaza

This incident represents the "single most deadly attack on Red Cross Red Crescent workers anywhere in the world since 2017," IFRC reported.

US will receive blow if they act on Trump's threats, Iran says

Khamenei referred to Trump's remarks that "If they don't make a deal, there will be bombing...the likes of which they have never seen before."

By REUTERS
31/03/2025

Victims of Turkey's Kurdish militant conflict long for peace

The PKK conflict has killed more than 40,000 people since it began in 1984, leaving tens of thousands wounded, including Turkish security force members, militants, and civilians alike.

By REUTERS
31/03/2025
First responders work at the site of an Israeli strike in southern Beirut on March 28, 2025

Israel recalibrating rules of war after Hezbollah rockets, strike in Beirut

Israel Katz issued a threat to Hezbollah, as he has done many times before. This time, however, the threat was not empty.

30/03/2025

Iran may secure a deal before Trump's deadline - or face Israeli strikes in Tehran

We are nearing the endgame leading to an attack on Iran's nuclear program - or to serious new nuclear negotiations.

 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets the audience at the General Assembly, wearing a scarf

Erdogan demands Allah to 'damn Zionist Israel' in Eid al-Fitr remarks, Israel condemns

Erdogan spoke at Istanbul's Grand Camlica Mosque where he asked Allah to ensure that Zionism and Israel are destroyed, while wishing "mercy upon the (Hamas) martyrs"

30/03/2025
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