Middle East


Fatah says it claimed ‘sweeping victory’ in local elections, despite democratic shortcomings

Yousef al-Jaabari (R), candidate of the Palestinian Fatah movement, casts his ballot at a polling station during municipal elections in the West Bank city of Hebron on April 25, 2026.

Lebanon won’t disarm Hezbollah, but will attack a 'generator owner'

A Lebanese Armed Forces (LIF) checkpoint is seen in the border village of Ayta al-Chaab, southern Lebanon, near the Israeli border, on February 23, 2026.

US cancels envoy travel, shifts from talks to pressure as Iran’s divisions deepen - analysis

U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran as Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions, listen, on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan.