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As news emerged on Wednesday that the Democratic Party had won a landslide victory, regaining control of the US Congress, Israeli politicians, journalists and experts warned of the results' grave implications for Israel's national security, pointing to the declining standing of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the…
Benchmark international oil contract Brent crude dropped more than four percent to under $100 per barrel on Wednesday following heavy defeats suffered by US President Donald Trump's Republican Party in the midterm elections.
US Vice President JD Vance says the war in Iran drove voters who backed him and Donald Trump in 2024 towards the Democrats in this year’s midterm elections.
British international lawyer Dapo Akande has been elected to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), restoring a British presence on the United Nations’ highest court after almost a decade.
The British government is being challenged legally over its recommendation for schools to adopt the contested IHRA definition of antisemitism.
Palestine Action returned to the UK’s Supreme Court on Wednesday to contest the government’s decision to outlaw the group under terrorism legislation.
A senior Democrat has warned US President Donald Trump and his Republican allies to "lawyer up", vowing to investigate alleged corruption and the business dealings of the president's family following the party's midterm election victories .
A senior Democrat has warned US President Donald Trump and his Republican allies to "lawyer up", vowing to investigate alleged corruption and the business dealings of the president's family following the party's midterm election victories .
As news emerged on Wednesday that the Democratic Party had won a landslide victory , regaining control of the US Congress, Israeli politicians, journalists and experts warned of the results' grave implications for Israel 's national security, pointing to the declining standing of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in…
As US President Donald Trump reels from Tuesday night’s election wipeout, victorious Democrats are praising British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband for inspiring new US policies towards Israel .
For 11 days, Abbas Mujahid imagined returning home. He had no idea when that might be.
Iran’s Defence Ministry spokesperson General Reza Talaeinik has portrayed the US midterm election results as further evidence that Trump and Netanyahu’s policies have failed.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says ending the Middle East conflict is essential to easing pressure on household budgets, pledging to pursue de-escalation after the Democrats secured control of Congress.
As US President Donald Trump reels from Tuesday night’s election wipeout, victorious Democrats are praising British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband for inspiring new US policies towards Israel .
The Metropolitan Police have been urged to investigate the participation of an Israeli agency involved in the construction of illegal settlements at an international travel event in London.
The Metropolitan Police have been urged to investigate the participation of an Israeli agency involved in the construction of illegal settlements at an international travel event in London.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has welcomed the US election results, saying voters rejected hate, machismo, climate denialism and privileges for the elite.
Aber Kawas has won her bid for the New York State Senate District 12 seat, taking a 75 percent share of the votes with 90 percent of the votes counted when the race was called by the New York Times.
US President Donald Trump acknowledged on Wednesday that the war on Iran played a part in the Republican party’s sweeping midterm election losses.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says Washington will continue its confrontation with Tehran despite the Democrats’ sweeping midterm victories.
Democrat Adam Hamawy, who treated Palestinians in Gaza during Israel’s genocide, has defeated Republican Gregg Mele to represent New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District.
The Israeli press is taking stock of last night’s Democratic sweep of Congress, sounding the alarm over the consequences for Israel.
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid warned after the US election results that Netanyahu’s continued leadership would endanger Israel’s security and deepen its international isolation.
"A lobby is like a night flower: it thrives in the dark and dies in the sun.” So said Steve Rosen , former foreign policy director of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) in a memo to a fellow staffer. Rosen would later be fired amid a major scandal involving espionage in passing classified US…
Israeli security forces arrested prominent Palestinian political activist and journalist Abd Abu Shahadeh on Tuesday, amid incitement against Palestinian citizens of Israel following their historic electoral gains in last week’s elections.
The World Medical Association (WMA) is facing strong criticism for refusing to suspend the Israeli Medical Association (IMA), despite documented allegations of complicity by Israeli doctors in the torture of Palestinian detainees and abuses committed in Gaza .
An Algerian military convoy arrived in Niger last Friday, marking the country's first deployment of forces abroad since 1973, when it supported Egypt in its war against the Israeli occupation of the Sinai peninsula.
Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments: Iranian media is reporting that Tehran is not planning to attend talks with the United States, after President Donald Trump ordered US negotiators to travel to Pakistan on Monday, just days before a ceasefire in the Middle East expires.
Egyptian-American progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed declared victory early on Wednesday in a highly coveted Michigan Senate seat, making him the first Muslim elected to the upper chamber of Congress.
Progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed won a highly coveted Michigan Senate seat on Wednesday, and will become the first Muslim to serve in the upper chamber of Congress come January.
Israeli forces have advanced into the town of Jabata al-Khashab with four military vehicles in the northern Quneitra, located in south western Syria.
US President Donald Trump acknowledged that the war on Iran played a role in Republicans' losses in the midterm elections.
Adam Hamawy, the surgeon who volunteered in Gaza, has won New Jersey’s 12th congressional district.
US President Donald Trump told CBS News that the war on Iran will end when he orders it to.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said four "rogue" oil tankers were destroyed after htting naval mines while trying to traverse a route in the Strait of Hormuz that is considered prohibited.
Iran's chief negotiator in talks with the US Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that Americans voted "NO TO WAR" after Democrats routed Republicans in the midterm elections.
The Democrats wrested control of the US Senate and the House of Representatives from Republicans, in a major rebuke of President Donald Trump's policy agenda.
Saudi-led coalition forces have reportedly launched four air strikes in central Yemen's city of al-Bayda, according to Houthi-affiliated media.
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has accused supporters of Benajmin Netanyahu's government of attempting to "crush" Tel Aviv's democracy.
Aber Kawas has won her bid for the New York State Senate District 12 seat, taking a 75 percent share of the votes with 90 percent of the votes counted when the race was called by the New York Times.
Yemen’s Giants Brigades have emerged as one of the most powerful forces fighting the Houthis.
The US Embassy in Saudi Arabia warned its citizens of escalating security threats from Yemen's Houthis, amid the ongoing fighting.
Speaking to the Financial Times, US President Donald Trump indicated that are no immediate plans to strike Iran.
Qatar says it is working toward an interim deal between the US and Iran to prevent renewed fighting, as diplomats try to bridge differences between the two sides.
Iran has opened a third military training centre in Tehran and announced plans to train one million paramilitary volunteers nationwide, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported.
An unidentified aerial object struck a commercial ship off Oman on Monday, killing an Indian national, India’s foreign ministry said.
Senegalese civil society groups are calling for the release of a pro-Palestine activist after he criticised the government for hosting Israeli athletes at the Youth Olympic Games currently taking place in the West African nation.
Senegalese civil society groups are calling for the release of a pro-Palestine activist after he criticised the government for hosting Israeli athletes at the Youth Olympic Games currently taking place in the West African nation.
Israel's attorney general on Tuesday called on the intelligence agency Shin Bet to share the progress of its investigation into claims of electoral fraud by Palestinian citizens of Israel parties, stating that no evidence had yet been submitted.
A tanker was struck by two "unknown projectiles" fourteen nautical miles northeast of Oman's Lima, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Tuesday.
day before the Israeli elections, I was walking through a well-heeled, leafy neighbourhood in West Jerusalem, five minutes from President Issac Herzog’s official residence.
US Central Command has a plan to strike Iran beginning as early as Wednesday, after the US midterm elections and when three aircraft carriers are in the region, according to US officials, The New York Times reported .
Israeli officials in the finance ministry said on Tuesday they were surprised by Trump’s announcement, the Times of Israel reported, citing the Walla news site.
A group of senior Israeli ex-military officials helped Palestinian farmers on Tuesday to harvest olives, in a gesture of solidarity amid an upsurge in extremist settler violence targeting Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Iran cast doubt on the chances of a deal with the US on Tuesday, after the US carried out air strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island, with the fate of last-minute negotiations between the two sides uncertain.
France has opened a judicial investigation into a war crimes complaint over an Israeli strike on a residential building in Lebanon, a lawyer told AFP on Tuesday.
Israeli air strikes targeted the outskirts of the town of Aita al-Jabal in southern Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil district with artillery fire, the National News Agency reported.
Israel's finance ministry was unaware of any plans to immediately end US military assistance before President Donald Trump's announcement on Tuesday, according to Israel's Channel 12.
Iran cast doubt on the chances of a deal with the US on Tuesday, after the US carried out air strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island, with the fate of last-minute negotiations between the two sides uncertain.
Israeli prison guards shot and wounded prominent Palestinian detainee Hassan Salameh nine times last month, his fiancee and a prisoners' rights group have said.
Israel's opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot said on Tuesday that a phaseout of US aid to the country announced by President Donald Trump showed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must go.
Saudi Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman and US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed efforts to ease tensions in the Gulf during a phone call, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Israeli prison guards shot and wounded prominent Palestinian detainee Hassan Salameh nine times last month, his fiancee and a prisoners' rights group have said.
A day before the Israeli elections, I was walking through a well-heeled, leafy neighbourhood in West Jerusalem, five minutes from President Issac Herzog’s official residence.
The British government will defend its decision to ban Palestine Action at the UK Supreme Court, in a landmark case that continues to test the boundaries of British counterterror legislation, freedom of speech and the right to protest.
The British government will defend its decision to ban Palestine Action at the UK Supreme Court, in a landmark case that continues to test the boundaries of British counterterror legislation, freedom of speech and the right to protest.
US President Donald Trump has said that his government will not give its yearly military aid to Israel starting next year due to a prior understanding he made with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Reuters reported .
The US response to Iran's demands was not convincing, Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei said in a post on X on Tuesday, adding that Washington "must fully and explicitly address Iran's seven conditions".
US President Donald Trump has said that he is "not looking to kill lots of people" in Iran, following what he described as a "minor attack" on Qeshm Island rather than a resumption of war.
Two French judges have opened a judicial investigation into a suspected war crime involving an Israeli air strike on a residential building in Beirut in November 2024 that killed seven civilians, including the parents of Franco-Lebanese artist Ali Cherri.
US President Donald Trump has said that Washington's aid to Israel will end at the close of the year, but that it can still buy its own weapons.
Three Palestinians have been killed and several others wounded in an Israeli drone strike west of southern Gaza's Khan Younis, Wafa reports, citing medical sources.
Israeli forces have killed 19 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip since Saturday, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
Israel’s general election last week unmasked beyond question the West’s much-cherished fiction of Israel as a "Jewish and democratic state".
Israeli forces have killed 19 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip since Saturday, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
An Israeli military spokesperson has told AFP that Israel was not involved in the reported US attacks on Iran's Qeshm Island.
Gaza's interior ministry reports that several police officers have been killed and wounded in an Israeli air strike near the southern city of Khan Younis.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) has said that three tankers have exploded after a collision with naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC said the tankers were trying to cross the Strait without permission from Tehran.
After finishing her homework, Fatima al-Bayouk went to play with her cousins outside her grandmother’s home in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, when an Israeli bullet struck her neck.
Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed al-Asari has said US-Iran mediation efforts are ongoing, stressing that the only path forward is through diplomacy.
A Palestinian man has succumbed to wounds sustained in an Israeli attack on Khan Younis in southern Gaza, Wafa reports citing medical sources.
After finishing her homework, Fatima al-Bayouk went to play with her cousins outside her grandmother’s home in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, when an Israeli bullet struck her neck.
In October, as clashes reached Taghreed Abdulellah’s area, located about 30km from Yemen's Taiz city, the mother of three found herself unable to flee with her children, as battles had already broken out in their village.
Almost five years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine scrambled Europe’s energy map, another war has delivered a second shock.
Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments: Reports confirmed that the US military was responsible for overnight strikes in southern Iran's Qesh Island and Bandar Lengeh. The strikes come despite US President Donald Trump's remarks saying he would not launch attacks against Iran after the…
Iran and the US are far from reaching a deal to end the conflict, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday.
Iran's parliament speaker and chief negotiator in talks with the US said that the ball was in Washington's court to "prevent war".
US President Donald Trump said that Washington may need to "go after" a suspected underground nuclear complex in Iran, known as Pickaxe Mountain, if there is no deal reached.
One Indian was killed after an attack on a commercial vessel near Limah in Oman, the Indian foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi indicated that talks between Tehran and Saudi Arabia are ongoing.
An Iranian military spokesperson has warned that any renewed attacks by the US will be met with a "harder and broader" response compared to Tehran's past retaliations.
Middle East Eye's James Schneider speaks with Ofer Cassif, a member of the Israeli Knesset, who says that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies' claims of foreign interference and voter fraud are typical tactics used by a defeated "dictator".
The internationally recognised Yemeni government says its troops have recaptured positions from Houthi forces in Lahij governorate, located south-west of the country.
The Yemeni army said that it launched 951 operations targeting Houthi positions over the past 24 hours as part of Operation Dawn of Yemen.
Forces belonging to Yemen’s internationally recognised government have carried out air strikes against Houthi positions west of Taiz.
The US military is responsible for strikes on Iran, according to The Wall Street Journal citing an unnamed US official.
Speaking to David Hearst, Palestinian lawmaker Ahmad Tibi urged Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to show political courage and work with Arab parties to end Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rule.
Explosions were heard overnight in southern Iran, according to several local reports.
Israeli forces advanced into the village of al-Asbah in rural southern Quneitra with five military vehicles, Syria TV reported.
American voters are fed up, as almost every conversation with them will demonstrate, regardless of party affiliation.