Tag: Middle East
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US and Iran hold hours of nuclear talks as more American forces deploy in region
Iran and the United States held hours of indirect talks yesterday in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear negotiations viewed as a last chance for diplomacy as America ... -
Iran summons EU ambassadors to protest Revolutionary Guard listing as terror group
Iran said yesterday it had summoned all of the European Union ambassadors in the Islamic Republic to protest the bloc’s listing of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard ... -
A month after protests began, worry pervades Middle East
Iranian officials reached out to the wider Middle East yesterday over the threat of a possible U.S. military strike on the country, a month since the ... -
Saudis bomb Yemen port over weapons shipment from UAE
Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla yesterday after a weapons shipment from the United Arab Emirates arrived for separatist forces in the war-torn country, ... -
Trump urges Israel to seize chance for peace ahead of Egypt summit
President Donald Trump told Israeli lawmakers yesterday that their country had no more to achieve on the battlefield and must work toward peace in the Middle ... -
What to know about the Gaza peace plan agreed to by Trump and Netanyahu
After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threw his support behind the U.S. peace plan for Gaza, the question now is whether Hamas will agree. Hamas faces ... -
Saudi Arabia signs a mutual defense pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan
Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan have signed a mutual defense pact that defines any attack on either nation as an attack on both — a key ... -
Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha shocks Gulf allies, tests US ties
The tiny, gas-rich Gulf Arab state of Qatar hosts the biggest U.S. military base in the Middle East. It has evacuated tens of thousands of American ... -
For the first time, the world’s food crises authority announces a famine in Gaza
The world’s leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it’s likely to spread across the ... -
Netanyahu defends new military offensive in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday defended a new military offensive in Gaza that’s more sweeping than previously announced, declaring in the face of growing condemnation ... -
With growing urgency, more US Jews urge Israel to ensure food deliveries to Gaza
For most Jewish Americans, whatever their political persuasion, support for Israel has been a bedrock principle. Thus it’s notable that a broad swath of U.S. Jews ... -
Syria announces ceasefire after sectarian violence
Syria ‘S defence minister announced a ceasefire shortly after government forces entered a key city in Sweida province yesterday. The announcement came a day after sectarian clashes ... -
Ceasefire must not be delayed-action bomb
With Israel and Iran blaming each other for continuing attacks on Tuesday after agreeing to a ceasefire intended to end their conflict, how the situation in ... -
Iranian-backed hackers go to work after US strikes
Hackers backing Tehran have targeted U.S. banks, defense contractors and oil industry companies following American strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities — but so far have not ... -
Israel targets Iran’s government, a notorious prison as Tehran strikes back
Israel hit Iranian government targets in Tehran yesterday in a series of strikes that followed a salvo of missiles and drones fired by Iran at Israel ... -
Iran’s leader says US intervention would cause ‘irreparable damage’
Iran’s supreme leader yesterday rejected U.S. calls for surrender in the face of blistering Israeli strikes and warned that any military involvement by the Americans would ... -
Israel targets Iran’s Defense Ministry as Tehran unleashes deadly missile strike
Israel launched an expanded assault on Iran yesterday [Macau time], targeting its energy industry and Defense Ministry headquarters, while Tehran unleashed a fresh barrage of deadly ... -
Gov’t participates in Arabian Travel Market to boost Middle East tourism
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is participating in the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2025, taking place in Dubai, UAE, from April 28 to May 1, ... -
Iran has rejected direct negotiations with the US in response to Trump’s letter
Iran’s president said yesterday [Macau time] that the Islamic Republic rejected direct negotiations with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear program, offering Tehran’s first ... -
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 413 Palestinians, and shatter ceasefire
Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip yesterday, killing at least 413 Palestinians, including women and children, according to hospital officials. The surprise bombardment shattered a ... -
US steps up attacks on Yemen’s Houthi rebels
The United States under President Donald Trump has launched a new campaign of intense airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels. This weekend’s strikes killed at least 53 ... -
A long-awaited Gaza ceasefire starts after a delay
A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect yesterday following an almost three-hour delay after Hamas was late to name the three hostage it plans to ... -
A new year dawns on a Middle East torn by conflict and change
In Damascus, the streets were buzzing with excitement earlier this week as Syrians welcomed in a new year that seemed to many to bring a promise ... -
Pope Francis calls for a ceasefire on all fronts in his prayer ahead of Christmas
Pope Francis called for a ceasefire on all war fronts in his Sunday Angelus prayer ahead of Christmas, condemning the “cruelty” of bombing schools and hospitals ... -
Assad’s fall spurs hope for families split by Golan Heights buffer zone
The four sisters gathered by the side of the road, craning their necks to peer far beyond the razor wire-reinforced fence snaking across the mountain. One ... -
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 29, Palestinian medics say
Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 29 people overnight and into yesterday, including one that hit a home where displaced people were sheltering ... -
Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops advance deeper into the country
Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, drawing to within 25 kilometers of the capital, ... -
Middle East: EU urges Israel to accept ceasefire deal with Hezbollah
The European Union’s top diplomat said yesterday there were “no excuses” for Israel to refuse to implement a ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, saying ... -
Middle East Israel’s looking into whether Hamas leader Sinwar was killed in Gaza
The Israeli military said yesterday it was looking into whether Hamas’ top leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a military operation in Gaza, while an Israeli ... -
US spends a record $17.9b on military aid to Israel since last Oct. 7
The United States has spent a record of at least $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since the war in Gaza began and led to ... -
Hamas leader Haniyeh killed in Iran by an alleged Israeli strike
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital yesterday, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock ... -
Middle East at momentous crossroad
Tensions between Israel and Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah were effectively eased last week thanks to the mediation efforts that successfully hammered home the point that an all-out ... -
Report claims Yemen’s Houthis have hypersonic missile
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim to have a new, hypersonic missile in their arsenal, Russia’s state media reported yesterday, potentially raising the stakes in their ongoing attacks ... -
Religious freedom group ends trip early after rabbi ordered to remove his kippah
A U.S. Congress-mandated group cut short a fact-finding mission to Saudi Arabia after officials in the kingdom ordered a Jewish rabbi to remove his kippah in ... -
US destroyer shoots down missile and drones launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
A U.S. destroyer shot down drones and a missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels toward it in the Red Sea, officials said yesterday, as the Indian navy ...
