PA ends security coordination with Israel after West Bank massacre

Israeli troops have killed at least 29 Palestinians since the start of the year

Saudi Arabia intends to open Red Sea islands to Israeli tourists

Although two islands were purchased from Egypt in 2016, Saudi Arabia is planning to build a bridge linking the islands to Egypt

US, Israel start week of military drills involving thousands of troops, nuclear bombers

The military exercises come at a time when US officials are visiting Israel to 'understand' the new government's plans to illegally annex the occupied West Bank

UN needs more funds to remove oil tanker moored off Yemen’s coast

The UN says it needs $144 million in order to avert an environmental disaster four times the size of the Exxon Valdez oil spill

Assad demands withdrawal of Turkish forces for continuation of talks

Lavrentiev stressed the importance of these meeting in order to resolve tensions between Damascus and Ankara

UN extends aid deliveries for opposition-controlled Syria

The aid will be limited to only four million Syrians in Turkish-occupied territory, as western sanctions deprive the rest of the nation of most humanitarian assistance

Iran judiciary hands down three death sentences over November terror attack

A Belgian national has also been sentenced to 40 years in jail and 74 lashes under espionage and money laundering charges

Israeli Knesset extends ’emergency’ law for West Bank

The law gives settlers in occupied areas of the West Bank the same rights they would otherwise have in Israel while entirely excluding the Palestinian population

Lebanese central bank chief demands ‘guarantees’ he will not be arrested: Report

Prime Minister Mikati is reportedly making sure that the European judicial delegation does not bypass Lebanese law

Ben Gvir amends policy allowing MK visits to incarcerated Palestinians

The new security minister has vowed to make sure that jailed resistance fighters remain in poor conditions

Moroccan embassy in Israel depends on recognition of Western Sahara: Report

Israeli officials have raised concerns over their recognition of the disputed Western Sahara several times since the signing of the Abraham Accords

Sweden ‘fully committed’ to Turkiye’s demands for NATO greenlight

Turkiye has blocked Sweden and Finland's ascension to NATO due to their support of Kurdish militant groups

Japan extends crude storage deal with Aramco

The agreement leases 13 national crude oil stockpiling tanks to Aramco at the Okinawa CTS Corporation base

EU suspends Qatar-related activities due to corruption scandal

The Belgian Federal Prosecutor announced an 'inspection operation' targeting the offices of the European Parliament in Brussels

Xi Jinping ends landmark KSA visit by calling on Arab states to embrace multipolar world

Leaders from across West Asia and Africa travelled to the Saudi capital to meet with the Chinese president

EU suspends intelligence cooperation agreement with Israel

The draft agreement was initially finalized in September, and ensures the facilitation of information between Europol and Tel Aviv

UAE president lands in Qatar for surprise visit

Abu Dhabi has been slow to rebuild its ties with Doha following the end of a major Saudi-led blockade of Qatar

Qatar pressures Hamas to avoid military escalation in Gaza until World Cup ends: Report

The reported pressure from Doha, however, has no bearing on the activities of the PIJ, another Gaza-based resistance faction with deep ties in the West Bank

US-backed SDF officially suspends anti-ISIS operations with Washington

According to the Pentagon, joint operations are still active but at a reduced level

Qatar reconsiders London investments in wake of grandstanding ban over ‘LGBT+ concerns’

Qatar has invested an estimated $40bn in the UK, owning British landmarks like Harrods, the Shard building, Chelsea Barracks, as well as a 20 percent stake in Heathrow airport

Netanyahu hands control of police ministry to supremacist Ben Gvir

The anti-Arab Religious Zionist party will also be in charge of the expansion of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank

Iran expands Uranium enrichment as western powers shift focus ‘from nuclear to rights issues’

The move by Tehran comes in response to a damning report by the UN nuclear watchdog, which has on several occasions been accused of being influenced by Israel

Erdogan, Sisi shake hands on the sidelines of 2022 World Cup

In October, Egypt's Foreign Ministry cited Turkish interventions in Libya as a major obstacle for the normalization of ties

Ben Gvir demands death penalty for Palestinians as condition to join Netanyahu’s govt

The extremist MK wants capital punishment for Palestinians found guilty of killing Israelis

Thousands rally in Jordan to oppose all ties with Israel

Protesters rejected all forms of normalization with Israel, including Amman’s 1994 peace treaty with Tel Aviv

Leader of Religious Zionist Party demands de facto annexation of West Bank

While demands for a de facto annexation of the West Bank sound extreme, Israel has been funding the expansion of illegal settlements with millions of dollars since many years

Netanyahu returns, but Israel’s political and military landscape has changed

Bibi is back, leading Israel’s most right-wing government but also facing unprecedented Palestinian resistance and global turmoil.

Switzerland finds no reason to label Hezbollah a terrorist organization

Switzerland's investigation into Hezbollah was a result of Germany banning the organization and labelling it a terrorist group under Israeli pressure

Crypto firm Binance processed $7.8 billion in Iranian funds

$7.8 billion allegedly flowed between Iran's largest crypto exchange, Nobitex, and crypto powerhouse Binance

NATO demands Turkey unblock accession of Sweden, Finland

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on 4 November for further talks