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US sidesteps own 30-day deadline for Israel to improve Gaza aid
State Department spokesman says some progress has been made, but aid groups dispute US findings.
13 Nov 2024 - 11:20AM
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Israel misses US deadline on Gaza aid, faces potential military restrictions
12 Nov 2024 - 7:23PM
How the Israel-Gaza war is destroying Jordan’s tourism industry
12 Nov 2024 - 5:15PM
Middle East
Israel building along UN-patrolled demilitarised zone in Syria
Satellite photos show construction along the Alpha Line, which delineates the demilitarised zone between Syria and Israeli-occupied territory.
12 Nov 2024 - 2:24PM
This satellite image shows Israeli forces digging along the Alpha Line on November 5, 2024. Photo: Planet Labs PBC via AP
Middle East
Iran says world waiting for Trump government to stop wars in Gaza and Lebanon
While Trump has promised peace in the Middle East, he has said Biden should let Israel ‘finish the job’ against Hamas in Gaza.
12 Nov 2024 - 12:49PM
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People
From Gaza to Malaysia: a Taiwanese surgeon recounts the horrors of Israel’s war
Wu Yi-chun wasn’t prepared for the profound suffering he witnessed while working in Gaza. But he’s still preparing to return.
11 Nov 2024 - 5:20PM
Middle East
Deadly strikes on Gaza, Lebanon as Netanyahu and Trump speak
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with President-elect Donald Trump three times in the past few days.
11 Nov 2024 - 4:02PM
Europe
Dozens detained at pro-Palestinian rally after football unrest in Amsterdam
Passions run high in Amsterdam after clashes with visiting Israeli football fans.
11 Nov 2024 - 4:00PM
Protesters take part in a Pro-Palestinian demonstration on Dam Square in Amsterdam on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Middle East
Yemeni soldier kills 2 Saudi troops in rare insider attack amid US strikes
A soldier for Yemen’s exiled government opened fire on Saudi troops, killing two and wounding another, amid US air strikes around Sana’a.
11 Nov 2024 - 12:27AM
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Middle East
Israeli air strikes on northern Gaza kill 30, 13 children
Dozens of people were killed and wounded in an Israeli strike on Jabilia on Sunday, as footage of the dead circulated on social media.
10 Nov 2024 - 5:21PM
Middle East
Qatar drops out of Israel-Gaza talks, warns Hamas over Doha office
It will not return as a mediator until both sides show ‘a sincere willingness to return to the negotiating table’.
10 Nov 2024 - 12:48AM
Europe
Israel to send planes to Amsterdam after violence against Israeli soccer fans
Leaders of Israel, Netherlands condemn ‘antisemitic’ attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam.
8 Nov 2024 - 6:37PM
A pro-Palestinian protest in Amsterdam during the soccer match. Photo: dpa
Politics
Trump’s victory raises fears of Israel-Iran clash before he can ‘stop wars’
Analysts warn both sides are likely to ‘take even more risks’ in the dying days of the Biden administration.
8 Nov 2024 - 12:31PM
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Middle East
US deploys F-15 fighter jets to Middle East in warning to Iran
Pentagon spokesman says the US will take ‘every measure’ to defend American personnel and interests in the region.
8 Nov 2024 - 11:03AM
Middle East
Israel’s Netanyahu discusses ‘Iranian threat’ with Trump
Tehran-backed Hezbollah says its militants are ready to fight Israel, and the US election result will have no bearing on the war in Lebanon.
7 Nov 2024 - 4:23AM
Middle East
Iranian student in underwear protest put in ‘specialised care centre’
Authorities say she suffers from ‘psychological fragility’; activists say other women opposing the system have been sent to such facilities.
7 Nov 2024 - 2:29AM
A woman in Paris, France on Tuesday holds a placard in support of an Iranian female student seen in her underwear at a Tehran university. The slogan reads “Woman, Life, Freedom”. Photo: Reuters
Global Economy
Why is China planning to issue US dollar bonds in Saudi Arabia?
The Ministry of Finance says it will sell up to US$2 billion of notes in Riyadh next week.
6 Nov 2024 - 11:40AM
Middle East
Concern grows for Iran woman detained over underwear protest
Activists fear the student – seen as a feminist icon after stripping outside her university – could be confined in a psychiatric institution.
6 Nov 2024 - 5:31AM
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Middle East
Israel’s Netanyahu fires defence minister in shock move, sparking protests
The PM cited a ‘crisis of trust’, as he made his surprise announcement while the country faces war on the Gaza and Lebanon fronts.
6 Nov 2024 - 6:08PM
Middle East
Israeli strike kills 20 in Gaza, mostly women and children: Palestinian officials
The strike targeted a home sheltering displaced families in Beit Lahiya, raising concerns about Israel’s tactics in the ongoing conflict.
5 Nov 2024 - 5:54PM
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People work to recover the bodies of Palestinians at the site of Israeli strikes on houses in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip on November 4. Photo: Reuters
Middle East
Israel sees unprecedented surge in citizens spying for Iran
More than 20 suspects, mostly from Israel’s Jewish majority, have been indicted.
5 Nov 2024 - 2:19PM
Politics
Malaysia seeks Israel’s expulsion from the United Nations
Muslim-majority Malaysia has been a vocal critic of Israel’s assault on Gaza, which has led to more than 43,000 deaths.
5 Nov 2024 - 2:15PM
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Middle East
Israel issues 7,000 new draft orders for ultra-Orthodox members
Orders come at a time when Israel is struggling to bolster troop numbers as it fights a multi-front war.
5 Nov 2024 - 10:15AM
Open Questions series
Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
12 Jul 2024 - 1:46PM
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South China Sea flare-up risk ‘much higher’: Taiwan’s former unofficial US envoy
21 May 2024 - 11:54AM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
12 Jul 2024 - 1:46PM
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South China Sea flare-up risk ‘much higher’: Taiwan’s former unofficial US envoy
21 May 2024 - 11:54AM
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