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Head of UN's nuclear watchdog visits Iran as Mideast wars and Trump's return raise worries

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is warning that the “space for negotiation and diplomacy

The Independent UK

UAE Energy Summit Focuses On Oil Production Amid Uncertainty

Explore the UAE's efforts to navigate energy challenges amidst global uncertainties and transitions at the oil-and-gas summit.

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US Offers To Help Defend Saudi Arabia From Iranian Threat

The Biden administration has been preparing for various Mideast scenarios with partners including the Saudis, and has defensive capabilities in the region

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Mideast violence is spiraling a year since the Gaza war began

A year after Hamas’ fateful attack on southern Israel, the Middle East is embroiled in a war that shows no signs of ending and seems to be getting worse

The Independent UK

Pentagon Warns Iran Against Attacking American Personnel, Interests in Mideast

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been conferring with U.S. military officials since Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut.

International Business Times

US Navy replenishment ship operating in Mideast was damaged in an incident, officials say

A U.S. Navy replenishment ship operating in the Middle East has sustained damage in an incident which is under investigation

The Independent UK

Biden Administration Sends Egypt Full Military Aid Allocation

Biden administration sends full military aid to Egypt, bypassing human rights conditions amid its role in Mideast stability.

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America’s Iran policy is a failure − piecemeal deterrence and sanctions can go only so far

The escalating conflict between Israel and Iran in recent months is frequently explained as another extension of Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza. After all, Hamas enjoys a close relationship with Iran, and both share the goal of eliminating the Jewish state.

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Mideast Negotiators Close To Gaza Cease-Fire Deal

Updates on Gaza cease-fire negotiations amidst Israel-Hamas war tensions. Efforts to secure an agreement and de-escalate the conflict.

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Horror at deaths of 12 children unites Druze across borders. But Mideast's wars tear at their bonds

The strike a week ago in the Israeli-held Golan Heights that killed 12 Druze children unified Druze across the region in grief

The Independent UK

Israel-Hamas war latest: International calls for cease-fire grow after assassinations in the Mideast

United States President Joe Biden says he’s “very concerned” that the violence in the Middle East could escalate, adding that the killing of a top Hamas leader in Iran has not helped efforts to negotiate a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war

The Independent UK

US and Europe warn Lebanon's Hezbollah to ease strikes on Israel and back off from wider Mideast war

U.S., European and Arab mediators are pressing to keep stepped-up cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants from spiraling into a wider Middle East war that the world has feared for months

The Independent UK

Biden Outlines Three-Phase Deal To End Gaza Hostage Crisis

President Biden unveils a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to Hamas militants to end the Mideast war and secure hostage release in Gaza.

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Mideast Tensions Rattle European Markets

Global markets are on edge as Middle East tensions impact stocks, oil prices, and investor sentiment. Stay informed to navigate market fluctuations.

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5 takeaways from President Biden's State of the Union address

President Biden used the high-profile speech to draw a contrast with his 2024 likely opponent, former President Donald Trump. He hit on the economy, abortion, the Mideast and the border.

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Israeli Delegation To Paris For Ceasefire Talks Confirmed

Updates on Mideast tensions: Israeli delegation in Paris, violence in West Bank, concerns over Gaza offensive, Houthis escalate hostilities, U.S. forces co...

International Business Times

Blinken Heads To Mideast To Press For Truce

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will kick off another Mideast crisis tour on Monday in a bid to secure a new truce in the Israel-Hamas war, as southern Gaza saw no let-up in fighting.

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Crew extinguishes fire on oil tanker hit by Houthi missile off Yemen coast

The tanker carried Russian-produced naphtha, a flammable oil, drawing Moscow further into a conflict that so far it had blamed on the U.S.

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The Independent UK

Blinken sees a path to Gaza peace, reconstruction and regional security after his Mideast tour

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has wrapped up his latest urgent Mideast tour in talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi

The Independent UK

Filipino Catholics pray for Mideast peace in massive procession venerating a black statue of Jesus

A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers is marching in an annual procession in the Philippines’ capital, carrying a centuries-old black statue of Jesus

The Independent UK

US secretary of state rallies Mideast leaders to prepare for Gaza's post-war future

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says four key Arab nations and Turkey have agreed to begin planning for post-conflict reconstruction and governance of Gaza once Israel’s war against Hamas ends

The Independent UK

Blinken heads to the Mideast again as fears of regional conflict surge

Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to the Middle East this weekend for the fourth time since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in October as once-abated fears about a regional conflagration are surging with attacks and assassinations in the Red Sea, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq

The Independent UK

UN appoints a former Dutch deputy premier and Mideast expert as its Gaza humanitarian coordinator

The Netherlands’ former deputy prime minister and a Mideast expert has been appointed the U.N. coordinator for humanitarian aid to Gaza, where there are more than 2 million desperate civilians in need of food, water and medicine

International Business Times

Attacks On Ships Put Focus On India But Modi Knows How To Walk The Tightrope

Geopolitical tensions in the Red Sea, which account for roughly 12% of world trade, in the wake of the Israel-Hamas hostilities, are drawing India into the minefield of political diplomacy as the U.S. seeks allies to counter the threat of trade disruption.

The Independent UK

US sanctions money lending network to Yemen's Houthi rebels, looks to boost maritime protections

The White House is encouraging Mideast allies to join the Combined Maritime Forces, a partnership that exists to counter malign action by non-state actors in international waters

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