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MAGA gets the Middle East treatment

Republican voters yearn to be subjects. Donald Trump understood that instinctively

Salon · May 16, 2025

Israeli strikes kill at least 20 people in Gaza as Trump wraps up his Middle East visit

Israeli strikes killed at least 20 people in the northern Gaza Strip, as U.S. President Donald Trump wraps up his Middle East visit

The Independent UK · May 16, 2025

Saudi Arabia has big AI ambitions. They could come at the cost of human rights

This week, on his tour of the Middle East, United States President Donald Trump unveiled a suite of new deals with Saudi Arabia.

The Conversation · May 16, 2025

From 1948 to now, a Palestinian woman in Gaza recounts a life of displacement

Palestinians across the Middle East are commemorating the anniversary of the “Nakba” -- Arabic for “the Catastrophe” -- when some 700,000 Palestinians were expelled by Israeli forces or fled their homes in what is now Israel during the 1948 war that surrounded its creation

The Independent UK · May 15, 2025

Trump’s Middle East tour tells us he has forgotten about Gaza, much to Netanyahu’s delight

As thousands of IDF soldiers prepare to occupy the strip, the president is silent. Israel’s ultra-right could want nothing more, says Chatham House’s professor of international relations, Yossi Mekelberg

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2025

Trump holds a USA yard sale

At least on the issue of putting the USA up for sale, we’re all united against Trump

Salon · May 15, 2025

At least 54 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza's Khan Younis, hospital says

The second consecutive night of heavy bombing coincided with US President Trump's Middle East tour, aiming for regional talks.

Euronews · May 15, 2025

Trump says US should turn Gaza into ‘freedom zone’ as dozens killed in Israeli strikes – as it happened

US president’s reported comments in Qatar come as scores killed in a second consecutive night of heavy bombing

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2025

Boeing secures landmark deal with Qatar Airways as Trump deepens Gulf ties

Boeing’s shares surged to the highest level in nearly 13 months after the US aerospace manufacturer secured a record-breaking $96 billion (€85.8 bn) order with Qatar Airways. The deal marked another major agreement struck by President Trump with a Gulf state during his Middle East tour.

Euronews · May 15, 2025

Live updates: Trump visits main U.S. military base in Middle East as violence flares in Gaza

Live updates: President Donald Trump is to visit the main U.S. military base in the Middle East even as he uses his four-day visit to Gulf states to reject the “interventionism” of America’s past in the region

The Independent UK · May 15, 2025