The Latest Breaking News from the Middle East

At least 492 were killed and 1,645 wounded in Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Monday, the Lebanese health ministry said, after the Israeli military said its air strikes had hit more than 1,300 Hezbollah targets in the past 24 hours. Tens of thousands of people are fleeing southern Lebanon "due…

World powers on Sunday implored Israel and Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement to refrain from escalating their conflict as the Gaza war threatened to spill over across the Middle East.

President Biden addresses escalating tensions in the Middle East, emphasizing diplomatic efforts to prevent wider conflict and highlighting the importance ...

Concern for the Democrats’ political future appears to be driving the White House’s policy of containment

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is due Monday in Washington for a first official visit at a time of soaring tensions in the Middle East, seeking to highlight economic and technological cooperation.

Recent deadly strikes in the Middle East have led to casualties in Beirut and Gaza, sparking tensions. Calls for accountability and peace are growing amids...

Learn about the historical context, rise, and current developments of the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, impacting the Middle East.

The new French government faces many challenges, including questions about its democratic legitimacy, and a public debt which has worried France’s EU partners. We discuss the economic outlook with former Spanish foreign minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya, who is now dean of the Paris School of International Affairs. We also look…

Oct WTI crude oil (CLV24 ) today is up +0.14 (+0.19%), and Oct RBOB gasoline (RBV24 ) is down -1.22 (-0.59%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today are mixed. Heightened tensions in the Middle East are underpinning crude prices. Gains in crude are limited today by a stronger dollar and...

The mass explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies believed to belong to members of the Iran-backed Shiite group Hezbollah in Lebanon have widely been attributed to Israel’s intelligence services. The attacks, which killed dozens of people and wounded thousands more, speak volumes about the technical capacities of Israel’s spy services –…

The White House was not informed in advance about the strike in southern Beirut, highlighting the challenges of managing relationships in the Middle East.