Middle East


Hamas, Board of Peace clash over disarmament agreement, enter impasse in negotiations - report

A Hamas fighter carries a rifle in the Gaza Strip, last year. Hamas is reportedly prepared to hand over not only weapons tied to internal security, but the broader machinery of governance to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, the writer says.

Trump says US to begin escorting ships out of Persian Gulf through Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One upon his arrival at Ocala International Airport in Ocala, Florida, US, May 1, 2026.

Protests erupt in Lebanon after displaced Shia community refuses to leave private school grounds

Lebanese displaced by nearly two months of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia continue to live in makeshift tents and shelters in the Biel open space near the shore, on April 27, 2026, in Beirut, Lebanon.