Middle East


Seized Hamas documents reveal fear of Israeli-Saudi normalization

A demonstrator holds a Palestinian flag and a picture of late Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, during a protest after Khamenei was killed in Israeli and US strikes, in Istanbul, Turkey, March 1, 2026; illustrative.

Palestinian Authority to hold presidential elections in 2027, Mahmoud Abbas says

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during the 8th General Conference of Fatah in Ramallah in May 2026.

'Defiance': A memoir of survival in a torn-apart Syria - review

Anisa Makhlouf, Hafez Al-Assad, and (behind, L to R) their children Maher, Bashar, Bassel, Majd, and Bushra, 1993.