Middle East

The region known as the Middle East has been conquered and reconquered by every super power in the West. This has created a region rich in a culture of resistance and thousands of ethnic groups looking for their piece of land. This has created a complicated region and Jpost's Middle East News simplifies it.

Hezbollah seeks to use Syrian refugees to create crisis with Europe

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on May 13 that Lebanon should open its maritime borders so that Syrians who live in Lebanon can board boats heading to Europe.

Jordan foils arms plot as kingdom caught in Iran-Israel shadow war

The weapons were sent by Iranian-backed militias in Syria to a cell of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan that has links to the military wing of the Palestinian terror group Hamas.

By REUTERS
15/05/2024

Hamas plans to set up secret base in Turkey, secret documents reveal

Erdogan insists that Hamas has not been carrying out terrorist operations from Turkey despite meetings with Hamas leaders and allowing the Palestinian group to maintain offices in Istanbul.

 A view of a damaged building following missile attacks, in Erbil, Iraq, January 16, 2024

Five Iraqi soldiers killed in ISIS attack on army post in eastern Iraq, two security sources say

Iraq's defense ministry issued a statement mourning the loss of a colonel and "a number of heroic fighters of the regiment as a result of their response to a terrorist attack."

By REUTERS
13/05/2024

Director Mohammad Rasoulof flees Iran ahead of Cannes premier

Rasoulof said he made the decision after he learned about a month ago that his sentence had been confirmed.

By REUTERS
13/05/2024

Erdogan: more than 1,000 Hamas members being treated in Turkish hospitals

A Turkish official later said Erdogan had "misspoke" and meant that Gazans more generally were being treated in Turkey.

By REUTERS
13/05/2024
Security camera

Revealed: Hamas has been spying on Palestinian civilians for years

According to Israel's military dictate, the files created by the unit contained information on at least 10,000 Palestinians in Gaza, and it is believed that Hamas head Yahya Sinwar was in charge.

13/05/2024

Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia: US CENTCOM’s regional strategy

On May 9-10, Kurilla traveled to Saudi Arabia to meet with “leaders of the Saudi Royal Armed Forces and senior US diplomats.

Israel-Egypt ties in the spotlight: Regional media smells blood

If Egypt begins to turn on Israel due to the Rafah operation, it could have widespread effects.

Gulf leaders take issue with claims that Gulf states will lead postwar Gaza administration

UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan insisted on Saturday that his country would not participate in a new civil administration in Gaza.

By HANA AZMI ELATRASH , JACOB WIRTSCHAFTER/THE MEDIA LINE
13/05/2024
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