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.

Is Hezbollah working more closely with the Houthis?

Hezbollah now plays a greater role in deciding where the Houthis allocate funds.

Iran's capacity to move oil reliant on Malaysian providers, US official says

Nelson told reporters the United States was trying to prevent Malaysia from becoming a jurisdiction where the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas could both fundraise and then move money.

By REUTERS
07/05/2024

UKMTO receives report two explosions south of Yemen's Aden

UKMTO reported that the vessel and all crew are safe and that authorities are investigating.

By REUTERS
07/05/2024

Iranian protester Mahmoud Mehrabi sentenced to death by regime

Mahmoud Mehrabi is the latest in a series of activists arrested in connection with the 2022 protests who have been sentenced to death.

07/05/2024

Al Jazeera’s Jerusalem bureau chief on shutting site in Israel: 'There are no security reasons'

After years of Israeli threats to shutter one of the most popular Arab networks, government follows through on threat at a critical time when Qatar acts as mediator between Israel and Hamas.

By KEREN SETTON/THE MEDIA LINE
06/05/2024

Muslim countries meeting in Gambia condemn Israel ‘genocide’

Iran tried to use OIC meeting against Israel and wording in the final declaration may reflect Iran’s success.

Hamas leader Osama Hamdan admits: China and Russia understand that our power is at their service

‘Ceasefire doesn’t mean halting confrontation; West Bank will be next combat arena,’ promised the terror group official.

06/05/2024

Al-Jazeera’s Holocaust legacy: Justification alongside outright denial

Holocaust denial is not the only type of antisemitic discourse led by Qatar.

06/05/2024

Iran's hijab crackdown 'sign of regime's weakness,' party representative tells TML

Passed last month after a lengthy delay following the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protests, a new law in Iran increases punishments for women who don’t wear the hijab.

By GIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
06/05/2024

Enduring aggression: Iran's proxy militias' relentless offensive

The latest group to claim to attack Israel is in Iraq, however it is unclear if these "attacks" go beyond mere claims and whether Iran is putting out propaganda to keep up the pressure on Israel.

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