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Iranian officials, including Khamenei, killed in Israeli strikes, Israeli sources say

Israeli officials informed of Khamenei's assasination • Netanyahu says objective to end Ayatollah's regime • Trump confirms US operation in Iran, tells IRGC to lay down arms

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026.
Iranians protest on a main street in Tehran, December 30, 2025

Iran’s regime is facing collapse as its core ideological lie is finally exposed - opinion

US President Donald Trump meets Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa in the White House, Washington, DC, November 10, 2025

From pariah to partner: What the Trump–Sharaa meeting means for Israel - analysis

People stand next to a destroyed tank turret, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes, and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025.

Sweida’s crisis and the quiet path to a Syria-Israel security deal - opinion


Yemen's national airline to suspend flights from Sanaa to Jordan

Yemenia said in a statement that it had been unable to withdraw its funds in Sanaa banks for several months and called on the Houthi authorities to lift restrictions "illegally" imposed on its assets

 A Yemenia Airbus A320 plane is pictured through the window of an Etihad Airways plane after it landed on the runway at Cairo International Airport, Egypt

Israel attacked ISIS in 2015, killing hundreds of terrorists, former IDF chief says

During his speech, former Chief of Staff Eisenkot revealed that Israel attacked the terrorist organization ISIS in 2015 and killed hundreds of members of the group.

 GADI EISENKOT waves at the launch of the National Unity Party election campaign, in Tel Aviv, earlier this month.

UAE positions itself for UN Security Council presidency

The presidency of the security council is a rotating one-month position for the 15 members of the council; of which 10 are non-permanent members.

The Security Council chamber is seen from behind the council president's chair at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, September 18, 2015

Are there still Jews in Iran? Not many - opinion

The largest number of Jews in the Middle East, outside of Israel, live in Turkey.

An Iranian Jew prays at the Abrishami synagogue at Palestine street in Tehran December 24, 2015.

Hamas leader holds ‘warm’ meeting with Syria’s Assad

Hamas leaders met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in efforts to strengthen ties between Hamas and Syria in representation of Syrian factions.

The son of senior Hamas terrorist Mazen Fuqaha sits on the shoulders of Hamas Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar

Moroccan Muslims are reviving Jewish heritage in former Jewish neighborhoods

A new project teaches Muslims living in the old Jewish quarters of Moroccan cities about their former residents, and gives them the tools to develop their neighborhoods.

 A Moroccan Muslim woman displays her wares in the mellah.

Biden wants to deepen Israel's integration in region- White House

“Any normalization of any kind is a long process. But looking for progress and momentum in that direction is certainly something we are focused on,” said US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden disembarks from Air Force One last month. Next week, he’ll be greeted in Jerusalem by Prime Minister Yair Lapid and a number of hot issues on the Israel-US agenda.

As the US steps back on abortion, here’s the situation in the MENA region

88% of women in the Middle East and North Africa live in countries with restrictive abortion laws.

 Demonstrators shout slogans as they march with placards during a protest against the government's plans on a new abortion law, in Istanbul June 17, 2012.

US Homeland Sec. warned Abraham Accords could destabilize region in 2020

The release of the intel report comes amid US President Joe Biden’s much-awaited July trip to the Middle East, including Israel and Saudi Arabia.

BAHRAIN’S FOREIGN MINISTER Abdullatif Al Zayani (left), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed gather on the balcony of the White House on Tuesday before the signing of the Abraham Accord.

Much has changed in the Middle East since Biden's last visit - analysis

One major change in the region is the shift from the global war on terror the US was waging to the new power of states.

 US Vice President Joe Biden speaks as he delivers a joint statement with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting in Jerusalem March 9, 2016.