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Cyprus demands Lebanon control migrant flows

Speaker of parliament says “we cannot allow this situation to continue,” urges “immediate review” by Brussels.

April 4, 2024 7:54 pm CET

Iran ramps up threats against Israel following consulate airstrike

“With God’s help we will make the Zionists repent,” Ali Khamenei warned.

April 4, 2024 5:00 am CET

Cyprus declares migration crisis, calls for EU to help

Migration is a key issue on the agenda in Cyprus ahead of the European election.

April 3, 2024 5:07 pm CET

Ukraine embraces far-right Russian ‘bad guy’ to take the battle to Putin

Germany describes Denis Kapustin as a top neo-Nazi, and his role in the war is a double-edged sword for Kyiv.

April 3, 2024 4:00 am CET

Iranian consulate in Syria destroyed in ‘air strike’

Tehran said senior commander was killed in the blast, which it said was conducted by Israel.

April 1, 2024 7:28 pm CET
Analysis

Moscow massacre sparks battle of blame

Islamic State’s claim of responsibility for Friday’s terror attack hasn’t halted the clash of accusations between Moscow and Kyiv over the killings.

March 23, 2024 5:04 pm CET

Putin, Kim, Assad and their most fantastical election wins

If you don’t win more than 90 percent of the votes, you’re not doing it right.

March 18, 2024 12:41 pm CET

CIA director says cease-fire is needed to help starving children in Gaza

Burns addressed the Israel-Hamas conflict in his testimony at the intelligence community’s annual worldwide threats hearing.

March 12, 2024 12:07 am CET

British woman who joined ISIS loses fresh appeal against loss of citizenship

Begum left the U.K. to join Isis when she was just 15 – but now cannot return from Syria.

February 23, 2024 12:03 pm CET

Zelenskyy allows foreigners to serve in Ukraine’s National Guard

Kyiv is desperate for more soldiers.

February 22, 2024 10:43 am CET
Unpacked

Iran: Here we go with another game of whack-a-mole

Deterrence isn’t working, and if allowed to by the U.S., Tehran can play a taunting game in the Middle East forever.

February 5, 2024 4:01 am CET

Iran says US-British strikes in Yemen are ‘fueling chaos and disorder’ in Mideast

Bombings contradict U.S. and U.K. policy of wanting to avoid escalation, Tehran says.

February 4, 2024 4:28 pm CET
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US and UK launch new attacks on Houthis in Yemen

The U.S. military is intensifying action on two fronts as it battles Iran-backed militants.

February 4, 2024 9:50 am CET

EU top diplomat warns Mideast is ‘a boiler that can explode’

The Israel-Hamas war has created “a domino effect,” Borrell says.

February 3, 2024 3:44 pm CET

US strikes Iranian militants in Iraq and Syria in response to deadly drone attack in Jordan

It’s the first of what officials expect to be multiple rounds of retaliatory actions following the deaths of three U.S. soldiers.

February 3, 2024 9:41 am CET

Guterres must go! Israel wants UN chief out

Top Israeli official demands secretary-general take responsibility after UNRWA-Hamas claims.

January 30, 2024 7:37 pm CET

How the enemy drone that killed 3 US soldiers in Jordan evaded detection

The attack by Iran proxies killed three U.S. soldiers, putting pressure on the White House to respond.

January 29, 2024 7:29 pm CET

Iran’s allies are attacking the West. What happens next?

From Jordan to Lebanon to the Red Sea, attacks on U.S. and European interests are increasing.

January 29, 2024 7:07 pm CET

‘We shall respond’: Biden warns militants after 3 US troops killed in Jordan

The assault marks the first time American service members in the Middle East have been killed since violence spiked in October.

January 28, 2024 6:37 pm CET

UK, Italy, others join US in pulling funding for UN Palestinian agency

Agency is investigating employees suspected of involvement in the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.

January 27, 2024 11:45 am CET

UN agency probes staff accused of involvement in Hamas attack on Israel

EU and US say they are concerned by the allegations.

January 26, 2024 6:40 pm CET

Houthis seek more Iranian weapons to step up Red Sea attacks, intel shows

U.S. officials assess the group could also potentially seek to attack Western troops in the region.

January 22, 2024 9:00 am CET

Israeli strike in Damascus targets Iran-aligned paramilitary officials

The attack is another escalation of already heightened tensions in the Middle East.

January 20, 2024 12:09 pm CET
Unpacked

Airstrikes are unlikely to deter the Houthis

As far as Washington and London are concerned, Western retaliation is meant to convey a clear message to Iran — stop. But why would it?

January 15, 2024 1:58 pm CET
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