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Israel briefly closes Al-Aqsa gate for military drills

Closure is the latest in a series of escalating Israeli restrictions at the Jerusalem holy site

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Over 800 UK medical workers urge government to act to save Dr Abu Safiya

Campus protests

Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump administration officials and pro-Israel groups for 'conspiracy'

'The Middle East is coming together': Trump hosts handpicked Iraqi leader in Washington

Some Gulf states signal they aren't opposed to paying fees in Hormuz, sources say

Trump's former campaign manager running multimillion dollar pro-Israel influencer campaign: Report

Church of England votes to hear Palestinian Christians on Israeli genocide in Gaza

Saudi Arabia grants amnesty to almost 2,000 detained Ethiopians

Brazil registered zero direct oil exports to Israel in 2025 in victory for boycott campaign

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Iran backs Maliki as Iraq PM but open to change

Saudi Human Rights

Saudi human-rights activist sentenced to 15 years in jail

Erbil talks independence, as anger rises over Iraqi air strike

Egypt seeks UAE investment after adopting austerity budget

Leaked security documents show IS plots to attack Lebanon

Kuwait opposition leader released after protests

UNICEF warns it may cut vital services for Syrian children

Kidnapped engineers freed in Libya, as militias battle near Tripoli

Bahrain Protests

Bahrain orders US official to leave after meeting opposition group

Iraq delays key parliament session amid unrest

Saudi Arabia reportedly shelled from Iraq border

UAE accused of arresting and torturing Qataris

Iran journalist sentenced to two years in jail, 50 lashes

Turkey Politics

Turkish Shiite mosque set on fire amid claims of sectarian discrimination

Saudi Human Rights

Saudi Arabia denies financing IS after allegations by UK ex-intelligence chief

Gaza Under Attack

Gaza braces as Israeli war rhetoric escalates