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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... Read More their piece of land. This has created a complicated region and Jpost's Middle East News simplifies it. Less

Lebanon will ask Saudi Arabia to resume $3 billion grant to army, president says

Lebanon faces a huge reconstruction bill following a year of Israeli strikes on the country.

By REUTERS
28/02/2025
 A writing on a wall reading "The Baath Party is a terrorist" is seen in Sweida, Syria February 20,

Israel lobbies US to keep Russia's military presence in Syria

Israel has publicly declared its mistrust of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist faction that led the campaign that toppled Assad.

By REUTERS
28/02/2025

Guterres to join Arab League Summit to discuss Gaza reconstruction

Arab countries have rejected Trump's idea that the US should take over Gaza and redevelop it as a "Riviera of the Middle East."

Lebanon seizes $2.5 million bound for Hezbollah, sources say

$2.5 million was concealed with a man arriving from Turkey.

28/02/2025

Kurdish militants in Iraq, Syria must lay down weapons, Erdogan's party says

Thursday's call from PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan for the group to disarm and disband could potentially lead to ending a 40-year conflict.

By REUTERS
28/02/2025

Lebanon, Syria in the Abraham Accords: A real possibility or mere fantasy?

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: “Lebanon, by the way, could actually mobilize and come into the Abraham Peace Accords, as could potentially Syria," said Witkoff, but is this possible?

28/02/2025

Trump says ongoing Gaza talks are 'pretty good'

US President Donald Trump said "We'll have to see what happens" in regards to a second phase of the hostage deal.

By REUTERS
28/02/2025
 Hamas terrorists stand guard in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025

Despite hurdles, inertia could keep Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal going

The UAE, Saudi Arabia, and other Gulf countries are increasingly important in some of this focus on what happens next.

ICC prosecutor's office says Palestinian probe continues with urgency

The withdrawal of the warrant for Deif means there are now no public ICC arrest warrants for any Palestinian terrorists connected to the October 7 attacks.

By REUTERS
27/02/2025
 Syrian Kurds hold flags as they gather after Turkey's jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called

Abdullah Ocalan calls on PKK to dissolve, regional leaders react

Regional leaders welcome calls for the PKK to lay down arms and dissolve.

By REUTERS
27/02/2025
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