5 h. ago LIZZY BUCHAN: 'I looked towards Palestine with Foreign Secretary

'I have spent the last four days travelling through the Middle East with the Foreign Secretary, at a pivotal moment for the peace process after two years of deadly conflict'

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30 h. ago Israeli military’s top lawyer arrested after leaking footage of soldiers ‘abusing’ Palestinian detainee

Military advocate general Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi resigned over the footage which allegedly shows soldiers abusing a captive

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34 h. ago As Trump’s Gaza plan unravels, what’s next for the Middle East? Join live Q&A with Bel Trew

With tensions rising once more and the US rushing to uphold its fragile deal, chief international correspondent Bel Trew will answer readers’ questions on what – if anything – is achievable for the Middle East under the current framework

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37 h. ago US allows Microsoft to ship Nvidia AI chips to use in UAE for first time

Commerce department approval paves way for huge new investment in AI and cloud infrastructure in Middle East

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38 h. ago Manufacturing production increases after JLR factory restart

Manufacturers also pointed towards subdued UK demand amid caution ahead of the autumn budget.

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40 h. ago Ryanair’s profits soar after airfare hikes and early Boeing deliveries

Average airfares rose by 13% year on year to 58 euro (£50.90), Ryanair revealed, having spiked during the Easter period.

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42 h. ago Israeli strike kills Palestinian in latest violation of Gaza ceasefire

Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks since ceasefire began climbs to 236

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52 h. ago Gemma Collins teases plan to quit the UK along with her family in major life update

Former The Only Way Is Essex star Gemma Collins has hinted that she plans to exit the UK for a new life in the Middle East with her fiancé and their family

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4 d. ago Remains of three unidentified people handed over to Israel, Red Cross says

The official stated that the remains were initially handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas in Gaza

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5 d. ago Cooper to visit Middle East as UK pledges demining help for Gaza

The UK on Thursday pledged £4 million to help a UN peacekeeping body clear land mines in the enclave.

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5 d. ago Cruises return to Suez Canal for the first time in two years

Exclusive: ‘Positioning’ cruises from Greece to Saudi Arabia are selling strongly

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5 d. ago Inside the $1bn Grand Egyptian Museum as 50,000 artifacts go on display from Tutankhamun to Khufu’s solar boat

The building, the size of Vatican city with a collection larger than the Louvre, has been in the making for over 30 years and is finally set to formally open in November, Maira Butt writes

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5 d. ago The Grand Egyptian Museum is finally opening with exhibits catered to Gen Z and a collection rivaling the Louvre

A King Tut collection will be displayed in its entirety for the first time at the new museum

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5 d. ago Dubai: the dark truth — It's a magnet for Londoners, but what lies beneath the wealth and glamour?

Thousands of Londoners flock to the Middle East city each year — but behind the façade is a brutally repressive regime where human rights are non-existent

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5 d. ago This isn’t a real ceasefire in Gaza – it’s a holding pattern before war returns | Sanam Vakil

Israel’s airstrikes have exposed the fragility of Trump’s ‘peace plan’. Without international support, it risks crumbling altogether Israel’s recent airstrikes in Gaza, which have killed more than 100 people, show just how fragile this arrangement truly is. This is not the first violation since it came into effect on 10 October, but rather one of many over past weeks – showcasing that without stronger enforcement mechanisms and determined planning this is a ceasefire in name only.According to Israel, this round of violence resulted from Hamas fire against IDF forces in Rafah, an area still under Israeli control, resulting in the death of an IDF reservist. Hamas has denied involvement. Israel responded with additional strikes on Gaza City and Khan Younis. With each side interpreting violations to suit its own interests, the ceasefire’s vague structure leaves a wide margin for miscalculation and opportunism.Sanam Vakil is a senior research fellow in the Middle East and North Africa pr...

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6 d. ago Israeli military launches fresh strikes on ‘terrorist infrastructure’ in Gaza as ceasefire continues to falter

Latest attacks will put further pressure on a two week ‘ceasefire’ that has already seen scores of deaths

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6 d. ago Israeli military launches fresh strikes on ‘terrorist infrastructure’ in Gaza

Latest attacks will put further pressure on a two week ‘ceasefire’ that has already seen scores of deaths

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6 d. ago Tony Blair ‘has a contribution to make’ to Trump’s Gaza peace deal, UK’s Middle East minister says

Exclusive: Hamish Falconer has spoken to The Independent on Gaza and why cutting international aid has not made the migrant crisis worse

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6 d. ago The Times of London duped by con artist into publishing an attack on Mamdani

The Times of London duped by con artist into publishing an attack on Mamdani  Middle East Eye

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6 d. ago Jared Kushner is back – and so are big questions about his financial ties | Mohamad Bazzi

Kushner’s investment firm is backed by three Arab petrostates critical to the Gaza agreement. And the deals keep comingIn Donald Trump’s first term, his son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner was omnipresent. He worked on criminal justice reform, Covid-19 vaccine development and modernizing technology across federal agencies. His portfolio extended to foreign policy, as he brokered a new North American trade agreement and negotiated peace deals in the Middle East. But when Trump returned to the White House in January, Kushner stayed out of the limelight and declined to take a formal role in the administration.A few weeks ago, Kushner re-emerged as a central player behind Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, which so far has achieved a ceasefire, an exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners and a partial withdrawal of Israeli forces from the territory. Kushner took a victory lap, as Trump and others in the US administration gave him significant credit for helping negotiate ...

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