Wed 26 August 2026: Relations between Israel and Türkiye are undergoing a profound strategic transformation, with the two countries increasingly finding themselves on opposing sides of some of the Middle East’s most consequential geopolitical questions. From Gaza and the Palestinian cause to Syria and the wider regional balance of power, Ankara’s growing regional ambitions and […]
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Wed 26 August 2026: In a further sign that support for Israel is becoming politically toxic, Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers’s team has asked the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) not to run advertisements backing his campaign in Michigan, amid fears that association with the pro-Israel lobby could cost him votes. The request, reported […]
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Tue 25 August 2026: US President Donald Trump expressed outrage on Tuesday at the mounting number of executions in Iran of people allegedly involved in mass protests earlier this year before the Middle East war began. “The failing Islamic Republic of Iran is not paying large segments of their military, while at the same time killing protesters, even when they are not protesting, at levels not seen before,” he wrote […]
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Tue 25 August 2026: China on Tuesday urged the US not to disrupt its cooperation with Iran after Washington announced “Operation Economic Outcast,” a sweeping campaign intended to completely isolate Tehran from the global financial system. “China’s cooperation with Iran is conducted within the framework of international law and should not be disrupted,” Foreign Ministry […]
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Mon 24 August 2026: Nearly 270,000 Israelis have left the country over three years, citing political uncertainty and security concerns. An increasing number of Israelis are leaving the country ahead of critical elections later this year, reversing a trend that has sustained Israel for decades. A study by the Israeli tax authority published earlier this […]
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CCTV footage shows Israeli settlers throwing rocks on the road in Qusra in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Mon 24 August 2026: UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese called Sunday for an “international protection presence” in the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza, saying such a deployment was “absolutely urgent.” “Third states have an obligation, […]
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Mon 24 August 2026: Oil prices fell Monday as investors awaited details on a new US sanctions package targeting Iran, which Washington has described as its toughest-ever economic campaign against Tehran. West Texas Intermediate futures fell about 1.3% to $85.93 a barrel, while Brent crude declined 1.24% to $93.22. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is […]
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Sun 23 August 2026: Senior Israeli military officials suspect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may seek to escalate the situation in the Gaza Strip in an attempt to disrupt or delay the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections, Israeli media reported. Israeli daily Maariv cited assessments within the upper ranks of the Israeli army that Netanyahu does not […]
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Sun 23 August 2026: Israel’s national security minister dismissed international criticism of his Gaza rhetoric, answering “Excellent” when confronted over uproar surrounding remarks about 40–50 people being killed there each day. Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir responded “Excellent” when a reporter told him that remarks about “40–50 killed in Gaza every day” had triggered […]
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Sat 22 August 2026: Who is Ahmad Hassoun, the ‘barrel bomb mufti’ close to the inner circle of the al-Assad regime? The verdict in the criminal case against Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, a top Muslim religious figure during former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, is set to be announced in Damascus on Monday. Prosecutors have called […]
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