Politics
UK Tory leader defends Israel-inspired ’Britannia Shield’ plan
The Conservative party leader says the UK needs to strengthen its air defences, but insists her proposed project is not a replica of Israel’s Iron Dome.
The New Arab
Politics
UK Tory leader defends ’Israel-inspired’ missile system proposal
The Conservative party leader says the UK needs to strengthen its air defences, but insists her proposed project is not a replica of Israel’s Iron Dome.
Culture
Iranian-German writer Shida Bazyar wins German Book Prize
"The Gaps", published last month by Kiepenheuer & Witsch, revisits nearly a century of German history through the stories of residents in a fictional town.
News
Israeli forces storm Birzeit University and destroy memorial
Israeli forces stormed Birzeit University campus and demolished a memorial bearing the names of students killed in Israeli attacks.
News
UK police make further arrest over Fairford airbase plot
Counter Terrorism Policing said the man was arrested in Westminster and officers had searched a property in the same area. He remains in custody.
Health
New $40 HIV drug could transform prevention across MENA
A twice-yearly HIV prevention injection will cost around $40 in several MENA countries, offering a new option as HIV transmission rises across the region.
Health
Affordable HIV prevention injection to be offered in the MENA
A twice-yearly generic HIV prevention drug will be offered for around $40 in several MENA countries, but many people still have no access
Politics
Israel’s 2026 election: What will it mean for the Middle East?
Analysis: Israel’s election may end Netanyahu’s rule, but is unlikely to fundamentally alter its long-term approach to the Middle East
News
Sufa 53: What is Israel’s military project in southern Syria?
Israel has resumed its "Sufa 53" military project in southern Syria, reshaping land and entrenching its presence beyond the occupied Golan Heights.
News
Smotrich threatens Egypt ahead of 1973 October war anniversary
Israel’s extremist Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has justified further attacks on Gaza by saying Egypt was incapable of responding.
Politics
Israel party leader says killing Palestinian babies ’moral’
The far-right Zehut party leader Moshe Feiglin has described the killing of Palestinian infants in Gaza as a "moral" response to the 7 October attacks
News
Top Israeli rabbi says Arab rule better for Jews than Zionism
Rabbi Dov Lando said Jews could have lived well under Arab rule and blamed Zionism for creating hostility towards Jews in newly aired footage.
Politics
When the UN agreed with the UK Green Party on Zionism
The Greens’ Zionism motion has sparked uproar, but the UN itself once declared Zionism a form of racism before repealing the resolution in 1991.
Sports
UEFA investigate spitting incident during Ireland v Israel game
UEFA will investigate Sunday’s Nations League game between Ireland and Israel, in which an Israeli player was accused of spitting at a member of the Irish team.
News
Who is Nauman Mahmood, the Mecca Defence Alliance chief?
Nauman Mahmood brings decades of military, intelligence and strategic experience to his new role leading the Mecca Defence Alliance.
News
Gaza’s children born since 2023 only know Israel’s genocide
More than 22,000 children have been killed and over 44,000 injured since Israel’s genocide began, including more than 1,000 amputations.
News
Teens vs cop: France braces for school blockades, protests
A teenager’s hand was blown off as high-school protesters clashed with riot police in northern France on Monday.
Politics
Obama to appear with El-Sayed in Detroit for US senate campaign
Obama taped two dozen ads last week for Democratic candidates for governor and Senate that will be released in the coming days and weeks.