32+ min ago  (1160+ words) The Turkish capital of Ankara doesn't have a great reputation, even inside the country. Many Istanbulians look down on this so-called "grey, soulless desert" in the middle of Anatolia. Yet the city, famous internationally mostly for hosting Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's…...

1+ hour, 43+ min ago  (813+ words) A string of primary victories by left-wing Democratic candidates has triggered alarm across Israeli media and pro-Israel circles, with commentators warning that support for Israel no longer guarantees "political success". The victory of democratic socialist Melat Kiros over 15-term pro-Israel…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago  (188+ words) Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said they had killed five members of the banned Democratic Party of'Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) in the country's northwest, state media reported on Thursday. The IRGC said the group was ambushed after entering'Iranian territory in…...

3+ hour ago  (131+ words) US'President Donald Trump's Board of Peace has said that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa) "has no place in new Gaza". In a'post on X, the Board said that: "We are turning a page on…...

2+ hour, 53+ min ago  (91+ words) Middle East Eye Lebanese president says will not yield 'a single inch' of territory to Israel Lebanese President Joseph Aoun defended on Thursday negotiations with Israel, saying they were not a betrayal and he would not surrender "a single inch…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago  (1766+ words) In Saudi Arabia's Khamis Mushait detention facility, hundreds of Ethiopian prisoners are held on death row in harrowing conditions, waiting in fear of their eventual execution. On 21 April, the shouts of the guards echoed through the overcrowded prison in Aseer…...

4+ hour, 13+ min ago  (205+ words) A younger generation of analysts close to Iran's ruling establishment says the only way to reach trade deals with the Arab states of the southern Gulf is to maintain military pressure on them." The group has gained more space to…...

3+ hour, 30+ min ago  (155+ words) Middle East Eye India will send a minister and state governor to Ali Khamenei funeral India will send its deputy foreign minister and a state governor to represent the country at the state funeral of Iran's former Supreme Leader Ayatollah…...

5+ hour, 59+ min ago  (164+ words) The'Israeli'army arrested five women activists in the'occupied West Bank'early on Wednesday morning. The women, who work with health committees, were arrested after their homes were raided. The Palestinian Prisoners' Club reported that the arrests included Jamila Abu Dahou and Jamila…...

4+ hour, 56+ min ago  (104+ words) Middle East Eye Iran warns US against interference in Strait of Hormuz Iran said on Thursday that any US interference in the Strait of Hormuz would trigger a "decisive and rapid" response, adding that the continued presence of US air…...