Middle East

Israel

Ambassadors join Tel Aviv rally to demand Gaza hostage release deal

The protest comes on the same day that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire talks in Doha.

12/01/2025

Israel

Israel's Netanyahu sends Mossad chief to Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar.

11/01/2025

Syria

Italy's Tajani meets with head of Syria's new government in Damascus

The Italian minister spoke of cooperation between Syria and Italy in crucial sectors, but EU sanctions imposed over the last decade of conflict remain an obstacle to progress.

10/01/2025

Syria

Syria's road ahead: Is transport the key to acheiving stability?

Turkey has a major role in Syria's reconstruction, and transport investments like railway links are on the agenda although Gulf money may prove vital.

10/01/2025

Lebanon

Lebanon's parliament elects country's army commander as president

Following tense scenes early in the session, the first round of Thursday's vote concluded with 71 votes for Joseph Aoun, the widely supported army commander.

09/01/2025

Syria

'Joy and fear’: Syrian refugees ponder the future of their homeland

Thirteen years after a revolution left the Middle Eastern country in civil war and led to more than 6 million Syrians fleeing as refugees, dictator Bashar Al-Assad has been deposed. Euronews spoke to three refugees about their hopes for Syria in the coming year and their thoughts on returning.

09/01/2025

Culture news

Archaeologists discover tomb of renowned wizard-doctor in Egypt

The remarkable discovery was made in Saqqara, a burial site for high-ranking officials of ancient Egypt’s Old Kingdom.

09/01/2025

Israel

Israel recovers body of hostage taken to Gaza on 7 October

Roughly 100 Israeli hostages were taken into the Gaza Strip when Hamas militants launched an attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023.

09/01/2025

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Polar cold in eastern Turkey

Cities in eastern Turkey are facing extreme winter weather with temperatures as low as -20°C.

08/01/2025

Qatar 365

Qatar’s culinary crème de la crème: The MICHELIN Guide arrives in Doha

In partnership with Media City

From fine dining to pastry making, Qatar 365 takes you from the museums and into Souq Waqif for a tour of Doha’s finest restaurants. The MICHELIN Guide Qatar 2025 launches with a selection of recommended restaurants, including a star for IDAM by Alain Ducasse.

08/01/2025

Gaza

At least 17 killed after deadly Israeli airstrikes hit southern Gaza

The strikes tore into tents for displaced Palestinians, a car and two houses in the Khan Younis area, a local hospital said.

08/01/2025

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Syria reopens international air travel as flight lands in Damascus

On 7 January, Qatar Airways made the first international commercial flight to Damascus since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.

07/01/2025

Turkey

Erdoğan reiterates Turkish support for Syria's territorial integrity

The Turkish president warned that Ankara would act quickly in response to any perceived threats, a reference to Kurdish groups operating in Syrian territory.

07/01/2025

Lebanon

Lebanese army deploys to Naqoura as part of Israel ceasefire deal

Israel and Hezbollah agreed to pull their forces out of southern Lebanon before the end of January. The area will then be secured by the Lebanese army and UN peacekeepers, as part of the agreed conditions of the ceasefire.

07/01/2025

Culture news

Turkish farmer uncovers rare ancient hunt mosaic

A stunning late Roman-era mosaic featuring rare Anatolian leopard and other hunting scenes may be the first of its kind to survive intact in Türkiye.

07/01/2025

Gaza

Biden administration plans $8 billion arms sale to Israel

The sale includes medium-range air-to-air missiles to help Israel defend against airborne threats, 155 mm projectile artillery shells for long-range targeting, Hellfire AGM-114 missiles, 500-pound bombs and other weaponry.

05/01/2025

Lifestyle

Türkiye's cats are on the world's agenda: 'This closeness is fascinating'

Medical anthropologist Gideon Lasco stated that the earthquakes centred in Maraş and Hatay in 2023 also provided examples of the strong bond Turkish people have with cats.

04/01/2025

Lebanon

Fragile Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire likely to hold, analysts say

The fragile Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire that was agreed on 27 November is likely to hold, analysts say, despite repeated violations.

04/01/2025

Syria

German and French foreign ministers visit Syria

Annalena Baerbock and Jean-Noël Barrot hope to show a "new beginning" is possible between Europe and Syria.

03/01/2025

Syria

Volunteers plant trees as Syria's battered Aleppo returns to life

Aleppo was the first city where rebels drove out Bashar Al-Assad's troops, and its residents have been living freer lives for a month.

02/01/2025

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Aid delivery to Gaza hampered by Israeli restrictions and ongoing war

Aid delivery to Gaza has been severely impacted by Israeli restrictions and fighting, with 90% of the population displaced and over 45,000 killed since October 2023.

02/01/2025

Gaza

Hamas police chief among 18 people killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

Three children and three women died in the strike on the so-called humanitarian safe zone of Mawasi in Gaza, according to Palestinian medics.

02/01/2025

Israel

Palestinian Authority suspends Al Jazeera broadcasts in West Bank

The decision to suspend the Qatar-funded network comes after Israel shuttered two of its offices, claiming it was a "mouthpiece of Hamas".

02/01/2025

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Homs ravaged by destruction, leaving some areas uninhabitable

The Syrian civil war has caused widespread devastation in parts of Homs, turning it into a barren and lifeless city.

02/01/2025

Europe

Turkey's Ballıca Cave captivates visitors with its stalactites and sta

The UNESCO World Heritage Site attracted 90,000 tourists in 2024.

02/01/2025

Gaza

Gaza population down by 6% since start of war, says PCBS

The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics says Gaza's population has declined by around 160,000, including over 55,000 presumed dead and 100,000 people that have left Gaza since 7 October, 2023.

02/01/2025