Middle East

Syria

Syria: regime forces retake rebel-held Rastan

The acquisition is the last area in central Syria still beseiged by President Basha Al-Assad's troops, depriving rebels of a crucial highway between Hama and Homs.

16/05/2018

Syria

Short film asks for Syrian fighting to stop for World Cup

A Syrian Civil society group called 'We Exist!' has produced the film to highlight the extent of suffering in the country since the last World Cup.

16/05/2018

Syria

Chlorine used in Idlib attack says watchdog

Laboratory tests confirmed the presence of the toxic chemical

16/05/2018

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Israeli soldiers disperse protesters near Damascus Gate

Israeli border police forces and Palestinian protesters clashed near Jerusalem's Damascus Gate on Tuesday.

16/05/2018

Israel

Angry exchanges at the United Nations Security Council emergency meeting

Exchanges were between Israel and Palestinian envoys. A number of nations also expressed concern at the level of violence during Monday's protests

15/05/2018

Gaza

Gaza City mourns 8-month-old Layla Al Ghandour

The baby girl is among dozens of victims following Monday's clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops, the region's worst day of violence in four years.

15/05/2018

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Tear gas fired to disperse Palestinian 'nakba' demonstration

Israeli forces on Tuesday fired tear gas at Palestinians protesting in Bethlehem.

15/05/2018

Israel

US praises Israeli 'restraint' over Gaza violence

After 60 Palestinians were killed, Nikki Haley says Israel showed more restraint than other countries would have.

15/05/2018

Israel

Mid East conflict: What happens next?

A two-state solution with Israelis and Palestinians living side-by-side now seems impossible

15/05/2018

Gaza

Funerals replace protests on Palestinian 'day of the catastrophe'

Doctors Without Borders compared Monday's bloodshed to the 2014 war.

15/05/2018

Israel

Mahmoud Abbas lashes out at US after embassy move

Palestinians slam the US and Israel after scores die in clashes with Israeli troops on Gaza border

15/05/2018

Gaza

What is the Palestinian Nakba and why is it important?

The deadly violence on the Gaza border on Monday — the bloodiest in years — has its roots in the Nakba, which happened 70 years ago today.

14/05/2018

Business

ADNOC CEO: 'We simply can and should invest in downstream'

The CEO of oil giant ADNOC spoke to Euronews about plans to increase investment on downstream oil market

14/05/2018

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Israelis divided on US embassy move, police remove protest banner

Hours ahead of the opening ceremony for the new US embassy in Jerusalem, Israelis on both sides of the political divide on Monday expressed strong opinions on the move.

14/05/2018

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Israeli forces kill 16 in Gaza protests hours before U.S. embassy opening in Jerusalem

Israeli troops killed at least 16 Palestinians along the Gaza border on Monday (May 14), health officials said, as demonstrators streamed to the frontier on the day the United States prepared to open its embassy in Jerusalem.

14/05/2018

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Eurovision winner Netta Barzilai lands in Israel

Israel's winner in the Eurovision song contest, Netta Barzilai, landed in Tel Aviv early on Monday (May 14), where she danced to a crowd of applauding fans and journalists, still on the runway.

14/05/2018

Israel

Around 40 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli troops

Around 1,800 are injured at the Gaza border according to the Gaza health officials. Tens of thousands of demonstrators streamed to the frontier on the day the U.S. opened its embassy in Jerusalem

14/05/2018

Israel

US opens controversial new embassy in Jerusalem

It comes amid a peak in violence along the Gaza border: Israeli forces killed dozens of Palestinians there on Monday.

14/05/2018

Israel

Deadliest day as dozens of Palestinians killed on Gaza border

Dozens of Palestinians are killed and hundreds injured amid clashes on the Gaza border with Israeli troops.

14/05/2018

Israel

Security is stepped up ahead of Jerusalem embassy move

Israel is stepping up security ahead of the opening on Monday of the new US Embassy in Jerusalem

13/05/2018

Israel

Trump delegation arrives in Israel ahead of controversial embassy opening

President Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in-law have arrived in Israel ahead of the controversial opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem.

13/05/2018

Israel

Israel goes wild after Netta wins Eurovision Song Contest

Even the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has a go at the "chicken dance."

13/05/2018

Syria

Iran has backed Syria's "right to defend itself".

It's after Israel launched heavy strikes on what it said was Iranian military infrastructure inside Syria.

11/05/2018

Gaza

Israel clashes with Gaza protesters for seventh week running

Hamas has warned of a mass protest on Tuesday that could break through the border fence

11/05/2018

World

TV star Joelle and the growing business of beauty in the Middle East

This week Inspire Middle East goes beneath the surface of the region’s cosmetics industry.

11/05/2018

Gaza

Gaza tension as hundreds march towards fence with Israel

Trouble anticipated as Nakba Day approaches on May 15

11/05/2018