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Economy

Middle East tensions fuel chances of oil price surge

Following a drone attack on a US airbase in Jordan, the Middle Eastern conflict could get worse. US President Joe Biden says his country "will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner of our choosing".

Markets

Markets’ week ahead: European stocks slip ahead of Fed rate reveal

The US Federal Reserve is expected to announce its interest rate decision on Wednesday, with speculations of a rate cut increasingly losing steam.

World News

Netanyahu "will not compromise on full Israeli control" over Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu rebuffed on social media US President Joe Biden's claims that a two-state solution was still possible.

Syria

Reported Israeli airstrike on Damascus kills Iranian commander

Syrian state media and an Iranian media outlet reported that the individual killed was likely a member of the Revolutionary Guard’s expeditionary Quds Force.

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Iran

Iran launches satellite - part of a Western-criticised programme

The launch comes as regional tensions spike across the Middle East.

Iran

Could the Pakistan-Iran airstrikes be start of regional escalation?

Eleven people have been killed this week in airstrikes by Iran and Pakistan - what is behind them and what could it mean for the future?

Economy

Euroviews. What Europe needs to do to survive a changing world order

The growing trend of de-dollarisation, China's economic resilience, unprecedented flows of oil and gas and the opening of new markets as a result of active geopolitical flashpoints around the world are just some of the features of a changing world order, Osama Rizvi writes.

Business

Euroviews. The Red Sea conflict may see Europe's economic concerns heighten

All the goods and merchandise travelling by container will not only reach their destination late but prices will now reflect increased costs. This will mean higher prices on shelves which, in turn, will lead to an overall increase in inflation, Osama Rizvi writes.

Yemen

US and UK thwart largest Houthis attack in Red Sea

The Yemeni rebel group launched an attack with drones and missiles, amid a planned UN Security Council vote to condemn their strikes in the vital shipping lane.

Jordan

Blinken in Jordan to discuss regional tensions over Gaza war

The top US diplomat has met with Jordan's king and foreign minister during a tour of the Middle East, aiming to stop the Gaza war from spreading.

Lebanon

'Nobody will win' from wider Middle East conflict - Borrell

The EU foreign policy chief said escalating violence in the region was getting more concerning.

Israel

Blinken arrives in Turkey ahead of fourth high-stakes Middle East tour

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is making his fourth tour to the Middle East in just three months in a bid to ease fears that the Israel-Hamas war could erupt into a wider regional conflict.

Israel

Euroviews. These are the paradigm shifts Israel urgently needs

Victory for Israel is not just on the battlefield — it is also through regional reconsideration and a shared desire for life, prosperity, creative development, and a better future, Erel Margalit writes.

Israel

Netanyahu: Israel paying 'heavy price' for war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his side have paid a "heavy price" for the war in Gaza; following one of its deadliest weekends of fighting so far.

Kuwait

Kuwait's ruling emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, dies at 86

His death comes after was rushed to a hospital for an unspecified illness in late November.

Israel

Euroviews. Does Israel have a vision for the day after Hamas?

Hamas’ rule in Gaza may end due to its own strategic miscalculation, but the real question is what happens after, Shlomo Roiter Jesner writes.

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? The EU lacks leverage in the Middle East

In this edition of Brussels, my love? we discuss EU diplomacy in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and talk about Spanish politics after the passage of a controversial amnesty law.

Belgium

Euroviews. The far left (still) doesn’t understand the Middle East conflict

It’s time to wake up to the systemic oppression characterising so much of the Palestinian leadership, especially including Hamas-ruled Gaza, and to the hatred and hypocrisy rife in our own societies, fanning flames of falsehood and frenzy, MEP David Lega writes.

Europe News

EU divisions on Gaza risk weakening it on the foreign policy stage

The EU was late to clarify that Israel had an obligation to minimise casualties while the country was bombing and cutting off fuel, water and medical supplies to a civilian population.

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Gazans get creative charging their phones in the absence of fuel

Palestinians in Gaza are facing a near-complete communications blackout. Israel continues to ban essential fuel shipments from entering the strip at the Rafah border crossing.

Middle East