An oil platform in Israel's offshore Leviathan gas field on September 1, 2021. Energy deals shorn of underlying political and territorial disputes would boost co-operation. AP

EditorialIsrael and Egypt's energy deal is important but issues remain

Such co-operation would be routine were Israel to end its occupation of Palestine, something that prevents the prosperity of the region from coming to fruition

Editorial

Gaza’s hidden crisis: inside the struggle for physical rehabilitation after war

MENA

Ultra-Orthodox Jews clash with Israeli police in Jerusalem

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Israel’s $35bn gas deal to ease Egypt’s energy crunch and cut import costs

Energy

Iran appoints new military commanders months after war with Israel

MENA

Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett says Telegram account hacked

MENA

Eurovision host broadcaster to allow Palestinian flags and crowd booing

Music & On-stage
Protesters carry a mocked-up missile at a rally against US-led strikes on Houthi targets, in Sanaa, Yemen, in January 2024. Reuters

CommentIs the era of militias in the Arab world finally ending? Iraq may have just said so

Uproar over Baghdad's now-reverted move to add Hezbollah and the Houthis to its terror list is most telling

Comment

CommentBeirut is in no state to normalise Lebanon-Israel relations

Comment

Travel ban imposed on former Lebanese minister facing corruption charges

MENA

US to look into whether Israel's killing of Hamas leader breached Gaza truce, says Trump

MENA

US Syria envoy Barrack meets Israel's Netanyahu in Jerusalem

MENA

Today's cartoonShadi's take on efforts to move the Gaza peace plan forward

Cartoon

Hamas confirms senior commander Raed Saad killed in Israeli strike

MENA
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, with US ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria Tom Barrack. Photo: Prime Minister of Israel / X

US Syria envoy Barrack meets Israel's Netanyahu in Jerusalem

Meeting comes amid signs the US wants to improve relations with Syria and mounting Israel-Lebanon tensions

MENA

Today's cartoonShadi's take on efforts to move the Gaza peace plan forward

Cartoon

Hamas confirms senior commander Raed Saad killed in Israeli strike

MENA

Settlement expansion in occupied West Bank at highest since 2017, UN report says

MENA

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