The confrontation with Iran has put one of Donald Trump’s central political promises under real strain. Trump built his political brand on a straightforward idea. #Opinion by Timothy Hopper Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260805-tru...

In this episode of Palestine This Week, we are joined by Palestinian political analyst Muhammad Shehada to examine the major developments of the past seven days. youtu.be/4oPbtwu6CSM

The AIPAC has suffered a major electoral defeat after Dr Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, crushing pro-Israel congresswoman Haley Stevens despite an unprecedented spending campaign on her behalf. www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260805-aip...

How Standing Up to Israeli Genocide Could Win Democrats Congress in November Opinion by Jamal Kanj www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260805-how...

Israel's far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, accompanied by Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman, toured crocodile trenches surrounding a wing of Ketziot Prison housing Palestinian www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260805-ben...

Netanyahu said on Tuesday evening that his government remains committed to what it described as its "security requirements" in the Gaza Strip stressing that the Israeli military will not withdraw from its current positions until Hamas has been fully disarmed www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260805-net...

As temperatures soar during the peak of summer, tents housing displaced people across the Gaza Strip have become like ovens, with no cooling facilities and little access to basic necessities. www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260805-gaz...

The first day of the seventh round of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel in Rome focused on border issues and mechanisms to verify the implementation of security arrangements, a senior Lebanese official told Anadolu on Tuesday, Anadolu reports. www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260804-leb...

A senior Iranian official said Tuesday that Tehran is close to reaching an understanding with Oman on a new navigation arrangement for the Strait of Hormuz, provided the US stops interfering in the negotiations, Anadolu reports. www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260804-und...

The Israeli army on Tuesday launched a renewed wave of raids in southern Syria, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), Anadolu reports. www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260804-isr...

The Israeli army committed six ceasefire violations Tuesday in Lebanon, according to Lebanese state-run National News Agency, despite a new round of direct negotiations between Beirut and Tel Aviv in Rome, Anadolu reports. www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260804-isr...

US artificial intelligence and data analytics company Palantir Technologies reported a 93% year-on-year surge in second-quarter revenue, despite mounting criticism over its support for Israel and the alleged use of its technology in the Gaza war www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260804-pal...

The UK Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld a landmark ruling that anti-Zionism is not anti-Semitism and constitutes a protected philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010. www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260804-ant...

Palantir revenue surges 93% amid criticism over support for Israel’s Gaza war

Palantir revenue surges 93% amid criticism over support for Israel’s Gaza war

US artificial intelligence and data analytics company Palantir Technologies reported a 93% year-on-year surge in second-quarter revenue, despite mounting criticism over its support for Israel and t…

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Iraqi Airways resumed direct flights between Baghdad and Moscow after a several-month suspension, Russia’s Transport Ministry said Tuesday, Anadolu reports. www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260804-ira...

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced Tuesday the allocation of $37 million to develop alleged Jewish heritage sites in the West Bank, amid intensified illegal settlement expansion in the occupied territory, Anadolu reports. www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260804-isr...

The US and Iran could reach a deal by Tuesday or Wednesday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore freedom of movement for commercial ships, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260804-us-...

Israeli forces rounded up 630 Palestinians in military raids across the occupied West Bank in July as part of escalating arrest campaigns since the start of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, a prisoners’ rights group said Tuesday, Anadolu reports. www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260804-ove...

6 Saudi-flagged oil carriers reroute around Africa, avoiding Bab el-Mandeb

6 Saudi-flagged oil carriers reroute around Africa, avoiding Bab el-Mandeb

Six Saudi-flagged very large crude carriers (VLCCs) sailing in ballast have turned away from the Bab el-Mandeb route and are heading south through the Indian Ocean, ship-tracking platform MarineTra…

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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will attend a ministerial meeting on Jerusalem in Jordan’s capital Amman on Wednesday to discuss the city’s status. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260804-tur...

Yemen’s Houthi group claimed Tuesday that it carried out a drone strike on a “sensitive target” at Najran Airport in southern Saudi Arabia. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260804-yem...

Over 600 Palestinians detained by Israel in West Bank raids last month: Advocacy group

Over 600 Palestinians detained by Israel in West Bank raids last month: Advocacy group

Israeli forces rounded up 630 Palestinians in military raids across the occupied West Bank in July as part of escalating arrest campaigns since the start of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, a prisoners’ …

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denied on Tuesday reports that he had submitted his resignation amid ongoing military escalation with the US. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260804-ira...

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said Tuesday there is “no obstacle” to holding a public meeting between his group and the Syrian leadership. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260804-hez...

The Board of Peace High Representative for Gaza Nickolay Mladenov once again altered his rhetoric after Hamas announced its agreement to disarm, which raised the ire of Israeli officials. #Blog by Ramona Wadi Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260804-who...

Israeli occupiers escalated attacks Tuesday on Palestinian towns and villages in the northern occupied West Bank, burning three vehicles, attacking homes and damaging a power grid. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260804-isr...

Iraqi Airways resumes direct flights to Moscow after months-long suspension

Iraqi Airways resumes direct flights to Moscow after months-long suspension

Iraqi Airways resumed direct flights between Baghdad and Moscow after a several-month suspension, Russia’s Transport Ministry said Tuesday, Anadolu reports. The first flight arrived at Moscow’s Vnu…

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Saudi energy giant Aramco reported a sharp increase in its second-quarter net income, up 44%, as the ongoing US-Iran conflict drives global oil prices higher and disrupts regional supply chains. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260804-ara...

Israel allocates $37M to develop alleged Jewish heritage sites in occupied West Bank amid intensified settlement expansion

Israel allocates $37M to develop alleged Jewish heritage sites in occupied West Bank amid intensified settlement expansion

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced Tuesday the allocation of $37 million to develop alleged Jewish heritage sites in the West Bank, amid intensified illegal settlement expansion in…

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Red Cross appeals for greater support as humanitarian needs deepen across Sudan

Red Cross appeals for greater support as humanitarian needs deepen across Sudan

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) appealed Tuesday for greater international support for Sudan, warning that humanitarian needs continue to grow while fund…

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