Amid faltering Gaza hostage deal negotiations and in the wake of last month’s direct exchange of fire between Iran and Israel, leaders of Gulf states are increasingly distancing themselves from US and Israeli leaders in an attempt to safeguard their own interests. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org UAE Foreign … Read more
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that more than 1,000 members of the militant Palestinian group Hamas were being treated in hospitals across Turkey as he reiterated his stance that it was a “resistance movement.” A Turkish official later said Erdogan had “misspoke” and meant that Gazans more generally were being treated in … Read more
An Iraqi commanding officer and four soldiers were killed and five others injured on Monday in an attack by suspected Islamic State terrorists on an army post in eastern Iraq, two security sources said. The attack took place between Diyala and Salahuddin provinces, a rural area that remains a hotbed of activity for terrorist … Read more
Mohammad Rasoulof, a celebrated Iranian director whose latest film is competing in the Cannes Film Festival, has fled Iran after being sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging. In a statement dated Sunday, Rasoulof said he was in an unspecified location in Europe. “I had to choose between prison and leaving Iran. With … Read more
Amid Hamas’s governance of the Gaza Strip, the terrorist organization had also been surveilling and building files on civilians, journalists, and individuals who questioned the government, according to a New York Times report from Monday that reviewed internal documents taken from raids in Gaza by Israel’s military intelligence directorate. According to the documents, Hamas … Read more
US Central Command has been highlighting close US ties to several countries in the region. This includes trips by Central Command (CENTCOM) commanding General Michael Erik Kurilla to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Israel, and other countries. On May 9-10, Kurilla traveled to Saudi Arabia to meet with “leaders of the Saudi Royal Armed Forces and … Read more
Egypt-Israel ties are being closely watched in the region. This includes a number of reports from the Gulf, particularly from the UAE media, as well as reports from pro-Iranian media, indicating that different parties in the region are keenly engaged in this topic. The reason for this is clear. Egypt was the first Arab … Read more
The Secretary-General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement (PIJ), Ziyad al-Nakhalah, confirmed on Sunday that the “Palestinian resistance will continue to fight until victory, as the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip enters its eighth month.” The statement was relayed by the pro-Iranian al-Mayadeen media, which often republishes the statements of Hezbollah, Hamas, and … Read more
On Friday, the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, issued an Emiri decree to dissolve the country’s National Assembly and temporarily suspend certain provisions of the Constitution for a period of four years. This measure was taken roughly one month after the last round of elections in April 2024, which in turn … Read more
Powerful Iraqi Shi’ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is laying the groundwork for a political comeback two years after a failed and ultimately deadly high-stakes move to form a government without his Shi’ite rivals, multiple sources said. His return, likely planned for the 2025 parliamentary election, could threaten the growing clout of rivals including Iraqi … Read more
