Has Trump torpedoed the ICC’s Gaza probe ?
Maureen Clare Murphy
The Electronic Intifada / May 18, 2026
“I am very proud that we are sanctioned,” Raji Sourani, the director of the Palestinian Center...
Lebanon prepares for Pentagon talks as fears grow over army-Hezbollah confrontation
Rita El Jammal & Sarah Khalil
The New Arab / May 18, 2026
US-backed Pentagon talks with Israel raise fears that the Lebanese army will be...
Israel advances plan to seize Palestinian property near Al-Aqsa Mosque
Samah Watad
Middle East Eye / May 18, 2026
New committee to implement historic confiscation orders in Jerusalem’s Old City as Palestinians warn of efforts to...
ICC prosecutor’s office seeks arrest warrant for Israel’s Smotrich
Sondos Asem
Middle East Eye / May 18, 2026
Charges sought against Israeli finance minister over West Bank occupation include crime of apartheid against Palestinians.
The office...
Lebanon president says he will ‘do the impossible’ to end war with Israel
TNA Staff
The New Arab / May 18, 2026
Lebanese health authorities say more than 3,000 people have been killed in Israeli strikes since 2 March,...
Is Trump poised to restart the Iran war ?
Trita Parsi
tritaparsi.substack.com / May 18, 2026
Tehran believes Trump will attack in the next 48 hours - and is ready to counter-escalate.
The Middle East is...
‘It fails under testing, but it’s what we have’: ban forces Palestinians to make...
Mohamed Solaimane
The Guardian / May 18, 2026
With Israel blocking imports of building materials, those rebuilding in Gaza are recycling ruins to make new homes.
Khan...
UAE blames Iran or proxies for strike near nuclear plant, as Trump tells Tehran...
Julian Borger
The Guardian / May 18, 2026
Abu Dhabi denounces ‘dangerous escalation’ as Iran war ceasefire grows more precarious, and US president voices impatience at...
In Iraqi desert, two Israeli outposts were kept secret for months
Erika Solomon & Falih Hassan
The New York Times / May 17, 2026
Israel spent over a year preparing a covert site in Iraq for its...
Saudi Arabia is pulling Europe toward a ‘Gulf Helsinki’ deal with Iran – because...
Tamer Ajrami
Middle East Monitor / May 17, 2026
When military power fails to impose “deterrence,” oil becomes politics. And the Strait of Hormuz is now...
