The Mecca Agreement: an alliance without a common enemy
Shaher al-Shaher
The Palestine Chronicle / August 11, 2026
The Mecca Agreement is a strategic alliance between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan aimed at strengthening regional...
The struggle to save the Palestinian wheat fields on the front lines of Jewish...
Majd Jawad
Mondoweiss / August 11, 2026
For generations, Palestinian farmers timed the wheat harvest by the stars and the rain. Now, Jewish settlers set the...
Saudi Arabia opposed Egypt’s inclusion in Mecca Agreement, sources say
Faisal Edroos
Middle East Eye / August 11, 2026
The kingdom didn't want Egypt to join the new defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan despite Ankara's...
Israel’s ‘pilot zones’ turn Lebanese sovereignty on its head
Belen Fernandez
Middle East Eye / August 11, 2026
Under the guise of restoring state authority, Washington's plan demands Hezbollah's disarmament while allowing military occupation and...
Israel holding bodies of 1,700 Palestinians as bargaining chips, says report
MEE Staff
Middle East Eye / August 11, 2026
Shin Bet chief David Zini reportedly backs move despite no Israeli captives being held by Palestinian groups.
Israel...
Human rights groups sue Trump administration over ‘crippling’ ICC sanctions
Alice Speri
The Guardian / August 11, 2026
Lawsuit challenges executive order targeting international criminal court for investigating Israeli crimes in Palestine
Four prominent US human rights...
Turkey suspects Israel fabricated Trump Air Force One assassination plot to derail US-Iran deal
Ragip Soylu
Middle East Eye / August 11, 2026
Israeli intelligence had warned that Iranian operatives could target Trump’s plane with shoulder-fired missiles during the NATO...
Inside the growing rift between Iran’s dealmakers and ultraconservatives
MEE correspondent
Middle East Eye / August 11, 2026
Leaked recordings underscore tensions over US negotiations and competing visions for the future.
Tehran – Iran’s political landscape...
Understanding Israel’s campaign to destroy Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank
Qassam Muaddi
Mondoweiss / August 11, 2026
Israel has vowed to occupy another West Bank refugee camp, as it did in Jenin and Tulkarem. A new...
Trump reportedly hid in catering container to board secret flight in Turkey amid Iran...
Coral Murphy Marcos
The Guardian / August 11, 2026
Elaborate ruse was used to transport president to military flight from Air Force One in July.
Donald Trump...
