Palestinian Authority warns against ‘dangerous’ plan to strip Jordan of Al-Aqsa custodianship
Faisal Edroos
Middle East Eye / May 26, 2026
Jerusalem governorate says the plan, if implemented, will have 'serious repercussions for security and stability in the...
‘Life itself no longer feels the same’: Gaza faces another Eid al-Adha amid genocide
Khaled al-Qershali
Mondoweiss / May 26, 2026
Ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday, many in Gaza continue to face displacement, destruction, and uncertainty, and are struggling...
Will growing Israel-Somaliland ties deepen Red Sea rivalries?
Faisal Ali
The New Arab / May 26, 2026
Closer ties between Israel and Somaliland are fuelling fears that the Horn of Africa could be drawn...
US strikes Iran missile sites and mine laying vessels as Trump’s promised peace deal...
Jonathan Yerushalmy
The Guardian / May 26, 2026
Negotiators from Iran travelled to Qatar on Monday, with the fate of the country’s nuclear programme and access...
Israel escalates strikes in Lebanon as Netanyahu vows to ‘crush’ Hezbollah
TG Staff
The Guardian / May 26, 2026
Hezbollah and Israel launch attacks amid increasingly imperilled ceasefire and stalling talks between US and Iran.
The Israeli army...
A new regional logic ? – if Israel strikes Lebanon, Iran strikes back at...
Trita Parsi
tritaparsi.substack.com / May 26, 2026
Despite the ceasefire and tentative progress toward a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran, the Persian Gulf has...
Iran denies deal with US is imminent despite some progress
Patrick Wintour & Maya Yang
The Guardian / May 26, 2026
Tehran says ‘contradictory statements’ from US and Israeli interference hindering negotiations.
Iran has poured cold water...
[Forensic Architecture] Israel has physically divided Gaza with over 25 kilometers of earthen barriers
Forensic Architecture & Drop Site News
Drop Site News / May 25, 2026
Newly constructed Israeli military bases along the “yellow line” appear like elevated military...
US and Israel ‘actively working’ to strip Jordan of Al-Aqsa custodianship, sources say
Faisal Edroos, Sean Mathews & Lubna Masarwa
Middle East Eye / May 25, 2026
The plan has sparked fears that Jordan's role in Jerusalem could be sidelined...
[Danny Citrinowicz] Why any plausible Iran deal is a humiliation for Trump
Isaac Chotiner
The New Yorker / May 25, 2026
Even as the U.S. claims to be nearing an agreement to end the conflict, Tehran’s ability to...
