Middle East

Sullivan meets with Saudi Arabia's Prince: security deal to include Israel normalization almost ready

Washington has been trying to bring Riyadh around to recognizing the State of Israel for the first time

Jewish Iranian to face execution on Monday for alleged self-defense killing

The case has been processed under Iran's penal code for "retributive justice"

Peacekeepers in Gaza, conflict with Cairo, disputes in Manama: What has happened in the Middle East

Expert on Arab affairs Marianna Belenkaya analyses the results of the summit of the League of Arab States, Egypt's threats to downgrade diplomatic relations with Israel, and the future of the Gaza Strip after the war

Mahmoud Abbas criticizes Hamas at Arab League summit in Manama

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas criticized Hamas for providing Israel with "a pretext for aggression against Palestine".

UAV attack in southern Lebanon kills two in car, Al-Manar reports

Hezbollah confirmed shortly after the attack that militants, potentially commanders, had been killed in the attack.

Reuters: Egypt rejects Israel's proposal for joint Rafah checkpoint management

Egypt rejected Israel's proposal for joint management of the Rafah checkpoint, located on the Gaza Strip-Sinai Peninsula border.

American humanitarian pier installed off Gaza coast

The US Central Command announced the completion of a pier installation for delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza.