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Comment: The deal announced Thursday serves only the interests of Trump in an election year, Israel, and Arab authoritarianism in the region, writes Rami Khouri.
The confiscated fuel amounts to 1.2 million barrels of Iranian petrol, valued at around $40 million.
Greece welcomes French boost amid tensions in east Med
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tweeted that French President Emmanuel Macron was 'a fervent protector of European values and international law'.
Istanbul in uproar over restoration damage to iconic tower
Restoration attempts to Istanbul's 14th-century Galata Tower has prompted uproar in Turkey after workers were seen drilling down the stone wall ...
Arab tribal leader urges armed resistance against SDF
In an interview with a pro-regime news site, Nuwaf Al-Bashir claimed that tribesmen were ready to launch an armed resistance against the SDF.
Italy must pressure Egypt over fate of imprisoned student
Comment: Italy should be doing much more to secure the release of researcher Patrick Zaky, who might otherwise face a similar fate to murdered student Giulio Regeni, writes Dario Sabaghi.
Pro-Palestine Democrat wins reveal weakening influence of Israel money
Comment: A string of defeats for pro-Israel candidates shows that Israeli support is not enough to overcome the progressive wave taking over the ...
Greece-Egypt maritime deal aims to shackle Turkey's Mediterranean designs
Analysis: The pact between Athens and Cairo is part of a wider regional battle for influence in the Mediterranean.
Turkey vows to step up gas exploration in Mediterranean
Turkey wants to step up its gas exploration in the Mediterranean sea, despite Greek opposition.
Greece seeks emergency EU meeting on Turkey: PM
Greece has requested an emergency meeting to discuss an ongoing row with Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean.
Greece says Turkish ship in eastern Mediterranean ‘threatening peace’
Greece accused Turkey of “threatening peace” and held a meeting of military chiefs after Turkey deployed a research ship in the hotly contested, ...
Israel's Lebanon aid offer unlikely to find a taker
Humanity or hypocrisy? Israel has offered aid to Lebanon following the port explosion, 14 years after it destroyed swathes of Beirut and killed ...
Netanyahu warns Hezbollah after Israeli strike in Syria
The Israeli military struck targets in Syria after it said militants tried to plant explosives in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.
African Union mediates Ethiopia dam talks
The African Union mediated a round of talks Monday between ministers from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on Addis Ababa's controversial Nile dam ...
Mohammed bin Zayed's preferences regarding UAE foreign policy
Comment: Kristian Coates Ulrichsen takes a deep dive into what's driving bin Zayed's aggressive foreign policy agenda, the risks involved, and ...
African Union to hold meeting on Ethiopian dam
The African Union is to hold a three-way meeting on Ethiopia's controversial Nile dam project on August 3 with Sudan and Egypt.
AU reports Nile negotiations progress amid Egyptian criticism
The African Union has reported progress in negotiations regarding Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam amid heightened tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia ...
IMF is way out of Lebanon crisis, says France
The International Monetary Fund may be the only way out of Lebanon's financial crisis, France advised.
Ethiopian FM outrages Egyptians with “Nile is ours” tweet
Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew has outraged Egyptians with a tweet declaring that 'the Nile is ours'.
Israeli military on high-alert for potential Hezbollah attack
Israel is reinforcing its northern border after the Lebanese group Hezbollah threatened to retaliate for an airstrike near Damascus which killed ...
Ethiopia's Abiy praises 'historic' start to dam filling
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been a source of tension in the Nile River basin ever since Ethiopia broke ground on it ...
Greek navy on 'heightened readiness' over Turkish activities: official
"Navy units have been deployed since yesterday in the south and southeastern Aegean."
Houthi rebels accuse UN envoy of 'prolonging' Yemen war
The United Nation's Yemen envoy has come under fire from Yemen's Houthi rebels who have accused him of 'prolonging' the deadly conflict.
The Iraq Report: Coronavirus cases spiral out of control
While Iraq saw a relatively under-reported spread of Covid-19 in the first five months of 2020, June alone saw a 600 percent spike in infections.
As water levels increase behind its mega-dam, Ethiopia insists it is natural.
Morocco has demanded Amnesty International prove that it has deployed spyware on a journalist.
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