Middle East crisis
Will Gaza’s incessant bleeding end under the new US leadership?
The US policy will almost certainly remain the same: to support and arm Israel while largely ignoring the Palestinians’ plight in Gaza.
Israel is destabilising the entire region
Will the US make sincere efforts to diplomatically solve the crisis?
Israel-Hezbollah fighting intensifies, Hamas vows to rise again
Israel's military said the air force was carrying out extensive bombings of Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon and two Israeli soldiers were killed, taking the Israeli military death toll inside Lebanon to 11.
US urgently tries to shape Israel's response to Iran
All sides are aware that any retaliatory strike against Iran's nuclear or oil installations would send the Middle East spiralling even more towards chaos, but Israel seems not to have made a decision yet.
US and allies call for 21-day ceasefire along Israel-Lebanon border after UN talks
Israel widened its airstrikes in Lebanon on Wednesday and at least 72 people were killed, according to a Reuters compilation of Lebanese health ministry statements. The ministry earlier said at least 223 were wounded.
UN rights chief calls for diplomatic efforts to address Lebanon crisis
Asked about reports that Israel had warned people through phone messages ahead of the strikes, she said: "Whether you've sent out a warning you're telling civilians to flee, doesn't make it OK to then strike those areas, knowing full well that the impact on civilians will be huge..."
‘The US and West must stop their misadventures in the Middle East’
Arab Parliament President Adel Al Asoomi in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star.
US reinstates Iran sanctions
A defiant Iran said it will "proudly bypass" sanctions by the United States that took effect yesterday targeting the Islamic republic's vital oil and financial sectors.
Netanyahu Planned Iran Strike In 2011
A former Mossad chief tells an Israeli television program that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the order in 2011 for the military to prepare to attack Iran within 15 days.
What's behind Trump's Jerusalem gambit?
Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has not only angered Palestinians but also outraged world leaders.