Category: general
‘Digital lifeline’ – Gaza tech workers give glimpse of possible future
Thousands of young people in Gaza are pursuing roles in the digital economy as the territory’s wider recovery stalls.
Iran Denies Peace Talks After the United States Cancels Military Strikes
Trump’s “imminent” deal remains elusive.
Threat to oil tankers in Middle East worst since start of Iran war, analysts say
Fresh attacks on alternative shipping routes have left tankers facing an increasingly complex situation, analysts say.
A Saudi-Emirati Thaw Can Help Contain Iran
The Gulf needs a joint front on deterrence, engagement, and freedom of navigation.
At least 13 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza after Hamas agree disarmament deal
Israel says it was targeting military operatives in the strikes on Gaza City, Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah.
Trump cancels Iran strikes subject to deal being made ‘rapidly’
The US president claims Iran and other Middle Eastern countries asked Washington to hold off on any attack as the “perimeters” of a deal had been agreed.
Israeli West Bank settler tells BBC attacks on Palestinians are justified as revenge
Settler violence against Palestinians is on the rise in the West Bank, as settlements and outposts expand.
What is Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain and why does Trump say he wants to bomb it?
BBC Verify has spoken to experts and analysed satellite imagery to piece together what we know about the site, and the potential impact of a US strike.
What’s in the Gaza peace deal roadmap?
Hamas says it has accepted a disarmament plan for Gaza which will see it lay down its arms and Israeli troops withdraw from the territory.
Bowen: Plan for Hamas to disarm faces big obstacles, yet it offers rare hope for Gaza
The realities of politics, war, zero trust, the deaths of thousands and the destruction of Gaza will make any agreement very complicated.