Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House amid ICC arrest warrant

Netanyahu’s Plane Crosses Canadian Airspace for Third Time. Ottawa Stays Silent.

Netanyahu's Boeing 767 crossed the airspace of Canada, Greece, Italy, and France on July 28 — all Rome Statute signatories — for the third time in seven months through Canadian skies. Ottawa

July 30, 2026

by Arab Desk

Israeli political leaders react to US-Saudi nuclear deal granting Riyadh uranium enrichment rights

Saudi Nuclear Deal Splits Israel’s Political Class as Netanyahu Stays Silent

Benjamin Netanyahu, who built his career warning against Middle Eastern nuclear proliferation, has not commented on the US-Saudi 123 agreement signed Wednesday. His former cabinet rivals have — calling it a strategic failure that could ignite a regional arms race.

July 23, 2026

by Arab Desk

Protesters rallying in solidarity with Palestinians and Gaza civilians during Israeli military campaign

Israeli Airstrike Kills Family of Six in Gaza City as Ceasefire Death Toll Climbs

An Israeli airstrike killed six members of a Palestinian family in Gaza City, the Gaza Health

Satellite image showing Israel's earthen barrier cutting through central Gaza along the Yellow Line ceasefire boundary

Israel Builds 23-Kilometer Earthen Barrier Through Gaza, Dividing Territory

Israel has built a 23-kilometer earthen barrier through central Gaza along the October ceasefire line, Planet

Sudden increase in demand for building factories in Europe. What’s the story?

Despite this boom, which is accompanied by a growing confidence of companies and industrialists in European industrial capacities, several major challenges are slowing down this trend, to which must be added “employment”

June 14, 2023

By different means.. an apparent disagreement between Erdogan and his opponents on the means

It emerges from the statements of the opposition parties and the government’s actions with regard to the refugees, that there is an agreement between the two camps to limit the presence of

June 14, 2023

News

He revealed the reaction of Nayra Ashraf’s family after the execution of his murderer… and asked for his lawyer

And the authorities of Gamasa prison in Dakahlia governorate carried out the death sentence of the author, Muhammad Adel, of the murder of the student, Naira Ashraf, in front of the gate

June 14, 2023

News

To deter China.. Washington leads the arms race for its allies’ coastguards

In this mood, two military and political experts are watching, in their explanations to Sky News Arabia, for clues of the possibility of fighting breaking out at any moment between these countries,

June 14, 2023

News

A discreet rise in European equities, with anticipation of American decisions on interest rates

Investors took a cautious stance in Europe even as weak US inflation data released on Tuesday largely eliminated any bets that Fed officials would accept a rate hike later in the day.

June 14, 2023

News·Sports

Violence against women on the rise in Lebanon amid calls for legal action

In recent weeks, the number of female victims of domestic violence has increased, according to data released by human rights organizations in the country. Observers attribute the increase in violence to a

June 14, 2023

News

Two billion dollars, the losses of Iraqi Kurdistan because of the cessation of oil exports

Turkey on March 25 halted Iraqi exports of 450,000 barrels per day via the pipeline that connects the Kurdistan region in northern Iraq to the Turkish port of Ceyhan. Reuters calculations indicate

June 14, 2023

News

Putin: reveals Ukraine’s losses following its counterattack

Putin said in a meeting with Russian war correspondents that about 30% of military vehicles the West recently handed over to Ukraine were destroyed by the Russian military, and he denied the

June 14, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Egypt and Iraq.. 11 memorandums of understanding that frame the strategic relationship

The meeting, according to a statement released by the Sudanese media office, discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, discussed a number of common issues and files, and highlighted the development of

June 14, 2023

News·Sports

An expert explains… how mushrooms provide an amazing solution to climate change?

The study, published a few days ago in the scientific journal “Current Biology”, revealed that: “Mushrooms eat more than a third of the world’s annual fossil fuel (petroleum) emissions”, stressing that these

June 14, 2023

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Netanyahu’s Plane Crosses Canadian Airspace for Third Time. Ottawa Stays Silent.

Saudi Nuclear Deal Splits Israel’s Political Class as Netanyahu Stays Silent

Israeli Airstrike Kills Family of Six in Gaza City as Ceasefire Death Toll Climbs

Israel Builds 23-Kilometer Earthen Barrier Through Gaza, Dividing Territory

Sudden increase in demand for building factories in Europe. What’s the story?

By different means.. an apparent disagreement between Erdogan and his opponents on the means

He revealed the reaction of Nayra Ashraf’s family after the execution of his murderer… and asked for his lawyer

To deter China.. Washington leads the arms race for its allies’ coastguards

A discreet rise in European equities, with anticipation of American decisions on interest rates

Violence against women on the rise in Lebanon amid calls for legal action

Two billion dollars, the losses of Iraqi Kurdistan because of the cessation of oil exports

Putin: reveals Ukraine’s losses following its counterattack

Egypt and Iraq.. 11 memorandums of understanding that frame the strategic relationship

An expert explains… how mushrooms provide an amazing solution to climate change?

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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