We've collected the top geopolitical conflict articles from the Middle East and brought them all here. If you're tired of only having access to MSM versions of the story, you've found the right place. We’ll include all of the outlets we know of. For this post, we looked at 10 news sites and located 68 current articles out of 477 reviewed.
Reposting his endorsement, Trump touted joint successes with Netanyahu and said U.S. attacks had crippled Iran's military and economy, prevented it from acquiring nuclear weapons and eliminated its leadership
An attack targeted military facilities in Iraq last week, including Chinese-made air defence systems and ammunition depots reportedly recently delivered from Iran for Shiite militias in the country, Iraqi sources said, with suspicions that Israel was behind the strike. Saudi media quoted two Iraqi sources as saying that authorities in Baghdad had indications pointing to Israel’s involvement, but h...
In first such gathering, Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman will join Pakistani army chief Asim Munir and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin for talks with Iranian officials amid fears of renewed US and Israeli attacks against Iran.
The Iranian Parliament speaker says the UAE’s UN chief nomination aims to pave the way for Israel’s so-called Greater Israel scheme.
TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Iranian officials and respresentatives from Pakistam, Turkey and Saudi Arabia held a meeting in Tehran amid efforts to deescalate tensions in the region.
The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed a criminal complaint with UK authorities against Israeli soldier Lidor Dafna over alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and acts of genocide committed in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports. The foundation said in a statement Sunday that Dafna, a reservist serving as a D9 armored bulldozer operator in the 603rd Combat Engineering Battalion of the 7th Arm...
Israeli forces are violating the agreement to end the war and cease fire, causing further suffering for citizens in the Gaza Strip.
EDGE Group signed a contract to supply guided weapons to the Royal Moroccan Air Force on Friday, 9 October 2026, at the Marrakech Air Show. The company also signed a separate agreement to explore the local production of weapons in Morocco. The Abu Dhabi-based defence group concluded both agreements with Morocco’s Administration of National Defence […]
International human rights lawyer John Philpot says Yemen has every right to defend itself, stating that Saudi Arabia initiated the war by bombing Sana’a airport and violating the ceasefire that had been in place since 2022.
Israeli occupation forces continued their military aggression in the city of Al-Khalil for the second consecutive day, amid a siege of residential neighborhoods and raid, arrest, and forced displacement campaigns.
TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Russia's Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov says that E3, including UK, France and Germany, set the stage for the US and Israeli aggression against Iran.
Israel has displaced more than 3,000 Palestinians from their homes in the northern occupied West Bank over the past two years, particularly in the Jenin, Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s adviser Mahmoud al-Habbash said, warning that the same scenario could be repeated in Hebron. Speaking to Cairo News Channel presenter Yasser Rushdi, al-Habbash said hundre...
GENEVA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Israel continued to commit genocide in Gaza after last October's US-brokered ceasefire in the enclave, a UN commission said in a report published on Monday that Israel dismissed as part of a "misinformation campaign".The report by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel examined vi...
Tehran, IRNA - Yemen’s armed forces said Sunday they carried out three military operations in retaliation for massacres committed by Saudi Arabia and its allied forces a day earlier in Sana'a and in provinces in the country’s southwest.
Countering Houthi advances in Yemen will be a major focus for Saudi Arabia and its allies in Tehran.
Hezbollah has remained committed to attacking Israel and has used a lull in hostilities since June to rearm, with a focus on procuring explosives and drones that can be used to attack IDF troops.
South Lebanese farmers remain determined to preserve their olive harvest tradition despite Israeli attacks and occupation.
The Jerusalem Post understands from officials familiar with the case that a local Italian prosecutor is leading the prosecution and is not coordinating with the Italian federal government.
Egypt's parliament authorised on Monday sending military support to Saudi Arabia to defend the kingdom from attacks by Yemen's Houthis, following a request from President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The House of Representatives voted with a two-thirds majority in favour of "authorising President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to take the necessary measures to support the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia", ac...
Social media is killing time and hiding dates. Old news is flooding the feed. Haaretz Investigation shows how the algorithm keeps resurfacing outdated videos about war and causes panic
Egypt is preparing to station troops near Mogadishu under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), but neither Cairo nor Mogadishu has announced when the main force will arrive. Egyptian advisers, trainers and technical officers are reportedly readying a site at Ceelcade, near the former Cisiley airfield in the Middle Shabelle region. […]
Sources close to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior security officials believe military action will weaken Iran’s regime but will not topple it, Israeli public broadcaster Kan 11 reported. One of Netanyahu’s allies recently said he did not believe military action could replace Iran’s regime, but could only weaken it. A senior Israeli security official was also quoted as saying th...
On the reclaimed waterfront of Eko Atlantic, where Lagos meets the Atlantic, the first Africa International Defence Exhibition (AFRIDEX) opens today, Monday 26 October 2026, and runs through Thursday 29 October. The venue is a planned district on Victoria Island that has already hosted a major naval event this year, the Nigerian Navy’s 70th Anniversary […]
The Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR) has condemned Israeli military operations in Hebron, warning that the demolition of homes, forced evacuation of residential neighbourhoods and restrictions imposed on civilians may constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, Anadolu reports. In a statement issued Sunday, the commission, also known as the Ombudsman, called for an...
By Steven Scheer and Emily RoseJERUSALEM, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boasted of his endorsement from Donald Trump on the eve of Israel's election, suggesting the two leaders could restart their war against Iran if he wins, after Trump said they should "finish the job".
Mohsen Rastani, an Iranian documentary and social photographer, was born on December 27, 1958, in Khorramshahr, Khuzestan Province. Throughout his career, he photographed the Iran–Iraq War and the lives of people in Iran and other countries, including Lebanon, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Armenia.
TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – The head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) says he does not expect energy markets to return in 2027 to where they were before the US-Israel war on Iran began in late February.
The Arab Parliament has launched an international parliamentary initiative aimed at mobilizing legislative bodies worldwide to increase pressure to end the Israeli occupation and hold those responsible for violations against Palestinians accountable. The initiative was announced by Arab Parliament Speaker and Chairman of its Palestine Committee, Saad bin Salib Al-Otaibi, during the committee’s fir...
Top Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish officials are due to hold a security meeting with Iranian authorities in Tehran on Monday.
The IRGC spokesman warns that a potential apocalyptic war with the US and Israel could affect the entire region.
A press officer for The Left group in the European Parliament, Manus Carlisle, said Israeli authorities deported him after detaining him for approximately eight hours at Ben Gurion International Airport, citing political activism, previous travel to the occupied West Bank, and opposition to Israel, Anadolu reports. Carlisle, who was traveling with his partner to participate in the olive harvest in...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country is ready to take steps toward deepening regional cooperation and resolving differences, the official IRNA news agency reported Monday. Speaking during a meeting in Tehran with officials from Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, the members of the Mecca Defense Alliance, Pezeshkian stressed the need to strengthen unity and cooperation among Musli...
Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged that the end of US military aid to Israel is “only a matter of time.”
The US-Israeli war on Iran is disrupting life in southern Italy, with truckers’ protests causing food shortages and threatening essential services.
TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Iran's Supreme National Security Ccouncil (SNSC) Secretary Major General Rezaei has detailed on the content of the four-way Tehran meeting with senior officials of Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in Tehran.
First published on Unmanned Africa South African aerospace and defence company Incomar used the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition at Air Force Base Waterkloof in September to debut a set of unmanned aircraft, avionics and ground control products. The portfolio covers radar-tracking validation, weapons testing, autonomous strike and counter-drone defence. DefenceWeb first reported the [...
The Ministry of Women's Affairs in Gaza says nearly 50,000 Palestinian women and girls have either been killed or maimed since Israel launched its genocidal war on the besieged strip.
The reelection of the 80-year-old leftist who has sharply criticized Israel's war in Gaza bucks a regional trend of right-wing victories in Latin America. Lula's opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro, refused to concede the election
High-level delegations from Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia visited Tehran on Monday and held four-way talks with Iranian officials. Here is the press statement following the meeting.
More than 2,600 Palestinians have been displaced as the Israeli army continued a large-scale military offensive in the West Bank city of Hebron for a fourth consecutive day on Monday, amid raids, closures, and assaults on residents, Anadolu reports. The army has shut all entrances to Hebron and surrounding villages since Friday following a shooting attack that killed two Israeli soldiers. Local so...
Tehran, IRNA – Artists and demonstrators in Milan, Italy, have commemorated children killed in Iranian southern city of Minab and Gaza during events marking the 82nd anniversary of the Gorla school massacre in World War Two.
Israeli media reports have highlighted growing divisions between Israel’s political and military leadership over how to deal with Iran, with security officials and allies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believing that Iran’s regime cannot be toppled through direct military action. Israel’s Channel 12 reported an “unprecedented” confrontation between army chief Eyal Zamir and Netanyahu, which ...
Hamas on Sunday condemned Israeli airstrikes on the campus of the Islamic University in Gaza City, describing the attack as a war crime and urging mediators and guarantor states of the ceasefire agreement to intervene immediately. In a statement, the movement said the strikes occurred while students were present on campus, killing three university staff members and injuring several others. Hamas d...
The talks were the first high-level contact between Iran and the three nations – which signed the Mecca mutual defense pact in August – since a war that began with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran also spread to Saudi Arabia and Yemen
Spokesman for the Yemeni military, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said that Yemeni air defense units struck the armed Wing Loong II reconnaissance drone with a surface-to-air missile while it was carrying out hostile operations.
Extremist Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday under heavy police protection on the eve of Israel’s general elections, Anadolu reports. Israeli Channel 7 reported that Ben-Gvir entered the flashpoint site amid tight security measures and performed prayers at the Al-Buraq Wall (Western Wall), the western portion of the Al-Aqs...
As Saudi Arabia fails to achieve its military objectives in Yemen, threats to target gatherings and tribal mobilizations are escalating.
The sanctions on Russia show that financial isolation damages people's standard of living. If more sanctions are imposed on Israel, cryptocurrency won't save the economy from fleeing foreign investors, falling exports and the erosion of savings
Four Palestinians, including a 7-year-old girl, were killed and 14 others injured in attacks by the Israeli army and Israel-backed gunmen in the Gaza Strip on Monday, amid daily violations of last year’s ceasefire agreement, a medical source said, Anadolu reports. The source at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza told Anadolu that the bodies of two young men and a girl were brought to the hospital fo...
Under Israel's current regime and circumstances, the possibility of a new round of fighting with Iran is not the only nightmare scenario
TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Yemen's armed forces spokesman Yahya Saree announced two successful ballistic missile operations against gatherings of Saudi-backed mercenaries in Aden and Lahj provinces, inflicting dozens of casualties.
Israel's military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, launched after a deadly attack by Palestinian gunmen, raises serious concerns of "ethnic cleansing", the United Nations warned Monday. The municipality in Hebron, the Palestinian territory's largest city, said in a statement that 3,189 people had been forced from their homes by the ongoing operation.
According to Unmanned Africa, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is planning to add more than the 12 Turkish Aksungur combat drones it has already named. Beyond the TUSAŞ aircraft, the service has announced the planned acquisition of two Chinese CH-4D unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and six additional T129 ATAK attack helicopters from Turkish Aerospace Industries […]
A quadrilateral meeting between delegations from Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Iran began in the Iranian capital Tehran on Monday, with talks set to focus on regional security, Israel’s activities in the region, and developments in Palestine and Lebanon, Anadolu reports. The meeting, hosted by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei, brought together delegations fro...
The human toll of Saudi aggression against Yemen continues to mount, with civilians, including women and children, paying the price for repeated attacks on residential areas.
Iran is prepared to respond in “unpredictable” ways to any attack on its territorial integrity, the Iranian parliament speaker said, warning that threats of all-out war or assassination operations would not force the Iranian people to abandon their rights and interests. In remarks carried by the Iranian Tasnim news agency, the speaker said Tehran would not allow any foreign power to impose its wil...
On October 2, 2026, the US State Department approved a possible $832 million Foreign Military Sale of Javelin anti-tank missiles to Egypt, marking Cairo’s first purchase of the system. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notification covers up to 2,020 Javelin FGM-148F missiles, including 20 “fly-to-buy” rounds for testing, and up to 200 Javelin Lightweight Command […]
Airbus will open a helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) subsidiary in Morocco in the coming months, Mickaël Bertrand, Managing Director of Airbus Helicopters Morocco, told Morocco World News (MWN) at the Marrakech Air Show. The centre will serve Morocco first and is designed to cover all of West Africa, Bertrand said. Bertrand framed the […]
The BBC has been "very compliant to Israel" by promoting the occupying regime’s narrative regarding the genocide in Gaza, a senior BBC broadcaster says.
Two Palestinians were killed, and three others were injured in Israeli gunfire and shelling targeting areas of Gaza City and Beit Lahia.
TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Iranian officials held a four-way meeting with senior officials of Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, which recently formed the Mecca security pact, in Tehran on Monday.
TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Highlighting the ongoing war between Iran and US-Israel, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says that the country is in a state of war and will not hesitate to defend itself against any renewed aggression.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrapped up his campaign to remain in power on Monday with a claim that Israel faced potential annihilation at the hands of Iran should his election rivals prevail. Over the course of a neck-and-neck race, Netanyahu has campaigned heavily on his security credentials, insisting only he can "finish the job" against Tehran and painting his main challenge...
Eyal Zamir warned his American counterpart as Netanyahu pressed the U.S. to launch joint strikes on Iran before Tuesday's vote, CNN reported. Defense Minister Katz denied an 'intention' to launch strikes before the election
By Laila Bassam and Maya GebeilyBEIRUT, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has spent three months preparing for a possible resumption of hostilities with Israel, after receiving an infusion of cash from Iran, according to Lebanese security personnel briefed on its activities.The group, founded by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in 1982, has been dealt severe blows in two wars with Israe...
CAIRO, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Parliament authorised Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday to take "all necessary measures" to help Saudi Arabia defend itself — a move that could push Cairo more directly into the conflict between the kingdom and Yemen's Iran-allied Houthis.Sisi had asked parliament to approve military support for Egypt's Gulf Arab ally and the world's biggest oil exporter i...
Baghaei says the meeting with senior officials from Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia could serve as a prelude to further steps toward shaping endogenous security.
When Palestinian negotiators returned from the Madrid peace talks in the early 1990s, they briefed the press at a theatre in East Jerusalem. It seems an odd setting for news of talks that held the world’s attention, until you discover the role theatre had played in Palestinian life since the Nakba. A burned-out cinema until 1984, the Palestinian National Theatre was where the negotiator Hanan Ashr...