• Quotes
  • Shortcuts
The Executive's Internet
Thurs, May 2nd
icon
GoogleAmazonWikipedia


spacerspacer

 

 NEWS: NYT MIDDLE EAST
Setup News Ticker
   NEWS: NYT MIDDLE EAST
NYT Middle East
May 02, 2024

U.S. and Israel Struggle With Clashing Visions on Ending Gaza War
The Biden administration wants to focus on a cease-fire and rebuilding Gaza, but Israel's leader is pushing a new offensive.

NYT Middle East
May 01, 2024

Blinken Turns Up Pressure on Hamas to Accept Gaza Cease-Fire Deal
"The time is now," Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken declared, urging Hamas to accept the terms of a proposed truce. He also made clear that he expected more from Israel.

NYT Middle East
May 01, 2024

Colombia Will Sever Ties With Israel Over Gaza War
Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first leftist president, made the announcement in front of cheering crowds in the capital that had gathered for International Workers' Day.

NYT Middle East
May 01, 2024

Blinken Meets With Netanyahu, Hoping to Stave Off Rafah Assault
President Biden is pushing Hamas to release some hostages for a six-week cease-fire, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will do a major assault in Rafah "with or without" a deal.

NYT Middle East
May 01, 2024

Palestinians in Gaza Express Gratitude for U.S. Campus Protests
The protests have come at a fearful time for Palestinians in Rafah, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel vowing to launch a ground invasion of the city.

NYT Middle East
Apr 30, 2024

Netanyahu Vows to Invade Rafah ‘With or Without' Cease-Fire Deal
As mediators pressed for a truce and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken toured the region, a ground incursion into the southern Gazan city loomed.

NYT Middle East
Apr 30, 2024

Hamas and Fatah Officials, Longtime Rivals, Met in China
The Chinese government did not say when the talks between the main Palestinian factions were held. Expectations for progress were low.

NYT Middle East
Apr 30, 2024

Blinken Is in Jordan to Discuss Aid for Gaza
The visit comes as the Biden administration is trying to increase pressure on Hamas to accept a deal that would result in a temporary cease-fire in the war in Gaza and the release of some hostages.

NYT Middle East
Apr 30, 2024

Blinken Arrives in Jordan to Discuss Aid for Gaza
The visit comes as the Biden administration is trying to increase pressure on Hamas to accept a deal that would result in a temporary cease-fire in the war in Gaza and the release of some hostages.

NYT Middle East
Apr 29, 2024

Hope Rises for New Talks on Gaza Cease-fire as Israel Scales Back Demands
Israel reduced the initial number of hostages it wants released to 33. If Hamas agrees to attend, negotiations on a cease-fire could resume in Cairo this week.

NYT Middle East
Apr 29, 2024

Blinken Urges Hamas to Accept Israel's Cease-Fire Proposal
"The only thing standing between the people of Gaza and a cease-fire is Hamas," said Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken.

NYT Middle East
Apr 29, 2024

Hamas Fires Rockets Into Israel from Lebanon
The launches, nearly all of which Israel shot down, were an apparent attempt by the group to show it remains a threat even as the war has degraded its military capabilities in Gaza.

NYT Middle East
Apr 29, 2024

Israeli Officials Believe ICC Is Preparing Arrest Warrants Over Gaza War
The officials said they thought that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others could be charged by the International Criminal Court and that the court was also considering warrants for Hamas leaders.

NYT Middle East
Apr 29, 2024

World Central Kitchen Will Resume Aid Operations in Gaza
The organization halted aid efforts in the enclave after seven of its workers were killed in an Israeli attack. It said it would resume operations with a local team of Palestinian aid workers.

NYT Middle East
Apr 29, 2024

Israeli Officials Believe ICC Is Preparing Arrest Warrants Over Hamas War
The officials said they believed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israelis could be charged, and that the court was also considering warrants for Hamas leaders.

NYT Middle East
Apr 29, 2024

In Northern Israel, Clashes With Hezbollah Drive a Hospital Underground
Subterranean operations at Galilee Medical Center are a striking example of how life in northern Israel has been upended since Hezbollah began launching near-daily attacks.

NYT Middle East
Apr 29, 2024

As Anger Grows Over Gaza, Arab Leaders Crack Down on Protests
Grief and rage over the war and Israel have led to demonstrations across the Arab world. Arrests suggest governments fear the outrage could boomerang.

NYT Middle East
Apr 28, 2024

TikTok Star Is Killed in Third Death of Social Media Influencer in Iraq
The shooting of Ghufran Mahdi Sawadi, known online as Um Fahad, comes amid tightening laws and increasingly conservative attitudes in the country.

NYT Middle East
Apr 28, 2024

Israeli Officials Believe I.C.C. Is Preparing Arrest Warrants Over Hamas War
Israeli and foreign officials say it appears the International Criminal Court is preparing to move against top Israeli and Hamas officials. The prosecutors' office of the court declined to comment.

NYT Middle East
Apr 28, 2024

Israeli Officials Believe I.C.C. Is Preparing Arrest Warrants Over War
Israeli and foreign officials say it appears the International Criminal Court is preparing to move against top Israeli and Hamas officials. The prosecutors' office of the court declined to comment.

NYT Middle East
Apr 28, 2024

Biden and Netanyahu Discuss Possible Cease-Fire and Hostage Deal
The president spoke with the Israeli prime minister on Sunday, the same day Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken left for his latest trip to the Middle East.

NYT Middle East
Apr 28, 2024

Biden and Netanyahu Discuss Rafah, Possible Cease-Fire Deal and Hostages
The president spoke with the Israeli prime minister on Sunday, the same day Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken left for his latest trip to the Middle East.

NYT Middle East
Apr 28, 2024

With Israel Poised to Invade Rafah, Negotiators Try Again for Cease-Fire Deal
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was headed to Saudi Arabia in search of an agreement that would pause the fighting and free hostages held by Hamas.

NYT Middle East
Apr 28, 2024

World Central Kitchen Will Resume Operations in Gaza
The organization halted aid efforts in the enclave after seven of its workers were killed in an Israeli attack. It said it would resume operations with a local team of Palestinian aid workers.

NYT Middle East
Apr 28, 2024

In Northern Israel, Clashes With Hezbollah Drives a Hospital Underground
Subterranean operations at Galilee Medical Center are a striking example of how life in northern Israel has been upended since Hezbollah began launching near-daily attacks.

NYT Middle East
Apr 28, 2024

Even With Gaza Under Siege, Some Are Imagining Its Reconstruction
International development agencies have been meeting with Middle East business interests and urban planners to map out an economic future for the territory.

NYT Middle East
Apr 27, 2024

Hamas Says It Is Reviewing Israel's Cease-Fire Proposal for Gaza
The statement came as anticipation was growing of an Israeli invasion of Rafah, where more than a million Gazans have been displaced.

NYT Middle East
Apr 27, 2024

Israel Delivers More Aid to Gaza, but Threat of Famine Persists, U.N. Says
Israel says the number of trucks entering the enclave has doubled to an average of 400 a day. The U.N. disputes that, but agrees that the pace of deliveries has quickened.

NYT Middle East
Apr 27, 2024

Aid Flows to Gaza Are Rising, U.N. says, but More Is Needed
Israel says the number of trucks entering the enclave has doubled to an average of 400 a day. The U.N. disputes that, but agrees that the pace of deliveries has quickened.

NYT Middle East
Apr 27, 2024

Hamas Says It Is Reviewing an Israeli Proposal on a Cease-Fire Deal
The statement came as anticipation was growing of an Israeli invasion of Rafah, where more than a million Gazans have been displaced.

NYT Middle East
Apr 27, 2024

Heat Wave in Gaza Challenges Pharmacists Ability to Store Medicine
High temperatures this week have left people sweltering and challenged businesses that need to keep their products cool.

NYT Middle East
Apr 27, 2024

After Israel Aid Vote, Pocan Seeks to Show Biden Liberal Dismay on Gaza
The progressive Democrat from a rural, mostly white Wisconsin district is highlighting that it is not just young people of color who are concerned about the war.

NYT Middle East
Apr 26, 2024

Blinken Plans Israel Visit Next Week
The visit next week will come as talks on a cease-fire deal have stalled and tensions have risen over the treatment of civilians in the war.

NYT Middle East
Apr 26, 2024

Blinken to Return to Israel to Discuss Hostages and Planned Rafah Incursion
The visit next week will come as talks on a cease-fire deal have stalled and tensions have risen over the treatment of civilians in the war.

NYT Middle East
Apr 26, 2024

Police Arrest Rabbis Demanding Cease-Fire at Rally Near Gaza-Israel Border
A group of about 30 rabbis and peace activists from Israel and the United States was trying to take food supplies into the territory.

NYT Middle East
Apr 26, 2024

Rabbis Arrested Near Gaza-Israel Border at Rally to Highlight Starvation
A group of about 30 rabbis and peace activists from Israel and the United States were trying to take food supplies into the territory.

NYT Middle East
Apr 26, 2024

A Baby Born in Gaza After Her Mother Was Killed Has Died
The birth of the girl, captured on video, brought a glimmer of hope to war-torn Gaza, but she died of respiratory problems after five days, her uncle said.

NYT Middle East
Apr 26, 2024

U.S. Army Begins Building Floating Aid Pier off Gaza
The structure is meant to allow humanitarian assistance to enter Gaza via the Mediterranean Sea, bypassing Israeli restrictions on land convoys.

NYT Middle East
Apr 26, 2024

Israel's Military Campaign Has Left Gaza's Medical System Near Collapse
The Israeli military's bombardment and invasion of Gaza have decimated its health care system in a way that aid groups and international bodies are increasingly calling "systematic."

NYT Middle East
Apr 26, 2024

U.N. Official Says ‘Every Day Counts' in Aid Efforts for Gaza
Citing Israeli progress but adding that much more needs to be done to meet the vast need.

NYT Middle East
Apr 25, 2024

U.S. Army Begins Building Floating Aid Pier off Gaza, Pentagon Says
The structure is meant to allow humanitarian assistance to enter Gaza via the Mediterranean Sea, bypassing Israeli restrictions on land convoys.

NYT Middle East
Apr 25, 2024

José Andrés Eulogizes 7 World Central Kitchen Workers Killed in Gaza
The chef voiced "regret, sorrow and anger" at a Washington memorial for the workers slain while delivering food for his World Central Kitchen.

NYT Middle East
Apr 25, 2024

Gaza Authorities Say More Bodies Were Discovered in Mass Grave
An analysis of satellite imagery and videos by the The Times found that two of three graves had been dug on a hospital's grounds before an Israeli raid.

NYT Middle East
Apr 25, 2024

Israel's Claim of Killing ‘Half' of Hezbollah Commanders in Lebanon Draws Skepticism
The assertion is just "psychological warfare," says one Lebanese expert on the militant group.

NYT Middle East
Apr 25, 2024

Sheppie Abramowitz, Who Advocated Relief for Refugees, Dies at 88
She helped people fleeing conflicts in Vietnam, China, Kosovo and elsewhere around the world, and established the Washington office of the International Rescue Committee.

NYT Middle East
Apr 25, 2024

Iran Sentences Prominent Rapper to Death, Lawyer Says
The rapper, Toomaj Salehi, was initially arrested after releasing music in support of the 2022 protests over the death of a young woman in police custody.

NYT Middle East
Apr 25, 2024

‘To the Future': Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower
The oil-rich kingdom is plowing money into glitzy events, computing power and artificial intelligence research, putting it in the middle of an escalating U.S.-China struggle for technological influence.

NYT Middle East
Apr 24, 2024

Israel Calls Alliance With U.S. ‘Ironclad' After Receiving Billions in Aid
The money from Washington, which includes $5 billion to replenish Israel's defenses and $1 billion for Gazan civilians, comes as Israel readies to invade Rafah.

NYT Middle East
Apr 24, 2024

After $15 Billion in Military Aid, Israel Calls Alliance With U.S. ‘Ironclad'
The money from Washington, which includes $5 billion to replenish Israel's defenses and $1 billion for Gazan civilians, comes as Israel readies to invade Rafah.

NYT Middle East
Apr 24, 2024

Israeli-American Hostage, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Is Seen in Hamas Video
The video appeared to be the first time that Mr. Goldberg-Polin, who was grievously injured in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack, has been seen alive since he was taken captive.

NYT Middle East
Apr 24, 2024

Extreme Heat Worsens Gaza's Dire Problems
The tents that failed to keep out the cold when many Gazans first fled their homes have now become suffocating as highs surpass 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

NYT Middle East
Apr 24, 2024

With Temperatures Soaring, Gazans Swelter in Makeshift Tents
The tents that failed to keep out the cold when many Gazans first fled their homes have now become suffocating as highs surpass 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

NYT Middle East
Apr 24, 2024

Germany Will Resume Funding for UNRWA After a UN Report
The announcement was likely to further strain Germany's longstanding ties with Israel, which have deteriorated because of differences over the war in Gaza.

NYT Middle East
Apr 24, 2024

Israel's Invasion of Rafah Is All but Inevitable, Experts Say
Israel says an assault on Gaza's southernmost city is vital to dismantling Hamas and has proposed evacuating civilians. But more than a million people have taken refuge in the city.

NYT Middle East
Apr 24, 2024

Senate Approves $95 Billion Aid Bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
The overwhelming bipartisan vote for the long-stalled $95.3 billion aid package capped a tortured journey for the legislation on Capitol Hill. President Biden is expected to quickly sign it.

NYT Middle East
Apr 23, 2024

Senate Approves Aid Bill for Ukraine and Israel, Sending It to Biden
The overwhelming bipartisan vote for the long-stalled $95.3 billion aid package capped a tortured journey for the legislation on Capitol Hill. President Biden is expected to quickly sign it.

NYT Middle East
Apr 23, 2024

Israel Plans to Expand ‘Humanitarian Zone' if It Invades Rafah
An oceanside area currently crowded with displaced Gazans is among the sites being eyed for a larger safe zone for evacuees, a military official said.

NYT Middle East
Apr 23, 2024

Senate Votes to Push Ukraine and Israel Aid Bill Toward Final Passage
The test vote reflected overwhelming bipartisan support for the long-stalled $95.3 billion aid package, which President Biden has urged lawmakers to pass quickly so he can sign it into law.

NYT Middle East
Apr 23, 2024

U.S. universities struggle to calm campuses torn by the Gaza war.


NYT Middle East
Apr 23, 2024

UN Calls for Inquiry After Mass Graves Found at 2 Gaza Hospitals
Palestinian officials said scores of bodies had been found, some shot in the head, at one hospital after Israeli forces withdrew. Israel said it had dug up and reburied some bodies in a search for hostages.

NYT Middle East
Apr 23, 2024

Hezbollah Claims Drone Attack 10 Miles Inside Israel
The Israeli military said that it had intercepted two aerial attacks off its northern coast, but did not comment on Hezbollah's claim that it had hit a military barracks. The extent of any damage was not clear.

NYT Middle East
Apr 23, 2024

Israel Hasn't Offered Evidence Tying Many U.N. Workers to Hamas, Review Says
The review did not address whether some employees of a U.N. agency, UNRWA, took part in the Oct. 7 attack, but it said no evidence had emerged that many UNRWA workers belonged to militant groups.

NYT Middle East
Apr 23, 2024

2 Starving Families in Gaza Try to Keep Their Children Alive
The United Nations says famine is likely to set in by May. For those living under Israel's attacks and a crippling blockade, every day is a race against time.

NYT Middle East
Apr 23, 2024

Trapped and Starving, 2 Families in Gaza Try to Keep Their Children Alive
The United Nations says famine is likely to set in by May. For those living under Israel's attacks and a crippling blockade, every day is a race against time.

NYT Middle East
Apr 22, 2024

The Stark Reality of Israel's Fight in Gaza
Israel has failed to achieve its two primary goals of the war, while the suffering of Palestinians erodes support even among its allies.

NYT Middle East
Apr 22, 2024

Israel Hasn't Offered Evidence Tying U.N. Workers to Hamas, Review Says
The review did not address whether some employees of a U.N. agency, UNRWA, took part in the Oct. 7 attack, but it said no evidence had emerged that many UNRWA workers belonged to militant groups.

NYT Middle East
Apr 22, 2024

Palestinian Baby Delivered After Mother Killed in Israeli Strike
The baby was born 10 weeks premature and weighed three pounds, a doctor said. Her father and sister also died.

NYT Middle East
Apr 22, 2024

Israel Hasn't Offered Evidence Tying U.N. Workers to Terrorism, Review Says
Israel has said that one in ten employees in Gaza of a U.N. relief agency, UNRWA, belong to Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and that the agency should be disbanded.

NYT Middle East
Apr 22, 2024

Palestinian Baby Delivered After Mother Killed in Israeli Strike
The baby was born 10 weeks premature and weighed three pounds, a doctor said. Her father and sister also died.

NYT Middle East
Apr 22, 2024

Car Attack in Jerusalem Injures at Least 3
The police arrested two men who fled the area after a car rammed into pedestrians. The Israeli authorities said the attack was an act of terrorism.

NYT Middle East
Apr 22, 2024

Israelis Prepare to Mark Passover With Hostages Still in Gaza
Many Jews say they will adapt their Passover rituals around the Seder table this year to fit the somber mood of a country at war.

NYT Middle East
Apr 22, 2024

Israel Planned Bigger Attack on Iran, but Scaled It Back to Avoid War
The strike on Iran on Friday was originally intended to be much broader in scope, but after intense pressure from allies, Israeli leaders agreed to ratchet it down.

NYT Middle East
Apr 21, 2024

Terry Anderson, Reporter Held Hostage for Six Years, Dies at 76
The Beirut bureau chief for The Associated Press, he was kidnapped in 1985 by Islamic militants.

NYT Middle East
Apr 21, 2024

U.S. Considers Imposing Sanctions on Israeli Military Unit
Israeli leaders expressed alarm about the possible action by the Biden administration over rights violations in the West Bank.

NYT Middle East
Apr 21, 2024

Explosion Hits Iraqi Military Base Used by Iran-backed Armed Group
It was unclear who carried out the attack in Babylon Province, south of Baghdad.

NYT Middle East
Apr 21, 2024

Palestinians in West Bank Protest Israeli Raid That Killed at Least 10
At least 10 people were killed when Israeli forces raided the Nur Shams refugee camp, an episode that illustrated the territory's continuing violence.

NYT Middle East
Apr 21, 2024

Israeli Airstrikes in Rafah Kill at Least 10 Palestinians, Including Children
For weeks, Palestinians have been bracing for a ground offensive on the southern Gaza city, where over 1 million residents have fled.

NYT Middle East
Apr 21, 2024

Iran on Edge Amid Airstrikes, Crackdowns and Fear of War
Facing deep economic troubles and a restive population, the government seems to have adopted a policy of declaring victory over Israel and cracking down at home, analysts say.

NYT Middle East
Apr 20, 2024

Israel's Strike on Iran Highlights Its Ability to Evade Tehran's Air Defenses
The retaliatory attack damaged a defense system near Natanz, a city in central Iran that is critical to the country's nuclear weapons program.

NYT Middle East
Apr 20, 2024

Explosion Damages Iraqi Military Base Used by Iran-backed Armed Group
It was unclear who carried out the attack in Iraq's Babylon province, south of Baghdad.

NYT Middle East
Apr 20, 2024

Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza Kill at Least 10 Palestinians in Rafah, Including Children
For weeks, Palestinians have been bracing for a ground offensive on the southern Gaza city, where over 1 million residents have fled.

NYT Middle East
Apr 20, 2024

Strike Was Meant to Show Iran that Israel Could Paralyze Its Defenses
This attack used a fraction of the fire power Iran deployed last week when it launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel.

NYT Middle East
Apr 20, 2024

House Approves $95 Billion Aid Bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
After months of delay at the hands of a bloc of ultraconservative Republicans, the package drew overwhelming bipartisan support, reflecting broad consensus.

NYT Middle East
Apr 20, 2024

Fears Over Iran Buoy Netanyahu at Home. For Now.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, lost considerable support after the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks on Israel. Tensions with Iran have helped him claw some of it back.

NYT Middle East
Apr 19, 2024

Israel Strikes an Iranian Military Base, but Damage Appears Limited
The drone attack may have been launched from inside Iran, once again demonstrating Israel's ability to carry out clandestine operations there.

NYT Middle East
Apr 19, 2024

Israel's Strike on Iran: A Limited Attack but a Potentially Big Signal
Israel hit a strategic city with carefully measured force, but made the point that it could strike at a center of Iran's nuclear program.

NYT Middle East
Apr 19, 2024

Liberal Democrats Urge ‘No' Vote on Israel Aid to Pressure Biden on Gaza
Progressives in the House who oppose unfettered military aid to Israel are pressing their colleagues to vote against the $26 billion bill, which is likely to pass, to send a message to President Biden.

NYT Middle East
Apr 19, 2024

At G7 Meeting in Capri, Blinken Tackles Rough Seas and Global Crises
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and his counterparts, who met on the Italian island of Capri, welcomed signs that tensions between Iran and Israel might not worsen.

NYT Middle East
Apr 19, 2024

Israel Launched Missiles as Well as Drones at Iran, Officials Say
Though it was not immediately clear if the missiles struck targets inside Iran, their use would mean more sophisticated firepower was involved in the attack than first reported.

NYT Middle East
Apr 19, 2024

Ukraine Aid Bill Clears Critical Hurdle in the House as Democrats Supply the Votes
Democrats stepped in to support bringing the aid package to the floor, in a remarkable breach of custom on a key vote that paved the way for its passage.

NYT Middle East
Apr 19, 2024

The Shadow War Between Iran and Israel: A Timeline
A recent round of strikes has brought the conflict more clearly into the open and raised fears of a broader war.

NYT Middle East
Apr 19, 2024

Iran-Israel Shadow War Timeline: A History of Recent Hostilities
A recent round of strikes has brought the conflict more clearly into the open and raised fears of a broader war.

NYT Middle East
Apr 19, 2024

Drones Believed to Have Been Used in Iran Attack Are a Common Israeli Weapon
Iranian officials said that an attack Friday used small drones possibly launched from inside Iran, and that radar systems had not detected unidentified aircraft entering Iranian airspace.

NYT Middle East
Apr 19, 2024

Johnson Turns to Democrats to Bring Up Ukraine Aid Bill in the House
Democrats, who stepped in late Thursday to save a resolution paving the way for the foreign aid package to be considered, will have to do so again on Friday in a critical vote on the House floor.

NYT Middle East
Apr 19, 2024

Israel's Strike Was Smaller Than Expected, and So Was Iran's Reaction
The relatively limited scope of the attack, as well as a muted response from Iranian officials, may have lowered the chances of an immediate escalation, analysts said.

NYT Middle East
Apr 19, 2024

Turkey Earthquake Trial Opens Amid Anger and Tears
More than 300 people were killed when temblors toppled an upscale residential complex. Survivors hope a court will punish the men who built it.

NYT Middle East
Apr 19, 2024

What We Know About Israel's Strike in Iran
Israel struck Iran early Friday, according to officials from both countries, in what appeared to be its first military response to the Iranian attack on Israel last weekend.

NYT Middle East
Apr 19, 2024

Isfahan Is Home to Iranian Missile and Nuclear Facilities
Missiles are produced near the city, which also has nuclear research centers.

NYT Middle East
Apr 19, 2024

Reaction to Israel's Strike in Iran Plays Down Significance
In Israel, officials described the strike as a limited response designed to avoid escalating tensions. Iran state television said military and nuclear facilities were safe.

NYT Middle East
Apr 19, 2024

In Unusual Vote, Democrats Rescue Measure to Allow Vote on Ukraine Bill
A resolution to pave the way for the foreign aid package was on track to die in committee amid Republican opposition when Democrats stepped in to save it.

  • CEOExpress
  • c/o CommunityScape | 200 Anderson Avenue
    Rochester, NY 14607
  • Contact
  • As an Amazon Associate
    CEOExpress earns from
    qualifying purchases.

©1999-2024 CEOExpress Company LLC