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The region known as the Middle East has been conquered and reconquered by every super power in the West. This has created a region rich in a culture of resistance and thousands of ethnic groups looking for their piece of land. This has created a complicated region and Jpost's Middle East News simplifies it.

 PALESTINIAN GUERRILLAS patrol the Amman streets in Sept. 1970, after a civil war – known as Black September – broke out between the Jordanian army and various Palestinian forces.

Voices from the Arab press: Iran is at the forefront, and Gaza is being sidelined

Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi

Rappers, Grammys show support for Iranian rapper sentenced to death

 Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani attends a press conference, in Baghdad, Iraq April 22, 2024.

Iraq criminalizes same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison

By REUTERS
 A view of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) media centre on the day of the foreign ministers' meeting, in Goa, India May 5, 2023.

Iran slams Israel, West at China-led SCO economic bloc meeting

 AN ANTI-ISRAEL protester glorifies the Intifada last November at the UC Davis Quad.

Iran, Middle East countries focus on US university protests

 An official slides down a rope during a helicopter raid on MSC Aries ship at sea in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released on April 13, 2024.

Iran says crew of Israel-linked ship to be released

By REUTERS
 Ship and tug boats are seen at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen February 1, 2017.

Yemen's Houthis say they targeted Andromeda Star British ship in Red Sea

By REUTERS
THE BORDER between the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Iran.

Four killed in attack on northern Iraq’s Khor Mor gas field, advisor to Iraqi Kurdish PM says

By REUTERS
 BRITISH JOURNALIST and author Douglas Murray was honored with special recognition by Israel for his advocacy on behalf of the country in the wake of October 7.

Douglas Murray on Iran attack, anti-Israel marches, and Israel’s resilience

 A customer stands in front of empty shelves for some coffee products inside a supermarket in Tunis, Tunisia September 3, 2022.

Experts advocate for Tunisian food sovereignty as a path to independence

By Giorgia Valente/The Media Line
 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of academic elites and scientific talents in Tehran, Iran October 19, 2022

US announces additional sanctions on Iranian entities, individuals involved in UAV development

 EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF Josep Borrell arrives to attend an EU-Israel Association Council in Brussels in 2022. ‘We really want to see Europe standing up and recognizing the right of Israel to protect itself,’ Szijjarto says.

'Another blow to Iran': EU votes in favor of resolution against Islamic Republic

 Pentagon Press Secretary U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, DC, Dec. 5, 2023.

US could begin construction of floating pier off Gaza ‘very soon’

 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inspects the Egyptian military units in Suez, as he told the media in his speech that Cairo is playing a very positive role in de-escalating the Gaza crisis, Egypt, October 25, 2023.

'God granted us victory': Egypt celebrates Sinai liberation day

 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a protest against the recent killings of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza-Israel border and the U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem, in Istanbul, Turkey May 18, 2018.

Turkey attempts to establish a foothold in the Palestinian arena, Arab countries refuse

 Missile fire from Iran on April 14, 2024, as seen from Ashkelon

Iran's missle attack on Israel escalates tensions and lead for a call for action - opinion

By DR. IMAN FOROUTAN/THE MEDIA LINE
 A Houthi follower holds a rocket launcher as others carry a cutout banner, portraying the Galaxy Leader cargo ship which was seized by Houthis, during a parade as part of a 'popular army' mobilization campaign by the movement, in Sanaa, Yemen, February 7, 2024.

Yemen's Houthis say they targeted American and Israeli ships

By REUTERS
 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of academic elites and scientific talents in Tehran, Iran October 19, 2022

Iran tried to cover up damage of alleged Israeli strikes

 Lise Grande, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq at the time, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Erbil, Iraq October 13, 2016.

Former UN official Lise Grande to take role of Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues

Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi

Iranian rapper who took part in Mahsa Amini protests sentenced to death

The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, before the beginning of a board of governors meeting, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021.

Be skeptical of reports of Iran ‘withdrawing’ from Syria

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