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Is Burnham just Starmer with vibes? The same lobby groups funded both Submitted by Joe Gill on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 10:51 Big business and pro-Israel interests have dominated the Labour Party from Blair to Starmer. The new PM has little time to show he's not just that system's new face Britain's Prime Minister Andy Bur

Greece signs $3.5bn air defence deal with Israel Submitted by Sean Mathews on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 15:07 Deepening defence ties comes amid rising tensions between Israel and Turkey, Greece's historic foe Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shakes hands with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis after a mee

Analysis: Why has organised crime exploded in Palestinian communities in Israel? In December 2003, a bomb ripped through the heart of Tel Aviv as part of a brazen attempt to assassinate Israel's notorious crime boss Zeev Rosenstein. Rosenstein survived what would be the seventh attempt on his life, but three bystanders were killed. The attack, which occurred during the height of the Second Intifada and exposed the growing power of the criminal underwor

Jordan intelligence chief spearheaded move to arrest US journalist Ali Younes Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 14:58 Jordan faces calls to lose billions in US funding unless it releases American journalist its holding for allegedly reposting an article Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin me

Vance says Trump Kharg post was 'message' to Iran US Vice President JD Vance has said that President Donald Trump was sending a message to Iran when he posted an AI-generated video that appeared to show the US military blowing up oil facilities on Iran's Kharg Island earlier on Monday.  "The president likes to switch it up on social media a little bit," Vance said when asked about Trump's post at a press conference.  "He would be the first to say he do

Araghchi blames ‘serpent’ Netanyahu for luring Washington into war on Iran Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that Tehran will respond decisively to further attacks following the US bombing of Larak Island, which killed and wounded Iranian civilians and soldiers. Speaking on Monday before travelling to Bishkek for a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, Pezeshkian said Iran “is not looking for war” but would “never sit still in the face of

Morocco's revived claim to Ceuta and Melilla is not a demand for decolonisation Submitted by Joseph Massad on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 12:36 Rabat's territorial ambitions serve its grudge against Madrid over Western Sahara while aligning with US and Israeli hostility towards Spain over its stance on Gaza A Spanish police o

Senior Iranian source warns of harsher response to further US attacks A senior Iranian source told Reuters on Monday that overnight hostilities between the United States and Iran remained a “limited and contained confrontation”, while warning that Tehran was prepared to respond harshly to any further attack. The source, who has direct knowledge of Iranian decision-making and spoke anonymously, said conditions in the Strait of Hormuz “will become worse f

Turkey says roadmap being prepared to expand Mecca defence alliance Turkey is working on a roadmap for other countries to join a joint defence pact established earlier this month with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Monday. Fidan was speaking at a press conference after the first meeting of a key committee established under what has been described as the “Mecca Defence Alliance”. The alliance brings together Turk

Pentagon signs seven-year deals to boost missile production The US Pentagon said on Monday it had secured seven-year agreements with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and Lockheed Martin to increase missile production. The agreements aim to “increase production quantities and accelerate delivery schedules” for critical missile components used in the THAAD and Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptor programmes, the Pentagon said. The move comes as de

Israeli army shoots first and finds reasons to justify mass killings later, veterans group says Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 11:31 Breaking the Silence says Israeli military attacks then searches for evidence to link those it has killed to armed groups Israeli soldiers remove the body of a Palestinian

Why has organised crime exploded in Palestinian communities in Israel? Submitted by MEE correspondent on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 09:20 Israel's failure to solve most cases has transformed organised crime into a political crisis for Palestinian citizens, exposing failures in policing, investment and state protection Israel

Araghchi blames ‘serpent’ Netanyahu for luring Washington into war on Iran Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 11:52 Tehran warns Washington against further attacks as senior US commanders raise concerns over military overstretch An Iranian woman walks past an anti-US billboard at Enghelab Square in centr

Pezeshkian to Modi: Tehran still interested in negotiated solution Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that Tehran is still interested in a negotiated solution to the war with the US, amid renewed hostilities between the two countries. The semi-official Tasnim news agency reports that Pezeshkian met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, telling him that

Two killed in US attack on Larak: Iranian state media Two people were killed and several others wounded in the US attack on Larak, Iranian state media IRNA reports, citing the governor of Qeshm.

Lebanon's Aoun calls for implementation of US-backed agreement with Israel Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has urged for the full implementation of a US-backed framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel. Aoun stressed in a statement on X that the deal should be adopted “by both sides, without selectivity," following a meeting with his Greek counterpart Konstantinos Tasoulas in Athens. “Lebanon and its people are tired of wars, and the goal of negoti

Yemen’s traditional arms trade has evolved into a modern, internet-driven marketplace Submitted by MEE correspondent on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 09:45 For Yemenis, weapon ownership signals social status, driving dealers to open online stores to meet continued demand Yemenis brandish their rifles during a rally to commemo

Why EU-Israel data-sharing deal must be quashed Submitted by Raja Natour on Fri, 08/28/2026 - 17:08 By enabling the exchange of sensitive personal information, the draft agreement would heighten the dangers facing Palestinians Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with a top EU official during a new

Ben Gvir films Palestinian women in cells, boasts of worsening prison conditions Submitted by Fayha Shalash on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 09:23 Rights groups accuse Ben Gvir of exploiting the suffering of female detainees at Damon Prison for political propaganda Israeli police surround far-right National Security Minister It

IRGC: Oil tanker catches fire after hitting mines in Strait of Hormuz Iran's IRGC has said that an oil tanker attempting to cross an "illegal route" through the Strait of Hormuz has caught fire after hitting two sea mines. In a statement carried by IRIB, the IRGC said that the vessel “completely stopped" after colliding with the mines.