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'Beirut Fragments' captures the horror Israel keeps inflicting on Lebanon Submitted by Belen Fernandez on Tue, 10/13/2026 - 07:16 Jean Said Makdisi's reissued memoir recounts bombardment, siege and civilian resistance in scenes painfully familiar from Gaza and Israel's renewed assault on Lebanon...

No danger found after Tel Aviv-Vienna flight 'threat', Austrian Airlines says Austrian Airlines LHAG.DE said in an update on Monday that searches of flight OS82's aircraft, passengers and crew in Bulgaria's capital of Sofia found no danger after a threat forced the flight to divert late on Sunday...

Israeli police arrest suspects over settler attacks on US journalist, European diplomats Israeli police on Monday announced that they have arrested eight suspects as part of an investigation into settler violence in the West Bank over the weekend. The incidents included attacks on American...

Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned US citizens of Iranian access to nuclear weapons, claiming that gas prices will decrease once Tehran's "regime disappears". In a video message addressed to...

Israeli blockade prevents access to vital care for Gaza's amputees "My life is worse than before the war," Omar Halawa, a Palestinian child amputee from Gaza told Middle East Eye. "Everything I used to do, I can't do anymore," the young boy said, who was injured after an Israeli tank shelled him...

US Embassy in UAE urges citizens exercise ‘heightened vigilance’ in the Middle East The US Embassy in UAE issued a security alert warning its citizens in the Middle East to "exercise heightened vigilance" amid escalations in the region. "Americans currently in the Middle East should exercise...

Iran's Araghchi says US-Iran negotiations are not over At a diplomatic summit in Baghdad on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran’s offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within six days remains on the table, with US-Iran talks set to resume on the seventh day if Washington...

Warning issued in Saudi's Jazan Saudi Arabia's civil defence issued a warning alert early on Monday over the city of Jazan, which has since passed. "The danger has passed in Jizan City. For your safety, continue following #CivilDefense instructions and avoid gathering and filming," the General...

Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv diverts to Bulgaria's Sofia after 'threat' An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Bulgarian capital Sofia after a threat was made against the aircraft, according to Reuters citing an airline spokesperson. The plane, carrying 5...

Israel’s 2026 election: Who are the main leaders and where do they stand on the key issues? The Israeli election on 27 October is one of the most important in the country’s history, the first since 2022 and the Hamas-led attacks of 2023, the genocide in Gaza and the war on Iran. Prime Minister...