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Dozens killed in Lebanon as Israel intensifies strikes

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 27, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

Israel says it struck 100 Hezbollah infrastructure sites and fighters in Lebanon, after PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to "crush" Hezbollah.

Internet starts coming back in Iran after months-long blackout

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 26, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

Internet access has been cut off in the country since the start of the war in late February.

Internet starts coming back in Iran after months-long blackout

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 26, 2026👁 6♥ 0💬 0

Internet access has been cut off in the country since the start of the war in late February.

Iran condemns US strikes as 'gross violation' of ceasefire

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 26, 2026👁 1♥ 0💬 0

The attacks took place while Iranian and Qatari negotiators were in Doha for peace talks.

Iran condemns US strikes as 'gross violation' of ceasefire

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 26, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

The attacks took place while Iranian and Qatari negotiators were in Doha for peace talks.

US launches new strikes on Iran, targeting missile sites and boats

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 26, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

US Central Command says the strikes were taken in "self-defence", while Iran reports it downed a US drone that entered its airspace.

US launches new strikes on Iran, targeting missile sites and boats

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 26, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

US Central Command says the strikes were taken in "self-defence", while Iran reports it downed a US drone that entered its airspace.

Rights group accuses UAE of being transit point for mercenaries on way to Sudan

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 26, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

The United Arab Emirates has denied any involvement in the civil war and says it investigates alleged links.

Rights group accuses UAE of being transit point for mercenaries on way to Sudan

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 26, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

The United Arab Emirates has denied any involvement in the civil war and says it investigates alleged links.

Netanyahu says Israel will intensify strikes against Hezbollah

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 26, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

The Israeli military hits targets in eastern Lebanon after the prime minister announces further strikes.

Netanyahu says Israel will intensify strikes against Hezbollah

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 26, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

The Israeli military hits targets in eastern Lebanon after the prime minister announces further strikes.

Deal with US not imminent, Iran says

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 25, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

The US secretary of state earlier said that an agreement could possibly come on Monday.

Deal with US not imminent, Iran says

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 25, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

The US secretary of state earlier said that an agreement could possibly come on Monday.

More than 1.5m foreign pilgrims begin Hajj despite Iran war fears

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 25, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

Saudi Arabia says that is 11,000 more than the number of Muslims who travelled to the Gulf kingdom last year.

'Hopefully we can pull it off' - Rubio on Iran deal

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 25, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

The deal reportedly includes a 60-day ceasefire extension and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump tells US negotiators 'not to rush' into deal with Iran

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 25, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

The deal under discussion would involve a 60-day ceasefire extension during which the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened, according to US media.

How Saudi Arabia's spending spree reached the end of the line

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 25, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

MBS's Vison 2030 project seemed the stuff of science fiction. Now reality has bitten

I survived a missile strike in the Strait of Hormuz, but my friend has not been found

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 23, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

Sunil Puniya was on his first sea job when a missile struck the oil tanker Skylight at the start of the Iran war.

I survived a missile strike in the Strait of Hormuz, but my friend has not been found

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 23, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

Sunil Puniya was on his first sea job when a missile struck the oil tanker Skylight at the start of the Iran war.

Gaza flotilla activists allege abuse by Israeli forces while detained

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 23, 2026👁 6♥ 0💬 0

The detainees say they were slapped, hit, humiliated and even subjected to sexual violence, but Israel's prison service says the allegations are false.

Gaza flotilla activists deported from Israel as backlash over treatment grows

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 21, 2026👁 6♥ 0💬 0

A video showing a far-right Israeli minister taunting activists who were kneeling with their hands tied behind their backs has been widely condemned.

Iran steps up claim to control Strait of Hormuz

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 21, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

Iran publishes a map claiming "armed forces oversight" across more than 22,000 sq km of the waterway.

Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 21, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

France and Italy are among the countries that have criticised a video showing Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting dozens of activists detained at an Israeli port.

Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 21, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

France and Italy are among the countries that have criticised a video showing Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting dozens of activists detained at an Israeli port.

Hezbollah drone strike videos show evolving tactics against Israel

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 20, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

BBC Verify has examined dozens of videos of fibre-optic drone attacks carried out by the Lebanese armed group.

Hezbollah drone strike videos show evolving tactics against Israel

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 20, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

BBC Verify has examined dozens of videos of fibre-optic drone attacks carried out by the Lebanese armed group.

British couple on new hunger strike in Iranian jail, family say

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 20, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

Lindsay and Craig Foreman, from East Sussex, have each spent several days refusing food, their family says.

Lebanon says 21 killed, including children, in Israeli air strikes

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 20, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

Twelve people were killed in a single strike on a house, including three children and three women, Lebanon's state-run news agency says.

Lebanon says 21 killed, including children, in Israeli air strikes

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 20, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

Twelve people were killed in a single strike on a house, including three children and three women, Lebanon's state-run news agency says.

Israeli forces board Gaza-bound flotilla near Cyprus, activists say

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishMay 19, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

The Global Sumud Flotilla says commandos have intercepted more than 50 boats trying to breach the Gaza maritime blockade since Monday.