<![CDATA[BBC News]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/middle_east https://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/middle_east RSS for Node Sat, 16 May 2026 11:44:08 GMT 15 noBBC News - Middle East <![CDATA[Lebanon says six killed in Israeli strike as US announces ceasefire extension]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqlpzzl0d67o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqlpzzl0d67o#0 Fri, 15 May 2026 23:59:07 GMT <![CDATA[Hamas confirms top commander killed in Israeli air strike]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21jjwz1k1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21jjwz1k1o#0 Sat, 16 May 2026 10:12:16 GMT <![CDATA[Palestinian leaders hold rare party meeting as polls show rising discontent]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyp1lnp4ygo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyp1lnp4ygo#0 Fri, 15 May 2026 23:05:19 GMT <![CDATA[Trump says 20-year nuclear programme suspension by Iran would be enough]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgkpnnen5dzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgkpnnen5dzo#0 Fri, 15 May 2026 21:17:05 GMT <![CDATA[New York Times defends journalist after Israel threatens to sue]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wedpk155jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wedpk155jo#0 Fri, 15 May 2026 16:30:31 GMT <![CDATA['Floating armoury' ship reportedly seized by Iran]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx219xwxg9no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx219xwxg9no#0 Thu, 14 May 2026 13:33:20 GMT <![CDATA[Netanyahu says he 'secretly visited' UAE during war with Iran]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czj2mnwv1ryo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czj2mnwv1ryo#0 Wed, 13 May 2026 22:30:34 GMT <![CDATA[Hamas can survive politically by giving up weapons and armed conflict, peace envoy says]]> 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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgz9k7pzggo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgz9k7pzggo#1 Tue, 12 May 2026 16:58:51 GMT <![CDATA[Lebanon says two paramedics among 13 killed in Israeli strikes]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21j3xl72zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21j3xl72zo#1 Tue, 12 May 2026 20:00:05 GMT <![CDATA[Israel passes law to allow death penalty and public trials for those linked to 7 October]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c202ngg45x8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c202ngg45x8o#1 Tue, 12 May 2026 04:11:42 GMT <![CDATA[UK promises jets, drones and warship for Strait of Hormuz defence mission ]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y909grldqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y909grldqo#1 Tue, 12 May 2026 19:31:14 GMT <![CDATA[Trump says Iran ceasefire is on 'massive life support']]> 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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clypgz9e5pmo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clypgz9e5pmo#1 Mon, 11 May 2026 01:55:13 GMT <![CDATA[Hezbollah support endures in south Lebanon as ceasefire fails to stop war with Israel]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9d3g6deljyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9d3g6deljyo#2 Wed, 13 May 2026 23:22:07 GMT <![CDATA[Iranian activist tells BBC how fear of war restarting intensifies trauma of repression]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1m2ee3jxvro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1m2ee3jxvro#2 Sun, 10 May 2026 21:01:17 GMT <![CDATA[His father had just been buried. Then West Bank settlers forced him to dig up the body]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjrpnjpl39po?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjrpnjpl39po#2 Sun, 10 May 2026 19:56:45 GMT <![CDATA[Fears of renewed Gaza war as Hamas disarmament talks stall]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6p5l3n2q3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6p5l3n2q3o#2 Thu, 07 May 2026 14:22:20 GMT <![CDATA[Bowen: Strait of Hormuz standoff raises risk of sliding back into all-out war]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrpnq00j5vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrpnq00j5vo#2 Tue, 05 May 2026 11:38:03 GMT <![CDATA[Trump's hopes for an Iran peace deal come with caveats]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzp74rvj5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzp74rvj5o#2 Wed, 06 May 2026 17:32:04 GMT <![CDATA[Some Iranians fear the regime is now more entrenched - and ready for revenge]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyp6xxyvzyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyp6xxyvzyo#2 Sun, 03 May 2026 23:19:57 GMT <![CDATA[The clandestine network smuggling Starlink tech into Iran to beat internet blackout]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzk91leweo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzk91leweo#2 Sat, 02 May 2026 23:17:17 GMT <![CDATA['If we sleep, they bite': Rats and weasels infest camps for displaced Gazans]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c202m54xp0mo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c202m54xp0mo#2 Sat, 02 May 2026 05:02:14 GMT <![CDATA[British couple jailed in Iran: 'We're likely to be here for a long time']]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c202pl60kv9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c202pl60kv9o#2 Fri, 01 May 2026 05:04:08 GMT <![CDATA[Syria trial seen as first step on long road for Assad's victims]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn5pzw4gn1no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn5pzw4gn1no#2 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:11:04 GMT <![CDATA[Faisal Islam: Why the UAE's exit from Opec is a big deal]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4pxyklw1jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4pxyklw1jo#2 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:55:46 GMT <![CDATA[Who is making decisions in Iran?]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm29m732vgno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm29m732vgno#2 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:38:51 GMT <![CDATA[Couple discovers Lebanon home destroyed by Israel from satellite image]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg30jkvklno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg30jkvklno#2 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:58:42 GMT <![CDATA[What we know about the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy32277e58o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy32277e58o#2 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:01:36 GMT <![CDATA[BBC on the ground during march through Jerusalem's Old City]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cdxp0143q0po?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cdxp0143q0po#3 Thu, 14 May 2026 20:51:47 GMT <![CDATA[BBC speaks with civilians inside Iran struggling with impact of war]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c2429dq0j4mo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c2429dq0j4mo#3 Sun, 10 May 2026 21:13:47 GMT <![CDATA[Return of Palestine Marathon attracts thousands of runners]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cm2p4n000pko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cm2p4n000pko#3 Fri, 08 May 2026 17:23:28 GMT <![CDATA[Watch: The Lebanese neighbourhoods shattered by Israel's ten minute bombing raid]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c0l2z28d6elo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c0l2z28d6elo#3 Wed, 06 May 2026 06:39:27 GMT