Thursday, January 15, 2026
type here...

Middle East

Latest Middle East News – Read the latest news from Middle East covered by Iranian media.

Middle East

Thousands of amputations reported in Gaza amid Israeli war: Report

IFP Media Wire -
A health official in the Gaza Strip has announced that the Palestinian Health Ministry documented 4,500 amputations, including upper and lower limbs, since the beginning of the Israeli war against the blockaded enclave.
Middle East

Hamas claims most of Israeli captives in Gaza ‘missing’ after bombardment

IFP Media Wire -
Hamas has claimed that most of the Israeli captives held in northern Gaza Strip have gone missing after the regime's heavy attacks, holding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his military responsible for their lives.
Middle East

Israel launches air attacks against Yemen’s power station, ports

IFP Media Wire -
At least one person was killed and several others were wounded after Israeli jets carried out air strikes across Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, local media reported.
Middle East

Italy FM calls for talks on relaxing Syria’s sanctions

IFP Media Wire -
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has held meeting with Syria’s new rulers in Damascus, and urged talks on easing European Union sanctions imposed on the previous government of Bashar al-Assad.
Middle East

Gaza deaths undercounted by 41 percent: Study

IFP Media Wire -
An official Palestinian tally of deaths in Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip likely undercounted the toll by 41 percent in the first nine months of the war as the besieged enclave’s healthcare infrastructure unravelled, according to a study.
Middle East

Nearly 90% of Israelis support captive exchange deal: Poll

IFP Media Wire -
A public opinion survey published on Friday revealed that 88% of Israelis support a hostage exchange agreement with Palestinian factions. It comes as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party faces declining popularity due to the prolonged war in the Gaza Strip.
Americas

US Congress backs sanctions on ICC over arrest warrants for Israeli officials

IFP Media Wire -
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) following the judicial body’s arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister, Yoav Gallant, over Gaza crimes.
Middle East

Lebanon’s parliament elects Joseph Aoun as president

IFP Media Wire -
Lebanon’s army chief Joseph Aoun has been elected as the country’s president after a second round of parliamentary voting, breaking a deadlock that has left the Middle Eastern country without a head of state since October 2022.
Middle East

Gaza death toll surges past 46k

IFP Media Wire -
At least 70 more Palestinians were killed in relentless Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, bringing the overall death toll since October 2023 to 46,006, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave said in a statement on Thursday.
Middle East

US says over a third of Israeli forces in Lebanon have withdrawn

IFP Media Wire -
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stated that more than a third of Israeli troops in Lebanon have withdrawn from the country since the establishment of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
Middle East

Israel withholding info on soldiers amid intl. detention fears over Gaza crimes

IFP Media Wire -
The Israeli army is reportedly refraining from releasing information about its soldiers due to fears that they may be arrested abroad for committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

At least 74 children killed in Gaza in 2025 first week: UNICEF

IFP Media Wire -
At least 74 children were killed by Israel in the Gaza Strip during the first week of 2025, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reported.
Middle East

Intl. charity sounds alarm over lack of fuel, warns patients in Gaza hospitals ‘at risk’

IFP Media Wire -
The international charity organization Doctors Without Borders has warned that the lives of newborn babies and other patients are at risk in three hospitals in the Gaza Strip “as they run out of fuel”.
Middle East

Trump’s aide sets 100-day timeline to end Ukraine war

IFP Media Wire -
US President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming special envoy has stated that he hopes to mediate a resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict within 100 days, starting on Inauguration Day on January 20.
Middle East

Food prices in Syria falling since collapse of al-Assad: Report

IFP Media Wire -
Food prices in Syria have fallen dramatically since the overthrow of the government of Bashar al-Assad in a rebel offensive in early December.
Middle East

UN warns of ‘very real threats’ to Syria’s sovereignty after Assad fall

IFP Media Wire -
The United Nations has cautioned about "very real threats" to Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity following the overthrow of the Bashar Assad government.
Middle East

Israel obstructs UN investigation into October 2023 sex crime claims: Report

IFP Media Wire -
Israel is obstructing a United Nations investigation into alleged sexual violence committed during the Hamas-led 7 October attacks, according to a report by Haaretz.
Middle East

Trump’s envoy says progress made on Gaza ceasefire negotiations

IFP Media Wire -
Steve Witkoff, US President-elect Donald Trump's appointee as Middle East envoy, stated that "a lot of progress" has been made in the ongoing talks regarding a Gaza ceasefire agreement.
Middle East

Israel demolished over 12k structures in West Bank in 25 years: UN report

IFP Media Wire -
More than 12,000 structures have been demolished by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank since 2009, according to a report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Middle East

Lebanese military deploys in southern towns following Israeli withdrawal

IFP Media Wire -
The Lebanese Army has announced that it has begun deploying in five towns across the Tyre and Bint Jbeil districts in southern Lebanon following the withdrawal of Israeli soldiers.
Middle East

US shifting military funds from Egypt to Lebanon: Reuters

IFP Media Wire -
The United States plans to divert to Lebanon $95 million in military assistance that was originally allocated to Egypt, according to a report by Reuters news agency.
Middle East

Ireland joins genocide case against Israel at ICJ over Gaza war

IFP Media Wire -
Ireland has joined South Africa’s genocide case against Israel over the Gaza war, the International Court of Justice has announced.
Middle East

UN warns Gaza aid effort at ‘breaking point’ amid war

IFP Media Wire -
The attempts by United Nations agencies to supply humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip are at “breaking point”, a senior official has warned.
Middle East

First international flight lands in Syria since overthrow of Assad

IFP Media Wire -
The first international flight has landed in Damascus since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad last month.
Middle East

US transfers several prisoners from Guantánamo Bay to Oman

IFP Media Wire -
The United States has transferred 11 detainees out of Guantánamo Bay to Oman, the latest batch of inmates to leave the infamous facility in Cuba that once held around 780 detainees.
1...636465...476Page 64 of 476

Latest news

© All Content by IFP News ( Iran Front Page ) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

About Us

Popular Articles

Editor Picks