News of middle east

President Milei postpones scheduled trip to Israel

19-03-2025 23:31 Tensions in Israel and Argentina lead to suspension of President Javier Milei’s trip; Decision made as conflict rages in Middle East and protests pick up at home.

CONFLICT IN MIDDLE EAST

Hamas hands over bodies of Israel's Bibas family, elderly hostage

20-02-2025 10:36 Hamas militants hand the bodies of four hostages taken into Gaza during their October 7, 2023 attack, reportedly including members of the Bibas family – symbols of Israel's ordeal since the Gaza war began.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Trump and Gaza: No laughing matter

07-02-2025 10:01 What Trump wants to happen in Gaza is downright dangerous and could have dire consequences for a region that has triggered one war after another for decades.

by David Smith

As I see it

Mar-a-Lago on the Med

07-02-2025 09:58 Why is Trump’s suggestion being derided as hopelessly far-fetched and reactionary?

by James Neilson

WAR IN MIDDLE EAST

Milei 'eagerly' awaiting release of Israeli-Argentine hostages

17-01-2025 09:28 President Milei says he hopes US president-elect Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are "successful" in securing the release of hostages.

CONFLICT IN MIDDLE EAST

Lebanon says expanded Israel airstrikes kill mayor in south

16-10-2024 07:14 Lebanon said Israeli airstrikes on the southern town of Nabatieh killed six people including the local mayor, as Israel resumed attacks on Beirut in the latest escalation of its conflict with Hezbollah.

CRISIS IN MIDDLE EAST

Israel sends thousands more troops into Lebanon

08-10-2024 11:00 Israel ramps its ground offensive against Hezbollah along Lebanon's southern coast.

World

Biden to meet European leaders for talks on Ukraine, Middle East

08-10-2024 08:17 US President Joe Biden will meet the leaders of Germany, France and the United Kingdom in Berlin on Saturday to discuss the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

CONFLICT IN MIDDLE EAST

Argentina condemns 'unjustified' Iranian attack on Israel

01-10-2024 22:13 President Javier Milei’s government condemns Iran's "unjustified and dangerous" missile attack against Israel, warning it could "escalate a conflict that threatens to project itself beyond the region and acquire a global dimension."

CONFLICT IN MIDDLE EAST

Iran fires missiles at Israel in new Middle East escalation

01-10-2024 14:34 Iran's official news agency IRNA says Tehran has launched "a missile attack on Tel Aviv," Israel's commercial hub; Attacks come after Israeli raids against Iran-backed militants in Lebanon.

As I see it

Israel’s terrible swift sword

21-09-2024 06:20 Israel not only tore apart Hezbollah’s communications’ network and undermined its morale, but also scored a major propaganda triumph. For a small country whose very survival depends entirely on its military prowess, this is a matter of literally vital importance.

by James Neilson

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Argentina rejects UN vote on 'unlawful' Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories

18-09-2024 14:43 Prior to President Javier Milei's speech to the UN General Assembly this weekend, Argentina votes against non-binding resolution

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei signs Biden’s statement calling for Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal

06-06-2024 12:20 President Javier Milei’s government co-signs US-led statement urging Hamas to accept a ceasefire deal and Israel to accept compromises in a bid to stop the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip.

WAR IN MIDDLE EAST

ICC seeks Gaza 'war crimes' arrest warrant for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders

20-05-2024 10:41 Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, applies for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top Hamas leaders on suspicion of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Argentina shifts historic position on Palestine as UN member state

10-05-2024 17:12 President Javier Milei's government votes against recognition of Palestinian state at United Nations, breaking with its normal diplomatic position.

GEOPOLITICS

Gaza conflict shows limits of Argentina, Brazil’s influence in Middle East

27-04-2024 06:32 In the grand chessboard of Middle Eastern geopolitics, Argentina and Brazil find themselves limited more by the game's rules than by their own ambitions.

by Sam Forster

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

President Milei cuts short international trip over Mideast crisis

13-04-2024 21:56 President Javier Milei is ending his international trip early to handle his country's response to the crisis in the Middle East.

WAR IN MIDDLE EAST

UN Security Council demands 'immediate' ceasefire in Gaza

25-03-2024 11:54 UN Security Council demands 'immediate' Gaza ceasefire for first time; Only United States abstains, 14 other members vote in favour.

DIPLOMACY

Brazil-Israel row escalates as Lula declared 'persona non grata'

19-02-2024 21:14 Brazil recalls its ambassador from Israel, which declares Lula "persona non grata" after controversial remarks.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Argentina debuts diplomatic shift under Milei at United Nations

19-12-2023 10:17 Diplomatic shift begins as Milei government takes stronger stance on authoritarian regime at United Nations; Argentina urges "Nicaraguan authorities to immediately release all persons arbitrarily arrested while re-establishing the rights of those deprived of their nationality," in line with European Union countries and the United Kingdom and other nations.

by Juan Gasparini, from Geneva

OPINION

War in Middle East continues to offer nothing but blood, toil, tears and sweat

08-12-2023 08:25 Israel has no other alternative but to continue the war until the surrender or total and definitive destruction of Hamas and all its troops.

by Martín A. Morgenstern

WAR IN MIDDLE EAST

Anti-Semitism fears grow amid Israel-Hamas war

03-11-2023 10:21 More than 100 complaints of anti-Semitism have been reported to DAIA Jewish organisation since outbreak of war in Middle East; 'Star of David' graffiti on building in Caballito ramps up discrimination fears as Jewish schools issue uniform warning.

by Montserrat Pagan

WAR IN MIDDLE EAST

Argentina condemns Israeli attack on refugee camp in Gaza Strip

02-11-2023 12:14 Foreign Ministry says “nothing justifies the violation of international humanitarian law, and the obligation to protect the civilian population” in wake of attack on Jabalia refugee camp; Massa distances himself from government statement.

WAR IN MIDDLE EAST

Latin America divided and nuanced on Israel-Hamas conflict

01-11-2023 11:52 Many Latin American governments maintain strong support for Palestinians and their cause of statehood while condemning Israeli bombing of the Gaza strip; Argentina shows support for freeing hostages, with some of its citizens still being held by Hamas.

Middle East

Israeli PM announces wartime 'emergency government' with Gantz

11-10-2023 12:24 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu establishes "emergency government" with politician and retired Army general Benny Gantz for the duration of the war.

CATCH UP ON CONFLICT

What we know about Israel's war with Hamas

11-10-2023 12:23 Latest updates on the ongoing war in Gaza that has claimed the lives of over 3,700 Palestinians and Israelis

VIOLENCE IN MIDDLE EAST

Jewish groups, supporters stage march in support of Israel

09-10-2023 21:00 According to Argentina's Foreign Ministry, at least seven Argentine citizens have been killed in Israel, with another 15 people reported missing.

MIDDLE EAST

Israel imposes total siege on Gaza after Hamas attack

09-10-2023 11:41 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Monday to "change the Middle East" in Israel's war with Palestinian militant group Hamas, as the army pounded the Gaza Strip with air strikes.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Leaders in Argentina condemn attack on Israel, call for 'end of violence'

07-10-2023 12:51 Foreign Ministry in Buenos Aires deplores "armed attacks from the Gaza Strip against southern Israel" and calls for peace; Presidential candidates condemn violence and killing.

MIDDLE EAST

Israel and Gaza at war after Hamas launches surprise attack

07-10-2023 12:45 Countries around the world have condemned a wave of Palestinian attacks on Israel by land, sea and air that have left at least 70 dead and hundreds wounded on Saturday.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Washington’s top Middle Eastern allies move closer to China

27-08-2023 09:45 Some of Washington's top Middle Eastern allies are moving closer into the orbit of China and Russia, further complicating geopolitics upended by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.