Middle East conflict

11.25.2024, 20:00

Cease-Fire to Halt Israel-Hezbollah Fighting in Lebanon Draws Closer

Israel’s security cabinet to consider deal that could end fighting, push back Hezbollah

11.14.2024, 23:45

Open Discussion Event in Athens With Mitsotakis, Pascal Bruckner

The event was organized by an Athens-based website at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens’ (ASCSA) Cotsen Hall

10.18.2024, 18:10

Study: How Much Greece, Cyprus & Israel Spend on Defense

In its analysis, the CCSS factors in indicators such as country populations, GDP, and other elements to ascertain the defense capabilities

10.03.2024, 07:00

Israeli Response to Iran’s Attack to Set Course of Widening War

The U.S. is hoping for a measured reaction, but it has limited ability to influence its closest Middle East ally

By Michael R. Gordon, The Wall Street Journal

Israeli Response to Iran’s Attack to Set Course of Widening War

10.02.2024, 18:00

Special Crisis Unit to Aid Greeks Wishing to Leave Lebanon

Greece has activated a crisis management unit to assist Greek citizens who want to leave Lebanon as conflict in the Middle East escalates

10.02.2024, 15:15

Greece Can Play Key Role in Middle East Conflict, Top Greek Diplomatic Source Says

The source said Greece was widely acknowledged as a reliable broker by all parties involved in the conflict, referring to the excellent relations with both Israel and the Arab nations.

10.01.2024, 17:36

White House Says Iran Missile Attack on Israel Is Imminent

Attack would represent significant escalation that threatens to spark all-out war in Middle East

By Aexander Ward, The Wall Street Journal

White House Says Iran Missile Attack on Israel Is Imminent

09.27.2024, 22:00

How Israel’s Spies Got Blindsided by Hamas but Still Hit Hezbollah Hard

After dismissing signs of the looming Oct. 7 attacks, Israel now has the enemy it prepared for

By Rory Jones, The Wall Street Journal

How Israel’s Spies Got Blindsided by Hamas but Still Hit Hezbollah Hard

09.24.2024, 21:20

Foreign Ministry Calls on Greek Citizens to Leave Lebanon

Greece’s foreign ministry, in echoing other countries’ warnings, on Tuesday called on Greek citizens visiting Lebanon to leave the Mideast country. In an announcement posted on the ministry’s website, it states that “…Following previous announcements and in light of current developments, all travel to Lebanon should be avoided. Moreover, all Greek citizens currently in Lebanon […]

09.12.2024, 20:06

The Separate Realities of Living in Lebanon: Raves in the North, Rockets in the South

The fighting with Israel has destroyed part of the country and spared the other, but the divide might not hold

By Sune Engel Rasmussen, The Wall Street Journal

The Separate Realities of Living in Lebanon: Raves in the North, Rockets in the South

09.08.2024, 13:00

The 100-Yard-Wide Strip of Land That Divides Israel and Hamas on a Cease-Fire

Hamas and Egypt want Israel to leave the Gaza’s Philadelphi corridor before any truce; Israel and the U.S. say no

By Alexander WardFollow , Dov LieberFollow ,Summer Said and Michael R. Gordon

The 100-Yard-Wide Strip of Land That Divides Israel and Hamas on a Cease-Fire

08.19.2024, 09:16

The Spies Who Lead A Double Life

Who are the Mista‘arvim, Israel's most unique espionage unit, and how do they operate?

By Kostis Konstantinou, Tel Aviv

08.08.2024, 13:00

U.S. Races to Prevent Middle East Escalation Amid Rising Tensions

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been leading diplomatic efforts to urge restraint from Iran and its allies

Petros Kasfikis, US Correspondent

U.S. Races to Prevent Middle East Escalation Amid Rising Tensions

08.04.2024, 14:00

The Cycle of Bloodshed

Yet again, the Middle East is on the verge of a major conflagration. The smell of gunpowder is in the air once more. Every new wave of bloodshed is a response to the one before it and the seed for the one that follows. I don’t know many people who will be mourning the death […]

Yannis Pretenteris