• UN Security Council holds high-level meeting on Gaza before Trump's Board of Peace convenes

    UN Security Council holds high-level meeting on Gaza before Trump's Board of Peace convenes

    Feb 18, 2026 10:58 PM EST

    ... right than its “historical and documented right to the land of the Bible.” In addition to Israel, the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, Jordan, Egypt and Indonesia are in attendance at the monthly Mideast meeting of the 15-member council after many Arab and Islamic countries requested last week ...

  • News Wrap: U.S. says progress made in indirect talks on Iran's nuclear program

    News Wrap: U.S. says progress made in indirect talks on Iran's nuclear program

    Feb 17, 2026 11:55 PM EST

    ... beads and candy to revelers. Mardi Gras is, of course, French for Fat Tuesday, the last day before Christians begin the season of Lent.In Egypt, shoppers stocked up on treats and decorations as Muslims prepare to enter the holy month of Ramadan. Those observing the traditional fast will abstain ...

  • Fact-checking speculation that Nancy Guthrie's abduction is linked to the Epstein files

    Fact-checking speculation that Nancy Guthrie's abduction is linked to the Epstein files

    Feb 17, 2026 11:15 PM EST

    ... president of the International Peace Institute, shared a list of articles with Epstein, and one story mentioned the Glover Park Group’s work lobbying for Egyptian interests. The second was in a 2015 email forwarded by Larry Summers, former U.S. Treasury secretary and former Harvard University president. Summers suggested ...

  • A look at Ramadan and how Muslims observe the holy month

    A look at Ramadan and how Muslims observe the holy month

    Feb 16, 2026 07:53 PM EST

    ... socializing after the daily fast. Some Muslims decorate their homes, put out Ramadan-themed tableware and centerpieces or throng to markets and Ramadan bazaars. In Egypt, Ramadan is typically a festive time. Colorful lanterns, in different shapes and sizes, dangle from children’s hands and adorn homes. Ramadan songs may ...

  • Indonesia prepares up to 8,000 troops in first firm commitment to Gaza peacekeeping force

    Indonesia prepares up to 8,000 troops in first firm commitment to Gaza peacekeeping force

    Feb 13, 2026 04:23 PM EST

    ... year's ceasefire agreement broadly says that the ISF will "provide support to vetted Palestinian police forces in Gaza" and will "work with Israel and Egypt to help secure border areas." Indonesia currently is paid by the U.N. for the troops it sends to serve as peacekeepers, but people ...

  • Israeli drone strike kills 2 cyclists in Gaza, hospital says, as death toll mounts despite ceasefire

    Israeli drone strike kills 2 cyclists in Gaza, hospital says, as death toll mounts despite ceasefire

    Feb 10, 2026 04:47 PM EST

    ... agreement outlined in last year's ceasefire are moving forward. After a chaotic first week, officials say more Palestinians are entering and leaving Gaza for Egypt via the reopened Rafah crossing. Plans for an international peacekeeping force meant to provide security in Gaza are also beginning to take shape. Indonesia ...

  • Israel says Netanyahu will meet with Trump in Washington on Wednesday about U.S.-Iran talks

    Israel says Netanyahu will meet with Trump in Washington on Wednesday about U.S.-Iran talks

    Feb 07, 2026 11:43 PM EST

    ... any time in the future.” Tehran has maintained that these talks will be only on its nuclear program. However, Al Jazeera reported that diplomats from Egypt, Turkey and Qatar offered Iran a proposal in which Tehran would halt enrichment for three years, send its highly enriched uranium out of the ...

  • Gaza's Rafah border crossing has reopened but few are allowed through

    Gaza's Rafah border crossing has reopened but few are allowed through

    Feb 07, 2026 07:45 PM EST

    ... departures were complete. Then they said that since only 12 people had left Gaza, only 12 could enter, leaving the rest to wait on the Egyptian side of the border overnight, according to the person briefed on the operations. Crossings picked up on the second day, when 40 people were ...

  • After crushing protests, Iran's supreme leader now tries to avert a U.S. attack

    After crushing protests, Iran's supreme leader now tries to avert a U.S. attack

    Feb 04, 2026 09:32 PM EST

    ... the U.S., Khamenei may be seeking to buy time to avert U.S. strikes – or counting on Trump’s threats being a bluff. Turkey, Egypt, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have all been working to try to arrange talks, which could take place in ...

  • News Wrap: U.S. forces shoot down Iranian drone near aircraft carrier in Arabian Sea

    News Wrap: U.S. forces shoot down Iranian drone near aircraft carrier in Arabian Sea

    Feb 03, 2026 11:45 PM EST

    ... through on day two of its long-awaited reopening. Ambulances were seen departing Gaza, evacuating patients in dire need of medical care to hospitals in Egypt. And Palestinians who previously fled Gaza returned home today via the crossing.It's not clear how many people made the journey in either ...