Middle East | News and analysis of events in the Arab world – DW
  1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites
Live TV
Latest audioLatest videos
In focus
Crisis in the Middle EastUkraineOktoberfest

Middle East

Skip next section Top Story

Top Story

Displaced Palestinians on their way attempting to return to their homes in north Gaza

October 7: One year on in the Middle East

PoliticsOctober 4, 2024
Skip next section News

News

October 3, 2024

FIFA defers verdict on Israel exclusion, launches probe

Skip next section Reports & Analysis

Reports & Analysis

People walk through the streets of Khan Younis lined with rubble of collapsed buildings

In Gaza, Israel-Hamas war has left behind trauma, ruin

In Gaza, Israel-Hamas war has left behind trauma, ruin

Palestinians in Gaza have had their lives turned upside down since the October 7 Hamas attacks on southern Israel.
ConflictsOctober 5, 2024
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) shakes hands with a group of officials upon arrival at Beirut, Lebanon,

Iranian minister in Beirut as Israel targets Hezbollah

Iranian minister in Beirut as Israel targets Hezbollah

Iran's Araghchi held talks with Lebanon's caretaker government as Israel struck Hezbollah strongholds in south Beirut.
ConflictsOctober 4, 202402:03 min
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaking at a large pro-Palestinian rally in Istanbul in October 2023

Iran-Israel: Will Turkey get involved?

Iran-Israel: Will Turkey get involved?

Experts say that several factors make Turkey unlikely to enter the growing regional conflict.
PoliticsOctober 4, 2024
Residents run for cover following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon.

Can UN Resolution 1701 help end the Hezbollah-Israel fight?

Can UN Resolution 1701 help end the Hezbollah-Israel fight?

Any diplomatic solution to fighting in Lebanon may involve an 18-year-old UN Security Council resolution.
ConflictsOctober 4, 2024
Three Lebanese army members wearing green berets. The soldier in the middle wears a face mask over his mouth.

Where is Lebanon's army as Israel, Hezbollah trade blows?

Where is Lebanon's army as Israel, Hezbollah trade blows?

Lebanon's dysfunctional political system and failing economy mean its army can't stand up to Hezbollah or Israel.
ConflictsOctober 4, 202402:58 min
A bearded man sits in a chair, speaking in an interview

Artifex, Supernova festival's last DJ, looks back at Oct. 7

Artifex, Supernova festival's last DJ, looks back at Oct. 7

Yarin Ilovich, aka Artifex, was the last DJ to perform at the psychedelic-trance festival Supernova on October 7, 2023.
ConflictsOctober 4, 202402:39 min
Show more
Skip next section In the spotlight

In the spotlight

Displaced migrants wait outside a church

Migrant workers in Lebanon abandoned by employers

With shelters reserved for Lebanese citizens, foreign workers are being left to sleep on the streets.
ConflictsOctober 4, 202402:38 min
US President Joe Biden (right) shaking Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's hand in the Oval Office

What does supporting Israel mean for the US?

The US remains steadfast by Israel's side. It might even support its ally in a war against Iran.
PoliticsOctober 3, 2024
German-Palestinian Abed Hassan stands in Berlin wearing a shoulder back and holding his hands together

'German voice from Gaza' adjusts to new reality in Berlin

Abed Hassan became the "German voice from Gaza," documenting the Israel-Hamas war on social media.
ConflictsOctober 2, 2024
Displaced Palestinians take shelter in a tent in the southern Gaza Strip

Has Israel-Hamas war displaced Palestinian refugees forever?

The plight of Palestinian refugees has worsened since the Israel-Hamas war began. DW explains their status.
ConflictsSeptember 28, 2024
Police at the courthouse in Amsterdam during the Marengo Trial, 12 April 2021

Dutch 'Mocro mafia' sets off alarm bells in Germany

German police have warned of Dutch organized crime networks moving into Germany, carrying out kidnappings and torture.
PoliticsSeptember 25, 2024
Alaa Al-Dali cycles in the streets of Italy

Gaza's disabled cyclists deliver aid, inspiration and hope

The Gaza Sunbirds, a group of 25 cyclists whose legs were amputated, have made a difference in difficult circumstances.
SportsSeptember 22, 2024