MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 21 MAY 2024 ICC seeks arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders; Iranian president’s death unlikely to lessen oppression 6 min 6 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS ICC seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders – reactions 7 min 76 By Victoria O’Regan and Peter Fabricius
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 20 MAY 2024 Iranian president missing after helicopter crash; Netanyahu’s coalition secure, say analysts 5 min 11 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Israel asks ICJ to reject SA’s latest request on Gaza, saying ‘armed conflict is not a synonym for genocide’ 6 min 45 By Victoria O’Regan
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS: 17 MAY 2024 SA calls for bolder ICJ action against Israel; US finishes floating pier to deliver aid to Gaza 7 min 8 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 16 MAY 2024 Full-blown invasion of Rafah appears likely; US warns Israel of Gaza power vacuum 6 min 6 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 15 MAY 2024 Ceasefire talks in limbo after Rafah offensive, says Qatar; Malaysia’s PM meets Hamas delegation 5 min 46 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 14 MAY 2024 US colleges rocked by anti-war protests; Canadian university seeks court order to shut down pro-Palestinian camp 6 min 3 By Bloomberg
STORMY WEATHER This has been one terrifying month in the US — and we’re only halfway through May 5 min 1 By J Brooks Spector
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 13 MAY 2024 Israel risks fuelling Hamas insurgency in postwar Gaza — Blinken; 300,000 Palestinians flee Rafah 7 min 3 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 10 MAY 2024 Biden will halt weapons supply if Israel attacks Rafah; Israeli war bill at $16bn 5 min 3 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 9 MAY 2024 US pauses on Israel arms shipment over Rafah offensive; Israeli drone startup raises $40m 6 min 1 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Holy War revisited — ‘You want it darker, we kill the flame’ 13 min 134 By Kevin Bloom
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 8 MAY 2024 Israel gains control of Rafah border crossing; ceasefire differences can be resolved — US 6 min 1 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 7 MAY 2024 Israel rejects Hamas’ acceptance of truce deal; Biden, Netanyahu meet as IDF orders Rafah evacuation 4 min 9 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 6 MAY 2024 Israel bans Al Jazeera, raids broadcaster’s offices; Gaza crossing shut after Hamas rocket barrage 11 min 5 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 3 MAY 2024 Turkey stops all trade with Israel amid Gaza war; Biden warns on student protest violence 7 min 3 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 2 MAY 2024 US, Saudis close in on historic defence pact; Blinken meets Netanyahu and heads for Gaza 9 min 8 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 30 APRIL 2024 Potential ICC arrest warrants could jeopardise ceasefire - US; Israel ‘ready to accept’ hostage truce deal 5 min 13 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 29 APRIL 2024 Blinken aims to secure truce in Gaza; geopolitics the top risk to global economy, warns Saudi minister 5 min 1 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 26 APRIL 2024 Israel edges closer to war with Hezbollah; Blinken to attend Saudi meeting on Gaza’s future 8 min 1 By Bloomberg
