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Aid Groups Seek Hormuz Humanitarian Corridor as Supply Routes Strain  By The Media Line Staff  Humanitarian organizations are calling for a protected aid corridor through the Strait of Hormuz after the Iran war and related shipping disruption drove up fuel costs, slowed deliveries, and threatened food and medical assistance to vulnerable countries across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.  Aid groups say the crisis has disrupted supply routes from major logistics hubs in Dubai […]

Bennett and Eisenkot Lead Netanyahu in Israeli Prime Minister Suitability Poll  By The Media Line Staff  Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot both ranked ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a new suitability-for-prime-minister poll published Friday, as Israel’s opposition parties continue testing new alignments ahead of a future election.  The Lazar Research survey, conducted with Panel4All, found that 46% of […]

Report: Iranian Leaders Push To Oust Foreign Minister Over Alleged IRGC Influence  By The Media Line Staff  Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf are seeking the removal of Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi over claims that he has been taking direction from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps rather than carrying out government policy, according to a Thursday report citing informed sources.  The Jerusalem Post, citing the opposition outlet Iran International, reported […]

West Bank Settler Violence Prompts IDF Warning, New EU Aid Program  By The Media Line Staff  Israel’s top West Bank commander warned senior officials that attacks by extremist settlers could help ignite a new Palestinian uprising, as the European Union announced Thursday a new aid program for Palestinians harmed by settler violence in the West Bank.  Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth, who heads the Israel Defense Forces’ Central Command, recently told […]

US Says Aoun-Netanyahu Meeting Could Help Restore Lebanese Control in the South  By The Media Line Staff  The United States urged Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday to meet directly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying a US-facilitated meeting could help secure an Israeli military withdrawal from southern Lebanon and restore Lebanese state control there.  The appeal came from the US Embassy in Lebanon as Washington presses Beirut and […]

UAE Bars Citizens From Traveling to Iran, Lebanon, and Iraq  By The Media Line Staff  The United Arab Emirates on Thursday barred its citizens from traveling to Iran, Lebanon, and Iraq and urged Emiratis already in those countries to leave immediately, citing regional unrest and the need to protect nationals abroad.  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the ban was part of precautionary measures taken as tensions continue across the Middle […]

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Separatist rebels in Mali said Friday they captured a strategic military camp in the northern town of Tessalit after the withdrawal of the army and their Russian allies, as the militants launch their biggest round of attacks in over a decade. The claim by the Azawad Liberation Front separatist group was the latest setback for Mali’s ruling junta, which lost control of the major city of […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Republicans have eliminated an elected position days before an exoneree who overwhelmingly won the New Orleans-based clerk seat was set to take office. Republican Gov. Jeff Landry quietly signed legislation abolishing the longstanding Orleans Parish clerk of criminal court position into law Thursday, according to Louisiana Secretary of State spokesperson Trey Williams. Republicans say wiping away the office is a consolidation effort meant to […]

Israel’s Cost of Living Surpasses Wealthiest European Economies  By The Media Line Staff  Israel has become one of the most expensive places to live in the developed world, with prices for housing, food, and services now outpacing many of Europe’s richest countries, according to recent economic data and reporting by Globes. The surge reflects a mix of structural constraints, market concentration, and policy choices that have pushed everyday costs higher […]