Breaking News: Middle East

Blinken wraps up Mideast trip with Gaza deal still elusive

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to inject urgency into efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire deal, but…

Iran elects reformist Masoud Pezeshkian in presidential runoff vote

Iran elected Masoud Pezeshkian to its presidency, in an unexpected victory for the country’s reformist camp amid deep social discontent,…

Turkey’s inflation accelerates to nearly 70% in April

Turkey’s inflation accelerated to 69.8% annually for the month of April, the Turkish Statistical Institute reported Friday. The highest consumer…

Israeli military pledges investigation into strikes that killed World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza

Seven staff members of the nonprofit food charity World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza overnight,…

Saudi oil giant Aramco posts 25% fall in full-year profit

Saudi Arabia’s state oil giant Aramco reported a 25% decline in profit to $121.3 billion in 2023, down from $161.1…

Israel-Hamas war updates: Israel-Hamas truce extended by a day; Erdogan blasts Netanyahu as ‘butcher of Gaza’

This is CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the Israel-Hamas war. See below for the latest updates. The Israel-Hamas truce is…

Israel-Hamas war updates: Israel and Hamas accuse each other of truce breaches on fifth day of temporary cease-fire

This is CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the Israel-Hamas war. See below for the latest updates. Israel and Hamas accused…

Qatar says agreement reached to extend Israel-Hamas truce for two additional days; freed Palestinian prisoners arrive in West Bank city

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the Israel-Hamas war. Click here for the latest updates. The humanitarian truce deal…

Biden says pause in fighting is critical to get humanitarian aid to Gaza

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the Israel-Hamas war. Click here for the latest updates. A first batch of…

Israel-Hamas war updates: Israel says hostage release will not take place before Friday; W.H.O. documents 178 attacks on Gaza health-care facilities

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the Israel-Hamas war. See the latest developments here. Israel’s national security adviser…