Breaking News: Middle East

Assad regime on brink of collapse in Syria as rebel forces claim Damascus

TOPSHOT – Fighters fire towards Syrian Army troops in the Rashidin district on the outskirts of Aleppo on Nov. 29,…

Netanyahu on Israeli killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburb early on September…

Netanyahu says killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Israeli airstrike ‘will not be enough’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday commended the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and said his death would…

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…