Middle East

Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe.  U.S. President Donald Trump wants to take over Gaza and transform it into the “Riviera of the Middle East” where “the world’s...

LONDON — The British government gently pushed back Wednesday at U.S. President Donald Trump’s incendiary pitch to displace Palestinians and turn Gaza into “the Riviera of the Middle East.” U.K....

U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to turn the war-torn Gaza Strip into the “Riviera of the Middle East” met condemnation Wednesday morning in the Arab world.  In an overnight statement,...

President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are holding a joint news conference at the White House after a meeting there Tuesday. It is the first foreign leader visit...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Washington on Sunday to discuss Gaza with U.S. President Donald Trump.  The talks, scheduled for Tuesday, will be Trump’s first meeting with a...

The Israeli government and Hamas-led militants released 175 prisoners and three hostages, respectively, on Saturday, marking the fourth exchange since last month’s cease-fire deal came into force, according to the...

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President Trump at the White House this week, the two leaders should announce the launch of negotiations on the next U.S.-Israel military-assistance...

A senior football official has rebutted criticism from the European Parliament over awarding the 2034 Men’s World Cup to Saudi Arabia. Mattias Grafström, secretary-general of the world football governing body...

BRUSSELS — Hold your ground. That’s France’s advice for the EU as Brussels mulls ways to placate Donald Trump. The U.S. president has threatened tariffs against the bloc unless it...

SAN DIEGO—Sailors aboard the USS Stockdale were tapping threat data analysis from a local naval base hours before their destroyer came under attack by Houthis in the Red Sea—and it...