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MEE is an independently funded online news organisation that was founded in February 2014. We aim to be the primary portal of Middle East news and our target audience are all those communities of readers living in and around the region that care deeply for its fate.

The US Five-Point ‘Non-Paper’ For Syria Delivered By Bolton To Turkey

by Middle East EyeJanuary 10, 2019

US diplomats and military officials failed to present any specific details to their Turkish counterparts about Washington's plans to withdraw its forces from northern Syria...

Former Israeli Minister Convicted Of Spying For Iran Given 11 Years In Plea Deal

by Middle East EyeJanuary 9, 2019

A former Israeli minister charged with spying for Israel's arch-foe Iran has reached a plea deal with prosecutors that will see him serve 11 years...

Netherlands Blames Iran For Murders Of Dissidents

by Middle East EyeJanuary 8, 2019

The Netherlands on Tuesday accused Iran of being involved in the murder of two dissidents on Dutch soil, and said the EU would be hitting...

Trump Defends US Troop Pullout Of Syria As Bolton Visits Turkey

by Middle East EyeJanuary 7, 2019

Donald Trump said he has not changed his position on withdrawing US troops from Syria, as the US president has once again sought to defend...

Shanghai Moon: Iranian TV Sacks Staff For Uncensored Jackie Chan Sex Scene

by Middle East EyeDecember 31, 2018

Iranians took to social media to mock the swift response after nudity slipped through the cracks of the country's tight censorship rules [dropcap]A[/dropcap] regional boss...

Hardline Cleric Larijani Appointed To Head Powerful Iran Council

by Middle East EyeDecember 30, 2018

Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani - chief of Iran's hardline judiciary who has been blacklisted by Washington - was appointed on Sunday as the new head...

Russia Condemns Israeli Air Strikes On Syria

by Middle East EyeDecember 26, 2018

Russia's Ministry of Defence claimed on Wednesday that Israeli missile strikes near Damascus the previous day had directly threatened two civilian flights, saying the actions were "a...

Syrian Army Downs Missiles From Israeli Air Strike, State Media Says

by Middle East EyeDecember 26, 2018

An arms depot was hit and three soldiers were injured due to the attack, which was launched from Lebanon's airspace, state media said [dropcap]S[/dropcap]yrian air...

US Extends Waiver To Allow Iraq To Keep Importing Iranian Gas

by Middle East EyeDecember 22, 2018

The United States extended an exemption allowing Iraq to continue importing Iranian oil and gas despite US sanctions on Tehran, a US State Department spokesman...

Mohammed Bin Salman’s Time May Be Running Out

by Middle East EyeDecember 20, 2018

Neither Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman nor his foreign minister, Adel al-Jubeir, take kindly to criticism of any kind. So it was unsurprising when...

Saudi Official Sacked Over Khashoggi Murder ‘Made Secret Visits To Israel’

by Middle East EyeDecember 18, 2018

A senior Saudi intelligence official who was sacked over his suspected involvement in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi made secret trips to Israel on...

Netanyahu’s Son Blocked On Facebook For Anti-Muslim Posts

by Middle East EyeDecember 17, 2018

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's eldest son, Yair, tweeted on Sunday that Facebook blocked his page for 24 hours over apparent anti-Muslim posts and called the...

MBS Said To Be Plotting Camp David-Style Handshake With Netanyahu

by Middle East EyeDecember 13, 2018

Task force dealing with Khashoggi fallout working on 'game-changing' photo with Israeli PM that would cast prince as peacemaker, sources say. [dropcap]S[/dropcap]audi Crown Prince Mohammed...

US Warns Turkey Against ‘Unilateral Action’ On Kurdish Fighters In Syria

by Middle East EyeDecember 13, 2018

Pentagon warning came hours after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country plans to launch new military operation in Syria [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Pentagon said on...

Iranian Official Confirms Missile Test Condemned By US

by Middle East EyeDecember 11, 2018

Iran confirmed on Tuesday that it carried out a recent medium-range ballistic missile test in what the US and other Western countries have said could...

Iran Jails 30 Men For Economic Crimes After Public Outcry Against Corruption

by Middle East EyeDecember 9, 2018

Fast-track courts set up in Iran to fight economic crime have jailed 30 men for as long as 20 years each, the judiciary said on...

Suicide Bomber Kills Three Outside Police Station In Iran’s Chabahar

by Middle East EyeDecember 6, 2018

A suicide bomber has set off an explosion outside a police station in the Iranian southern port city of Chabahar, killing at least three people...

UN Security Council To Meet Over Iran Ballistic Missile Test

by Middle East EyeDecember 4, 2018

The UN Security Council will meet behind closed doors on Tuesday at the request of France and Britain after they accused Iran of test-firing a...

Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Arrives In Algeria: Denounced By Scholars, Journalists

by Middle East EyeDecember 2, 2018

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) arrived in the Algerian capital on Sunday night as part of a tour overshadowed by the murder of...

Social Media Defends Marc Lamont Hill After CNN Firing Over Palestine

by Middle East EyeNovember 30, 2018

CNN commentator Marc Lamont Hill, who was fired by the US media company after telling the United Nations that the Israeli state "continues to restrict...

Pompeo Defends US Involvement In Yemen Ahead Of Critical Senate Vote

by Middle East EyeNovember 28, 2018

Mike Pompeo has defended the United States' involvement in the Saudi-led coalition's war in Yemen, ahead of an expected vote in the US Senate later...

Trump Administration Inflated Saudi Arms Deal Figures: Report

by Middle East EyeNovember 26, 2018

In justifying his backing for Saudi leaders despite the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly stressed the kingdom's arms deals...

Foreign Minister Zarif Denounces ‘Dangerous’ US Claims About Iranian Chemical Weapons

by Middle East EyeNovember 23, 2018

Iran's foreign minister has said that accusations from the United States that Tehran has a chemical weapons programme are "obscene and dangerous". On Friday, Mohammad...

Pompeo Handed Riyadh A Plan To Shield MBS From Khashoggi Fallout

by Middle East EyeNovember 20, 2018

US secretary of state gave Mohammed bin Salman a roadmap to insulate himself from the scandal, a senior Saudi source tells MEE [dropcap]S[/dropcap]audi Arabia's king...

Bin Salman Tried To Persuade Netanyahu To Go To War In Gaza’: Sources

by Middle East EyeNovember 13, 2018

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attempted to persuade Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to start a conflict with Hamas in Gaza as part of...

Erdogan Says US Sanctions On Iran Are Against International Law

by Middle East EyeNovember 7, 2018

Turkish president says US sanctions on Iran, which came into effect Monday, aim to 'upset the global balance' [dropcap]T[/dropcap]urkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

Turkey And Iraq To Get Exemptions From US Sanctions On Iran: Officials

by Middle East EyeNovember 3, 2018

Turkey and Iraq will receive exemptions from US sanctions on Iran when they come into force on Monday, according to officials from both countries. Three...

EXCLUSIVE: Turkey Believes MBS Bodyguard Took Khashoggi Body Part To Riyadh

by Middle East EyeOctober 22, 2018

Turkish authorities believe part of Jamal Khashoggi's body was transported out of Turkey by one of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's bodyguards, sources have told Middle East...

Turkish Sources: Jamal Khashoggi’s Killing Took Seven Minutes

by Middle East EyeOctober 16, 2018

It took seven minutes for Jamal Khashoggi to die, a Turkish source who has listened in full to an audio recording of the Saudi journalist's...

Trump And The Boy King: Mohammed Bin Salman’s Reign Is Over Before It Began

by Middle East EyeOctober 12, 2018

The Jamal Khashoggi case begs the question: if the Saudi crown prince acts like this only 16 months into his role, then what will happen...

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