Middle East

Published: 28 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a severe escalation of the ongoing conflict, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have declared all Lebanese territory south of the Zahrani River a "combat zone," issuing urgent evacuation orders to civilians as the tenuous ceasefire brokered just over a month ago appears to be in a state of total collapse. The Zahrani River, which flows roughly 40...

Published: 26 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The political landscape across the Middle East is shifting rapidly as unexpected diplomatic moves create deep uncertainty for international alliances. When Donald Trump launched a pre-emptive military campaign against Iran alongside Israel in February, many citizens and politicians hailed the action. They viewed this decisive campaign as the absolute crowning triumph of Benjamin Netanyahu’s long political and diplomatic...

Published: 26 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The delicate ceasefire in the Middle East has suffered a profound and visible collapse today. Israeli forces have aggressively escalated their military operations across vast regions of southern Lebanon. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu openly declared a fierce mandate to completely dismantle all Hezbollah operations. This dramatic surge in violence marks a devastating breakdown of an already fragile truce....

Published: 26 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The delicate geopolitical balance in the Middle East faced a severe challenge on Tuesday when American forces launched targeted strikes in southern Iran. This sudden military action serves as a stark reminder of how fragile the current seven-week ceasefire remains. The strikes targeted specific locations near the critical shipping lanes of the Strait of Hormuz. Despite the sudden...

Published: 24 May 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Donald Trump has claimed that a peace agreement with Iran has been “largely negotiated”, signalling a potential breakthrough in efforts to end the conflict that erupted earlier this year following US and Israeli military action. The announcement, made on his social media platform after discussions with regional leaders and mediators, has sparked both cautious optimism and sharp scepticism across...

Published: 24 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has sharply criticised United States sanctions imposed on members of the court, warning that political pressure against international judges threatens the future of global justice institutions and undermines international law. Fatou Bensouda, who served as the ICC’s chief prosecutor from 2012 to 2021, called for the European Union to...

Published: 24 May  2026.  The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A growing number of conflicts around the world are increasingly using hunger as a weapon of war, with new analysis revealing more than 20,000 documented incidents of attacks on food systems, markets, farmland, and aid distribution networks since 2018. The findings, based on data compiled by researchers at Insecurity Insight and released ahead of the anniversary of UN...

Published: 23 May  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Airstrikes carried out by Israel in southern and coastal areas of Lebanon have killed at least 10 people in a 24-hour period, including six paramedics and a child, according to Lebanon’s health ministry, escalating tensions around an already fragile US-brokered ceasefire. The Lebanese government has condemned the attacks as serious violations of international humanitarian law, while Israel maintains...

Published: 21 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The international community is facing a significant diplomatic crisis following a highly controversial video broadcast on social media. Australia has strongly condemned the actions of a far-right Israeli government minister after the shocking footage emerged online. The video shows Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, openly taunting detained international humanitarian aid workers. These activists were captured by military...

Lebanon says 19 killed in Israeli air strikes 2026 Published: 20 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a devastating escalation that has further strained the U.S.-brokered ceasefire currently governing the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, at least 19 people—including women and children—were killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon on Tuesday. The strikes, which Lebanese health officials have termed a "massacre," targeted multiple locations, including...