Middle east news headlines

Here are some recent Middle East news headlines:

Politics and Diplomacy

• Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says the US is "lying" about its intentions in the region (Al Jazeera)
• Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates announce a new alliance to counter Iran's influence (The New York Times)
• Israel and the United Arab Emirates hold talks on normalization of relations (Haaretz)
• Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will not apologize for the 1915 Armenian genocide (The Guardian)

Conflict and Security

• Syrian government forces capture key town in Idlib province from rebels (Reuters)
• Israeli airstrikes target Iranian-backed militia in Syria (The Jerusalem Post)
• Houthi rebels in Yemen claim responsibility for drone attack on Saudi oil facility (Al Jazeera)
• US and Iran engage in a war of words over recent attacks on oil tankers (The Washington Post)

Economy and Business

• Saudi Arabia announces plans to increase oil production to meet growing demand (Bloomberg)
• Iran's economy struggles under US sanctions, with inflation soaring to 40% (The Financial Times)
• Dubai's economy grows 2.1% in 2019, driven by tourism and trade (Gulf News)
• Turkey's economy contracts 2.4% in 2019, worst performance in a decade (The Wall Street Journal)

Human Rights and Society

• Human Rights Watch accuses Saudi Arabia of using arbitrary detention and torture (Human Rights Watch)
• Iran's morality police arrest hundreds of women for not wearing hijabs (The Guardian)
• Israel's Supreme Court rules that West Bank settlements are illegal (The New York Times)
• Turkey's President Erdogan says he will not allow protests against his government (The Washington Post)

Other News

• Egypt's ancient city of Tanis discovered in the Nile Delta (The BBC)
• Iraq's ancient city of Babylon to be restored with UNESCO funding (The Guardian)
• Jordan's King Abdullah II says the country is facing a "water crisis" (The Jordan Times)
• Lebanon's government approves new budget, but protests continue (The Daily Star)

Please note that these headlines are subject to change and may not reflect the most up-to-date information.