For American Muslims, November 4, 2025, was a long time coming. Zohran Mamdani’s victory serves as a rebuke to those who claim American Muslims have no place in their own country and to those standing...

Mamdani has received congratulations from both expected and unexpected quarters

Zohran Mamdani's New York City win inspires people in Uganda, ruled by an authoritarian president for nearly 40 years.

The mayor-elect announces transition team led by four co-chairs, including former chief of the Federal Trade Commission.

Mamdani will be the first Muslim and South Asian to lead America's largest city after a win over Andrew Cuomo.

<article data-history-node-id="428008" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-military-drops-incendiary-grenades-ambulance-gaza-city" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-military-drops-incendiary-grenades-ambulance-gaza-city" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli military drops incendiary grenades on ambulance in Gaza City</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Israeli military used a drone to drop incendiary grenades on an ambulance at Al-Sheikh Radwan Clinic in Gaza City, Al Jazeera Arabic reported. It is currently unknown whether there were paramedics or patients in the ambulance.</p> <p>Healthcare workers, their vehicles, and medical facilities have been a key target of the Israeli miltary since they started their offensive on Gaza since October 2023.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

Amid rumours about his health, Trump has announced he will widen his troop deployment and move Space Command to Alabama.

<article data-history-node-id="427306" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/report-australia-cancels-visa-far-right-israeli-politician-ahead" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/report-australia-cancels-visa-far-right-israeli-politician-ahead" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Report: Australia cancels visa of far-right Israeli politician before speaking tour</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>A far-right Israeli politician from Israel's Religious Zionism party has been denied entry to Australia hours before his visit for a speaking tour, The Guardian reported.</p> <p>Simcha Rothman previously&nbsp;called the children in Gaza as “<a href="https://x.com/MiddleEastEye/status/1925546980861755419">enemies</a>” and called for Israel’s total control of the West Bank.</p> <p>“Our government takes a hard line on people who seek to come to our country and spread division,” the home affairs minister, Tony Burke said in a statement.<br> <br> “If you are coming to Australia to spread a message of hate and division, we don’t want you here. Under our government, Australia will be a country where everyone can be safe, and feel safe," he said.</p> <p>Rothman will not be able to apply for a new visa for three years, the report said.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Israeli forces kill at least 37 aid seekers across Gaza on Sunday, as Israelis protest to demand deal to free captives.

Symbolic gestures are no substitute for genuine relief. Experienced humanitarian groups must be allowed to operate at scale and fast

After a falling tree branch paralyzed him, Google software engineer Sasha Blair-Goldensohn began helping people with disabilities navigate their cities and neighborhoods.

<article data-history-node-id="424585" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-accuses-israel-bombing-medical-nuclear-facility-arak" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-accuses-israel-bombing-medical-nuclear-facility-arak" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Iran accuses Israel of bombing medical nuclear facility in Arak</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="79" data-start="0">Iran has condemned Israel for bombing its under-construction Arak heavy water reactor, saying the site was intended for peaceful purposes.</p> <ul data-end="1160" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="127"> <li data-end="479" data-start="270"> <p data-end="479" data-start="272">Mohammad Eslami, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, said the facility was “a centre that operates for radiopharmaceutical research,” producing materials used “in the fields of health and medicine”.</p> </li> <li data-end="586" data-start="480"> <p data-end="586" data-start="482">Israel claimed it targeted the site on Thursday to disrupt Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons development. It has provided no evidence to back that up.&nbsp;</p> </li> <li data-end="741" data-start="587"> <p data-end="741" data-start="589">Eslami said the attack has intensified Tehran’s distrust of international inspectors, accusing the IAEA of acting as a “tool of espionage” for Israel.</p> </li> <li data-end="893" data-start="742"> <p data-end="893" data-start="744">He added that Iran plans to take legal action against the IAEA for its failure to prevent or condemn Israeli strikes on its nuclear infrastructure.</p> </li> <li data-end="1012" data-start="894"> <p data-end="1012" data-start="896">“There is no cause of public concern,” he said, noting that no radiation leaks occurred during the recent attacks.</p> </li> <li data-end="1160" data-is-last-node data-start="1013"> <p data-end="1160" data-is-last-node data-start="1015">The IAEA’s Rafael Grossi, however, warned earlier that while there’s currently “no danger to the public,” the risk of radiological leaks remains.</p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article>