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Middle East Institute-NUS MEI offers timely, reliable, and non-partisan Middle Eastern analyses.

The Middle East Institute (MEI) is an autonomous research institute within the National University of Singapore (NUS). The Institute’s primary objectives are to produce timely, reliable, and non-partisan analyses of issues and to disseminate such knowledge and insights to policymakers, the business community, academia, and civil society. The Institute conducts research and organizes lectures, conf

erences, and seminars in pursuit of promoting a deeper understanding in Singapore of the contemporary Middle East. In addition, the Institute publishes commentaries and analytical pieces on contemporary issues in the Middle East, as well as a paper series and edited volumes.

It was a rare prosecution after repeated reports by human rights groups of abuse.
02/09/2026

It was a rare prosecution after repeated reports by human rights groups of abuse.

The rare prosecution comes amid widespread reports from rights groups about mistreatment in Israeli detention centers, where, activists say, scores of Palestinians have died since October 2023.

The goal was to help Tehran develop missiles capable of taking out US Navy aircraft carriers in the Middle East.
02/09/2026

The goal was to help Tehran develop missiles capable of taking out US Navy aircraft carriers in the Middle East.

Leaks reveal programme behind one of the most significant known transfers of military technology from Moscow to Tehran

The Iranian military claimed that its forces targeted radar installations and gathering centers used by US forces.
02/09/2026

The Iranian military claimed that its forces targeted radar installations and gathering centers used by US forces.

Iranian military claims forces targeted radar installations used by US forces at Sheikh Isa Air Base | Anadolu

A child was among those who were killed.
02/09/2026

A child was among those who were killed.

A US strike in southern Iran kills four people, including a child, and wounds over 50 at a wedding, Iranian Red Crescent says.

They are part of a small but rapidly expanding array of influential Israelis calling this “ethnic cleansing".
01/09/2026

They are part of a small but rapidly expanding array of influential Israelis calling this “ethnic cleansing".

A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. “Once a society behaves this way,” one said, “that society is doomed.”

Tehran is reportedly using artillery rockets that deploy mines into the water.
01/09/2026

Tehran is reportedly using artillery rockets that deploy mines into the water.

The U.S. military said its attacks against Iran were in response to a threat to the Strait of Hormuz.

He is the first Jewish Israeli to stand for an explicitly Arab party.
01/09/2026

He is the first Jewish Israeli to stand for an explicitly Arab party.

Mansour Abbas has recruited a Jewish lawmaker best known for reducing the crime rate in Arab cities. Could that be enough to get Mr. Abbas a seat in the next government?

Israeli security forces arrested and blindfolded the owner before warning him not to return to his own house.
31/08/2026

Israeli security forces arrested and blindfolded the owner before warning him not to return to his own house.

Israeli settlers stormed a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank on Saturday and seized a home while its owner was inside in the latest brazen settler attack in the area.

Washington accused Egypt's second-largest bank of doing business with the Iranian government.
31/08/2026

Washington accused Egypt's second-largest bank of doing business with the Iranian government.

Move comes as Washington steps up its efforts to economically pressure Iran amid deadlock in truce talks.

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