Israel says its fighter jets have struck 20 targets in the Gaza Strip, killing one Palestinian and injuring eight others. According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, Naji Ahmad al-Zaneen, 25, was killed in the attack in northern Gaza early on Wednesday. Among the wounded are six children who were on their way to school in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. Palestinian sources… Read more »
The Iraqi government has begun closing camps for the thousands of internally displaced persons who fled their homes as a result of the war. But aid workers say security forces are forcibly returning civilians to unsafe areas in the Anbar province.
Nearly two weeks after the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia – aided by its Arab allies – unleashed a PR offensive against threatened US economic sanctions. But does the threat have bite or is it just bluster? When Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – known by his initials, MBS – visited Britain and the US earlier this year, the… Read more »
The United Nations envoy for Syria announced on Wednesday he will step down at the end of November after more than four years in the key post as UN efforts to end the seven-year war show no sign of a breakthrough. “I will myself be moving on as of the last week of November,” Staffan de Mistura told the UN… Read more »
The president of Yemen, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, has fired the prime minster Ahmed bin Dagher.
A rocket hit a home in southern Israel causing damage to a house but no injuries. Israeli government officials blamed the rocket fire on the Hamas who govern the Palestine held Gaza Strip. The Israeli government responded to this by launching rockets of their own, targeting the southern part of Gaza city. The Israeli rockets killed one man and injured… Read more »
Based on the recent developments in the disappearance of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, it is hard to believe that the United States is in many ways letting the Saudi government off the hook. As a nation that prides itself on the freedom of the press, it seems hypocritical of president Donald Trump and his administration to not be more involved… Read more »
Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has fired his prime minister, blaming him for the economic crisis in the war-torn country, according to a statement.
The US Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on a network of businesses that provides financial support to a paramilitary force in Iran, which allegedly trains and deploys child soldiers to fight with the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Syrian rebel fighters are reported to have withdrawn their heavy weapons from the frontlines around Idlib province. Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency said rockets, mortars and missiles had been removed in line with a deal to create a demilitarised buffer zone separating rebel and government forces. The agreement is being overseen by Turkey, which backs the rebels, and Russia, a… Read more »