L’Orient-Le Jour reports, “Après un week-end de tirs meurtriers de roquettes palestiniennes sur la ville israélienne d’Ashkelon, le bunker souterrain où les responsables surveillaient sur écrans la trajectoire des projectiles en provenance de la bande de Gaza est rendu au silence. Les Palestiniens ont annoncé un cessez-le-feu lundi avec Israël, et, de la tension de ces deux jours d’hostilités ne subsistent… Read more »
The United States is deploying an aircraft carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Middle East on short notice in response to “clear indications” Iran and Iranian proxies were planning an attack on U.S. forces in the region, a U.S. official said. Interested in Iran? Add Iran as an interest to stay up to date on the… Read more »
ALGIERS, Algeria – The influential brother of former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and two generals once in charge of intelligence have been jailed while under investigation for plotting against the state, a military tribunal said Sunday. A statement from the tribunal in Blida, south of Algiers, said the prosecutor appointed a judge to investigate the ex-president’s young brother Said Bouteflika and… Read more »
Iraq’s Parliament has voted to ban several games including PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), saying they harm society. Online computer gaming generates billions of dollars around the world and its popularity has also grown in Iraq. But parliament has now banned several popular online games, including the biggest of all time, Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). The government says these games are harmful to… Read more »
Palestinian officials say a ceasefire agreement has been reached with Israel to end a surge of violence in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel that has led to the deaths of at least 25 Palestinians and four Israelis. Gaza officials confirmed to Al Jazeera that a deal was reached at 1:30 GMT, and no Israeli air raids on the Palestinian… Read more »