With over 500 rockets being fired, at least 16 deaths, and dozens more inured it’s not hard to believe that this has been the worst conflict since the end of the war in 2014. The hostility between Gaza and Israel is really just a small part of the bigger conflict between Palestine and Israel. Like most riots start, this all… Read more »
Hundreds of Iranian women have been allowed to attend a top-league Tehran football match for the first time in 37 years. An estimated 500 women – out of a crowd of about 80,000 – were permitted to watch the Asia Champions League football final in Tehran, separated from male fans. Most were said to be relatives of players or members of women’s teams, but… Read more »
A renewed ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza has brought an end to the most severe round of fighting between the two sides since the 2014 war. Palestinian factions, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad, announced the ceasefire in a joint statement. “The resistance will abide by the ceasefire agreement as long as the Israeli occupation adheres to the… Read more »
Israel will pick a date for early elections on Sunday, a source close to a key minister told CNN, following a turbulent week for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that saw key government resignations and calls for an early vote. The decision to call early elections came after crunch talks between Netanyahu and the rightwing Education Minister Naftali Bennett broke down… Read more »
Last year, when the Trump administration was still trying to entice the Palestinians into peace talks with Israel through cooperation rather than coercion, it encouraged the two sides to team up on small-scale infrastructure projects as a way to rebuild trust while improving conditions in the here-and-now. Deep in the Negev Desert, a group of Israeli and Palestinian civilians did… Read more »
This whole situation makes me sad. The fact that the common civilians are holed up in their homes, just waiting to see if the violence will stop or get worse, is sickening. It’s also disgusting that the United Arab Emirates are providing these civilians and the rebels with food and other resources to keep them alive when they’re the ones… Read more »
Instead of bringing calm to the besieged Yemeni city, calls for a ceasefire in Hodeidah have brought some of the worst violence the vital port has yet faced in the three-year war. Baseem al-Janani, who lives in the city, said: “The clashes are absolutely crazy right now. I have a headache from the shelling and bombing in the east. People are trapped in their… Read more »
The body of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was dismembered after he was strangled as soon as he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, the chief prosecutor’s office in Istanbul said Wednesday. This was carried out as part of a premeditated plan, according to a statement by the chief prosecutor’s office. The statement is the clearest yet from the Turkish authorities… Read more »
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed to defy US sanctions as penalties targeting the country’s oil-and-gas sector went into effect on Monday. The most biting round of sanctions since US President Donald Trump pulled out of the landmark 2015 deal to curtail Iran’s nuclear program came into force Monday. The move targets Iran’s oil-and-gas, shipbuilding, shipping and banking industries. Iran will… Read more »
The fight in Yemen has escalated drastically over the past week, exacerbating a dire humanitarian crisis that the United Nations says could spiral into famine — despite, or even because of, a diplomatic push by the United States to get both sides to the peace table. The Saudi-led coalition, which the United States has armed and supported, has launched a punishing wave… Read more »