(CNN) Poland’s embassy in Tel Aviv was daubed with swastikas on Sunday, a day after Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki caused outrage by claiming Jews were among the perpetrators of the Holocaust. Profanities were scrawled across a noticeboard outside the embassy and a swastika had been drawn on the entrance gate. Israeli police have opened an investigation into the incident…. Read more »
Saudi Arabian women were allowed into a football stadium to watch a match for the first time on Friday, as the ultra-conservative kingdom begins to gradually ease restrictions on women’s rights. For decades women have been forbidden from male only stadiums but on Friday they were allowed into a Saudi Premier League game in the coastal city of Jeddah. Women were… Read more »
(CNN) Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned unexpectedly on Thursday, after years of upheaval in the troubled east African nation. It was not yet clear who would replace Hailemariam, who has been in power since 2012. He also quit as chairman of the ruling coalition Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). The unexpected move comes against the backdrop of violent… Read more »
News24 – Cairo – The Egyptian president declared on Wednesday that his country “scored a goal” by signing a $15bn deal with an Israeli company to supply natural gas that will help turn Egypt into a regional energy hub. President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi’s televised remarks were the first high-level comments on the deal that fueled controversy on social media. The… Read more »
BBC News— Eastern Ghouta has very literally been under fire recently, as there have been Russian-supported air strikes over the past few days in the area. The region is notably the last major area under rebel-control, and is in the process of being liberated. The Syrians claim to be executing a liberation from terrorists, but it has been reported that… Read more »