Israel targets pro-Iranian militia in Damascus
Israel has targeted a pro-Iranian militia in a drone strike in southern Damascus, according to The National News and agencies...
Year: 2024
Tunisia detains prominent migrants’ rights activist
Tunisia’s public prosecutor detained prominent activist and migrants’ rights group head Saadia Mosbah on May 7th, according to Reuters. The...
Brazil: Ongoing flood destroys towns, causes chaos
Following a recent report warning of even more rising temperatures, Brazil has made headlines around the world for a deadly...
Saudi message for Moroccan King cements relations
As Morocco steps up its Saudi relations and flirts with autocracy, the country may well assume the same human rights...
Violent Israeli protestors close UNRWA headquarters
UNRWA was forced to close its headquarters temporarily in East Jerusalem after violent protests from Israeli protestors, according to Arab...
Third mass grave discovered at Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital
At least 49 bodies were found buried together near Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital on May 8th marking the third mass...
Israel and Hezbollah both suffer casualties in recent escalation
Israel and Hezbollah have both suffered casualties amid a recent escalation according to Arab News and agencies on May 9th....
Health worker declares Israel’s war on Gaza “awful for women”
A doctor who just left the southern city of Rafah — gynaecologst Hairhound Lahna — revealed in an interview with...
Haftar’s Libya: Hired guns and hot money
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Benghazi on May 7th to discuss migration, economic cooperation, and her commitment ridding war-torn...
First aid shipment departs Cyprus for US-built Gaza pier
A shipment of humanitarian aid — the first delivery to the new US-built pier in Gaza — left Cyprus’s Larnaca...
Turkey threatens to close pro-Kurdish party
Turkey has threatened to close pro-Kurdish party, DEM, if it maintains links to Kurdish militants, according to Middle East Online...
Multinational armed forces exercises held in Turkey
The first phase of the EFES 2024 multinational armed forces exercises in Turkey, concluded on May 8th, according to Asharq...
Pakistan to prioritise Iran pipeline over US sanctions
Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister, Ishaq Dar, has prioritised the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project over the risk of US sanctions, outlining...
Pulitzer Prizes honour journalists’ coverage of Israel-Gaza war
The war in Gaza featured prominently in the announced winners of Pulitzer Prizes on May 7th, with a variety of...
US pauses weapon shipment to Israel amidst Rafah offensive
A US official reported on May 7th that President Joe Biden’s administration paused a shipment of weapons to Israel, furthering...
