UN report: five foiled assassination plots against Syria’s leader
According to a UN report presented on February 12th, Syria’s interim leader, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, and two senior cabinet ministers were...
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Lebanon: Hezbollah shifts from confrontation to dialogue
Hezbollah has shifted its position in Lebanon from open confrontation against the state to “managing” its differences with it. On...
Palestine publishes draft constitution as statehood remains uncertain
Although the future of Palestine as a state is unclear, it seems it is about to get its own constitution....
Israel pushes West Bank annexation ahead of Trump meeting
Israel’s security cabinet has approved a series of measures aimed at easing land purchases by settlers in the occupied West...
US-Iran nuclear negotiations restart amid Trump’s threats
Iranian and U.S. officials said on February 2 that talks on Tehran’s nuclear program will resume. Donald Trump quickly weighed...
Iran rejects missile negotiations amid talks with US
After talks took place on February 6th in Oman’s capital, Muscat, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on February 7th...
Israeli violence drives rising displacement in the West Bank
According to figures from the UN’s humanitarian agency OCHA, Israeli settler violence and harassment in the occupied West Bank displaced...
Airstrike hits aid hospital in South Sudan amid renewed fighting
On the night of February 3, a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Jonglei State, near the town of Lankien...
Gaza bombed and West Bank raided as Rafah crossing remains limited
On the morning of February 4th, Israeli Air Force fighter jets once again bombed the Gaza Strip, despite a ceasefire...
Nuclear talks restart as Trump warns Iran of “Bad things”
Iranian and U.S. officials said on February 2 that talks on Tehran’s nuclear program will resume in Turkey at the...
Burkina Faso junta bans political parties amid growing criticism
The junta in Burkina Faso has declared a ban on all political parties, as reported by Maghrebi Week on February...
Burkina Faso junta tightens grip, bans political parties
The junta of Burkina Faso has declared a ban on all political parties, whose activities had already been suspended since...
French company restarts Mozambique gas project
French energy firm TotalEnergies has announced the resumption of a Mozambique gas project after a nearly five-year pause in operations,...
Israeli raid kills young Palestinian as West Bank arrests surge
During a raid south of Hebron on the evening of 27 January, the Israeli army killed a 20-year-old Palestinian man,...
Lebanon: Israeli strikes kill three people, one journalist
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah stated that on January 26 an Israeli strike killed television presenter Ali Nour al-Din, who...
