UN warns against settlement expansion in the West Bank
The United Nations has taken a stance against Israel's decision to revive the E1 settlement project between Maale Adumim and...
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Hezbollah accuses Lebanese government of handing over country
Hezbollah’s secretary-general, Naim Qassem, on August 15th accused the Lebanese government of “handing” the country to Israel by moving forward...
Israel’s new settlement plan expands West Bank annexation
In the occupied West Bank, Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced on August 14th a plan to build 3,400 new...
Footage shows Israeli minister threatening Palestinian prisoner
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has appeared in newly circulated footage visiting Marwan Barghouti - the most prominent...
Iran’s women athletes fight for gold on the international stage
Iran’s martial arts team finished their martial arts campaign at the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China, with astonishing success,...
Lebanese president says no armed groups are permitted in country
Lebanon’s president told a senior Iranian official that following a US-backed deal, no group in the country is allowed to...
Israel to seize full control of Gaza under plan to defeat Hamas
During the night of August 7th–8th, Israel’s security cabinet approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to defeat Hamas in the...
Saudi Arabia executes eight in a day amid death penalty “crisis”
Eight people were executed in a single day in Saudi Arabia, mostly on drug-related charges, forming part of what has...
South Sudan rejects talks with Israel on Palestinian resettlement
South Sudan has denied holding talks with Israel on August 13th, regarding the resettlement of Palestinians who are currently suffering...
Saudi investment fund integrates AI across all operations
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), which is worth almost $1 trillion, has said that artificial intelligence and automation have...
Police in Iraq’s Kurdistan region arrest opposition leader
Iraqi Kurdish police stated that they had arrested the main opposition party leader in the autonomous Kurdistan region in north...
Australian PM denounces Israeli actions in Gaza
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanense condemned the escalating humanitarian emergency in the Gaza Strip on the 13th August, according to...
At least 24 Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israel
At least 24 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip by Israel’s army, as reported by The New Arab...
Egypt, Jordan to train Palestinian police force
Plans are afoot for Palestinians to recruit their own police officers to be trained outside of Israel. Egyptian Foreign Minister...
Netanyahu eyes Egypt, Syria and Jordan in bid for greater Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proclaimed that he is on a “historic and spiritual mission” in pursuit of a...
