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Iran
A Thaw in Coldest of Mideast Cold Wars? Saudi Arabia is suddenly talking to Iran

A Thaw in Coldest of Mideast Cold Wars? Saudi Arabia is suddenly talking to Iran

Middle East Monitor

By Omid Shokri | – ( Middle East Monitor) – Relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia have been strained in recent years. Both countries pursue conflicting interests in particular issues in the region with a specific ideology in foreign policy. The two countries are rivals not only in the Islamic world and the region, but […]

Iran
Israeli Intelligence Chiefs Assess that Biden, Iran will Rejoin Nuclear Deal; Netanyahu wants to Stop it

Israeli Intelligence Chiefs Assess that Biden, Iran will Rejoin Nuclear Deal; Netanyahu wants to Stop it

Middle East Monitor

By Motasem A Dalloul | – After two weeks of deliberations in Vienna about reactivating the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal with Iran, EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell told reporters on Monday that, “There is a real goodwill on both parts to reach an agreement.” He pointed out that the […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Snipers Left hundreds of Palestinian Youth Protesters Maimed:  The Charity that is Helping Gaza Amputees

Israeli Snipers Left hundreds of Palestinian Youth Protesters Maimed: The Charity that is Helping Gaza Amputees

Middle East Monitor

By Anjuman Rahman | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip have been wounded during Israel’s military offensives and incursions. Many of them have been left with life-changing injuries. For the two million Palestinians living in Gaza under an Israeli-led and Egyptian-backed siege, life is […]

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinians of Gaza, under Israeli Blockade, face Devastating Second wave of Covid-19

Palestinians of Gaza, under Israeli Blockade, face Devastating Second wave of Covid-19

Middle East Monitor

By Eman Abusidu | – The humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip is worsening as health officials report more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases daily. They warn of a healthcare catastrophe under an Israeli-led blockade that restricts medical imports, among many other things. The impact of the pandemic is devastating in such a closed environment. […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israelis to Evict Dozens of Native Palestinian families in Occupied East Jerusalem, plan Confiscation of 40% of Sheikh Jarrah

Israelis to Evict Dozens of Native Palestinian families in Occupied East Jerusalem, plan Confiscation of 40% of Sheikh Jarrah

Middle East Monitor

By Belal Yasin | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – In February and March, courts in Israel approved the eviction of seven Palestinian families from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem. Illegal settlers will benefit from this. Meanwhile, the Israeli-controlled Jerusalem municipality recommended the Israeli courts to confiscate forty per […]

Israel/ Palestine
Why has Israel Just demolished the Palestinian Village of Al-Araqeeb for the 185th Time?

Why has Israel Just demolished the Palestinian Village of Al-Araqeeb for the 185th Time?

Middle East Monitor

By Nabil Al-Sahli | – (

Authoritarianism
Did Egypt's Military Dictatorship lead to the Suez Canal Ship-Blocking Crisis?

Did Egypt’s Military Dictatorship lead to the Suez Canal Ship-Blocking Crisis?

Middle East Monitor

By Ibrahim Al-Tahir | – ( Middle East Monitor) – The world is closely following the details of the Suez Canal obstruction, a canal through which 12 per cent of international shipping trade passes. The obstruction was caused by a colossal ship that ran aground and the failure of the attempts to dislodge it. A […]

Israel/ Palestine
Can Gaza’s Venerable Almond Groves survive the Israeli Occupation?

Can Gaza’s Venerable Almond Groves survive the Israeli Occupation?

Middle East Monitor

By Wafa Aludaini | – ( Middle East Monitor) – As we headed to the east of Deir AlBalah, a town in the middle of the Gaza Strip, I was shocked to see barren land. The area was once home to thousands of almond trees that dotted the landscape but farmers have been forced to […]

Israel/ Palestine
Amid Global Pandemic, Recession, Israel still Keeps Palestinians of Gaza under Siege

Amid Global Pandemic, Recession, Israel still Keeps Palestinians of Gaza under Siege

Middle East Monitor

By Maher Al-Tabba | – (Middle East Monitor ) – The Palestinians in the Gaza Strip continue to suffer from the Israeli-led blockade imposed since 2007. Add to this Israel’s military offensives and frequent incursions and it is easy to see why the economic crisis is acute. The destruction of the infrastructure has affected all […]

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