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Arab World
Arab World Warms to Russia after Trump gives Syria's Golan to Israel

Arab World Warms to Russia after Trump gives Syria’s Golan to Israel

Middle East Monitor

The Ambassador of the League of Arab States to Russia, Jaber Habib Jaber has praised Russia’s steadfast position on the Jerusalem and Golan files, which is in compliance with the international laws and legislation. Jaber also thanked Moscow for its adherence to this principle and considered it the right way to play an effective and […]

Children
Gaza:  Study Shows Rapid Deterioration in Mental Health of Palestinian Children under Israeli Blockade

Gaza: Study Shows Rapid Deterioration in Mental Health of Palestinian Children under Israeli Blockade

Middle East Monitor

Palestinian children in the occupied Gaza Strip are experiencing a rapid deterioration in their mental health, a new study by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has found. According to the NRC, the survey found that 68 per cent of schoolchildren “in areas close to the Israeli perimeter fence have clear indications of psychosocial distress”. NRC […]

Iran
Trump had to Sneak into Iraq.  Iran's Rouhani was Welcomed with Open Arms

Trump had to Sneak into Iraq. Iran’s Rouhani was Welcomed with Open Arms

Middle East Monitor

Dr Mustafa Fetouri | – US President Donald Trump had to sneak in to Iraq, a supposed US ally, arriving at the Ein Al-Assad airbase for an unannounced visit on 26 December. Not a single Iraqi official was there to welcome him. Instead, Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel-Mahdi angrily snubbed him, refusing to travel to […]

Donald Trump
Kushner of Arabia wanted to Give Some of Jordan to Palestinians and some of Saudi Land to Jordan

Kushner of Arabia wanted to Give Some of Jordan to Palestinians and some of Saudi Land to Jordan

Middle East Monitor

White House official Jared Kushner’s Middle East peace plan “once included a massive land swap proposal in which the Palestinians would get Jordanian land and Jordan would get Saudi Arabian land”, reported the Times of Israel. The claims are made as part of a new book published this week called “Kushner, Inc.: Greed. Ambition. Corruption. […]

Israel/ Palestine
Ilhan Omar Calls out DC Double Standards, insists on Palestinian Rights in their Homeland

Ilhan Omar Calls out DC Double Standards, insists on Palestinian Rights in their Homeland

Middle East Monitor

US Congressman Ilhan Omar has called on America to put human rights, justice, and peace at the centre of its foreign policy and cited examples in the Middle East where she said: “Washington has failed to apply these universal values to all nations”. “I believe in an inclusive foreign policy—one that centers on human rights, […]

Israel/ Palestine
As Boycott over Apartheid Spreads, South Africa to Downgrade Israel Diplomatic Mission

As Boycott over Apartheid Spreads, South Africa to Downgrade Israel Diplomatic Mission

Middle East Monitor

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that his government is planning to downgrade its diplomatic mission to Israel. This, he said, comes in response to recommendations from the National Conference of the National African Party which was held more than a year ago, Safa news agency reported yesterday. Speaking before the parliament, Ramaphosa said […]

Israel/ Palestine
Forgotten Palestinian Women of Jerusalem Struggling for their Rights as World Commemorated Women

Forgotten Palestinian Women of Jerusalem Struggling for their Rights as World Commemorated Women

Middle East Monitor

On International Women’s Rights Day, which falls on 8 March every year, we need to take a moment to look at whether all women are able to exercise all of their rights around the world. Are women’s rights limited to specific countries, while those elsewhere continue to suffer from oppression and discrimination? Are there women […]

Israel/ Palestine
Trump Humiliates Palestinians by Closing Consulate, Dealing with them Via US Embassy to Israel

Trump Humiliates Palestinians by Closing Consulate, Dealing with them Via US Embassy to Israel

Middle East Monitor

The US State Department announced on Tuesday that it is going to merge the American consulate general in East Jerusalem with the American embassy in West Jerusalem. A statement published on the embassy website in Israel said that, “We will continue to conduct all of the diplomatic and consular functions previously performed by the US […]

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian-Israelis Slam Racist Likud Party Slogan, Netanyahu Terrorist Ties

Palestinian-Israelis Slam Racist Likud Party Slogan, Netanyahu Terrorist Ties

Middle East Monitor

Israeli-Arab MK Ahmad Tibi has slammed the Likud party’s use of his name in its new slogan, accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of incitement against the country’s Palestinian citizens. The new Likud slogan states that “It’s Either Bibi – or Tibi,” juxtaposing Netanyahu’s nickname with that of Tibi in a bid to garner support […]

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