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Middle East Monitor

Muslim-Americans
New Rep. Ilhan Omar vows to make the US live up to Religious Freedom

New Rep. Ilhan Omar vows to make the US live up to Religious Freedom

Middle East Monitor

“We are going to make this country one that lives up to its ideals of inclusion, of religious liberty.”

Syria
Al-Qaeda-Linked Guerrillas make Gains in Northwest Syria

Al-Qaeda-Linked Guerrillas make Gains in Northwest Syria

Middle East Monitor

Tahrir al-Sham, formerly affiliated to al Qaeda, had launched an attack on Tuesday against towns in the western countryside of Aleppo

Foreign Policy
Pompeo Pledges continuing US Cooperation with Israel in Syria v. Iran

Pompeo Pledges continuing US Cooperation with Israel in Syria v. Iran

Middle East Monitor

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that the United States would continue to cooperate with Israel over Syria and in countering Iran in the Middle East, even as President Donald Trump plans to withdraw US troops from Syria. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said as he met with Pompeo in the Brazilian […]

Iraq
Israeli general sees possible threat from Iraq as Iran’s clout grows

Israeli general sees possible threat from Iraq as Iran’s clout grows

Middle East Monitor

Israel said it might attack sites in Iraq, effectively expanding a campaign now focused on Syria

Iran
Rightwing Iran's Policy in post-US Syria is to Block Kurdish Left

Rightwing Iran’s Policy in post-US Syria is to Block Kurdish Left

Middle East Monitor

Iran needs Turkey to escape US sanctions and to help stymie cooperative socialism among Kurds

Feminism
Saudi Women Trample Face Veils in Social Media Protest

Saudi Women Trample Face Veils in Social Media Protest

Middle East Monitor

Women took to Twitter with stories of being forced to wear the face veil, using the hashtag.

Israel/ Palestine
Banking Giant HSBC Divests from Israel Arms Manufacturer

Banking Giant HSBC Divests from Israel Arms Manufacturer

Middle East Monitor

Last month the University of Leeds made the decision to divest from three companies which were found to be complicit in the violation of Palestinian human rights

Sudan
Are Massive Protests Sudan's 'Arab Spring'?

Are Massive Protests Sudan’s ‘Arab Spring’?

Middle East Monitor

Rising prices, shortages of basic commodities and a cash crisis have driven protesters to the streets

Yemen
3.5 Million People Flee Homes Across Yemen

3.5 Million People Flee Homes Across Yemen

Middle East Monitor

(Middle East Monitor) – Around 3.5 million people across Yemen have fled their homes due to the conflict in the country, the head of Turkish Red Crescent said on Friday. Speaking to Anadolu Agency in Yemen’s southern city of Lahij, Kerem Kinik said: “Two-thirds of the overall population have been struggling with food insecurity and […]

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