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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia in "Crisis" following Khashoggi's Killing, says Minister

Saudi Arabia in “Crisis” following Khashoggi’s Killing, says Minister

Middle East Monitor

“Davos in the desert,” was boycotted by a long list of investors, international policymakers and heads of multi-national companies

BDS
NZ Boycotters Ridicule Israeli Court Fine for Lorde Cancellation

NZ Boycotters Ridicule Israeli Court Fine for Lorde Cancellation

Middle East Monitor

BDS: “Israel has no right to police the political opinions of people across the world”

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Ed. Minister Bennett:  Shoot to Kill in Gaza, Including the Children he calls “Terrorists”

Israeli Ed. Minister Bennett: Shoot to Kill in Gaza, Including the Children he calls “Terrorists”

Middle East Monitor

Israel’s Education Minister Naftali Bennett said yesterday that he would impose a “shoot to kill” policy in Gaza, including against Palestinian children. Bennett made the comment on Israel’s Army Radio after he was asked what he would do differently if he were the defence minister. Bennett replied: Everything. I would not allow terrorists to cross […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israel Imprisoning Canary-Blackballed American Student at Airport despite Valid Visa

Israel Imprisoning Canary-Blackballed American Student at Airport despite Valid Visa

Middle East Monitor

An American student has become the latest victim of Israel’s law targeting supporters of the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Lara Alqasem, 22, has been held since last Tuesday at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport. Alqasem is a graduate of the University of Florida and a US citizen whose grandparents are Palestinian She tried […]

Iran
Iran Calls on Saudi Arabia for Regional Security Cooperation in face of Trump Insults

Iran Calls on Saudi Arabia for Regional Security Cooperation in face of Trump Insults

Middle East Monitor

“This is the reward of the illusion that security could be achieved through external support”

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Squatters Busted Stealing Olives from Palestinian Farm

Israeli Squatters Busted Stealing Olives from Palestinian Farm

Middle East Monitor

Olive-Growing is 20% of the West Bank Palestinian Economy

Israel
Israeli Police question PM Netanyahu over Corruption, Blackmai for 12th Time

Israeli Police question PM Netanyahu over Corruption, Blackmai for 12th Time

Middle East Monitor

Netanyahu stands accused of accepting lavish gifts from two influential businessmen in return for favourable legislation and personal favours

Iraq
Miss Iraq: Death Threats target Women Media Activists after Miss Baghad was Assassinated

Miss Iraq: Death Threats target Women Media Activists after Miss Baghad was Assassinated

Middle East Monitor

Iraqi fashion model and media activist, Shaimaa Qasem, holder of the title of Miss Iraq in 2015, yesterday said that she had received “death threats.” Qasem, who held the title of Miss Iraq in 2015, posted a short live video on Facebook’s Instagram, revealing that she had received a message read “your turn is coming.” […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israel Doubles its Construction of Illegal Squatter Settlements in Palestine in 2018

Israel Doubles its Construction of Illegal Squatter Settlements in Palestine in 2018

Middle East Monitor

Construction rates for Israel’s illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank more than doubled in the second quarter of 2018. According to data published by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel began constructing 794 new dwellings in the occupied West Bank in the second quarter of 2018. This figure is more than double that […]

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