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Middle East Monitor

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

Al-Qaeda-Linked Guerrillas make Gains in Northwest Syria

Middle East Monitor

Clashes among rival Syrian rebel factions have spread across northwest Syria, rebels and residents said on Thursday, in the latest bout of tit-for-tat fighting between opponents of President Bashar al Assad’s rule, Reuters reports. Infighting has long plagued Syria’s armed opposition since the uprising against Assad began in 2011. Turf wars have helped the Syrian […]

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

Iran could use its growing clout in Iraq to turn it into a springboard for attacks against Israel, the chief of Israeli military intelligence said on Monday, reports Reuters. Israel sees the spread of Tehran’s influence in the region as a growing threat and has carried out scores of air strikes in civil war-torn 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

By Maysam Behravesh | – US President Donald Trump’s abrupt announcement last week of the withdrawal of American troops from Syria caught many people off guard, including his own administration officials. It actually prompted the resignation of Defence Secretary James Mattis. The surprise, however, was perhaps greater in Tehran’s corridors of power. Less than two […]

Feminism
Saudi Women Trample Face Veils in Social Media Protest

Saudi Women Trample Face Veils in Social Media Protest

Middle East Monitor

Saudi women are stepping on the face veils some are made to wear in the conservative kingdom and posting it on social media with the hashtag “the niqab under my foot“. The campaign marks the latest protest against strict dress codes for women in Saudi Arabia, who are required to wear abayas – loose, all-covering […]

Israel/ Palestine
Banking Giant HSBC Divests from Israel Arms Manufacturer

Banking Giant HSBC Divests from Israel Arms Manufacturer

Middle East Monitor

Human rights groups have claimed a major victory after HSBC, one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, confirmed that it fully divested from Israeli drone manufacturer Elbit Systems, which sells weapons to the Israeli military used in attacks on Palestinians. As part of the campaign, over 24,000 people emailed HSBC […]

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

Are Massive Protests Sudan’s ‘Arab Spring’?

Middle East Monitor

With a video report by Aljazeera English At least 3 Sudanese protesters were wounded by gunshots yesterday when security forces dispersed rallies in the capital, after a week of demonstrations against President Omar Al-Bashir’s three-decade rule, as reported on Reuters. Witnesses told Reuters that 3 protesters were wounded by gunshots, one of them in the […]

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 […]

Israel
"Dangerous!:" Israel Denounces Trump's withdrawal from Syria

“Dangerous!:” Israel Denounces Trump’s withdrawal from Syria

Middle East Monitor

US President Donald Trump’s dramatic decision to withdraw troops from Syria has been condemned by fellow members of the international coalition and Washington’s Kurdish partners on the ground, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Declaring in a tweet that Daesh militants had been defeated in Syria, Trump overrode his top national security aides, blindsided US ground […]

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