Netanyahu stands accused of accepting lavish gifts from two influential businessmen in return for favourable legislation and personal favours
Miss Iraq: Death Threats target Women Media Activists after Miss Baghad was Assassinated
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 Doubles its Construction of Illegal Squatter Settlements in Palestine in 2018
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 […]
Palestinian Schools & Clinics at Risk if Trump Cuts not Made Up: UNRWA
$185 million needed through end of year
Jared Kushner is Wrong: Collective Punishment of Palestinians will not Lead to Peace
“false reality” and it will most surely lead, not to peace, but to an even greater tragedy
Syrian Extremist Militias Reject Turkey-Russia Agreement, Will Attack Syrian Troops
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Wednesday that Syrian armed factions have rejected an agreement reached by Turkey and Russia on setting up a demilitarised zone between the armed opposition and Syrian government troops in Idlib as of 15 October. The Observatory said in a statement that the factions of Religious Guards Ansar Al-Tawheed, […]
Quality of Life dropping in Military-Ruled Egypt, Inequality Rising: UN Report
The UN Development Programme has ranked Egypt 115th of 189 countries in its annual Human Development Index (HDI), four places below its ranking last year. The index, which has recorded governmental progress in human development since 1990, takes into account three main indicators: income per capita calculated in US dollars, average life expectancy, and markers […]
Qatar to Sue Saudi Arabia and UAE for Hacking its News Agency, Spoofing Emir
London (Middle East Monitor) – Qatar’s Attorney General has confirmed that independent investigations have proven that Saudi Arabia and the UAE were involved in hacking into the official Qatar News Agency last year. Ali bin Fetais Al-Marri pledged to sue the two countries for “piracy” before the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Al-Marri […]
After Mobs Burn Iran Consulate in Basra, US Blames, Threatens Iran for Iraqi Attacks on US Facilities
London (Middle East Monitors) – The United States warned Iran on Tuesday it will “respond swiftly and decisively” to any attacks by Tehran’s allies in Iraq that resulted in injury to Americans or damage to US facilities, Reuters reports. The statement by the White House press secretary accused Iran of not preventing attacks in recent […]
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