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Middle East Monitor

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 […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli PM Netanyahu's Son Banned from Facebook after Call to Expel 2 mn. Muslims

Israeli PM Netanyahu’s Son Banned from Facebook after Call to Expel 2 mn. Muslims

Middle East Monitor

Yair Netanyahu, the son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was yesterday banned from Facebook for posting anti-Muslim content. The saga began on Thursday after Yair Netanyahu wrote on Facebook that: “There will not be peace here [in Israel-Palestine] until: 1. All the Jews leave the land of Israel. 2. All the Muslims leave the […]

Israel/ Palestine
Palestine: Two Schools Evacuated as Israeli Gunman Fires in Air Outside

Palestine: Two Schools Evacuated as Israeli Gunman Fires in Air Outside

Middle East Monitor

An Israeli settler opened fire on Sunday outside two schools in the West Bank, as other settlers rampaged through the street under the protection of Israeli forces, reports Wafa News Agency. The schools are at the entrance to the village of al-Lubban al-Sharqiya, to the south of Nablus in the West Bank. The shooting terrified […]

Saudi Arabia
Are Saudi Students Ready for Kant and Heidegger? Ban on Philosophy Ends

Are Saudi Students Ready for Kant and Heidegger? Ban on Philosophy Ends

Middle East Monitor

A team of Saudi and British academics has begun preparations to include philosophy in the Saudi secondary school syllabus. The team also began a training programme for more than 200 teachers to begin teaching philosophy after the subject was banned for decades, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported on Friday. The plan was announced by Saudi Education Minister […]

Yemen
Yemeni Mothers forced to Choose Which Child Starves: Aid Group

Yemeni Mothers forced to Choose Which Child Starves: Aid Group

Middle East Monitor

(Middle East Monitor) – Mothers are being forced to leave their children to starve as they face a “catastrophic” shortage of food in war-torn Yemen, a humanitarian group said on Thursday, reports Reuters. As the warring parties pledged a ceasefire over a key entry port for supplies, Action Against Hunger said many civilians were struggling […]

Saudi Arabia
When Bin Salman Killed Khashoggi, he Killed his Futuristic Megacity, 'Neom,' Too

When Bin Salman Killed Khashoggi, he Killed his Futuristic Megacity, ‘Neom,’ Too

Middle East Monitor

Doubts have grown over the future of one of Saudi Arabia’s most ambitious projects in the aftermath of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the country’s Consulate in Istanbul. Already reeling from the cancellation the $100 billion initial public offering of state energy giant Saudi Aramco, the Kingdom may now have to part with […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Gov't Strong-arms Germany to Boycott Israeli Orgs Calling for Palestinian Rights

Israeli Gov’t Strong-arms Germany to Boycott Israeli Orgs Calling for Palestinian Rights

Middle East Monitor

London (Middle East Monitor) – Assault on free speech has been a common feature of Israeli governments. This week another example of its efforts to silence critical voices was revealed by the +972 magazine, which reported details of a campaign by the right-wing Netanyahu government to de-fund independent publications and human rights organisations. In an […]

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