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Middle East Monitor

Iraq
Iraq Election Winner Muqtada al-Sadr calls on Militias to Disarm

Iraq Election Winner Muqtada al-Sadr calls on Militias to Disarm

Middle East Monitor

Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on Friday for a nationwide disarmament campaign and announced his Baghdad stronghold would be first to disarm

Israel/ Palestine
Jerusalem Day: Israeli Soldiers  Harm 525 Palestinians at Gaza Rally

Jerusalem Day: Israeli Soldiers Harm 525 Palestinians at Gaza Rally

Middle East Monitor

At least 525 Palestinians have been wounded on the Gaza border by Israeli occupation forces

Israel/ Palestine
Argentinean Soccer Team cancels Israel Match to avoid "Sports-Washing" Apartheid

Argentinean Soccer Team cancels Israel Match to avoid “Sports-Washing” Apartheid

Middle East Monitor

Palestinians have thanked the Argentinian football team and star forward Lionel Messi for cancelling their friendly match with Israel

Israel
Israel Labor Party: Netanyahu must Resign over Spying on Mossad re: his Planned Iran Strike

Israel Labor Party: Netanyahu must Resign over Spying on Mossad re: his Planned Iran Strike

Middle East Monitor

Opposition leader Avi Gabbay has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down over reports that he spied on security officials

European Union
Germany will try to shield firms from US Sanctions after Trump Violation of Iran Treaty

Germany will try to shield firms from US Sanctions after Trump Violation of Iran Treaty

Middle East Monitor

It could be difficult to shield them from any fallout, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Sunday

Yemen
UN: Saudi-led  Coalition inflicts 60% of Yemen Deaths, Injuries

UN: Saudi-led Coalition inflicts 60% of Yemen Deaths, Injuries

Middle East Monitor

Some 236 civilians were killed in Yemen in April making it the deadliest month for the war-torn state this year

Israel/ Palestine
PEN Int'l ‘strongly condemns’ Israel court’s jailing of Palestinian for Writing Poetry

PEN Int’l ‘strongly condemns’ Israel court’s jailing of Palestinian for Writing Poetry

Middle East Monitor

PEN International has slammed the conviction of Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour, who was prosecuted by Israeli authorities for three social media posts, including a poem

Arms Sales
Saudi Arabia world's 3rd highest military spender but 41st in World Population

Saudi Arabia world’s 3rd highest military spender but 41st in World Population

Middle East Monitor

Saudi military spending reached $69.4 billion in 2017

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