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Iraq
Iraq bombs meeting of Daesh leaders in Syria; kills high-value targets

Iraq bombs meeting of Daesh leaders in Syria; kills high-value targets

Middle East Monitor

Iraq has launched an air attack on a gathering of Daesh leaders inside neighbouring Syria, killing 45 members of the hardline militant group

Climate Change
CO2 Catastrophe for Egypt: Rising Seas, Salinization to Displace 5 mn by 2025

CO2 Catastrophe for Egypt: Rising Seas, Salinization to Displace 5 mn by 2025

Middle East Monitor

Cairo (Middle East Monitor) – The climate change on Egypt’s northern coast is expected to lead to the migration of at least five million people from the Nile Delta if appropriate measures are not taken. Climate changes on Egypt’s northern coast could force five million people to leave the country’s Nile Delta area, Egypt’s irrigation […]

Saudi Arabia
Retro Saudi Soap Opera set in Imaginary “Unveiled, Liberal” 1970s Infuriates Hardliners

Retro Saudi Soap Opera set in Imaginary “Unveiled, Liberal” 1970s Infuriates Hardliners

Middle East Monitor

With scenes of unveiled women and mixed-sex musical soirees, a new Saudi Arabian soap opera is evoking nostalgia about the kingdom’s modern past

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Lawmaker: Supremacy of ‘Jewish Race’ Explains Support for Netanyahu

Israeli Lawmaker: Supremacy of ‘Jewish Race’ Explains Support for Netanyahu

Middle East Monitor

Member of the Knesset Miki Zohar made the comments during a radio debate with veteran political journalist Dan Margalit

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza’s Infant Mortality increased in past Decade; 6 Times Israel’s, Twice Jordan’s

Gaza’s Infant Mortality increased in past Decade; 6 Times Israel’s, Twice Jordan’s

Middle East Monitor

A United Nations relief agency “warned that infant mortality has not declined for the last decade in Gaza Strip”

Yemen
Saudi-led Attack on Yemen's Hudaydah Port Could Cost 250,000 Lives: UN

Saudi-led Attack on Yemen’s Hudaydah Port Could Cost 250,000 Lives: UN

Middle East Monitor

Clashes between troops backed by a Saudi-led coalition and the Iran-aligned Houthis intensified near Yemen’s Hudaydah over the weekend

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

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