Demonstrations and sit-ins took place on Tuesday in several areas of the Tartus and Latakia governorates, as well as in parts of Homs and Hama, calling for decentralisation and the release of detainees, amid a heavy…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Lebanon, Cyprus sign maritime demarcation deal, paving way for possible energy exploration
BEIRUT/NICOSIA (Reuters) -Lebanon and Cyprus signed a long-awaited maritime demarcation deal on Wednesday, paving the way for potential exploration of offshore gas fields and energy cooperation in the Mediterranean.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun…
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Israel launches new military operation in northern West Bank
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli security forces on Wednesday launched what the military described as a counter-terrorism operation in the northern West Bank, which Palestinians said was targeting the city of Tubas.
Tubas Governor Ahmed…
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Israel orders demolition of 23 homes in Jenin refugee camp – Middle East Monitor
Israeli occupation forces have announced plans to completely demolish 12 homes and partially demolish 11 others in Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank, as part of an ongoing military campaign that…
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Arsenal vs Bayern Munich: UEFA Champions League – team news, start, lineups | Football News
Who: Arsenal vs Bayern Munich
What: Matchday 5, League Phase, UEFA Champions League
Where: Emirates Stadium, North London, England, UK
When: Wednesday at 8pm (20:00 GMT)
How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 17:00…Continue Reading
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Collapse in West Bank separation wall after heavy rain, with Israel calls it a “serious incident” – Middle East Monitor
A large section of the separation wall in the West Bank collapsed after heavy rain, while parts of central West Bank roads also saw soil landslides. A video clip showed the complete destruction of part of the concrete…
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Palestinian prisoners ‘starving and dreaming of food’ in Israeli jails – Middle East Monitor
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz has reported that Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails continue to suffer acute hunger, with one detainee telling his lawyer that inmates are “starving and dreaming of food”.
In a…
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Kremlin aide Ushakov says he and Witkoff will be in touch about their leaked call
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Wednesday that he will be in touch with U.S. presidential envoy Steve Witkoff about the purported leak of a phone conversation between the two men, which he called unacceptable.
Ushakov was asked…
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Pro-Palestine conference leaders sue Berlin officials who shut down event | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Berlin, Germany – Organisers of a pro-Palestine conference are suing authorities in Berlin who shut the event down last April soon after it began.
They hope a panel of judges at the Berlin Administrative Court will rule that police acted…
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A timeline of CIA operations in Latin America | Conflict News
Over the past two centuries, the United States has repeatedly carried out military operations in Central and South America and the Caribbean.
Starting in the late 1800s, all the way into the early 20th century, the US conducted the Banana Wars, a…
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