Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused the four judges of engaging in the court’s “illegitimate and baseless actions.”
Category: 3. Middle East
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Rubio announces sanctions on ICC judges over US, Israel probes
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A ship called Madleen: Gaza’s first fisherwoman inspires solidarity mission | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Gaza City – As the Madleen sails towards Gaza to try to deliver life-saving aid to its people, little is known about the woman the boat was named after: Madleen Kulab, Gaza’s only fisherwoman.
When Al Jazeera first met Madleen Kulab (also…
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Israel launches several attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs | Israel attacks Lebanon News
A series of Israeli strikes have targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs on the eve of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, almost an hour after the Israeli army issued a forced evacuation order to residents in areas that it says held underground…
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Chairman of far-right Reform UK party quits after burqa row | Politics News
Zia Yusuf, a self-described ‘British Muslim patriot’, leaves a party accused of fuelling Islamophobia after 11 months.
The Muslim chairman of the United Kingdom’s radical right-wing Reform UK party has quit after denouncing a call from…
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Why is the Dominican Republic deporting Haitian migrants? | Migration News
What does the Dominican Republic’s crackdown on Haitian refugees and migrants reveal about the story of two neighbours?
The Dominican Republic has deported nearly 150,000 people it claims are of Haitian descent since October 2024. Many of them…
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Issue of ultra-Orthodox conscription in Israel threatens Netanyahu’s govt
The issue of conscripting ultra-Orthodox Jews into the Israeli army has become a thorn in the side of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, sparking threats to derail his coalition and trigger early elections if he ends a long-standing…
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Devastation of war leaves Gazans unable to celebrate Eid
For the first time in his short life, Imad Dib, orphaned by the Gaza war, was preparing to celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha without his parents.
“Dad would buy us a sheep, but now we are alone,” the 11-year-old said.
Before the war, he…
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CNN investigation points to Israeli gunfire in Gaza aid site shooting – Middle East Monitor
A CNN investigation found that Israeli troops opened fire on crowds of Palestinians near an aid distribution site in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday, leaving dozens of casualties, Anadolu reports.
Citing more than…
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Israel strikes Beirut, targeting underground Hezbollah drone facilities
WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV — Israel carried out an air strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Thursday, after an Israeli military spokesperson issued evacuation orders for four buildings and the area surrounding them.
The Israeli military’s…
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1st direct Saudi flight lands in Syria after 12-year hiatus – Middle East Monitor
The first direct Saudi flight landed in Syria on Thursday after a 12-year suspension, local media said, Anadolu reports.
According to the Syrian state news agency SANA, the Saudi Flynas airliner arrived at Damascus…
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