Dozens of Israeli reserve soldiers and officers are reportedly unwilling to report for military service as the army is calling up tens of thousands of reservists for an expanded offensive against the besieged Gaza…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Tourists react to Trump’s plan to reopen Alcatraz prison
Tourists at the former Alcatraz jail in the US city of San Francisco have been giving their reactions to Trump's plan.
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Socks and satire: Syrians mock ousted Assad dynasty
At Basel al-Sati’s souvenir shop in a central Damascus market, socks bearing caricatures that ridicule ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and his once feared family now sell like hot cakes.
“I want to bring joy to people who’ve been deprived of…
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UK’s victory day parade draws thousands to mark 80 years since WWII | In Pictures News
The United Kingdom has marked the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, honouring the men and women who fought during World War II.
The events on Monday featured a procession by members of the British armed forces, accompanied by troops from…
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No sense in Gaza ceasefire talks amid Israel’s ‘hunger war’: Hamas | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Hamas will no longer engage in ceasefire negotiations with Israel, seeing no point in doing so “as long as the hunger war and extermination war” continues on the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian group’s senior official.
Basem Naim…
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Biden administration’s Gaza stance
We compare and contrast the Biden administration’s public stance on the Gaza war with statements from officials on the g
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I felt safer in Hamas captivity than in Israel – Middle East Monitor
A former Israeli captive has admitted that she felt more safe and protected in Gaza than in Israel, the Hebrew Maariv newspaper reported yesterday.
Mia Schem, 23, was released as part of a prisoner swap deal in…
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Ben-Gvir calls for bombing Gaza food stores – Middle East Monitor
A “major disagreement” broke out on Sunday evening between Israel’s army Chief of Staff, Eyal Zamir, and far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, regarding the entry of humanitarian aid into the…
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Video: Germany’s Merz fails to be elected chancellor in parliament vote
Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz has lost in the first round of voting in parliament.
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Paramilitary RSF targets Port Sudan’s airport, seaport with drones – Middle East Monitor
The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out a drone attack targeting the seaport and airport in the city of Port Sudan, eastern Sudan, today.
According to an Anadolu correspondent, fires broke…
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