The fourteenth annual Palestine Book Awards, organised by the Middle East Monitor (MEMO), took place yesterday in London in a moving and powerful display of literary celebration. Now firmly established as a key…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Lebanon plans UN complaint against Israel over border wall
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon will file a complaint to the U.N. Security Council against Israel for constructing a concrete wall along Lebanon’s southern border that extends beyond the “Blue Line”, the Lebanese presidency said on Saturday.
The Blue…
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Ukraine says it attacked Russian oil refinery near Moscow as winter looms | Russia-Ukraine war News
Strike comes a day after fierce Russian assault on Ukrainian capital Kyiv killed at least six people and injured dozens.
Published On 15 Nov 2025
The Ukrainian army says it has struck a…
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Israel closes Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, imposes curfew on Palestinians for Jewish holiday – Middle East Monitor
Israeli forces have maintained a curfew on Palestinians in the Old City of Hebron in the southern West Bank and closed the Ibrahimi Mosque to Muslim worshippers to allow illegal settlers to mark a Jewish holiday,…
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Thousands march for climate action outside COP30 summit in Brazil | Climate Crisis News
Indigenous and other climate activists say they need to ‘make their voices heard’ as UN conference hits halfway mark.
Published On 15 Nov 2025
Thousands of people have marched through the…
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Iraq election commission says objections will not affect preliminary results – Middle East Monitor
Iraq’s electoral commission said Saturday that objections to the results of the country’s parliamentary elections will not affect the preliminary results.
“All objections submitted so far are classified as…
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Sudan’s army captures two areas in North Kordofan as RSF burns more bodies | Sudan war News
RSF is burning and burying bodies near a university, mosque, camp for the displaced people, and hospital in el-Fasher, Yale University researchers say.
The government-aligned Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have recaptured two territories in the North…
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South Africa investigates ‘mysterious’ chartered flight carrying 153 Palestinian refugees – Middle East Monitor
South Africa is investigating a “mysterious” chartered flight that brought 153 Palestinian refugees into the country without the required documents on Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Friday, Anadolu…
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More details emerge of Israel’s ‘brutal’ treatment of Palestinian detainees | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Dozens of Palestinian prisoners are being held indefinitely in an underground Israeli detention facility, deprived of sunlight and subjected to extreme violence, Palestinian lawyers say, as more reports of abuse emerge from the devastation of
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Jordan’s King Abdullah arrives on 2-day visit to Pakistan – Middle East Monitor
Jordan’s King Abdullah Saturday arrived on a two-day state visit to Pakistan to further strengthen bilateral relations, Anadolu reports.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif received the…
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