At Glastonbury, Britain’s biggest music festival, two artists called out Israel’s genocide in Gaza and accused the British government of complicity. On-stage remarks by one of them – Bob Vylan – plunged the country’s public broadcaster,…
Category: 3. Middle East
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China says war ‘not a solution’ to Iranian nuclear issue – Middle East Monitor
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that war is “not a solution” to the Iranian nuclear issue and that Israel’s attacks on Iran “preemptive strikes apparently lack legitimacy,” Anadolu reports.
Addressing…
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Malaysia, France support Gaza ceasefire, entry of humanitarian aid – Middle East Monitor
French President Emmanuel Macron and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim have agreed on the need for a ceasefire in Gaza and the passage of humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave, Anadolu reports.
During a…
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Israeli drone attacks in southern Lebanon kill one, injure several people | Drone Strikes News
Three Israeli attacks hit Bint Jbeil, Shebaa and Chaqra.
Israel has carried out three drone attacks on towns in southern Lebanon, resulting in a death and several injured, in the latest wave of near-daily Israeli violations of the November…
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Lebanese president affirms coordination with Syria, warns against sectarian tensions – Middle East Monitor
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun confirmed Friday that there is continuous coordination with his Syrian counterpart, Ahmad al-Sharaa, on several issues, while warning against attempts by “internal enemies” to…
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Liverpool team join family of Diogo Jota, brother for funeral in Portugal | Football News
The brothers, who were en route to the UK, were found dead near Zamora in northwestern Spain after a car crash.
The funeral of footballers Diogo Jota and his brother has been held, two days after the siblings died in a car crash in Spain, with…
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Hezbollah rejects calls to disarm before end of Israeli ‘aggression’ against Lebanon – Middle East Monitor
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said Friday that the group will not respond to calls to hand over its weapons before the “end of the Israeli aggression” against Lebanon, Anadolu reports.
It came in a…
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Hamas says it submitted ‘positive’ response to mediators on Gaza ceasefire proposal – Middle East Monitor
Palestinian resistance group Hamas said Friday it submitted a “positive” response to mediators on a new proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and prisoner exchange, Anadolu reports.
“We have completed our…
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Netanyahu era sees 40% surge in Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank – Middle East Monitor
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank endure a sharp rise in settler attacks, alongside a 40% increase in the number of settlement outposts under the current government led by Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli media said on Friday, Anadolu…
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Turkiye denies claims of $394M in exports to Israel – Middle East Monitor
Turkiye on Friday denied claims that it had exported goods worth $393.7 million to Israel in the first five months of the year.
“The claim that ‘Turkiye exported $393.7 million worth of goods to Israel in the…
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