Ugandans are celebrating New York City Mayor-Elect, Zohran Mamdani’s historic ascension to city hall.
Category: 3. Middle East
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‘Time for us to step up’: What Zohran Mamdani’s win means to Ugandan youth
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Tanzania election failed to comply with democratic standards: African Union | Elections News
The bloc says ballot stuffing, internet blackout and politically-motivated abductions compromised the vote’s ‘integrity’.
Last week’s Tanzania elections failed to comply with democratic standards, says the African Union (AU), adding to…
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Israel’s focus on political drama rather than Palestinian rape victim | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The revelation last week by Israel’s top military lawyer, Major General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, that she leaked the footage of a gang rape of a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman military detention centre in 2024 has shaken the country’s…
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SDF commander Hemo: Syria’s Kurds prepare for threat of war as Damascus talks falter
As US-brokered talks stall, Kurdish forces are preparing contingencies while continuing dialogue with Damascus to secure Syria’s future, SDF commander Sipan Hemo told Al-Monitor in an exclusive interview.
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Mamdani says Republicans are scared he may fix affordability crisis | Politics
NewsFeed “You have to deliver on addressing that crisis.” New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani criticised President Donald Trump for not fixing the affordability crisis he campaigned on, adding that Republicans are scared the new mayor may…
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Hind Rajab Foundation files war crimes complaint against former Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert – Middle East Monitor
The Hind Rajab Foundation filed a criminal complaint in Germany accusing former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of war crimes for Israel’s 2008 – 2009 military offensive in the Gaza Strip, known as Operation…
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UAE calls attacks on civilians in Sudan ‘dangerous escalation’ – Middle East Monitor
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday condemned the “horrific crimes” against civilians across Sudan, warning that the targeting of residential areas and vital infrastructure marks a “dangerous…
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Packed soup kitchens feed Gaza as Israel blocks entry of aid trucks | Gaza
NewsFeed Palestinians are turning to soup kitchens to feed their families as Gaza is gripped by a crippling food crisis because Israel is limiting the entry of aid trucks, despite the new ceasefire agreement.
Published On 5 Nov 2025
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US to share draft UN resolution on Gaza with most of Security Council
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United States will share a draft resolution on President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza with the 10 elected members of the United Nations Security Council later on Wednesday, a U.S. official…
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Spain, Oman formalize closer relations through int’l treaty, multiple MoUs – Middle East Monitor
Spain and Oman have deepened their bilateral relationship during the state visit of Omani Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq Al-Busaid to Madrid, which “served to advance a relationship based on dialogue, sustainability, and…
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