Category: 2. World

BEIRUT — Despite sparking widespread public and political outrage, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea was quick to justify the threats made by the US envoy to Lebanon, Thomas Barrack, regarding Lebanon’s “concession” to Syria and its…

The Israeli army is weaponizing Chinese-made drones to kill Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, according to an investigation by the Israeli publications 972 Magazine and the Local Call, Al Jazeera reported.

The drones are operated manually…

Azerbaijan and Syria took steps toward restoring bilateral relations on 13 July, with both countries’ leaders pledging enhanced cooperation, particularly in the energy sector, amid talks between Syrian and Israeli officials in the Azeri…

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) was paid over $1m for advising a private US maritime aid initiative for Gaza that operated outside the traditional United Nations-led system, according to the Financial Times.

The payment coincided with BCG’s…

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, is being held under extremely alarming conditions after being detained and taken to an Israeli prison in December following a brutal military campaign on the key Gaza hospital, Al…

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in an interview with the Guardian on Monday, said that “Israel’s” proposed “humanitarian city” in Rafah is tantamount to ethnic cleansing and would operate as a concentration camp if realized.

 He warned…

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s visit to the White House came on the day that Trump promised to deliver a “major statement” on Russia, AFP reported.

Trump launched a bid at rapprochement with Putin shortly after starting his second term in…

A new Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla ship with pro-Palestinian activists on board has set sail from the southern Italian port of Syracuse in Sicily.

The Handala, operated by the non-violent Freedom Flotilla Coalition, with…