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Palestinians turn plastic into diesel amid fuel shortage in Gaza

Amid Gaza’s worsening fuel crisis under the Israeli blockade, Palestinians are converting plastic into diesel.

Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Libyan authorities reject report they will take in US deportees

President Trump has denied knowledge of Libya deportations, though his officials have sought to deport migrants abroad.

Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israel to advance E1 settlement project that would ‘kill the Palestinian state’

Israel to advance E1 settlement project that would ‘kill the Palestinian state’ Submitted by Lubna Masarwa on Wed, 05/07/2025 - 16:32 The controversial scheme would sever the West Bank and entrench Israeli control over occupied territory, analysts say An Israeli flag and a giant Star of David are displayed in the Eviatar settlement outpost, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on 19 October 2024 (AFP/Jaafar...

Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Amnesty International says forcibly moving Palestinians to south of Gaza would be a 'war crime'

Amnesty International says forcibly moving Palestinians to south of Gaza would be a 'war crime' The forcible displacement of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip constitutes a crime against humanity, Amnesty International said in a statement on Wednesday. “Any move by Israel to displace Palestinians to the south of the Gaza Strip and confine them into so-called “closed bubbles” or continue to impose inhumane conditions of...

Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Mali’s military government suspends political parties’ activities

Decree signed by General Goita suspends activities 'until further notice', citing 'reasons of public order'.

Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Social media erupts in anger after Meta suspends Palestinian Pulitzer Prize winner's account

Social media erupts in anger after Meta suspends Palestinian Pulitzer Prize winner's account Submitted by Lara Alagha on Wed, 05/07/2025 - 12:51 Mosab Abu Toha's account was briefly suspended hours after he won the prestigious award Mosab Abu Toha left Gaza in 2024 following international pressure on Israel after he was abducted by Israeli forces, taken to a prison in the Negev desert and beaten (Screengrab) Off Meta,...

Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Between borders and bombs, I lost my mum: A daughter’s tribute from Gaza

As Israel continues to bomb Gaza, Maram Humaid writes about never getting the chance to say goodbye to her mother.

Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Rohit Sharma announces retirement from Test cricket

The India captain's announcement brings an end to the career of one of his country's best Test match batsmen.

Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

UK Jewish creatives write guidance on antisemitism and censorship in arts

UK Jewish creatives write guidance on antisemitism and censorship in arts Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 05/07/2025 - 14:13 Artists and directors produce guidelines for cultural institutions, stating that Palestinian symbols and criticisms of Zionism are not antisemitic A photograph taken on 30 January 2024 in east London shows graffiti made by street artist Ed Hicks depicting a Palestinian journalist (AFP/Ben...

Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Houthis say US 'backed down' and Israel not covered by ceasefire

A senior official rejects US President Donald Trump's claim the Yemeni group "capitulated" when agreeing a ceasefire deal.

Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Hamas says Gaza talks pointless while Israel continues 'starvation war'

The UN also expresses alarm after Israel approves a new plan that may include seizing all of Gaza indefinitely and controlling aid.

Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Trump confirms he will not be visiting Israel in upcoming Middle East trip

Trump confirms he will not be visiting Israel in upcoming Middle East trip US President Donald Trump will not be visiting Israel on his upcoming trip to the Middle east, he told reporters at the White House. He will be visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on his first overseas trip since returning to power. While the White House had not said it would be visiting Israel, Reuters reported on Tuesday...

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Columbia University will lay off 180 people after federal funding cuts to research

Columbia University will lay off 180 people after federal funding cuts to research Columbia University says it will lay off nearly 180 staff members after it lost $400m in federal funding for research after it was accused of not doing enough to crack down on antisemitism on campus. “We have had to make deliberate, considered decisions about the allocation of our financial resources,” acting president Claire Shipman...

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Inter defeat Barcelona by equalling Champions League semifinal record

Inter Milan take their Champions League semifinal in record-equalling 7-6 aggregate score against Barcelona at San Siro.

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Palestinian affairs office will no longer have direct link to Washington as it is merged with US embassy in Israel

Palestinian affairs office will no longer have direct link to Washington as it is merged with US embassy in Israel The Trump administration will merge the U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs office with the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said on Tuesday. The merger between the unit and the embassy means that the direct line of communication between Palestine and Washington will...

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Indian military strikes Pakistan, Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Video captured the moment of an Indian military strike in Bahawalpur, Pakistan.

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

How will Trump plan for tariffs on movies affect the global film industry?

President Donald Trump orders 100 percent tariffs on imported films and those made outside the US.

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Trump administration shutting down Office of Palestinian Affairs

Trump administration shutting down Office of Palestinian Affairs Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 05/06/2025 - 21:51 Trump administration already moving to eliminate the position of US security coordinator for the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee (R) and Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch at the Western Wall during Huckabee's visit to the holy site in Jerusalem, on 18 April 2025...

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

India launches attacks on several sites in Pakistan

Missiles hit locations in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and in the country's eastern Punjab province.

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israeli soldiers raid town near Ramallah in West Bank and assault Palestinians

Israeli soldiers raid town near Ramallah in West Bank and assault Palestinians Israeli military forces physically assaulted Palestinians in Turmusayya town, north of Ramallah in the West Bank, according to Wafa news agency. Armed soldiers stormed the town, assaulted civilians, and withheld press cards from journalists who tried to cover the raid. They conducted the raid after settlers had congregated in the area,...

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

'Genocide masked in couture': Backlash against Kamala Harris at Met Gala 2025

'Genocide masked in couture': Backlash against Kamala Harris at Met Gala 2025 Submitted by Maysa Mustafa on Tue, 05/06/2025 - 18:44 New York City's star-studded event was criticised for taking place during Israel's war on Gaza Photo of former Vice President Kamala Harris attending the Met Gala, posted by the official account of the Democratic Party, on May 5 2025 (Screengrab/X/@TheDemocrats) Off Former Vice President...

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Houthis say they will evaluate US decision to stop bombing Yemen

Houthis say they will evaluate US decision to stop bombing Yemen The head of Yemen’s Houthi supreme revolutionary committee said in a post on X that they would evaluate America’s halt of “aggression” against Yemen, following US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would stop bombing Yemen “effective immediately". Trump announced that the Houthis in Yemen had told the US on Monday night that “they don’t want to...

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Conclave explained: How is the next pope chosen?

The papal conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor begins Wednesday in Vatican City.

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Jeremy Bowen: Netanyahu's plan for Gaza risks dividing Israel, killing Palestinians and horrifying world

The offensive to take and hold territory will sharpen everything that makes this war so controversial, writes the BBC's International Editor.

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Israel says Sanaa airport ‘fully disabled’ in strikes on Yemen’s capital

Israel’s military unleashed another wave of attacks on Yemen, claiming to have “fully disabled” Sanaa’s airport.

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Key takeaways from Donald Trump’s meeting with Canada’s PM Mark Carney

Despite conflicts over tariffs and Canadian sovereignty, Trump and Carney exchanged praise in warm Oval Office meeting.

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Exclusive: Saudi Arabia pressed Trump to stop attacks on Yemen ahead of visit

Exclusive: Saudi Arabia pressed Trump to stop attacks on Yemen ahead of visit Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 05/06/2025 - 18:43 Riyadh warned the US of the repercussions of attacking Yemen while Trump is visiting the kingdom, US officials say US President Donald Trump speaks with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, on 28 June 2019 (Kim Kyung-Hoon/AFP) Off Saudi Arabia...

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Canada’s Carney rejects Trump’s ‘51st state’ talk in Oval Office

Prime Minister Mark Carney, in an Oval Office meeting, rebuffs US President Trump’s push to make Canada the 51st state.

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Trump says bombing of Yemen to stop as Oman confirms US-Houthi ceasefire

Oman says it brokers truce between Washington and Houthis, says neither side will target the other.

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Hamas denounces school attack and Israel's plan to intensify its attacks on Gaza

Hamas denounces school attack and Israel's plan to intensify its attacks on Gaza Hamas has denounced Israel for “targeting defenceless civilians in places of refuge and shelter” after Israeli military killed at least 22 people and injured 52 people who were sheltering in a school from the Bureij refugee camp on Monday, reported Al Jazeera. “The Bureij massacre is a heinous war crime that requires the prosecution of the...

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Palestine and the decline of the US empire

The US fears a free Palestine because it sees it as the beginning of its own end.

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israeli finance minister says 'Gaza will be entirely destroyed'

Israeli finance minister says 'Gaza will be entirely destroyed' Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said that “Gaza will be entirely destroyed” by Israel, The Times of Israel reported on Tuesday. Speaking at a conference at an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, Smotrich vowed the occupied Gaza Strip would be destroyed within a few months, and the Palestinian population would “leave in great numbers to third...

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Trump announces halt to Yemen bombing, taking Houthis at their 'word'

Trump announces halt to Yemen bombing, taking Houthis at their 'word' Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 05/06/2025 - 18:46 Trump informed Secretary of State Marco Rubio on camera, telling him to spread the news the US would stop bombing Yemen US President Donald Trump (R) meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on 6 May 2025 (Anna Moneymaker/Getty...

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israel attacks main airport in Yemen's capital Sanaa

Three civilian planes, the departures hall, the runway and a military air base were hit, reports say.

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Trump says he will make 'very big announcement' before his Middle East trip

Trump says he will make 'very big announcement' before his Middle East trip President Donald Trump announced at the White House on Tuesday that he will be making a “very big announcement” later this week before he heads to the Middle East. "It is really, really positive. And that announcement will be made either Thursday or Friday or Monday before we leave," Trump added. "But it'll be one of the most important...

Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye