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Palestinians flee Rafah after new displacement order

Israel has displaced Palestinians again with a new order to evacuate Rafah in southern Gaza.

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Trump administration to review billions in Harvard funding over 'antisemitism'

Trump administration to review billions in Harvard funding over 'antisemitism' Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 03/31/2025 - 22:12 Investigation into the university comes after crackdown on pro-Palestinian voices People gather outside Widener Library on Harvard University's campus on 17 March 17 2025 in Cambridge, Massachusetts (Scott Eisen/Getty Images via AFP) Off The Trump administration announced on Monday a review...

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Trump looking to cancel billions in grants to Harvard over 'antisemitism'

Trump looking to cancel billions in grants to Harvard over 'antisemitism' The Trump administration said on Monday that itwas reviewing $9bn in federal contracts and grants given to Harvard University, as part of an ongoing effort to crack down on what it says is "antisemitism" on college campuses. The focus on Harvard comes after the Trump administration this month cancelled $400m in federal funding for fellow Ivy...

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

US House lawmakers introduce resolutions to block offensive weapons sales to Israel

US House lawmakers introduce resolutions to block offensive weapons sales to Israel Palestinian-American Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib joined fellow House Democrat Pramila Jayapal on Monday to introduce four joint resolutions of disapproval (JRD) to block certain offensive weapons sales to Israel that the Trump administration has already authorised. This effort in the lower chamber of Congress is in support of the JRDs...

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

White House dismisses investigation calls, says β€˜case closed’ on Signalgate

Trump administration attempts to turn page as it grapples with Houthi resistance and elusive Ukraine-Russia deal.

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Five Israeli men acquitted of rape charge in Cyprus

The woman told police she was sexually assaulted and raped by the five men in September 2023.

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

At least 322 children killed in Gaza since Israel resumed war: Unicef

At least 322 children killed in Gaza since Israel resumed war: Unicef The UN children's agency Unicef said on Monday that 322 children have been killed in Gaza since Israel resumed its war on the Strip on 18 March, while 609 other children have been wounded. This constitutes "a daily average of more than 100 children killed or maimed over the past 10 days," Unicef said in a statement. "Most of these children were...

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Fire destroys over a dozen Teslas at Rome dealership

Elon Musk says β€œterrorism” was behind a fire at a Rome Tesla dealership that reduced 17 vehicles to burned out shells.

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Trump threatens to bomb Iran if nuclear deal not reached

Trump threatens to bomb Iran if nuclear deal not reached Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 03/31/2025 - 19:12 Iran's supreme leader warns of 'strong reciprocal blow' if the US or Israel bomb Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei greets a crowd upon his arrival at the Mosalla Mosque in Tehran where he led the morning Eid al-Fitr prayer, on 31 March 2025 (Khamenei.IR/AFP) Off US President Donald Trump has threatened...

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

State Department dodges question on whether US citizenships may be revoked for pro-Palestine speech

State Department dodges question on whether US citizenships may be revoked for pro-Palestine speech US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce dodged a question at Monday's briefing about whether naturalised US citizens of Middle Eastern descent might have their citizenships revoked over pro-Palestine speech. "I'm not going to discuss the nature of the diplomatic or strategic conversations that any department in the...

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israel's causing 'catastrophic collapse in the system of international values', Hamas says

Israel's causing 'catastrophic collapse in the system of international values', Hamas says In a statement released on Monday, Hamas said the global community has failed Palestinians by failing "to stand up against this catastrophic collapse in the system of international values and laws" caused by Israel and not "compelling it to halt its crimes and blatant violations of international and humanitarian law". "These...

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Opinion: As Israel terrorises Palestinians, the world looks away

Opinion: As Israel terrorises Palestinians, the world looks away Earlier this month, a special United Nations commissionissued a reportdocumentingIsrael’s systematic use of sexual, reproductive and gender-based violence in the occupiedPalestinianterritories since 7 October 2023. This comes as Israel has renewed its all-outwar on Gazaafter a few weeks of calm - the first phase of a now-discarded ceasefire agreement. The...

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israel orders evacuation of southern Gaza city of Rafah

It is the biggest such order since Israel resumed its offensive in the Palestinian territory earlier this month.

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Spanish mine explosion kills five workers, injures four

Investigation launched as relatives accuse mining companies of doing β€˜less and less’ to guarantee safety.

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Qassam Brigades announce first direct attack on Israeli forces since ceasefire collapse

Qassam Brigades announce first direct attack on Israeli forces since ceasefire collapse The al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, said on Monday that it has resumed direct attacks on Israeli forces, in what appears to be the first such action since Israel resumed its war on Gaza on 18 March. β€œWe detonated a Zionist tank with a pre-prepared explosive device while it was operating near the dividing line and bombarded...

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Trump to travel to Saudi Arabia in May: Report

Trump to travel to Saudi Arabia in May: Report Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 03/31/2025 - 16:09 Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is at the intersection of foreign policy issues stretching from Ukraine toGazaand Iran 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/Pool/AFP) Off US President Donald Trump plans to...

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Trump’s β€˜America first’ policy is complicating business of making cars

Tariffs on imported cars and auto parts will sharply increase prices, hitting demand and jobs, experts say.

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Opinion: Austria must expel Israeli envoy over call to execute Gaza children

Opinion: Austria must expel Israeli envoy over call to execute Gaza children Democracy and genocide cannot coexist. One must give way to the other. Once upon a time, when a diplomat openly called for genocide, demanded the death penalty for children, and even acknowledged that such demands violated UN conventions, he would have been expelled without hesitation. But in Austria, a country that hosts UN agencies -...

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

As Israel terrorises Palestinians, the world looks away

As Israel terrorises Palestinians, the world looks away Submitted by Richard Falk on Mon, 03/31/2025 - 14:59 Even as independent evidence of Israeli crimes continues to mount, western nations are content to consume anti-Palestinian propaganda Israeli soldiers walk near the entrance to the Gaza Strip on 12 March 2024 (Menahem Kahana/AFP) Off Earlier this month, a special United Nations commission issued a report...

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Faced with measles, Texas healthcare workers confront β€˜information warfare’

For the first time in a decade, a US child has died of measles. What can doctors and nurses do to encourage vaccination?

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Moldova expels three Russian diplomats, Moscow promises to retaliate

Chisinau says trio personae non gratae after accusing embassy of helping convicted lawmaker escape to Transnistria.

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

My sister was the joy of every Eid. Now she is gone

After 13 Eids spent together in Gaza, the author mourns her little sister, killed by Israel at the end of last year.

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Red Cross outraged over killing of medics by Israeli forces in Gaza

Six Civil Defence first responders and a UN employee were also killed in the incident in Rafah on 23 March.

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Israel kills three, including a child, in southern Gaza bombing

Israel kills three, including a child, in southern Gaza bombing Al Jazeera is reporting that Israeli air strikes on Monday have killed at least three people in displacement camps west of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, including a child. There has been little to no reprieve for families in the Strip on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, as food shortages intensify and Israeli bombings ramp up.

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

10 dead from Israeli attack on Gaza City

10 dead from Israeli attack on Gaza City 10 people have been left dead following an Israeli strike on a residential home in Yaffa Street in Gaza City, including three children. Al Jazeera Arabic reported there were also a large number of injured people.

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israeli expulsion plan echoes colonial ethnic cleansing from Madagascar to America

Israeli expulsion plan echoes colonial ethnic cleansing from Madagascar to America Submitted by Joseph Massad on Mon, 03/31/2025 - 08:07 Israel's β€˜voluntary migration’ plan for Palestinians mirrors the Nazi Madagascar Plan to expel Jews and perpetuates violent colonial legacies of displacement Displaced Palestinians leave Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip with their belongings, heading towards Gaza City following...

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Turkey's opposition threatens to block UK Labour return to Socialist International

Turkey's opposition threatens to block UK Labour return to Socialist International Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Mon, 03/31/2025 - 14:32 CHP leader Ozgur Ozel blasts Labour and Keir Starmer for silence over Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu's arrest, saying 'they will face consequences from me' Ozgur Ozel, leader of Turkey's main opposition CHP attends a rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in...

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Gaza's Eid marred by Israeli massacres of children and expulsion orders

Gaza's Eid marred by Israeli massacres of children and expulsion orders Submitted by Ahmed Aziz on Mon, 03/31/2025 - 14:37 Bombs rained down on Palestinians as excited children prepared to celebrate the holiday, marking one of the deadliest days since the bombing resumed Osama Miqdad holds the body of his nephew, Abd al-Rahman Miqdad, three, who was killed in Israeli strikes, at Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis, 31...

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israel’s excuse for killing aid workers β€œa very bare assertion”

Human rights lawyer Geoffrey Nice says Israel’s claim that Hamas used ambulances as camouflage lacks evidence.

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Meta profits as ads promote illegal Israeli settlements in West Bank

Companies are selling homes in illegal settlements and individuals are fundraising to buy weapons for Israeli soldiers.

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Ocean economy needs protection against wave of threats: OECD

Sustained growth of blue economy at risk from multiple threats, including climate change and territorial disputes.

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Video: Le Pen sentence β€˜as bad as it could get’ says Al Jazeera reporter

Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler was at the court in Paris where Marine Le Pen was given jail time for embezzling EU funds.

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Doctors Without Borders: Treating millions while global aid falls apart

Christopher Lockyear on war, racism allegations, and front-line aid workers.

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

What happened to missing medics killed in Gaza?

The bodies of emergency workers who were killed by Israeli forces whilst saving other Palestinians in Gaza were found.

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Donald Trump’s deportation campaign

This week on The Stream we look atthe consequences of US President Trump’s mass deportation plan.

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East