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Whoโ€™s selling weapons to India and Pakistan?

India and Pakistan are arming fast. Who and what's behind their military build-up?

Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Human rights groups warn of 'surge' in migrant worker deaths in Saudi Arabia

Workers are already dying from preventable workplace accidents as the country prepares to host the 2034 World Cup, reports say.

Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Scared and malnourished - footage from Gaza shows plight of children and aftermath of Israeli strike

Israel says it targeted top Hamas militants hiding among civilians at the Khan Younis hospital.

Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Uruguayโ€™s Jose Mujica, a president famed for sparse living, dead at 89

Mujica, a former Marxist guerrilla known by the nickname 'Pepe', became a beloved figure for his simple lifestyle.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

NYT: 'In Private, Some Israeli Officers Admit That Gaza Is on the Brink of Starvation'

NYT: 'In Private, Some Israeli Officers Admit That Gaza Is on the Brink of Starvation' A New York Times report on Tuesday said that within the Israeli military, there are already calls to lift the crippling aid blockade on Gaza that has been in place since early March. "Israeli military officers who monitor humanitarian conditions in Gaza have warned their commanders in recent days that unless the blockade is lifted...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Ms Rachel draws widespread praise for speaking out in defence of Palestinian children

Ms Rachel draws widespread praise for speaking out in defence of Palestinian children Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 05/13/2025 - 18:46 โ€˜Being silent is what should be controversial,โ€™ said the popular childrenโ€™s educator and YouTube personality Ms Rachel attends the Sesame Workshop 2024 benefit gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, on 29 May 2024 (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images/AFP) Off On Monday, the popular...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

International visitors to US decrease by 11 percent in March

International visitors to US decrease by 11 percent in March Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Tue, 05/13/2025 - 21:11 Visitor numbers to the US have fallen due to backlash on US politics, tariffs and fears of being denied entry on valid visas Workers sweep water off the floor of the arrivals area at John F Kennedy International airport's terminal four, in New York, on 7 January 2018 (Jewel Samad/AFP) Off The United States...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Trump seals deals and slams western 'interventionists' in Saudi Arabia visit

Trump seals deals and slams western 'interventionists' in Saudi Arabia visit Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 05/13/2025 - 20:48 Trump's speech excoriating western 'nation builders' revived memories of Obama's famous Cairo speech. Time will tell if it ages as poorly US President Donald Trump looks on as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greets the crowd during the Saudi-US investment forum at King Abdul Aziz...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

French actor Gรฉrard Depardieu guilty of sexual assault on film set in 2021

French actor Gรฉrard Depardieu was found guilty on May 13 of sexually assaulting two women on a 2021 film set.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Macron says Europe should step up sanctions against Netanyahu

Macron says Europe should step up sanctions against Netanyahu French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's aid blockade of Gaza, where half a million people are facing starvation, is "shameful" and that Europeans should consider increasing sanctions. Macron was speaking to TF1 television, according to the Reuters news agency.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Arab-American civil liberties group erects Times Square billboard demanding Trump let aid into Gaza

Arab-American civil liberties group erects Times Square billboard demanding Trump let aid into Gaza The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) announced on Tuesday that it has erected a billboard in Times Square, in the heart of New York City, demanding that US President Donald Trump let unconditional aid into Gaza. "This visit to Riyadhโ€”and the USโ€“Saudi investment summitโ€”must not be viewed as a business...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Mali dissolves all political parties after opposition figures โ€˜arrestedโ€™

Human rights groups say politicians have been forcibly disappeared in recent days

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

UN aid chief slams Israel plan for Gaza aid

UN aid chief slams Israel plan for Gaza aid United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher on Tuesday slammed a plan by Israel for the distribution of aid in theGazaStrip as a "cynical sideshow, a deliberate distraction, a fig leaf for further violence and displacement". He told the UN Security Council that no food, medicine, water or tents have entered the war-torn Palestinian enclave for more than 10 weeks. "We can save...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israeli air strike on hospital kills 28 people in Gaza, civil defence says

Israel's military said it was targeting a Hamas command centre which it said was beneath the hospital.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Iraq frees over 19,000 prisoners under new amnesty, including some ex-ISIL

Officials say prisons at almost double capacity earlier this month.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israel kills at least 16, wounds 70 in strike on Gaza European Hospital

Israel kills at least 16, wounds 70 in strike on Gaza European Hospital The Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Tuesday that the Israeli bombing in the vicinity of the European Hospital in Khan Younis has killed at least 16 people and wounded 70 others. British surgeon Tom Potokar, who is currently working at the European Hospital, said the operating theatre has been damaged and it is no longer possible to take patients...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

'Show us something special': Trump announces lifting Syria sanctions

'Show us something special': Trump announces lifting Syria sanctions Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 05/13/2025 - 18:40 If followed through, it would mark the first time since 1979 Syria was not under US sanctions and could spark a reconstruction boom US President Donald Trump prepares to speak during the Saudi-US investment forum at King Abdul Aziz International Conference Center in Riyadh, on 13 May 2025 (Brendan...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

British citizen to be deported from Israel for social media posts

British citizen to be deported from Israel for social media posts The BBC reported on Tuesday that a British citizen will be deported from Israel after allegedly walking into a "closed military zone". "After being questioned she was found to have posted anti-Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sentiments on social media and to belong to an organisation calling for the boycott of Israel," the BBC said, citing Israeli police....

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Will the US-China tariff deal avert a possible global trade war?

The world's two biggest economies agree to de-escalate tariff face-off.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Did Hakeem Jeffries overstate share of veterans using food stamps?

Evidence shows Jeffries's statement that about 20 percent of veteran households rely on food stamps is mostly false.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Will budget cuts cause the end of the UN as we know it?

The UN faces a historic crisis as aid is slashed, staff are laid off, and millions worldwide risk losing urgent support.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Diddyโ€™s lawyers downplay โ€œsuggestion of sex-traffickingโ€

Attorney Areva Martin breaks down Diddyโ€™s first court day, analysing the proceedings and key evidence presented so far.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Medical professionals must speak out and act on Gaza now

I spent 22 days in Gaza. I saw so much death and destruction but also unbelievable courage, compassion and dedication.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

India expels Pakistan diplomat as war of words simmers in place of fighting

Pakistan reiterates its commitment to the ceasefire but warns it will respond forcefully to any future Indian attacks.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

US reality TV star Kim Kardashian testifies about Paris robbery

The suspects made off with nearly $6m in jewellery, in a robbery that prompted change in the entertainment industry.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Libyaโ€™s prime minister asserts control after deadly Tripoli violence

After clashes kill six in Tripoli, PM Abdul Hamid Dbeibah says a military operation restored calm in the capital.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Hamas reached out to Arab-American Trump contact to initiate captive deal: Report

Hamas reached out to Arab-American Trump contact to initiate captive deal: Report Hamas was the side that began the outreach to US President Donald Trump toward a deal to free a US-Israeli dual national from captivity in Gaza, Axios has reported, and the group did it via an Arab-American Trump contact with no role in the administration. That contact was Bishara Bahbah, who previously led Arab Americans for Trump, and...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

France mosque killing should be investigated as terrorism, says lawyer

The murder of Aboubakar Cisse at a French mosque should be investigated by anti-terror police, according to a lawyer.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

US and Saudi Arabia agree to $142bn weapons sale during Trump visit

The White House says an agreement with Saudi Arabia includes investments in weapons and technology totaling $600bn.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israel bombs hospital complex in Khan Younis

Israel bombs hospital complex in Khan Younis Israel has bombed the vicinity of the Gaza European Hospital in Khan Younis, multiple news outlets are reportingon Tuesday. Several people are dead, health officials said, with many buried in the earth from the impact of the blast, images on social media show. Israel said it targeted a Hamas "command centre" beneath the hospital. It did not produce any evidence to that...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Gutted

Fault Lines, Mother Jones investigate how private equity firm gutted a hospital chain for profit, endangering patients.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

British tourist to be deported from Israel

Police say Janet Adyeri posted anti-Israel content on social media and entered a closed military zone.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Is Israelโ€™s โ€˜template for genocideโ€™ being used in Sudan?

Israelโ€™s โ€˜template for genocideโ€™ is being used in Sudan, according to international law expert Luigi Daniele.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Rights groups say Starmer's migration comments risk reigniting far-right riots

Rights groups say Starmer's migration comments risk reigniting far-right riots Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Tue, 05/13/2025 - 15:42 The prime minister has drawn fire for a speech which critics said recalled Enoch Powell's notorious 'rivers of blood' speech Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a press conference on migration, in London, 12 May 2025 (Reuters) Off Rights groups say Prime Minister Keir Starmerโ€™s...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

US deportations raise serious human rights concerns, UN says

The United Nations raised alarm over the large number of people being deported from the United States.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East