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Foreign-run accounts on X spread fake news about Syria, report finds Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 05/13/2025 - 11:33 BBC probe finds coordinated social media campaigns, originating abroad, spreading false information against and in favour of new Syrian administration Syrian security forces stand guard as people celebrate the 14th anniversary of Syria's uprising at a rally in Umayyad Square in Damascus on 15 March...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Oman's grand mufti urges India to 'remember kindness of past Muslim rulers' Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 05/13/2025 - 14:25 Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamad al-Khalili congratulated Pakistanis on their 'victory' over India and urged them to support the Palestinians Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamad al-Khalili, Grand Mufti of the Sultanate of Oman, is pictured during a meeting at the International Union for Muslim Scholars in Doha on 21...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:A near-complete ballot count shows the Socialist Party secured 52 percent of the votes or 82 of 140 parliamentary seats.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:With their La Liga title defence now in serious jeopardy, Real Madrid host Mallorca with their season on the line.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:In the heart of the occupied city of Ramallah, a governor leads her people through a month of grief, defiance and hope.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Exclusive: UK considered Palestine recognition in 2014 if Israel built settlements now being planned Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 05/13/2025 - 10:51 British MPs tell MEE the UK must recognise Palestine immediately, in response to revelations about Cameron government decision in 2014 MPs proceed to Westminster Abbey for a service of thanksgiving to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day on 8 May (UK Parliament) Off The...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Deadly clashes rock Libyaβs capital after militia leader killed Submitted by Sally Abou AlJoud on Tue, 05/13/2025 - 12:02 Abdelghani al-Kikli's killing by rival forces pave the way for a major territorial and institutional reshuffle, analysts warn Libyan security forces man a checkpoint in Tripoli on 13 May, a day after overnight clashes killed at least six people (Mahmud Turkia/AFP) Off Clashes between heavily armed...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:UK assessed there was 'no serious risk' of Israel committing genocide in Gaza The British government assessed last year that there was βno serious riskβ of a genocide occurring in Gaza, weeks before it imposed a partial suspension of arms exports toIsraelwhich did not include parts that could end up in Israeli F-35 fighter jets. Before that decision was taken, a handling plan set out that newly elected Prime Minister...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:In the first major diplomatic trip during his second term, the president is hoping to secure significant new investment in the US in the four-day trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Hassan Aslih was being treated in Nasser Hospital for wounds from a previous strike, medics say.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Two months after all humanitarian aid was blocked, Philippe Lazzarini tells international editor Jeremy Bowen βstarvation is spreadingβ inside Gaza.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Two months after all humanitarian aid was blocked, Philippe Lazzarini tells international editor Jeremy Bowen βstarvation is spreadingβ inside Gaza.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Yuval Raphael, who survived the 7 October attack, says performing her ballad New Day Will Rise is a "personal win".
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Witnesses say entertainment superstar physically abused women and used his power to push them into humiliating acts.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Edan Alexander, 21, is the first hostage to be released by Hamas since a ceasefire ended in March.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Interior Ministry urges residents to stay home and avoid movement, warning of further instability.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:The BBC's Fergal Keane reports on the rise of malnutrition in Gaza's children.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Israeli negotiators headed to Doha on Tuesday Israel is sending a negotiating team to Doha, Qatar on Tuesday for further discussions on reaching a ceasefire and captive-swap deal in Gaza, the Times of Israel has reported. This comes of the heels of the release of US-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander on Monday. Hamas expressed a willingness to keep engaging diplomatically, and said talks can bring about results where the...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:From AI to weapons, Trump's Gulf visit looks to swap politics for business Submitted by Sean Mathews on Mon, 05/12/2025 - 20:24 Saudi officials will push for American investments in the kingdom, as US officials lobby for petrodollars to flow the opposite way US President Donald Trump gestures as he departs Air Force One at Miami International Airport, in Miami, Florida, on 19 February 2025 (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP)...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Former Israeli intelligence officials urge Trump to continue sidestepping Netanyahu A letter signed by former senior figures in the Israeli security sphere is calling on US President Donald Trump to sidestep Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and work to release the remaining captives in Gaza. The letter, dated Sunday, says it is written on behalf of more than 550 members of Commanders for Israel's Security,...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Move comes as administration largely closes refugee admissions from countries experiencing widespread violence, poverty.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Video from the Israeli military showed the moment of US-Israeli citizen Edan Alexander reuniting with his family.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:US students enter seventh day of hunger strike for Gaza Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Mon, 05/12/2025 - 19:03 California State University students from several campuses have gone on a hunger strike in solidarity with Palestinians at risk of famine in Gaza A pro-Palestinian protester walks past graffiti reading βYour Complicity Will Be Rememberedβ in a hallway of the student services building at California State...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:President makes push to bring down drug prices that have long been a source of financial strain for US patients.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:The IPC says a full 100% of Gaza now experiences acute food insecurity while half-a-million people face starvation.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Protesters in Basel condemned Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest amid the ongoing war in Gaza.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Israeli lawmaker lambasts Netanyahu for not securing Edan Alexander's release himself Israeli Knesset member Moshe Tur-Paz criticised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday via a post on X, suggesting that perhaps being an American is safer than just being Israeli, given it was the US President Donald Trump who helped secure the release of Israeli-American dual national Edan Alexander from Hamas captivity. "Did I...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:A ceasefire between India and Pakistan is currently holding, bringing relief to civilians who fled after recent attacks.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:After the ceasefire: What lies ahead for India and Pakistan? Submitted by Zia Ur Rehman on Mon, 05/12/2025 - 18:04 Root causes of India-Pakistan conflict remain unaddressed, leaving the two a hair-trigger away from another war Pakistani Rangers perform during the βBeating Retreatβ ceremony at the border gates of Pakistan and India at the Wagah crossing near Lahore, Pakistan, on 4 May 2025 (Amir Ali/AFP) Off Air...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Qassam Brigades releases photo of Israeli-American captive after handover The al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military wing, released a photograph on Monday shortly after releasing the US-Israeli captive Edan Alexander to the International Committee of the Red Cross. Alexander, standing in the middle next to a Red Cross representative and alongside three members of the Brigades, is shown to be in relatively good health...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:BBC accused of 'political censorship' over failure to release Gaza medics documentary Submitted by Oscar Rickett on Mon, 05/12/2025 - 16:31 Mike Leigh, Lindsey Hilsum and Susan Sarandon over 600 prominent figures calling for release of 'Gaza: Medics Under Fire' BBC Headquarters at the Broadcasting House in central London pictured in 2023 (AFP) Off The BBC has been accused of "political censorship" as it faces...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:The new pontiff talks of witnesses 'who report on war even at the cost of their lives'.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander released from Gaza captivity Edan Alexander, a dual Israeli-American national who is a soldier in the Israeli forces, was released from captivity in Gaza on Monday. He had been held since 7 October 2023. The agreement to release him was brokered by the Trump administration and regional mediators, largely sidestepping Israel. Alexander was handed over to the International...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Israel to take full control of land registry in West Bank's Area C, cementing annexation Submitted by Lubna Masarwa on Mon, 05/12/2025 - 15:29 Government votes to legally nullify any Palestinian efforts to register land in majority of the West Bank This picture taken from Nablus on 23 March 2025 shows the new expansion of the Israeli settlement of Elon Moreh, east of the city, in the occupied West Bank (AFP/Zain...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:The Kurdistan Workersβ Party, or PKK, has announced that it plans to disband and disarm.
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