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Iran reasserts uranium enrichment rights as further US talks delayed

Foreign Minister Araghchi insists Iran's nuclear activities are civilian in nature.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

UN envoy demands Israel halt Syria strikes

UN envoy demands Israel halt Syria strikes UN special envoy Geir Pedersen has called on Israel to immediately end its attacks on Syria after fresh air strikes targeted government sites overnight. "I strongly condemn Israel's continued and escalating violations of Syria's sovereignty," Pedersen said on X, demanding the strikes "cease at once". The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights described Friday's barrage – hitting...

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Dozens of Palestinians starved to death under Israel’s blockade of Gaza

As trucks carrying vital supplies pile up at border with Egypt, hungry children look through rubbish for food.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Hamas video shows injured Israeli captive in Gaza

Hamas video shows injured Israeli captive in Gaza Hamas's military wing has released footage purporting to show a wounded Israeli captive in Gaza. The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades published the unverified four-minute clip on Saturday, featuring a man with head and arm bandages identifying himself as "Prisoner 24". Speaking in Hebrew, the captive said he was injured during Israeli strikes, mentioning upcoming...

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Singapore’s ruling party wins election in landslide

People’s Action Party wins its 14th successive election, giving PM Lawrence Wong the clear mandate he sought.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israel arrests 290 Palestinians in West Bank during April

Israel arrests 290 Palestinians in West Bank during April Israeli forces have detained 290 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank in April, according to a military statement. Channel 12 cited an army spokesperson saying troops also seized 60 weapons and "hundreds of thousands of shekels" during the operations. The arrests come amid escalating military raids in the territory since the start of Israel's war on Gaza.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Gaza clans urge Egypt to open crossings amid famine crisis

Gaza clans urge Egypt to open crossings amid famine crisis Gaza notables and clans have issued an urgent appeal, demanding Egypt open border crossings as famine grips the besieged enclave. "The occupation uses food and starvation as a weapon against the people of the Gaza Strip," they said. "No potable water, no food, no aid for over 60 daysβ€”we suffer complete famine," the statement added according to Al Jazeera...

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israeli attacks kill two more as Syria government reaches deal with Druze

Israel has accused Syria of failing to protect the Druze as Israeli forces occupy and attack parts of the country.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israel launches further air strikes on Syria amid Druze tensions

Israel launches further air strikes on Syria amid Druze tensions Israellaunched around 20 air strikes onSyrialate on Friday in what the country's new rulers branded as a "dangerous escalation". The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Israel hit military targets across Syria in the "heaviest" bombardment so far this year. The Sana news agency reported Israeli air strikes near Damascus and in the west, in Latakia...

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Sinjil: Palestinian town besieged by settler violence and Israeli army wall

Sinjil: Palestinian town besieged by settler violence and Israeli army wall Ayed Ghafri no longer allows his children to play in the yard. ThePalestinianresident of Sinjil in the occupied West Bank is haunted by the recent uptick in settler violence against Palestinians. Surrounded by fiveIsraelisettlements from east to west, the town north of Ramallah is often a target of settler violence, including arson attacks and...

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

At least seven killed in South Sudan hospital bombing: MSF

The UN has warned in recent weeks that the country is on the brink of a new civil war.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Gabon swears in ex-military chief Oligui as president

The former general, who led coup that ended Bongo family's 55-year rule, swept the elections last month.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Why is measles spreading in Canada, Mexico and the US?

The northern Americas are at β€œhigh” risk of measles compared with a β€œmoderate” risk globally, according to the WHO.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Australia PM Anthony Albanese wins second three-year term

Labor Party leader becomes the first Australian prime minister to win second consecutive three-year term in two decades.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Zelenskyy says won’t play Putin’s β€˜games’ with short truce

Ukrainian president says he and Trump agree that a 30-day ceasefire is the correct first step towards ending the war.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

We must not let the memory and value of solidarity with refugees be erased

Ten years ago, I watched the residents of Lesbos welcome refugees. Now the public narrative says this was a mistake.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

The sound and fury of Indian media post-Kashmir

An attack in Kashmir challenges Modi’s β€˜normalcy’ narrative.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Pakistan test-fires ballistic missile as tensions with India rise

Pakistan test-fires surface-to-surface missile amid fears of military escalation with India over deadly Kashmir attack.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Romania election 2025: Results, who’s standing and what’s at stake?

It's the country's second poll in less than a year after a previous election was anulled.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

S Korea’s conservative party picks Kim Moon-soo as presidential candidate

Snap election was triggered by removal of Yoon Suk-yeol from the presidency for declaring martial law on December 3.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Rockets, VanVleet beat Warriors in Game 6, force playoff decider

Fred VanVleet scored 29 points as the Houston Rockets produce stunning 115-107 victory over the Golden State Warriors.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

The Ethiopian bookbinder connecting a city’s people with its forgotten past

For three decades, Abdallah Ali Sherif has been on a mission to explore Harar's once-repressed cultural identity.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Crowd crush at temple in India’s Goa kills 6, injures dozens

Tens of thousands of devotees throng narrow lanes leading to Hindu temple in the coastal state, causing a deadly crush.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

'I saved my ID card and my dog': Israel expands demolitions of West Bank refugee homes

Jumaa Zawayda didn't know if his home was among those destroyed after Israel ordered thousands to evacuate Jenin.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Israel says it struck near Syria palace over violence in Druze areas

Israel's PM says it will "not allow any threat" to the minority in Syria after sectarian clashes in which dozens were killed.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Former Tunisian PM handed 34-year sentence, rejects β€˜terrorism’ charges

Former Prime Minister Ali Larayedh and the opposition Ennahdha party have denounced the trial as politically motivated.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Iraqi Foreign Ministry condemns Israeli airstrikes in Syria

Iraqi Foreign Ministry condemns Israeli airstrikes in Syria The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has weighed in on an Israeli airstrikes on Syria, saying, β€œWe strongly condemn the Israeli airstrike that targeted the vicinity of the presidential palace in the Syrian capital, Al Jazeera Arabic reported on Friday.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

UN says international community only has two choices with regards to Gaza

UN says international community only has two choices with regards to Gaza The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the international community was faced with two choices when it came to Gaza – either to act or remain voyeurs. During a press briefing, OCHA spokesperson Olga Cherevko, who has spent nearly five years working in Gaza said: β€œThe decision makers have watched in silence the...

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

A young man and child killed during air strikes on Gaza city

A young man and child killed during air strikes on Gaza city A child and a young man were killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on Friday evening, Wafa news agency reported. During a strike on Al-Sikka Street in the Shujaiyya neighbourhood, a child was killed and his grandfather was injured. In the Zeitoun neighbourhood in Gaza City, a young man was killed and several others were wounded during strikes.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Trump administration designates two Haitian gangs as β€˜terrorist groups’

The US has taken hard line against gangs in Haiti while reducing involvement in efforts to address violence there.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Why US-Iran nuclear talks in Oman have stalled

Why US-Iran nuclear talks in Oman have stalled Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Fri, 05/02/2025 - 18:00 It's not necessarily a breakdown, but Washington has significantly escalated its threats against Tehran Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, arrives ahead of negotiations with the US in Muscat, Oman, on 25 April 2025 (Iranian foreign ministry/West Asia News Agency/Handout via Reuters) Off For the last...

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Lawyers lament treatment of detained Indian academic Badar Khan Suri

Lawyers lament treatment of detained Indian academic Badar Khan Suri Submitted by Azad Essa on Fri, 05/02/2025 - 18:33 Suri was forced to wear used underwear and sleep on the floor while a television set blared at full volume for 21 hours Badar Khan Suri joins a list of scholars facing deportation from the US for their views or associations with Palestine (screengrab) Off On 17 March, Badar Khan Suri, the Indian...

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Palestinian children face starvation under Israel’s total Gaza blockade

UNICEF says children face 'growing risk of starvation, illness and death' as Israel bars food and other aid deliveries.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Why Saudi Arabia can spend more money than it makes, even as oil prices drop

Why Saudi Arabia can spend more money than it makes, even as oil prices drop Submitted by Sean Mathews on Fri, 05/02/2025 - 20:07 Experts often talk about the oil price Saudi Arabia needs to balance its budget, but it has time and space to rely on debt, experts say Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud (L) and Saudi government members arrive at Elysee Palace in Paris, ahead of meeting between...

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israeli military seals all entrances to the city of Jericho in the West Bank

Israeli military seals all entrances to the city of Jericho in the West Bank Israeli military sealed off all entrances to the city of Jericho in the West Bank on Friday, reported the Wafa news agency. The Israeli military closed the gates at the entrances to the city in both directions, forcing Palestinians to wait in lengthy queues. A group of Israeli settlers blockaded the northern entrance to Jericho by parking...

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye