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Syriaโs Druze fearful after deadly attacks on Damascus suburbs Submitted by Madeline Edwards on Thu, 05/01/2025 - 15:58 The community's religious leader has called on international intervention to prevent more bloodshed A boy checks a destroyed car following sectarian clashes in Ashrafiyat Sahnaya near Damascus on 1 May (Omar Haj Kadour/AFP) Off Rami lived through more than a decade of war in Syria, yet had never...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Israeli settlers destroy Palestinian man's agricultural equipment in Jordan Valley Israeli settlers destroyed solar panels and water pumps belonging to a Palestinian resident of Khirbet al-Deir, a hamlet in the Jordan Valley in the northeast of the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reported on Thursday. Local human rights activist Aref Daraghmeh reported that the settlers damaged the solar energy panels and water...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Wildfires ravage Israel as politicians scramble to assign blame Submitted by Mera Aladam on Thu, 05/01/2025 - 12:43 Officials trade accusations as public outrage grows over governmentโs response An Israeli security member stands as wildfires caused by extreme heat and winds break out, 30 April 2025 (Reuters/Oren Ben Hakoon) Off Israeli firefighters continued battling widespread wildfires for a second consecutive day in...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:The US is pivoting back to fossil fuels, China is ramping up renewables, while Europe is trying to catch up.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Informal trade between India and Pakistan is much higher than official figures say - but can it survive new hostilities?
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Israeli attack kills two in Gaza City, including child An Israeli drone attack has killed two people in Gaza City, according to Al Jazeera. A child was among the victims of the attack on the Shujaiya district.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:The US and Ukraine have signed a long-touted deal that will give the US access to Ukraineโs precious minerals.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Two months of Israelโs aid blockade on Gaza have taken a devastating toll on Palestinians especially children.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Amnesty: Israel committing 'livestreamed genocide' in Gaza Submitted by Mera Aladam on Thu, 05/01/2025 - 10:35 Annual report warns of the infiltration of authoritarian practices and crackdown on dissent globally A Palestinian woman holds the body of her child, killed in Israeli strikes, at the Indonesian hospital in Beit Lahia, north Gaza on 28 April 2025 (Reuters/Mahmoud Issa) Off Amnesty International has described...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:UK 'in discussion' with France and Saudi Arabia over Palestinian statehood Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 05/01/2025 - 12:36 British Foreign Secretary David Lammy says two-state solution remains 'the only option' ahead of next month's UN conference on the issue in New York David Lammy at a press conference in the Qatari capital Doha on 27 April 2025 (Karim Jaafar/AFP) Off British Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Why I wrote an expert report against the UK's classing Hamas as a terror group Submitted by Jonathan Cook on Wed, 04/30/2025 - 18:03 Predictably, the British establishment is vilifying lawyers trying to end the proscription of Hamas' political as well as armed wing. The lawyers have good arguments. So why is no one listening? British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is pictured in Rome, Italy, on 14 December 2024 (Filippo...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Buildings burn and land is scorched as wildfires spread outside of Jerusalem.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Buildings burn and land is scorched as wildfires spread outside of Jerusalem.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Thousands of reservists have joined calls to end the Gaza war and bring the remaining hostages back.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:The move comes after survivors and relatives of victims of apartheid-era crimes launched a court case.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Severe Sandstorm sweeps through Gaza Strip A severe sandstorm has hit the Gaza Strip todayexacerbating Palestinian suffering as winds tear through thousands of tents that have provided temporary refuge to them since Israel started its war, Al Jazeera Arabic reported on Wednesday. An ongoing humanitarian blockade by Israel since March 2 means that civilians are being subject to famine-like conditions as food has largely...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Netanyahu thanks Hungary for withdrawing from the ICC as ICJ hearings unfold Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Hungary on X for withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday. The ICC issuedarrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former defence minister Yoav Gallant for โwar crimesโ committed in the Gaza Strip in November 2024. Hungary announced its decision to withdraw from the ICC...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Lamine Yamal scores once and hits the bar twice while helping Barcelona recover from two down in first leg in Spain.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:More than 2,300 people, including 600 children, have been killed in Israeli attacks in last six weeks Israeli attacks have killed 2,308 people and wounded 5,973 people since Israel broke the ceasefire on March 18, according to Gazaโs Health Ministry. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights said among those killed were 595 children and 308 women.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Impact of US president's policies and actions felt globally.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Islamabad asks the US to help ease tensions with New Delhi after receiving 'credible intelligence' of imminent strike.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Trump golf course deal announced in Qatar ahead of US president's visit Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 04/30/2025 - 20:53 The real estate deal will be built in partnership with local firm Qatari Diar, as well Dar Global, a Saudi entity Locals look at the 3D model of Trump International Golf Club and villas project launched between Qatar Diar and DarGlobal in Doha, Qatar, on 30 April 2025 (Bassam Masoud/Reuters) Off In...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:US plans to eliminate security office coordinating with Palestinian Authority Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 04/30/2025 - 20:27 Elimination of US Security Coordinators Office would further downgrade US-PA ties after head of Palestinian affairs resigned Security forces deploy in the Jenin camp for Palestinian refugees in the occupied West Bank, on 18 January 2025 (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP) Off The Trump administration plans...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Arab-American Trump voters have reservations but stand by their decision Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Tue, 04/29/2025 - 17:13 Middle East Eye revisited those who celebrated Trump's November win to ask how they're feeling after 100 days in power Then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is joined by his daughter's Lebanese father-in-law, Massad Boulos, during a campaign stop at the Great Commoner restaurant...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:A major highway in Israel was closed after wildfires engulfed it with flames and smoke.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Israeli forces kill a Syrian in air strike outside of Damascus Israeli military conducted a strike outside Damascus in Syria, killing one member of Syria's new security forces, Haaretz reported on Wednesday. Israel claimed it was targeting people who attacked members of the Druze community. Syriaโs foreign ministry said in a statement that it rejected "all forms of foreign interference in our internal affairs,"...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:The Trump administration remains defiant despite a judge's order to 'facilitate' return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Exchanges of live fire across the contested border between Pakistan and India have raised fears of an all-out war.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Israeli settlers set Palestinian agricultural land in the West Bank on fire Israeli settlers set agricultural land belonging to Palestinians on fire in the West Bank, Haaretz reported on Wednesday.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Israeli blockade on Gaza reaches 60th day The 30th of April marks the 60th day since Israel started a complete blockade of food, water, medicine and medical supplies entering Gaza on 2 March, more than two weeks before Israel broke the ceasefire agreement on 18 March 18 to restart attacks on Palestinians in the enclave. The UN has warned of famine-like conditions across the enclave and has called for action to stop a โ...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:From immigration crackdowns to sweeping tariffs, Donald Trumpโs second term as US president began at full speed.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Judge says administration must give migrants opportunity to express concerns about safety of deportation destinations.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:โThatโs Biden. Thatโs not Trumpโ President Trump blames his predecessor for the 0.3% drop in US gross domestic product.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Kneecap invites mixed responses amid row over โkill your MPโ footage Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 04/30/2025 - 18:10 โReal anger should be directed towards slaughter and famine [in Gaza],' the hip hop group said in a statement Mo Chara (L) and Moglai Bap from the Irish Hip Hop trio Kneecap perform onstage during 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, on 11 2025...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Palestinian workers suffer monthly losses of $373m following war The secretary general of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) said that tens of thousands of Palestinian workers have been deprived of their wages for the past 17 months, Wafa news agency reported on Wednesday. Shaher Saad added that the estimated monthly loss for workers was around 1.35 billion shekels (approximately $373m). In a...
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