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Trump blames predecessor as US economy hit by tariff policies

President asks for 'patience' as businesses react negatively to Trump's aggressive efforts to upend global trade.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israel bombs Syria hours after controversial Israeli Druze leader appeals for 'action'

Israel bombs Syria hours after controversial Israeli Druze leader appeals for 'action' Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 04/30/2025 - 15:35 Mowafaq Tarif, a Druze leader based in Israel, had called on Israeli leaders 'to not stand by' after sectarian violence erupted near Damascus Israeli Druze leader Mowafaq Tarif attends a protest in Tel Aviv on 4 August 2018 (Jack Guez/AFP) Off Israelcarried out a drone strike near the...

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Spainโ€™s grid denies renewable energy to blame for massive blackout

REE says the outage cannot be blamed on Spain's high share of renewable energy, cause not clear yet.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

After deadly attack in Kashmir, whatโ€™s next for India and Pakistan?

India-Pakistan tensions grow after attack on tourists in disputed region of Kashmir.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

โ€˜Time to resistโ€™: Protesters etch Trump portrait in sand

Environmentalists carved a huge sand portrait of Donald Trump outside his Turnberry golf resort in Scotland.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Noa Argamani walks the TIME 100 red carpet as social media asks her to demand end to war

Noa Argamani walks the TIME 100 red carpet as social media asks her to demand end to war Submitted by Ghalia Mohamed on Wed, 04/30/2025 - 15:56 Social media users called on the former Hamas captive, who was named one of Timeโ€™s most influential people of 2025, to demand a ceasefire Noa Argamani speaks onstage during the 2025 TIME100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on 24 April in New York City (Jemal Countess/AFP) Off...

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israel has not responded to the Palestinian Authority's offer to assist with firefighting

Israel has not responded to the Palestinian Authority's offer to assist with firefighting The Palestinian Authority (PA) has offered assistance in helping control fires that have broken out in the Jerusalem area, The Times of Israel reported on Wednesday. The Israeli government has yet to respond to the offer. The PA's firefighting teams have previously helped with putting out large fires in Israel.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

UK Middle East minister rejects calls from MPs to recognise Palestine

UK Middle East minister rejects calls from MPs to recognise Palestine Submitted by Dania Akkad on Wed, 04/30/2025 - 15:22 Hamish Falconer suggests UK will not join France in recognising Palestine at upcoming UN conference in New York The UK's Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer speaking in parliament on Tuesday (Parliament TV) Off The UK Middle East minister, facing over a dozen calls from a cross-section of MPs for...

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

US judge orders release of detained Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi

US judge orders release of detained Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 04/30/2025 - 16:03 Columbia University student and green card holder was lured to his US citizenship test where he was handcuffed by ICE agents two weeks ago Demonstrators hold placards that read 'Free Mohsen' in reference to Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian green card holder and student at Columbia University, in New...

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Pro-Palestinian students confront University of Manchester leadership

Students interrupted a University of Manchester leadership meeting to demand they cut ties with Tel Aviv University.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Ukraine, US sign minerals agreement after weeks of tensions

Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal told national TV it was a 'good' deal.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Kashmir attack: How India might strike Pakistan โ€“ what history tells us

From aerial strikes to covert ground operations, India has used a range of means to hit Pakistan in the past. What now?

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Putin responds to Trumpโ€™s Ukraine ceasefire plan with a three-day offer

Ukraine and Europe counter-proposed terms, seeing the US plan as too conciliatory towards Moscow.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Reparations for empire: What the new pope owes to Africa

Pope Francis offered respect. His successor must offer justice for slavery, colonisation, and enduring white supremacy.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

First UK strikes on Houthis in Yemen under Trump

RAF jets hit a Houthi drone production facility with precision bombs in joint UK-US operation, the Ministry of Defence says.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Israeli forces arrest prominent Palestinian journalist in West Bank

Ali al-Samoudi, who has worked extensively with Western media, was detained during what the Israeli military said were counter-terrorism raids.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Life inside Iraq's 'Forbidden Zone' controlled by Turkey

Turkey has been building military bases on Iraqi territory, the BBC finds, raising fears of an occupation.

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Amnesty International report documents human rights abuses committed by Israel

Amnesty International report documents human rights abuses committed by Israel Israel is perpetrating a โ€œlive-streamed genocideโ€ in Gaza, committing illegal acts with the โ€œspecific intentโ€ ofwiping out Palestinians, Amnesty International said in their annual report released on Monday. โ€œโ€ฆevents of the past 12 months โ€“ not least Israelโ€™s livestreamed but unheeded genocide of Palestinians in Gaza โ€“ have laid bare just how...

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Pakistan minister warns of possible Indian military strike in 24-36 hours

Islamabad says will โ€˜decisively respondโ€™ to any military action as tensions with New Delhi soar after Kashmir attack.

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

PSG beat Arsenal 1-0 in Champions League semifinal first leg

Paris Saint-Germain striker Ousmane Dembele hands his side advantage over Arsenal in Champions League semifinal.

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

โ€˜Tearing downโ€™: What drives Trumpโ€™s foreign policy?

Motivated by grievances against allies and foes, US president is 'tearing down' the modern global order, analysts say.

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Jordan and US in talks to extradite alleged Jerusalem Sbarro bomber

Jordan and US in talks to extradite alleged Jerusalem Sbarro bomber Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 04/29/2025 - 19:45 US officials briefed on Jordan's crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood say now is time to extradite Ahlam Tamimi, with an eye on economic aid People wave flags as they protest against US president Trump's proposal for the United States to 'take over' the Gaza Strip, in Amman, Jordan, on 14 February 2025...

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

โ€˜Power cuts are normal hereโ€™ AJ followers react to Europe blackout

Parts of Europe were brought to a halt on Monday after a power cut lasted for almost one day.

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Mark Carneyโ€™s Liberals will form Canada minority government, CBC projects

Public broadcaster says Liberals will fall short of majority after winning election race dominated by Trump's threats.

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Palestinians cancel Nakba march in Israel after police crackdown

Palestinians cancel Nakba march in Israel after police crackdown Organisers of a march to commemorate the Nakba on 15 May cancelled the annual event due to restrictions imposed by Israeli authorities. Former Knesset member Mohammed Barakeh, who is head of the High Follow-Up Committee for Arab Citizens, said police reduced the number of participants to 700 from thousands in previous years. He also said it banned the...

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israel releases Gaza paramedic who survived deadly attack

Palestinian ambulance driver Assaad al-Nassasra, who survived an Israeli attack that killed 15 medics, has been freed.

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Documentary on Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank triggers online firestorm

Documentary on Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank triggers online firestorm Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 04/29/2025 - 18:47 Louis Theroux's โ€˜The Settlersโ€™ has garnered widespread praise and the condemnation of Israeli settlers Filmmaker Louis Theroux, right, with an Israeli settler, from the documentary 'The Settlers' (Screengrab/BBC2) Off A new BBC documentary examiningIsraeli settlers and their treatment of...

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

What will Mark Carneyโ€™s victory mean for Canada-US ties?

Liberal leader overcomes a 25-point polling deficit to keep the party in power for its fourth consecutive term.

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Five civilians killed in air strike in Khan Younis

Five civilians killed in air strike in Khan Younis Two children were among five civilians killed during an Israeli air strike on tents of displaced people on the al-Mawasi areawest of Khan Younis in the south of Gaza, Wafa news agency reported on Tuesday. Several others were injured in the attack on Tuesday evening.

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

UN Secretary-General: Two-state solution โ€˜near a point of no returnโ€™

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says a two-state solution is โ€œat risk of dwindling to the point of disappearance."

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Palestinian fishermen resort to eating turtles as food runs out in Gaza

Palestinian fishermen resort to eating turtles as food runs out in Gaza The blockade of humanitarian aid for two months into the Gaza Strip by Israel and the ensuing food shortage have resulted in Palestinian fishermen being forced to eat turtle meat, as reported by Al Jazeera on Tuesday. An elderly fisherman shared in a video that he had never eaten turtle meat as food shortages had never been so bad.

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Hamas appeals to international community to pressure Israel into lifting humanitarian blockade

Hamas appeals to international community to pressure Israel into lifting humanitarian blockade Hamas said in a statement it is calling โ€œon all countries of the world and the United Nations institutions to pressure the occupation to end the systematic starvation crime,โ€ Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday. It also said Israelโ€™s use of โ€œstarvation as a weaponโ€ against Palestinians in Gaza represents a โ€œcontempt for the...

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israel will not stop war until Palestinians displaced from Gaza and Syria partitioned, minister says

Israel will not stop war until Palestinians displaced from Gaza and Syria partitioned, minister says Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 04/29/2025 - 17:48 Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich reiterates call for 'hundreds of thousands' of Palestinians to be forcibly displaced from Gaza Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (Amir Cohen/Reuters) Off Israel will only stop fighting when โ€œhundreds of thousandsโ€ of...

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

At least three killed in Sweden shooting: Police

Police say a murder investigation has been launched after deadly shooting in Swedish city of Uppsala.

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

At least 22 people killed in restaurant fire in northeast China

Three others were injured in blaze that engulfed a multi-storey building in Liaoyang, authorities say.

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East