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Middle East stocks and oil prices plummet in wake of Trump tariffs shock
Middle East stocks and oil prices plummet in wake of Trump tariffs shock Submitted by Rayhan Uddin on Mon, 04/07/2025 - 15:57 Stock exchanges across region lose billions of dollars in value, as markets react to US announcement on new duties Electronic boards display stock information at the stock exchange in Madrid, Spain, on 7 April 2025 (Reuters/Susana Vera) Off A combination of newly imposed tariffs by the US and...
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Red Sea on fire: US bombs Yemen as Houthis target Israeli-linked ships
The United States is planning to increase its military presence in the Middle East
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:US pressured Palestinian Authority to drop investigative power from UN resolution
US pressured Palestinian Authority to drop investigative power from UN resolution A UN Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution that would have established a mechanism to help with the investigation of crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territories was watered down following backroom pressure from the US, a US official and a source briefed by a European diplomat told Middle East Eye. The final wording of the...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Middle East: Video contradicts IDF on aid workers' deaths
The Palestinian Red Crescent said the footage shows ambulances driving with emergency lights on, contradicting the Israeli military's account that it opened fire on suspicious vehicles.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Israel accused of incitement against Egypt over Sinai troop buildup claims
Israel accused of incitement against Egypt over Sinai troop buildup claims Egyptian officials have accusedIsraelof stoking tensions by falsely claiming that troop movements in northern Sinai are in breach of the peace treaty between the countries. One senior diplomatic source in Cairo told MEE that relations betweenEgyptand Israel were at their lowest point since the beginning of thewar in Gazaas fears grow that Israel...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Germany's support for Israel's far-right alliance shatters its 'denazified' facade
Germany's support for Israel's far-right alliance shatters its 'denazified' facade Submitted by Esad Ε irbegoviΔ on Thu, 03/20/2025 - 10:06 The 'liberal democratic' state's claim to have reckoned with its racial supremacist past is fraudulent, proven by decades of supporting fascist regimes The Brandenburg Gate is illuminated with messages during a February 2025 memorial in Berlin for Israeli hostages killed during the...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Macron eyes progress on Middle East peace during Egypt trip
French President Emmanuel Macron wants to leverage close historic French-Egyptian ties to work towards a ceasefire in the Middle East. Activists, meanwhile, want him to speak up for human rights during his time in Cairo.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Oil in Freefall Reorders Energy Landscape From US to Middle East
The plunge in oil prices over the past two days following the twin shocks of President Donald Trumpβs tariffs and the surprise boost in production from OPEC+ has altered the global energy landscape with stunning speed.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Will Trump's tariffs make the Middle East's struggling economies competitive?
Will Trump's tariffs make the Middle East's struggling economies competitive? Submitted by Sean Mathews on Fri, 04/04/2025 - 20:16 Jordan and Egypt struggle to compete with manufacturers in Southeast Asia. Trump's topsy-turvy tariff world just make them more competitive, experts say Bags are fabricated from cloth at the Malaika linens factory in the 6th of October industrial zone, southwest of Egypt's capital, Cairo,...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Brown University could become fifth university to lose federal funding
Brown University could become fifth university to lose federal funding Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Fri, 04/04/2025 - 18:29 All the schools that have had their federal funding slashed so far are Ivy League institutions Students and community members hold a pro-Palestine rally at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, on 29 April 2024 (Joseph Prezioso/AFP) Off The Trump administration is reportedly targeting a...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Oil prices crumble as Saudi Arabia throws in the towel on restricting supply
Oil prices crumble as Saudi Arabia throws in the towel on restricting supply Submitted by Sean Mathews on Fri, 04/04/2025 - 17:48 Crude prices take a double whammy hit as Opec+ increases production and Trump's tariffs stoke recession fears An oil plant in the desert during Stage 9 of the Dakar Rally 2025 between Riyadh and Haradh, Saudi Arabia, on 14 January 2025 (Valery Hache/AFP) Off Oil prices continued their free...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Middle East: Israel expands Gaza City operation
The Israeli military says it has widened operations in the northern Gaza Strip, claiming it eliminated a Hamas command center. Israel also killed the commander of a Palestinian militant group in Lebanon.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:'Trump's lawlessness': Cornell University student describes why he fled US
'Trump's lawlessness': Cornell University student describes why he fled US Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 04/03/2025 - 21:22 Momodou Taal tells MEE's Big Picture Podcast he went into hiding after immigration officers tried to deport him over pro-Palestine activism at Cornell Taal said he 'lost faith' that a favourable court ruling would protect him from possible deportation by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:US to warn Lebanon to get tougher on Hezbollah to unlock Gulf cash, sources say
US to warn Lebanon to get tougher on Hezbollah to unlock Gulf cash, sources say Submitted by Sean Mathews on Thu, 04/03/2025 - 18:33 Lebanon's hopes for a Gulf cash infusion with a new government are fading fast, as US embraces a 'squeeze into confrontation' approach US deputy special envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus speaks during a press conference after meeting with the Lebanese president in Baabda, east of...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Trump tariffs unlikely to hurt Turkish economy and could boost EU ties
Trump tariffs unlikely to hurt Turkish economy and could boost EU ties Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Thu, 04/03/2025 - 16:16 Experts acknowledge that trade wars could put Ankara in a peculiar position, but it got the best possible outcome Donald Trump's tariffs have hit every country in the world (Reuters/Dado Ruvic/illustration) Off US President Donald Trumpβs sweeping tariffs are not expected to have a major impact on...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:The losers and worse losers of Trumpβs tariffs on the Middle East and North Africa
The losers and worse losers of Trumpβs tariffs on the Middle East and North Africa Submitted by Rayhan Uddin on Thu, 04/03/2025 - 14:32 Algeria, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Syria and Tunisia are hit hardest by Washington's sweeping imposition of duties based on trade deficit formula US President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden at the White...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:'Torn up body parts': Israeli dawn shelling kills dozens of Palestinians
'Torn up body parts': Israeli dawn shelling kills dozens of Palestinians Submitted by Ahmed Aziz on Thu, 04/03/2025 - 08:18 Air strike pummel Rafah, Khan Younis and Gaza City, killing at least 40 people A Palestinian child in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, looks on at the site of an Israeli strike on a tent site housing displaced people on 3 April, 2025 (Reuters/Hatem Khaled) Off Israeli fighter jets poundedshelters...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:At least seven dead after migrant boat capsizes near Greek island of Lesbos
Greece is one of the main entry points into the EU for people fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, with many making the short but treacherous journey from Turkey to Greek islands in inflatable dinghies.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:White House team set up at least 20 SignalΒ group chats for crises across the worldΒ
National security adviser Mike Waltzβs team regularly set up chats on Signal to coordinate official work on issues including Ukraine, China, Gaza, Middle East policy, Africa and Europe, according to four people who have been personally added to Signal chats. Two of the people said they were in or have direct knowledge of at least [β¦]
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Middle East: Israel 'dissecting' Gaza, Netanyahu says
The Israeli military is widening its area of control into large parts of the Gaza Strip, the country's prime minister said. Meanwhile, Germany announced that some of its citizens have left Gaza. DW has more.
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Israeli strike kills 12 members of Gaza family as offensive widens
Israeli strike kills 12 members of Gaza family as offensive widens Submitted by Ahmed Aziz on Wed, 04/02/2025 - 14:25 Displaced family were preparing for weddings and childbirths before the attack struck home in Khan Younis A woman mourns her relatives from the Qaoud family, killed by an Israeli air strike on 2 April 2025 (Ahmed Aziz/MEE) Off An Israeli air strike on Khan Younis has killed at least 12 displaced...
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:UK minister says risk Israel is not acting in 'legitimate self defence'
UK minister says risk Israel is not acting in 'legitimate self defence' The United Kingdom does not support the Israeli army's expansion of its military offensive in Gaza, the UK's Middle East minister Hamish Falconer told parliament on Wednesday as Israeli officials declared a plan to seize "large areas" of Gaza. "We are deeply concerned about the resumption of hostilities inGaza. The UK does not support an expansion...
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Mahsa Amini protests exposed the failures of Iranian regime and its opposition
Mahsa Amini protests exposed the failures of Iranian regime and its opposition Submitted by Hamid Dabashi on Wed, 04/02/2025 - 05:17 Hamid Dabashi charts Iran's revolutionary history and interrogates the promise of freedom claimed by the Islamic Republic and pro-western expats A demonstrator flashes the victory sign next to a placard of Mahsa Amini and the slogan 'Woman, Life, Freedom' outside Iran's consulate in...
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:US: Rutgers University Senate proposes plan to fight back against Trump measures
US: Rutgers University Senate proposes plan to fight back against Trump measures Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Tue, 04/01/2025 - 21:40 A proposal for a 'Mutual Defense Compact' was lodged on Friday in defence of academic freedom Rutgers University students wait for a bus in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on 10 April 2023 (Spencer Platt/AFP) Off The Rutgers University Senate is urging the universitypresident to formally...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Gulf states refuse to be launching pad for any US attacks against Iran
Gulf states refuse to be launching pad for any US attacks against Iran Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 04/01/2025 - 20:44 US decision to amass B-2 bombers at Diego Garcia is result of Gulf Arab monarchs closing airspace to American warplanes in event of war with Iran US Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircrafts at al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, on 7 September 2021 (Olivier Douliery/AFP) Off Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:βStopAntisemitismβ account slammed for doxxing pro-Palestinian students
βStopAntisemitismβ account slammed for doxxing pro-Palestinian students Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 04/01/2025 - 18:46 The account shares studentsβ names and affiliations and calls for followers to report them to ICE Orthodox Jews participate in a pro-Palestinian protest near the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on 24 July 2024 (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP) Off A social media account on X has started doxxing university...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Yale scholar says she has been terminated over AI-powered accusation
Yale scholar says she has been terminated over AI-powered accusation A Muslim Iranian scholar at Yale said on Tuesday that she has been terminated by the institution after being barred from campus two weeks ago. The move was prompted by allegations on a lesser-known, largely AI-powered news site called Jewish Onliner, which said that Doutaghi had ties to the Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, better known as...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Who is Rumeysa Ozturk, the Turkish national facing deportation from the US?
Who is Rumeysa Ozturk, the Turkish national facing deportation from the US? Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Mon, 03/31/2025 - 21:27 Tufts doctoral student and research assistant was picked up on the street close to her home by masked federal agents in plain clothes Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish national on a student visa, is currently being held in detention in Louisiana (Photo supplied by Reem Alattas) Off Rumeysa Ozturk, a...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Middle East: Fresh Israeli strikes kill over 300 kids β UN
UNICEF has said at least 322 children have been killed since the breakdown of the Gaza ceasefire. Meanwhile, an Israeli strike on Beirut was its second attack on the Lebanese capital since a ceasefire with Hezbollah.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Studio Ghibli: Israelβs βhijackingβ of iconic art style βsugarcoats its genocideβ, say critics
Studio Ghibli: Israelβs βhijackingβ of iconic art style βsugarcoats its genocideβ, say critics Submitted by Lara Alagha on Tue, 04/01/2025 - 13:07 Social media users say Israeli army's rendering of its soldiers in style of iconic Japanese studio is affront to anti-war messaging in its films An AI-generated image of Israeli soldiers depicted in the whimsical style of Japanese animation giant Studio Ghibli has sparked...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Gaza massacre: Palestinian aid workers were betrayed in a world ruled by outlaws
Gaza massacre: Palestinian aid workers were betrayed in a world ruled by outlaws Submitted by Joe Gill on Tue, 04/01/2025 - 15:55 The cold-blooded killing of 15 Red Crescent and civil defence first responders has elicited no condemnation from major powers. This is the age of lawlessness Palestinians mourn Palestine Red Crescent medics killed by Israeli forces during a rescue mission, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Israel's 'Qatargate' scandal deepens with arrest of Netanyahu aides
Israel's 'Qatargate' scandal deepens with arrest of Netanyahu aides Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Tue, 04/01/2025 - 16:23 Jonathan Urich and Eli Feldstein have been arrested for alleged links to Qatar, as Israeli prime minister hits out at the Shin Bet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testifies in his long-running corruption trial in Tel Aviv, on 12 March 2025 (Reuters) Off Israeli police arrested two close...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Saudi activist faces imminent deportation from Bulgaria
Saudi activist faces imminent deportation from Bulgaria Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Tue, 04/01/2025 - 16:44 Abdulrahman al-Khalidi has been detained for over three and half years, despite court rulings ordering his release Abdulrahman al-Khalidi, seen with Alqst's Lina al-Hathloul, has been detained in Bulgaria since 2021 (Lina al-Hathloul) Off A Saudi Arabian human rights defender and journalist is facing...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Trump to make Middle East trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar
President Trump said Monday that he will travel to the Middle East in the coming weeks for what is slated to be the first foreign trip of his second term. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office he plans to travel to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, with a possible stop in the United Arab Emirates....
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Trump administration to review billions in Harvard funding over 'antisemitism'
Trump administration to review billions in Harvard funding over 'antisemitism' Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 03/31/2025 - 22:12 Investigation into the university comes after crackdown on pro-Palestinian voices People gather outside Widener Library on Harvard University's campus on 17 March 17 2025 in Cambridge, Massachusetts (Scott Eisen/Getty Images via AFP) Off The Trump administration announced on Monday a review...
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