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Turkey protests: Opposition rallies for release of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu
Turkey protests: Opposition rallies for release of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Sat, 03/29/2025 - 11:14 Supporters of CHP gather in hundreds of thousands as they promise to 'continue the march towards power' People wave flags of Turkey atop a garbage truck during a rally called by the Republican People's Party (CHP) in support of Istanbul's arrested mayor Ekrem Imanoglu in Maltepe, on...
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:
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Diego Garcia: The Indian Ocean base the US can use to target Iran
Diego Garcia: The Indian Ocean base the US can use to target Iran Submitted by Sean Mathews on Fri, 03/28/2025 - 20:10 US is amassing B-2 bombers capable of carrying 30,000-pound bunker buster bombs at a little known base in the Indian Ocean US Air Force handout image shows a B-2 stealth bomber taking off during a base exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, on 9 April 2014 (Bryan Crane/US Air Force/AFP) Off The...
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Dozens of US lawmakers condemn 'disturbing' arrest of Tufts student with pro-Palestine views
Dozens of US lawmakers condemn 'disturbing' arrest of Tufts student with pro-Palestine views Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 03/28/2025 - 18:02 Lawmakers ask Trump administration to spell out laws used to revoke Turkish national's visa Rumeysa Ozturk was working as a research assistant and undertaking her PhD at the Eliot-Pearson department of child study and human development at Tufts University in Massachusetts (Photo...
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Pro-Israeli voices blast latest issue of The Economist
Pro-Israeli voices blast latest issue of The Economist The Economist magazine is coming under fire from pro-Israeli voices on social media for its critical look at Israel's expansionist agenda across the Middle East. The latest issue features a cover with the headline "Israel's hubris" and an illustration of Israeli flags planted across fields as far as the eye can see. Our cover in the Middle East this week looks at a...
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Israeli press review: 'Zionism does not fit our worldview,' says rabbi
Israeli press review: 'Zionism does not fit our worldview,' says rabbi Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 03/28/2025 - 14:36 Meanwhile, northern Israeli city near Lebanon resembles βghost townβ with large malls abandoned and most residents yet to return Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men hold placards during a protest against a ruling by a top Israeli court that they must be drafted into military service, in Jerusalem on 27 March...
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Botswana: Forensic Audit of Govt to Cost More Than U.S.$4m
[The Patriot] Led by President Advocate Duma Boko, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government has appointed Dubai registered Alvarez & Marsal Middle East Limited to conduct a forensic audit on ministries, government departments, State Owned Enterprises, and regulatory bodies. The forensic audit is already underway. Scheduled to cover a period of 10 years dating back to 2014, the audit will last for nine...
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Israel strikes Beirut for first time since November ceasefire
Attacks in retaliation for rockets launched from Lebanon follow weeks of mounting hostilities across the Middle East
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: My Diplomatic Postings in M/East Deepened My Understanding of Islam - U.S Envoy
[Daily Trust] The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, has said his diplomatic experiences in the Middle East deepened his understanding of Islam.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Myanmar quake strikes Chinaβs belt and road heartland: how bad is it?
Deadly quake prompts worries about Sino-Myanmar pipelines, a strategic overland route for Chinaβs oil and gas imports from the Middle East.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Watch live: Trump hosts annual Ramadan dinner at White House
President Trump is set to host the annual Iftar dinner, a feast of breaking bread common for Muslims during the month of Ramadan, at the White House Thursday evening. The dinner comes as war rages in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas after a fragile ceasefire, brokered by the U.S., Qatar and Egypt, was...
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:US: Rubio says he may have revoked 'more than 300' visas over pro-Palestine campus activism
US: Rubio says he may have revoked 'more than 300' visas over pro-Palestine campus activism Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Thu, 03/27/2025 - 20:22 The latest person to be targeted by federal immigration agents is an Iranian doctoral student US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press conference with Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali (not pictured) in Georgetown, Guyana, on 27 March 2025 (Nathan...
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:US: New Jersey school slammed for 'anti-Palestinian' assignment on activist Mahmoud Khalil
US: New Jersey school slammed for 'anti-Palestinian' assignment on activist Mahmoud Khalil Submitted by Azad Essa on Thu, 03/27/2025 - 15:03 Educational advocates and parents said the student project was an attempt to manipulate students with false information New Brunswick High School in Middlesex County, New Jersey (Creative Commons) Off A New Jersey high school is under fire from parents for an assignment that...
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:US air strikes on Yemen 'unconstitutional', advocacy groups say
US air strikes on Yemen 'unconstitutional', advocacy groups say Submitted by MEE correspondent on Thu, 03/27/2025 - 15:33 US-based organisations are calling on Congress to end Trump's deadly air strikes on one of the poorest countries in the world A boy lies on a hospital bed where he is being treated for injuries from a US air strike, in Saada, Yemen, on 25 March 2025 (Naif Rahma/Reuters) Off Renewed, sustained and...
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Palestinians are pleading for an end to the Gaza war. No one is listening
Palestinians are pleading for an end to the Gaza war. No one is listening Submitted by Ahmed Najar on Thu, 03/27/2025 - 15:19 Protesters are calling on both Israel and Hamas to relieve their misery, while the media only amplifies whatever angle suits its narrative Palestinians protest to demand an end to war in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip 26 March, 2025 (Reuters) On The people of Gaza are revolting against...
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Why EU's 'suspend, not lift' Syria sanctions policy will backfire
By deciding to suspend rather than lift sanctions on Syria, Europe is losing a historical opportunity to help stabilise the Middle East. There is a fundamental difference between "suspending" and "lifting" sanctions β and European businesses will not invest in bridges, hospitals and schools if sanctions are not lifted.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Morocco: Activist Sentenced for Peaceful Speech
Click to expand Image Fouad Abdelmoumni (left) and other Members of the Parliamentary Monarchy Now in Morocco coalition give a press conference on June 28, 2011 in Rabat. 2011 Abdelhak Senna/AFP via Getty Images (Beirut) β A Casablanca Court on March 3, 2025, sentenced a prominent activist, Fouad Abdelmoumni, to six months in prison and fines over a Facebook post, Human Rights Watch and Democracy for the Arab World...
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Tufts University student detained for pro-Palestine views transferred to Louisiana
Tufts University student detained for pro-Palestine views transferred to Louisiana Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish national on a student visa, is currently being held in detention in Louisiana, according to her lawyer, Middle East Eye can reveal. Masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents approached and physically restrained the Tufts University doctoral student while on the street in Somerville, Massachusetts,...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:US: Tufts University student detained for pro-Palestine views transferred to Louisiana
US: Tufts University student detained for pro-Palestine views transferred to Louisiana Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Wed, 03/26/2025 - 20:30 The Turkish national's lawyer said she had been moved to the southern state but a judge ordered her to remain in Massachusetts Rumeysa Ozturk was working as a research assistant and undertaking her PhD at the Eliot-Pearson department of child study and human development at Tufts...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Columbia faculty sidestep Palestine as they protest against Trump's assault on academic freedom
Columbia faculty sidestep Palestine as they protest against Trump's assault on academic freedom Submitted by Azad Essa on Tue, 03/25/2025 - 16:49 Student organisers say faculty are failing to address the elephant in the room: Palestine Members of Columbia University's faculty outside the institution's gates during a protest, on 24 March 2025 (Azad Essa/MEE) Off It was a cold and wet day in New York City. The slow and...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Washington is in meltdown over Signal. But not because US is bombing Yemen
Washington is in meltdown over Signal. But not because US is bombing Yemen Submitted by MEE correspondent on Tue, 03/25/2025 - 17:16 From Obama to Trump to Biden and back to Trump, the country has been devastated by US air strikes US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, US Vice President JD Vance, and US national security advisor Mike Waltz in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on 13 March 2025 (Evelyn...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Middle East: Hundreds in Gaza protest against Hamas
People in Gaza took part in rare demonstrations calling for an end to the war with Israel. Meanwhile, Germany's Jewish Council called on the German government to do more for Israeli hostages. DW has more.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:How BlackRock and an Italian shipping dynasty are upending Middle East's port business
How BlackRock and an Italian shipping dynasty are upending Middle East's port business Submitted by Sean Mathews on Fri, 03/21/2025 - 18:52 BlackRock and Mediterranean Shipping Company positioned themselves to profit from Trump's new world order, leaving Gulf states in the dust BlackRock and MSC are set to take over 12 ports onstrategic coasts stretching from theUAE and Oman toIraqand Egypt (Karim Jaafar/AFP) Off Step...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Petition urges UK government to launch inquiry into anti-Palestinian racism
Petition urges UK government to launch inquiry into anti-Palestinian racism Submitted by Imran Mulla on Wed, 03/26/2025 - 13:22 The petition calls for a working definition of anti-Palestinian racism Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer standing during the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) at the House of Commons in London on 19 March 2025 (AFP) Off A new parliamentary petition has been launched...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Sudan has vast riches in gold and natural resources: they must be used to fund aid
Sudan has vast riches in gold and natural resources: they must be used to fund aid Submitted by Eiman Baldo on Wed, 03/26/2025 - 09:38 In Sudan, many sources of income are available to feed into a stabilisation fund that could work to assist tens of millions displaced by the ongoing violence Women and babies at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to al-Fashir in North Darfur, Sudan in January 2024 (AFP) On With the...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Report: Israel relocated Palestinian prisoners to defy top court order to improve conditions
Report: Israel relocated Palestinian prisoners to defy top court order to improve conditions Under pressure from Israelβs top court to improve conditions at Sde Teiman, a prisonin the occupied West Bank notorious for abuse of Palestinian detainees, the military transferred hundreds of detainees to newly opened prisons, the Associated Press reported. HaMoked and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel say that instead of...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Yemen: Ten Years of War, a Lifetime of Lossβ―
Marking a decade of war in Yemen, Othman Belbeisi, Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa at the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM), highlights the resilience of its people, the deepening humanitarian crisis, and the urgent need for global action.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Revealed: How the UK continued selling arms after Yemen massacre
Revealed: How the UK continued selling arms after Yemen massacre Submitted by Dania Akkad on Wed, 03/26/2025 - 10:00 We spent three years trying to find out what happened in Whitehall after the Great Hall attack in Yemen. We discovered how decisions fly with political winds, not facts on the ground - just as in Gaza It all began with a simple question. How did British officials react after Saudi Arabia killed 155...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Eid al-Fitr 2025: Does Saudi Arabia report impossible moon sightings?
Eid al-Fitr 2025: Does Saudi Arabia report impossible moon sightings? Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 03/25/2025 - 12:02 The kingdom has often reported moon sightings on days when scientists and astronomers insist it is not possible to see it Saudi men look to spot the first crescent of the moon marking the start of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the southern Saudi city of Hautat Sudair, on 28 February...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:The war on Gaza will end but Israel's crimes will never be forgotten
The war on Gaza will end but Israel's crimes will never be forgotten Submitted by Awni Almashni on Mon, 03/24/2025 - 08:20 Israel's genocidal war on Gaza reflects a political culture that glorifies killing. Long after its assault ends, Palestinians will remain - and those responsible will face a moral reckoning Palestinian children move through the rubble and debris at the site of Israeli strikes the night before at...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Syria: Constitutional Declaration Risks Endangering Rights
Click to expand Image Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, center, prepares to sign a constitutional declaration for Syria in Damascus, on March 13, 2025. 2025 Omar Albam/AP Photo (Beirut) β Syriaβs newly approved constitutional declaration, meant to govern the countryβs transitional phase, concentrates power in the executive and could undermine the independence of the judiciary, Human Rights Watch said today....
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Middle East crisis spirals amid mounting civilian deaths, aid blockade
The Israel-Palestine conflict is descending further into violence, with mounting civilian casualties in the West Bank and a deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the UNβs top envoy for the region warned on Friday.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:The unseen map that promised to bring peace to the Middle East
In 2008, Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert urged the Palestinian leader to agree to a two-state solution. The map he drew has never been revealed to media - until now.
Published on: February 24, 2025 | Source:Conflict is remaking the Middle Eastβs economic order
Iran is boxed in as Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Turkey look to capitalise
Published on: December 19, 2024 | Source:Conflict is remaking the Middle Eastβs economic order
Iran is boxed in as Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Turkey look to capitalise
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