Tag: Middle East
In the occupied West Bank, Jewish settlers attack Palestinians and Israeli left-wing activists
New attacks by settlers in the occupied West Bank occurred on Friday January 21 in Burin, near Nablus. Jewish settlers, masked, attacked Palestinians and a group of left-wing Israeli activists,…
coalition strike causes nationwide internet blackout
The Saudi-led coalition bombed Hodeidah, a town in western Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels, on the night of Thursday January 20 to Friday January 21, destroying a telecommunications center and…
Sheikh Jarrah’s Salhiya family in East Jerusalem expelled
In Jerusalem, at dawn on Wednesday January 19, the Israeli police took everyone by surprise and evicted a Palestinian family from the ultra-sensitive neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. The Salhiya family…
In East Jerusalem, mobilization against a new eviction in Sheikh Jarrah
Tension rose a notch on Monday in East Jerusalem, the Palestinian part of the city annexed by the Jewish state. The Israeli municipality and police attempted to evict a Palestinian…
aid workers in al-Hol camp under threat from the IS group
An official of the Kurdish autonomous administration which manages the al-Hol camp, in northeastern Syria, sounded the alarm on Sunday in a statement to AFP: a ” unprecedented threat against…
Houthi rebels refuse to release Emirati ship
In Yemen, the Houthis on Saturday (January 15th) rejected a call from the UN Security Council demanding the ” immediate release from a vessel flying the UAE flag. The boat…
more than 8 million captagon tablets seized in Saudi Arabia
In the Gulf, captagon seizures are commonplace. On Friday January 14, more than 8 million tablets of this amphetamine derivative were seized in Saudi Arabia. Captagon has become one of…
teachers demonstrate for a salary increase
Iran experienced a new day of demonstrations by teachers on Thursday – after that of December – protesting against their low salaries and the deterioration of the economic situation. More…
80-year-old man found dead after being arrested by Israeli soldiers
An 80-year-old Palestinian was found dead on Wednesday morning, January 12, in a village in the northern occupied West Bank. He was reportedly detained and left handcuffed by Israeli soldiers,…
pharmacies taken by storm, complicated management of tests
Israel may be one of the world leaders in Covid-19 vaccination, but when it comes to managing PCR or antigen tests, the state of Israel faces the same challenges as…