Tag: Middle East
An Iranian convicted in Belgium soon to be the subject of a prisoner exchange with Tehran?
In Belgium, a bill to be voted on next week plans to authorize the return to Iran of prisoners sentenced by Belgian justice. If the text is passed, it could…
Qatar grants $60 million in aid to the Lebanese army
Qatar announced on Thursday the granting of $60 million in aid to the Lebanese army, as part of its support for the land of cedars devastated by the worst economic…
soon bread with sweet potato to reduce wheat imports
Egypt plans to make bread with sweet potato to reduce its dependence on imported wheat. According to the Supply Minister who announced the news, the potato will be added to…
Naftali Bennett announces that he will not be a candidate in the next elections
While the vote on the dissolution of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, was postponed from Wednesday June 29 to Thursday June 30, the former Prime Minister announced that he would…
signing of an agreement to import Egyptian gas via Syria
Lebanon signed this Tuesday, June 21 a contract with Egypt and Syria to import Egyptian gas via Syria, which will allow the country to increase its power supply by four…
Can Iraq be governed without the influential Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr?
Iraq is going through a serious political crisis. Eight months after the legislative elections, the country still has no government. Faced with the political deadlock, the big winner of the…
In East Jerusalem, a religious ceremony in memory of Shireen Abu Akleh
Forty days later, ceremonies in memory of the American-Palestinian journalist killed in the West Bank are taking place this weekend. This Saturday, a religious ceremony was celebrated in East Jerusalem…
several dead after new Turkish strikes
In Iraqi Kurdistan, four members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were killed by a Turkish strike, according to Iraqi Kurdish intelligence. Ankara launched a new offensive in northern Iraq…
“Iraq is in an unprecedented situation”
While for eight months the Iraqi Parliament has failed to form a parliament, Moqtada al-Sadr, leader of the majority bloc, created a surprise by announcing the resignation of all his…
Israel calls on its nationals in Turkey to return, citing Iranian threat
Israel asks its nationals present in Turkey to leave the country “ as soon as possible “. Behind this concern hovers the Iranian threat. According to the Israeli Foreign Ministry,…