Tag: Middle East
US sanctions Iranian oil sector after strikes on Israel
The United States announced this Friday, October 11, a series of sanctions targeting the Iranian petrochemical industry in “ response to the October 1 attack on Israel, the second direct…
Spain wants to end all arms exports to Israel – putting peacekeepers at risk angered Western allies | News in brief
The Israeli army has wounded UNIFIL peacekeepers and destroyed the operation’s stations in southern Lebanon. Criticism is pouring in from Spain, Britain and the United States as well. Veikko Eromäki,…
already 295 femicides recorded since the start of the year
On the occasion of the “International Day of the Girl Child”, celebrated by the United Nations on October 11 to promote the recognition of the rights of girls around the…
At least 22 killed in Israeli attack on Beirut | News in brief
At least 22 people were killed and 117 wounded Thursday when Israel struck the Lebanese capital, Beirut. The Lebanese Ministry of Health informs about the matter. The death toll is…
Amnesty: Israel’s “evacuation orders” misleading and insufficient | News in brief
A human rights organization has investigated Israel’s evacuation orders it issued to residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs and southern Lebanon. The evacuation warnings given by the Israeli army to the…
Red Crescent: Almost 30 dead in Israeli attack on Gaza school | News in brief
According to the Palestinian Red Crescent, 28 people have died in an Israeli attack on the Gazan Rafida school in Deir el-Balah on Thursday, reports the news agency Reuters. The…
The Israeli government’s security cabinet will meet next night | News in brief
A decision on a retaliatory attack on Iran is expected from the cabinet. The security cabinet of the Israeli government will meet next night, says the American news channel CNN…
Analysis: An Iran-Israel war would hardly be in Russia’s interests – but Russia has little leverage | Foreign countries
A major war in the Middle East would not necessarily promote Russia’s interests, writes Russia correspondent Heikki Heiskanen. Heikki HeiskanenRussia correspondent MOSCOW Russia benefits from the escalation of violence in…
Hezbollah threatens to intensify its strikes if Israel continues to bomb Lebanon
The Israeli army continues its intense bombings in the southern suburbs of Beirut and in southern Lebanon where it says it is targeting Hezbollah positions. At the same time, it…
Axios: Biden to speak with Netanyahu on Wednesday about Israel’s plans to strike Iran | News in brief
Three US officials tell the news site Axios about it. President of the United States Joe Biden is expected to talk on the phone with the Prime Minister of Israel…