Tag: Middle East
supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr decided to occupy Parliament “until further notice”
For the second time this week, the Iraqi Parliament in Baghdad was invaded on Saturday July 30 by thousands of supporters of the Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr who intend to…
pro-Sadr protesters occupy parliament
For the second time in a few days, supporters of the influential Shiite political leader Moqtada Sadr invaded the Iraqi Parliament on Saturday, after entering the ultra-secure green zone of…
two years after the explosion, the silos of the port of Beirut threaten to collapse
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati warned on Thursday July 28 of the collapse of the silos in the port of Beirut, two years after the devastating explosion that shook this…
Israel announces that Palestinians from the West Bank will be able to use Ramon airport
Just two weeks after US President Joe Biden’s visit to Jerusalem, the Israeli army launches a media offensive. Gestures intended to build trust with the Palestinians. But at the same…
Kurdish SDF commander killed by Turkish drone strike
Salwa Yusuk was hit along with two other Syrian Democratic Forces fighters by a Turkish drone strike on Friday July 22. This strike highlights the differences between the Turks and…
Two Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in West Bank
In Nablus, in the north of the occupied West Bank, a deadly raid killed two Palestinians overnight from Saturday to Sunday, and 19 others were injured, according to the Palestinian…
the hell of the Allenby Bridge, the West Bank’s only international border
The Israelis call it the “Allenby Bridge”, the Jordanians have renamed it in honor of King Hussein and for Palestinians in the West Bank it is the only exit door…
Iran claims to have the technical capacity to manufacture atomic weapons
US President Joe Biden left the Middle East this weekend, during which he signed a security pact with Israel committing the United States never to allow Iran to acquire nuclear…
rocket fire and airstrikes in the aftermath of Biden’s visit
President Joe Biden barely left, the tension goes up a notch between Israel and Gaza. A last stand, they say in Israel. After firing rockets launched from Gaza, the Israeli…
Saudi Arabia opens airspace to Israel in sign of detente
US President Joe Biden lands in Saudi Arabia this afternoon as part of his Middle East tour, after a three-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories. One of its…