Tag: Middle East
Schools and administrations closed in Iran due to a new dust storm
Iranian authorities closed Monday, July 4, schools, universities and administrations in Tehran and several cities in the south-west of the country because of a new sandstorm from Iraq and Syria.…
Israel says it shot down three Hezbollah drones heading for Karish gas field
Located in the Mediterranean, the Karish gas field has been at the heart of an upsurge in tensions in recent weeks between Israel and Lebanon. ” Three drones approaching Israel’s…
The head of Iranian diplomacy in Syria, after the threats of Turkey
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian arrived this Saturday July 2 in Syria, where Turkey threatens to launch an offensive in the north. The visit of the head of Iranian diplomacy…
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…