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The Middle East Monitor1 min readInternational Relations
Blinken Put Pressure On Abbas To Accept US Security Plan For Jenin And Nablus
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has put pressure on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to accept and implement America's security plan for the PA to regain control over Jenin and Nablus, Axios news website reported on Wednesday. US an
The Middle East Monitor1 min readWorld
Palestinians Mourn Doctor Killed By Israeli Occupation
Hundreds of Palestinian mourners on Friday participated in the funeral procession of Palestinian doctor Abdullah Abu Al-Teen, 43, who was killed by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank city of Jenin. The Palestinian doctor was severely injured
The Middle East Monitor4 min readWorld
Remembering The Israeli Withdrawal From South Lebanon
On this day in 1978, Israeli military forces finally withdrew from Lebanon three months after their invasion of southern Lebanon in an effort to hunt down and eliminate the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO). It was essentially an extension of
The Middle East Monitor1 min readWorld
Yemen: UN Observers Withdraw Money-laundering Allegations
Independent UN sanctions observers have withdrawn their allegations that the Yemeni government is guilty of money laundering and corruption, which had "adversely affected access to adequate food supplies" in a country on the brink of famine, Reuters
The Middle East Monitor1 min readInternational Relations
Washington Confirms Support For Morocco-Polisario Talks
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has emphasised US support for political negotiations between Morocco and the Polisario Front over the disputed Western Sahara. Blinken's statement was issued on Monday evening following an online meeting with UN Secr
The Middle East Monitor2 min readInternational Relations
Sisi Warns Of Regional Instability Over Renaissance Dam Crisis
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has warned that it will not allow any other country to undermine its water supply and if it does, there will be severe regional consequences. "I'm not threatening anyone here, our dialogue is always reasonable a
The Middle East Monitor1 min readInternational Relations
Yemen: 'Houthis Have Seen No Formal Initiative From Saudi Arabia'
Muhammad Ali Al-Houthi has said that the Ansar Allah Movement, better known as the Houthis, have not received any written, formal peace initiative from Saudi Arabia. He insisted that as and when such an initiative is received, it will be assessed. Sa
The Middle East Monitor1 min readInternational Relations
Human Rights Watch Calls On Jordan Not To Deport Yemeni Asylum Seekers
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on Jordan not to deport Yemeni asylum seekers, warning that forcible deportation exposes them to "harm in Yemen." The rights watchdog said in a statement that "the Jordanian authorities have deported at least four
The Middle East Monitor5 min readWorld
The Palestine Book Awards And Resisting The Falsification Of History
The gap between the Arab people and their governments has never been greater and deeper than what we are currently experiencing regarding Palestine. At a time when some governments have rushed to declare their normalisation of relations with the raci
The Middle East Monitor1 min readInternational Relations
Iran Defends 25-year Cooperation Agreement With China
An Iranian government spokesman defended on Tuesday the signing of a 25-year cooperation agreement between Iran and China, saying the agreement is not directed against any third country. The Iranian government spokesman, Ali Rabiei, said the agreemen
The Middle East Monitor1 min read
Majd Barbar Released After 20 Years In Jail, Re-arrested By Israel
READ: Israel re-arrests previously jailed Palestinian-Belgian man
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Syrian Man Murders Teen Employee For Showing Up Late To Work
A Syrian store owner in the northern governorate of Aleppo has killed his 15-year-old employee for showing up late to work, the Syrian ministry of interior revealed. The Syrian ministry said in a statement on its official Facebook page, that the boy
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Saudi Arabia Seeks To Overcome Differences With Other States
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman called Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday to wish him a speedy recovery from Covid-19 and discuss mutual relations, the Saudi Press Agency has reported. Khan tested positive for the virus on
The Middle East Monitor1 min readInternational Relations
Egypt, Jordan, Iraq Ministers Agree To Cooperate In Combatting Terrorism
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq have agreed to enhance joint efforts to combat terrorism, pursue a political solution to the Syrian crisis, and coordinate political positions to solve regional crises, including the Palestinian issue.
The Middle East Monitor1 min readCrime & Violence
Rights Group Slams Official Lebanese Response To Tripoli Protests
Human Rights Watch criticised the Lebanese authorities on Tuesday for their response to protesters in the northern city of Tripoli at the end of January. "Lebanese military intelligence agents forcibly disappeared and allegedly tortured detainees who
The Middle East Monitor1 min readInternational Relations
Hamas Insists On Rebuilding PLO And Liberating Palestine
Head of Hamas' political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, said on Tuesday that his movement insists on rebuilding the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO). During a speech he delivered to the Second International Student Conference, Haniyeh said: "We belie
The Middle East Monitor3 min readPolitics
What Was David Cameron Thinking When He Holidayed With Bin Salman Post-Khashoggi Murder?
Sensationally, it has emerged that former British Prime Minister David Cameron went on a desert camping holiday with Mohammed Bin Salman despite Western intelligence agencies naming the Saudi Crown Prince as being the man who ordered the death of dis
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MEMO In Conversation With Susan Abulhawa
As we mark 10 years since the launch of the Palestine Book Awards, join us for a live conversation with Palestinian novelist and poet Susan Abulhawa to discuss her novel 'Against the Loveless World', described by the New York Times as "a beautiful, u
The Middle East Monitor2 min read
200,000 Animals Likely To Die In Suez Canal Bottleneck
Around 200,000 animals are likely to die after being stuck in the Suez Canal bottleneck without enough food or water to last them the rest of the journey. Gabrile Paun, EU director for the NGO Animals International, has said that the worst maritime a
The Middle East Monitor3 min readPolitics
Blame The Dictatorship In Egypt For The Suez Canal Fiasco
Impunity rules the day when those assigned with responsibilities are allowed to abandon them without consequences. This happens frequently in dictatorships, where economic opportunities favour those within the inner circles; bribery and corruption ar
The Middle East Monitor1 min readInternational Relations
Turkey Insists That Libya Has Not Asked To Cancel Military Cooperation
An advisor to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan advisor has denied media reports which claim that the head of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Menfi, has asked Ankara to cancel the 2018 military cooperation agreement between Turkey an
The Middle East Monitor2 min read
Bin Salman Embarks On Huge Spending Spree To Transform Saudi Economy
Saudi Arabia will spend more in the next ten years than it has spent over the past 300 years since the First Saudi State was created in 1744, the Kingdom's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has said. This is a bold declaration of the de facto ruler's
The Middle East Monitor1 min readCrime & Violence
Libya: 230 Migrants Rescued Off Tripoli Coast
The Libyan authorities announced on Tuesday that 230 migrants heading for Europe had been rescued in two operations off the Tripoli coastline. According to the Libyan Navy, the migrants were in rubber dinghies and had issued distress signals before b
The Middle East Monitor1 min readInternational Relations
PLO Says No To Elections Without Jerusalem
An Executive Member of the Central Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation called on Tuesday for the international community to bear the consequences of Israel's possible refusal to allow Palestinians in Jerusalem to participate in the upc
The Middle East Monitor2 min readInternational Relations
US Aid Is Tied To Palestinian Acquiescence To The Two-state Illusion
The US has reversed one aspect of the Trump administration's foreign policy in Palestine; humanitarian aid will be resumed with a $15 million grant for vulnerable Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. "Our engagements all have t
The Middle East Monitor1 min readInternational Relations
Iran Rejects US Proposal To Lift Some Sanctions In Return For Halting Enriching Uranium
Iran has rejected an American offer to lift some sanctions in return for halting enriching uranium and freezing work on advanced centrifuges, Press TV reported. "A senior Iranian official tells Press TV that Tehran will stop its 20 percent uranium en
The Middle East Monitor3 min readInternational Relations
Libya's Struggle Over Army Chief Post: Will Haftar Take Over Or Force The Appointment Of His Men?
The task to unify the Libyan army and integrate all the battalions under one command has become the most serious and controversial issue for discussion in light of ongoing efforts to settle the Libyan crisis, amid attempts by the renegade General Kha
The Middle East Monitor1 min read
Egypt Detains 8 People In Sohag Train Crash
Egypt's top prosecutor yesterday ordered the detention of eight people following a train collision in Upper Egypt. Two trains collided on Friday in Egypt's southern province of Sohag, leaving 18 passengers dead and 200 others injured. In an official
The Middle East Monitor1 min readPolitics
Lebanon Parliament Speaker: Country Could Sink Like The Titanic
Lebanese Parliament Speaker, Nabih Berri, yesterday warned that the country will sink like the Titanic if a government is not formed soon. "The whole country is in danger, the whole country is the Titanic," Berri said during a parliament session held
The Middle East Monitor1 min readPolitics
80% Of Sudan's Debt To The UK Is Interest
Some 80 per cent of the debt Sudan owes the UK is made up of interest, a report by the Observer revealed on Sunday. A freedom of information request found that of the £861 million ($1.18 billion) Khartoum needs to pay London, £684 million ($937.6 mil

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