Middle East
Afghanistan food crisis deepens as aid cuts leave many living on ‘just bread and tea’
January 28, 2025
Afghanistan food crisis deepens as aid cuts leave many living on ‘just bread and tea’
Reuters — The head of the World Food Program in Afghanistan says the agency can only feed half the millions…
Trump wants to ‘clean out’ Gaza. Here’s what this could mean for the Middle East
January 28, 2025
Trump wants to ‘clean out’ Gaza. Here’s what this could mean for the Middle East
Jerusalem CNN — US President Donald Trump’s proposal to “clean out” the Gaza Strip by moving more than a million…
Israel’s war inflicted ‘life-threatening danger’ on pregnant women and girls in Gaza, Human Rights Watch says
January 28, 2025
Israel’s war inflicted ‘life-threatening danger’ on pregnant women and girls in Gaza, Human Rights Watch says
CNN — Israel has inflicted “serious and sometimes life-threatening danger” on pregnant and postpartum women and girls in Gaza over…
US announces ceasefire extension between Lebanon, Israel until February 18
January 28, 2025
US announces ceasefire extension between Lebanon, Israel until February 18
The US White House announced the extension of the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel in southern Lebanon until February…
22 killed as residents of southern Lebanon defy Israeli orders not to return home
January 27, 2025
22 killed as residents of southern Lebanon defy Israeli orders not to return home
CNN — At least 22 people were killed and 124 others injured by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese…
Palestinian journalist reunited with child after harrowing months in Israeli jail
January 27, 2025
Palestinian journalist reunited with child after harrowing months in Israeli jail
Bethlehem, occupied West Bank CNN — The female Palestinian inmates were made to kneel in a line on a cold…
Ceasefire breakthrough – Israeli hostages to be freed, Gaza residents to return
January 27, 2025
Ceasefire breakthrough – Israeli hostages to be freed, Gaza residents to return
Israel has announced that the dispute over the implementation of the ceasefire agreement and the release of hostages with Hamas…
Palestinians return to devastated northern Gaza
January 27, 2025
Palestinians return to devastated northern Gaza
CNN — Tens of thousands of displaced Gaza residents ended months of exile in temporary camps and began returning to…
Fighting in Sudan’s civil war sets ablaze the country’s largest oil refinery, satellite photos show
January 27, 2025
Fighting in Sudan’s civil war sets ablaze the country’s largest oil refinery, satellite photos show
AP — Fighting around Sudan‘s largest oil refinery set the sprawling complex ablaze, satellite data analyzed by The Associated Press…
Who is Arbel Yehud, the hostage hindering the return of Gaza residents?
January 27, 2025
Who is Arbel Yehud, the hostage hindering the return of Gaza residents?
The ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip witnessed a dispute between Hamas and Israeli authorities after Israel backed off on…