Middle East
Preparing to again defend Israel, US presses Iran and Israel to de-escalate
August 7, 2024
Preparing to again defend Israel, US presses Iran and Israel to de-escalate
Washington CNN — While the American military is rallying allies to yet again help defend Israel against an expected Iranian attack, top…
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif makes history by qualifying for Paris Olympics final
August 7, 2024
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif makes history by qualifying for Paris Olympics final
Algerian boxer Imane Khalif qualified on Tuesday evening for the final round of the Paris 2024 Olympics Games currently being…
Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, one of the architects of the Oct. 7 terror attack, as head of political bureau
August 7, 2024
Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, one of the architects of the Oct. 7 terror attack, as head of political bureau
CNN — Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar – its leader in Gaza and one of the planners of the October…
Israeli minister says it may be ‘moral’ to starve 2 million Gazans, but ‘no one in the world would let us’
August 7, 2024
Israeli minister says it may be ‘moral’ to starve 2 million Gazans, but ‘no one in the world would let us’
Jerusalem CNN — Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said “it may be just and moral” to starve 2 million Gaza…
Biden, Harris meet with national security team as US watches for Iranian retaliation
August 6, 2024
Biden, Harris meet with national security team as US watches for Iranian retaliation
Washington CNN — Washington on Monday braced for an expected Iranian retaliation for the killing of a top Hamas leader…
‘We shoot first, ask questions later’: Why some Israeli reservists refuse to go back to Gaza
August 6, 2024
‘We shoot first, ask questions later’: Why some Israeli reservists refuse to go back to Gaza
CNN — Every day for two months, Michael Ofer Ziv spent hours watching grainy, black-and-white footage of the Gaza Strip…
Middle East braces for week that could determine the course of the Gaza war
August 6, 2024
Middle East braces for week that could determine the course of the Gaza war
Beirut, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem CNN — Middle Eastern nations are bracing for the potential widening of the Israel-Hamas war…
UN probe finds 9 UNRWA employees ‘may have’ been involved in October 7 attack
August 6, 2024
UN probe finds 9 UNRWA employees ‘may have’ been involved in October 7 attack
CNN — A United Nations investigation has found that nine employees from its main agency for Palestinian humanitarian relief, UNWRA,…
Those leaving Lebanon hold their families extra tight as they say goodbye
August 5, 2024
Those leaving Lebanon hold their families extra tight as they say goodbye
Beirut, Lebanon CNN — When our plane finally took off from Beirut, it was nearly an hour late. The mood…
At least 30 killed in Israeli strike on two Gaza school shelters: Palestinian Civil Defense
August 5, 2024
At least 30 killed in Israeli strike on two Gaza school shelters: Palestinian Civil Defense
CNN — Rescuers in Gaza raced to dig victims from the rubble on Sunday after Israeli airstrikes on two school…