Middle East
Inside efforts to avert environmental ‘catastrophe’ in the Red Sea
July 28, 2023
Inside efforts to avert environmental ‘catastrophe’ in the Red Sea
CNN — Moored five miles off the coast of Yemen for more than 30 years, a decaying supertanker carrying a…
Afghans awaiting US resettlement say they’re being deported from Pakistan back to the Taliban
July 28, 2023
Afghans awaiting US resettlement say they’re being deported from Pakistan back to the Taliban
CNN — Afghans who were promised a home in the United States after their country fell to the Taliban say…
Netanyahu warns against overturning controversial new law in CNN interview
July 28, 2023
Netanyahu warns against overturning controversial new law in CNN interview
CNN — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to say if he would abide by any potential Supreme Court…
Israel’s judicial overhaul sparks military crisis as number of refusing reservists grows
July 27, 2023
Israel’s judicial overhaul sparks military crisis as number of refusing reservists grows
CNN — As Israel plunges deeper into crisis after the country’s parliament passed the first bill of a controversial judicial…
Niger soldiers claim President Mohamed Bazoum has been ousted, deepening coup fears
July 27, 2023
Niger soldiers claim President Mohamed Bazoum has been ousted, deepening coup fears
CNN — Men in military fatigues claimed to have taken power in Niger hours after President Mohamed Bazoum was reportedly…
10,000 reported killed in one West Darfur city, as ethnic violence ravages Sudanese region
July 27, 2023
10,000 reported killed in one West Darfur city, as ethnic violence ravages Sudanese region
CNN — More than 10,000 people have been killed in the Sudanese region of West Darfur in the past two…
Israeli Supreme Court to review law that limits its power, setting up showdown with government
July 27, 2023
Israeli Supreme Court to review law that limits its power, setting up showdown with government
CNN — Israel’s Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it would hear appeals against a controversial new law that curbs its…
Israeli government passes law to limit Supreme Court power, defying mass protests
July 25, 2023
Israeli government passes law to limit Supreme Court power, defying mass protests
The Israeli parliament on Monday passed a law stripping the Supreme Court of its power to block government decisions, the…
Israeli lawmakers to vote to weaken Supreme Court amid protests, as Netanyahu leaves hospital
July 24, 2023
Israeli lawmakers to vote to weaken Supreme Court amid protests, as Netanyahu leaves hospital
Jerusalem CNN — After six months of street protests, parliamentary maneuvering, compromise talks and increasingly urgent pleas from the White…
Dozens swept away in flash floods in Afghanistan
July 24, 2023
Dozens swept away in flash floods in Afghanistan
CNN — At least 31 people have been killed in devastating flash floods that hit parts of Afghanistan over the…