Category: 2. Middle East

Britain’s largest mosques and Muslim organisations have issued a powerful open letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, warning that the UK government’s inaction has enabled ongoing atrocities in Gaza. They also condemned the government’s refusal to adopt “a consistent, firm and principled stance in response to policies that have constituted collective punishment and potentially, war crimes with the ethnic cleansing of the civilian population in…

A majority of the Israeli public is opposed to allowing humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip, a survey carried out by Israel’s Channel 13 has found.

Some 53 per cent of respondents said they believe Israel should not permit aid to enter Gaza, while only 34 per cent supported allowing lifesaving food, medicines and water to enter the enclave.

The survey sample, which included Palestinian citizens of Israel, suggests that opposition to humanitarian aid…

A Tunisian terrorism court has sentenced three employees, including two former employees of the Tunisian consulate in Syria, to 72 years in prison for forging citizenship documents for “foreigners” involved in terror acts, local media reported yesterday.

Tunisian authorities began investigating the case following the closure of the Tunisian embassy in Syria during the outbreak of the civil war there. The investigation included former Justice Minister…

Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin called on Tuesday on Western powers to “isolate Israel economically and strategically” to confront its arrogance and prevent “ethnic cleansing” in the Gaza Strip.

“We are facing an Israeli plan … After the reoccupation of Gaza, the second step will be deportation. The political objective of [Israeli Prime Minister] Benjamin Netanyahu and his government is the deportation of the population of Gaza,…

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has demanded “clarifications” from Israel after Israeli occupation forces shot at diplomatic missions – including Egyptians – touring the Palestinian city of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank yesterday.

In a statement the Egyptian Foreign Ministry condemned “in the strongest terms” the Israeli army forces’ behaviour, explaining that the Egyptian ambassador to Ramallah was among the diplomatic delegation and…

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is brushing off the Iraqi central government’s objections to new deals worth $110 billion that were signed earlier this week with American firms HKN Energy and WesternZagros to develop Iraqi Kurdistan’s oil and gas reserves.

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright signaled the administration would continue to pursue energy investments in the country’s northern autonomous region in order to help develop its untapped resources.

“We are very keen to work…

Israel is reportedly preparing to launch a military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, even as the US continues diplomatic efforts to revive a nuclear deal with Tehran, according to new intelligence obtained by Washington and cited by CNN.

Multiple US officials familiar with the latest intelligence assessments told the network that Israel’s preparations have raised alarm in Washington. “The chance of an Israeli strike on an Iranian nuclear facility has…