Category: 2. Middle East

Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student and Palestinian activist facing deportation following his arrest on campus, has submitted evidence challenging the US government’s allegations, according to an NBC report.

In the deportation case against Khalil, the government submitted extensive documents, but his legal team responded with evidence such as his residency application, media coverage and work history, while highlighting flaws in the…

Jordan said on Tuesday that it had arrested 16 people, thwarting a plot that threatened national security, involving rockets, explosives and a factory to make drones. According to a security source, the suspects are connected to the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement.

Hamas has been accused of instigating anti-government street protests in Jordan, which has a large Palestinian population, even though the movement has always confined its resistance activities…

The United Arab Emirates is under growing international pressure following a leaked UN report that casts new doubt on the Emirates’ involvement in the ongoing conflict in Sudan.

According to the confidential document obtained by the Guardian, UN investigators tracked a series of suspicious cargo flights from the UAE to Chad — many of which appeared to intentionally avoid detection.

The report, compiled by a UN panel and submitted to the Security Council’s…

Jordanian authorities announced on Tuesday that they detained 16 people in connection with a Lebanon-linked “sabotage” plot that included manufacturing drones and rockets.

The General Intelligence Department said it had “foiled plans aimed at targeting national security, sowing chaos and sabotage within Jordan.” A total of 16 individuals were detained after being monitored since 2021, the official news agency Petra cited the department as saying.

The plans, authorities said, relate to…

Jordanian authorities announced on Tuesday that they detained 16 people in connection with a “sabotage” plot that included manufacturing drones and rockets.

The General Intelligence Department said they had “foiled plans aimed at targeting national security, sowing chaos and sabotage within Jordan.” A total of 16 individuals were detained after being monitored since 2021, the department said, as reported by the official news agency Petra.

The plans, authorities said, are related to…

Syria’s interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa discussed bilateral relations with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani on Tuesday as he embarked on his first official visit to the Gulf country.

A statement by the Emiri Diwan (Office) said that discussions between the two leaders looked at ways of developing such relations, especially in the political and diplomatic fields. They also reviewed key regional and international developments and exchanged views on…

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Hundreds of illegal Israeli settlers forced their way into Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday, marking the third day of the Jewish religious holiday of Passover, a Palestinian official has reported.

The official from the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem said that at least 1,220 illegal settlers have entered the flashpoint site under the protection of Israeli police since this morning. Witnesses said that the settlers entered…

French President, Emmanuel Macron, on Tuesday stressed the urgent need to open all humanitarian aid crossings into Gaza, calling it a “vital necessity” for the civilian population, as the humanitarian crisis in the enclave continues to worsen, Anadolu Agency reports.

“I have just spoken with (Israeli) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,” Macron said on X.

“I reiterated France’s support for Israel’s security and its people. The release of all hostages…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party today accused the head of the domestic intelligence agency of turning parts of the service into “a private militia of the Deep State” and called for him to go, amid a deepening political crisis around the agency, Reuters has reported.

The accusation against Shin Bet head Ronen Bar, who is resisting an order for his dismissal, followed the arrest of an agency official on suspicion of leaking…