Category: 2. Middle East

The UK government has been accused of “lying” about its arms exports to Israel after a new investigation revealed that thousands of military items, including munitions and armoured vehicle parts, were sent to Israel despite an official export ban. The revelations have sparked outrage, with calls for a full inquiry and the possibility of resignations.

The findings come from a detailed analysis of Israeli import data conducted by the Palestinian Youth Movement,…

Arab countries today welcomed an Oman-mediated ceasefire between Yemen’s Houthi group and the US to end attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.

Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi announced the ceasefire yesterday, after President Donald Trump said the Houthi group will not carry out attacks on commercial ships.

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry voiced hope that the ceasefire deal will positively impact navigation in the Red Sea.

Egypt said it hopes the deal will…

Former Austrian President Heinz Fischer called on the Austrian government to speak out against Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip.

“I am outraged to see the way in which [Israeli] Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu and his so-called War Cabinet of extreme right-wing members of the government, who carry their Zionism before them, are waging war against the people of the Gaza Strip,” Fischer said in an interview with public broadcaster ORF today.

He said…

The Israeli occupation army today claimed to have killed a Hamas member in an air strike in southern Lebanon.

A military statement said Khalid Ahmed Ahmed was killed in the strike that targeted the coastal city of Sidon.

The army claimed that Ahmed was Hamas’ chief of operations in Lebanon’s western sector, accusing him of being responsible for weapons transfers and attacks against Israeli targets.

There was no immediate comment from Hamas or Lebanese…

French President Emmanuel Macron today warned that Israel’s continued military operations in Gaza risk violating humanitarian principles, stressing that “ignoring humanitarian law and maintaining the situation in Gaza is not acceptable. Forced displacement of populations is not an acceptable response.”

“We cannot have double standards,” Macron said, adding: “We stand for the right of the Ukrainian people to sovereignty. We must do the same when it…

Amnesty International today called on Israel to immediately abandon any plans to annex the Gaza Strip or forcibly transfer the Palestinian population.

“After imposing two months of full siege on Gaza, Israel’s declared intentions to expand its already devastating military offensive, further entrench its unlawful occupation of the Gaza Strip,” Erika Guevara Rosas, a senior official at Amnesty International, said in a statement.

The group warned that such…

Libya’s Public Prosecutor has ordered the detention of the health minister and senior officials from the Government of National Unity (GNU) over irregularities in the importation of cancer medications from Iraq.

The health minister, the director of the Pharmacy Department, the head of the Public Tender Committee, and the official responsible for the Central Tender Committee at the ministry were all detained, along with the representative of the pharmaceutical…

The Walt Disney Company announced plans Wednesday for a new theme park in the United Arab Emirates, highlighting the country’s growing prominence as a global financial and entertainment hub.

The waterfront resort will be located on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island and developed in partnership with local firm Miral.

Disney stated that it aims to attract tourists from “the Middle East and Africa, India, Asia, Europe, and beyond.”

The announcement comes ahead of US President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit…

Syrian authorities yesterday announced the arrest of Bassam Yousef Salman Ali, a former military doctor, for his alleged involvement in the torture and killing of detainees at Tishreen Military Hospital during the rule of the ousted regime, according to Arabi21.

The Ministry of Interior said on its Telegram channel: “The Damascus Security Directorate has arrested the criminal Doctor Bassam Yousef Salman Ali, one of the officers who worked at Tishreen Hospital…

Gaza is on the brink of total collapse amid rapidly worsening humanitarian conditions and severely limited relief access, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned yesterday.

Dr Hisham Mehanna, spokesperson for the ICRC in Gaza, said in a phone interview with Egyptian TV’s Extra News: “We are approaching the point of complete collapse if there is no immediate and tangible change on the ground.”

He stressed that humanitarian operations are…