Israeli naval forces arrested six Palestinian fishermen on Wednesday and sabotaged their boat off the Rafah coast in the south of the besieged Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. Zakaria Baker, an official from the fishers’ committees in the …
US State Dept fails to reveal Assad’s net worth despite bill
The US State Department has failed to release a report revealing the net worth of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad despite being mandated to do so this week. A law compelling the State Department to submit a report within 120 days outlining the wealth …
Ukraine: Further 52,000 refugees flee Russia’s invasion
More than 5.3 million Ukrainians have fled their country since Russia invaded two months ago, the United Nations said Wednesday, with more than 52,000 joining their ranks in the past 24 hours. In total, 5,317,219 people have fled Ukraine as refugees si…
Why haven’t Syrian fighters joined Russia’s war efforts yet?
Russia’s assault on Ukraine has been viciously raging for approximately two months, leaving little gains to show in the grand scheme of things. With Russian forces mired in a costly, long-drawn-out conflict with the Ukrainian military, we have seen not…
Libya’s power struggle and the politics of oil
Since the eastern-based House of Representatives (HoR) chose a new prime minister to lead the interim government in February fears of a power struggle in Libya have grown. The Tobruk-based parliament chose Fathi Bashagha to replace the UN-backed Govern…
Kidnapped Egyptian media worker freed in Lebanon
Lebanese authorities released an Egyptian national who was kidnapped earlier this month in the country’s east, local media reported on Tuesday. Sadiq Rolly, an accountant with Beirut-based Sabbah Media Corporation, was kidnapped over two weeks ago in t…
Israel convicts 7 over wedding where Palestinian baby mocked
An Israeli court on Wednesday convicted seven people of incitement to violence and terrorism for their role in a 2015 wedding where far-right Jews were videotaped mocking a murdered Palestinian toddler. One of the accused was also found guilty of suppo…
Ukraine: MENA suffers heavy blow due to soaring inflation
The invasion of Ukraine has “significantly” impacted the Middle East and North Africa, with the crisis dealing a heavy blow to low-income countries while benefiting oil-producing states, the IMF said on Wednesday. The International Monetary Fund’s 2022…
Ukraine: Israel participates in US’s emergency weapons talks
Israel participated in emergency talks hosted by top US officials in Germany on Tuesday about supplying Ukraine with more weapons to fend off Russia’s ongoing assault on its territory. The decision suggests Israel is possibly turning against Russia and…
Turkey in talks with Russia over ‘second batch’ of weapons
NATO member Turkey said it was still talking to Russia about procuring a second batch of one of its most advanced missile defence systems despite the invasion of Ukraine. The comments on state television late on Tuesday by the head of Turkey’s military…