Middle East
Israel admits to death of 28 soldiers in Hezbollah attacks
July 10, 2024
Israel admits to death of 28 soldiers in Hezbollah attacks
The AlQahera News Channel reported Israeli media confirming that 28 soldiers and civilians were killed in the north by Lebanon’s…
No music, no Western-style haircuts: UN report details life in Afghanistan under Taliban’s moral enforcers
July 10, 2024
No music, no Western-style haircuts: UN report details life in Afghanistan under Taliban’s moral enforcers
CNN — Listening to music, smoking hookah, and getting a Western-style haircut are all punishable acts under the suffocating rule…
Israeli airstrike kills at least 25 people at school complex near Khan Younis, Gaza Health Ministry says
July 10, 2024
Israeli airstrike kills at least 25 people at school complex near Khan Younis, Gaza Health Ministry says
Jerusalem CNN — An Israeli airstrike has killed at least 25 people and injured dozens more at a school complex…
Iranian warship rolls over in port, could be out of action six months
July 9, 2024
Iranian warship rolls over in port, could be out of action six months
CNN — One of Iran’s newest warships capsized in port over the weekend while undergoing repairs, an incident that could…
Saudi women participate in changing Kaaba’s ‘kiswah’ cover – a historic first
July 9, 2024
Saudi women participate in changing Kaaba’s ‘kiswah’ cover – a historic first
Women employees of the General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque…
Developments in Gaza ceasefire talks raise hopes but challenges persist. Here’s what to know
July 9, 2024
Developments in Gaza ceasefire talks raise hopes but challenges persist. Here’s what to know
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside…
Gaza’s chessboard of suffering: tens of thousands on the move again as IDF issues new evacuation orders
July 9, 2024
Gaza’s chessboard of suffering: tens of thousands on the move again as IDF issues new evacuation orders
CNN — Yet again, tens of thousands of people in Gaza are on the move, as the Israeli military issues…
After spending decades transporting Palestinians to Israeli hospitals, his mission did not stop after October 7
July 8, 2024
After spending decades transporting Palestinians to Israeli hospitals, his mission did not stop after October 7
CNN — For nearly two decades, the Israeli nonprofit Road to Recovery has transported sick Palestinians roundtrip from checkpoints in…
Injured American citizen’s condition ‘worsening’ after Hezbollah missiles fired toward Israel
July 8, 2024
Injured American citizen’s condition ‘worsening’ after Hezbollah missiles fired toward Israel
CNN — The condition of an American citizen injured Sunday after the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired missiles toward northern…
Hamas says senior government official in Gaza killed in airstrike
July 8, 2024
Hamas says senior government official in Gaza killed in airstrike
CNN — An Israeli airstrike in Gaza City killed a senior official in the Hamas-run government Sunday, according to the…