Middle East
Israel forces launch lethal strike on West Bank’s Jenin
July 3, 2023
Israel forces launch lethal strike on West Bank’s Jenin
CNN — Israeli forces launched a large military operation in Jenin in the northern West Bank overnight Sunday, killing at…
Israeli warplanes target Syrian air defense battery
July 2, 2023
Israeli warplanes target Syrian air defense battery
CNN — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Sunday that Israeli warplanes had targeted a Syrian air defense battery from…
Protesters break into Swedish embassy in Baghdad after Stockholm Quran burning
July 1, 2023
Protesters break into Swedish embassy in Baghdad after Stockholm Quran burning
CNN — Demonstrators breached the perimeter of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad Thursday, a day after a protester burned a…
Israel’s Netanyahu says most controversial part of judicial overhaul legislation ‘not coming back’
July 1, 2023
Israel’s Netanyahu says most controversial part of judicial overhaul legislation ‘not coming back’
Jerusalem CNN — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the most controversial aspect of his government’s proposed judicial reform, a…
Astronaut’s history-making mission is the latest step for a nation with grand space ambitions
July 1, 2023
Astronaut’s history-making mission is the latest step for a nation with grand space ambitions
CNN — Floating upside down, while excitedly moving a microphone about in mid-air, astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi laughed when asked…
Iranian-Western talks have resumed. Here’s what that means
June 29, 2023
Iranian-Western talks have resumed. Here’s what that means
Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — A flurry of diplomatic activity between Iran and Western nations has taken place in recent…
Suspected assailant and US consulate guard killed in shooting incident in Saudi Arabia
June 29, 2023
Suspected assailant and US consulate guard killed in shooting incident in Saudi Arabia
CNN — At least two people died in a shooting incident near the United States consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia…
The US embassy destroyed passports when it fled Sudan. Some Sudanese are now ‘stranded in this war zone’
June 26, 2023
The US embassy destroyed passports when it fled Sudan. Some Sudanese are now ‘stranded in this war zone’
CNN — Ibrahim Mohamed heard gunfire outside his house as bullets streaked over the skies of Khartoum, where, he said,…
Nine dead, dozens injured after Russian warplanes attack near Syrian market
June 26, 2023
Nine dead, dozens injured after Russian warplanes attack near Syrian market
Nine people have been killed and dozens injured after Russian fighter jets bombed a city in Syria’s rebel-controlled northwestern Idlib…
Growing alarm at rise in violence in occupied West Bank
June 24, 2023
Growing alarm at rise in violence in occupied West Bank
CNN — The United Nations human rights chief and the European Union have expressed alarm over ongoing violence in the…