The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians has escalated rapidly, with the area seeing one of its worst rounds of violence since the 2014 Gaza War.
Category: News
Is Dubai-based Baraka the Middle East’s answer to Robinhood?
Startup Baraka wants to tap into the growing demand for commission-free trading platforms, while also educating inexperienced investors in the Middle East.
Israel and Palestinians brace for day of protests after first night without Gaza rocket fire in a week
Israel and the Palestinian territories were bracing for a potentially tense day of protests and strikes Tuesday, as both sides prepare to bury the victims of the deadliest violence the … Read More
Saudi Arabia replaces military commanders in late-night reshuffle
Saudi Arabia has replaced a number of top military commanders in a late-night political reshuffle Monday that saw the country’s monarch issue 39 royal decrees.
Syrian regime gains ground in ‘semi-destroyed rubble town’
The Syrian regime captured the central town of Misraba in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta Saturday, after “hysterical” bombardment according to activists on the ground.
Erdogan: Turkish troops ‘positioned’ to enter Afrin city center
Turkish forces are poised to enter the center of the Kurdish-held Syrian city of Afrin “at any moment,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Friday.
Attacks on Syrian medical facilities rising, WHO says
Attacks on Syrian health care facilities have spiked in recent weeks, the World Health Organization said Friday, mostly in the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta outside Damascus.
1,000 people killed in Eastern Ghouta in 2 weeks
Medical facilities supported by Doctors without Borders have received over 1,000 dead and 4,800 wounded in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta in just two weeks.
‘I never told anyone’: 5 women’s stories of sexual abuse at the Hajj
Five women talk to CNN about their experiences of sexual abuse and harassment while participating in the pilgrimage.
This all-female TV station is bringing women’s issues to Afghanistan’s attention
The Taliban banned women from being journalists in Afghanistan. Now the country has an all-female television network.










