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The Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin ended early on Wednesday, July 5.
The Jenin incursion was meant to weaken militant groups. It has ended up deepening the defiance of Palestinian fighters
At the gates of Jenin’s government hospital on Wednesday, dozens of armed Palestinian militants and their families gathered to collect their dead, just hours after hundreds of Israeli soldiers withdrew … Read More
Israeli Border Police officer acquitted of charges in the fatal shooting of autistic Palestinian man
A Jerusalem court acquitted an Israeli border police officer of “involuntary reckless manslaughter” in the fatal shooting of Eyad al-Hallaq, an unarmed Palestinian man.
Two men executed in Iran over deadly attack on Shiraz shrine
Iran on Saturday executed two men it accused of carrying out a deadly attack on a shrine in Shiraz in October 2022, according to state-run news agency IRNA.
Protests across Israel ahead of vote on judicial overhaul bill vote
Large crowds of protesters across Israel have come out in the 27th consecutive week of demonstrations against the government’s judicial overhaul plans.
A darling of US conservatives, Iran’s top opposition group may face an uncertain future
Its annual conferences have attracted the who’s-who of right-wing and hawkish, conservative politicians from the West, including former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former United States National Security Adviser … Read More
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to six years in prison, avoiding death penalty
Dissident Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, arrested last October for supporting the protest movement in Iran last year, has been sentenced to six years and three months in prison, his official … Read More
Israeli protesters begin ‘day of disruption’ against controversial judicial overhaul
Demonstrators took to the streets in Israel on Tuesday for what they are calling a day of “disruption and resistance” against the government’s moves to overhaul the country’s judicial system.
Turkey eyes recalibration with the West as Russia’s isolation grows
Erdogan has remained relevant by keeping Russia close and stressing his commitment to NATO, while extracting maximum concessions from each side. His delicate balancing act has given Turkey a unique … Read More
Arab Spring 5 years on: Rise in corruption?
Five years after the Arab Spring revolution swept the Middle East and North Africa, 61% of people believe corruption has increased, according to a report by Transparency International.