The US-Israel strikes against Iran have triggered a series of retaliations and military escalation in the Middle East that have sent shockwaves through global financial markets.
The conflict, now more than a month old, has disrupted trade and…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Spain has closed the skies to aircraft from countries involved in the operation in Iran – El Pais
Spain has closed its airspace to aircraft participating in Operation Epic Fury, which was launched by the United States and Israel against Iran. This was reported by the newspaper El Pais.
According to the…
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UN says two peacekeepers killed in explosion in southern Lebanon
The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said two of its members were killed in southern Lebanon on Monday after an explosion of “unknown origin” destroyed their vehicle.It said a third peacekeeper was severely wounded and another was also…
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Fake news! Don't buy the Israeli right's sudden concern for settler violence
There’s been a highly unusual flood of condemnations of settler violence against Palestinians, from rabbis to pundits to politicians. But don’t confuse their statements with real cracks in Israel’s iron wall of support for settlements, expulsion…
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Isaac Herzog responds to Diaspora Jews’ call for action amid settler violence spike
Since the beginning of Operation Roaring Lion, there have been an average of at least ten instances daily of settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, over 250 in total, according to statistics from NGO Yesh Din.Moreover, in the…
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Stores close early in Egypt, AC reduced in Jordan as energy costs soar
Jordanian Prime Minister Jafar Hassan announced Monday that the use of air conditioning and heating equipment in ministries, government departments and public institutions will now be prohibited.
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Palestinian shot dead during alleged ramming attempt in the West Bank, IDF says
Israel Defense Force soldiers shot and killed a suspect in the West Bank on Monday after, according to the military, he accelerated his vehicle toward them in a threatening manner, in the third incident to apparently target troops in the…
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As the world focuses on Iran, Lebanon is being forgotten, again
Entire neighborhoods have been destroyed, hospitals are being attacked, and more than a million people have been displaced – but international aid to Lebanon is more limited than ever, and residents are once again realizing that their situation…
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The conflict in the Middle East has entered a phase of routine
The conflict in the Middle East has entered a phase of routine: the United States and Israel have failed to take Iran outright. Tehran not only fights back with varying success, but also periodically inflicts damage…
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Report: U.S. Fired New Ballistic Missile Untested in Combat at School in Iran, Killing 21
The U.S. military used a new ballistic missile previously untested in combat in a strike in southern Iran which killed at least 21 people, according to a report in the New York Times. The strike, during the opening salvo of the U.S. and Israeli…
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