Citizens in Iran fear that help will never actually arrive after US President Donald Trump delayed a potential strike, N12 reported on Tuesday. “I’m angry at the world. I’m angry because nothing is happening. And because Trump promises and…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Iranians fear Donald Trump may never strike regime amid protests
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‘Doomsday Clock’ set to closer to midnight than ever before as conflicts rage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Atomic scientists set their so-called Doomsday Clock on Tuesday closer than ever to midnight, citing aggressive behavior by nuclear powers Russia, China, and the United States, fraying nuclear arms control,…
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Israeli president to meet Bondi Beach shooting families during Australia trip
TEL AVIV, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Israeli President Isaac Herzog will meet the families of victims of the Bondi Beach shooting and members of the Australian Jewish community during a visit to the country next month, his office said on Tuesday.
The…
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EU expected to approve new Iran sanctions in response to crackdown
BRUSSELS, Jan 27 (Reuters) – The EU is expected to sanction some 20 Iranian individuals and entities under its human rights rules this week but is not expected to add Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to its terrorist list due to opposition from…
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Iran internet blackout estimated to cost $37M+ daily, crippling businesses and society
The ongoing digital disconnection is severely stalling commerce, draining millions of dollars daily and pushing many businesses toward collapse.
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UN experts slam trespassing convictions for Swiss students over anti-Israel sit-in
A group of United Nations experts on Tuesday protested to Bern after students were sentenced for trespassing after taking part in pro-Palestinian protests at a Swiss-funded university.
“Peaceful student activism, on and off campus, is…
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‘Save the Post’: Washington Post journalists urge Bezos to protect foreign desk
The Washington Post is facing potential reductions in its newsroom staff, with staffing cuts expected to affect multiple desks, including foreign and sports coverage.
What happened: Members of the Post’s foreign staff, concerned that the…
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UN launches push to return Gazan children to school in aftermath of war
The United Nations announced on Tuesday a major push to get hundreds of thousands of children across the war-scarred Gaza Strip back to school for the first time in more than two years.
Since the start of the war sparked by the Hamas-led…
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Iran protesters describe personal toll of crackdown
Soroush Negahdari,BBC Monitoringand
Ghoncheh Habibiazad,BBC Persian
WANA via REUTERSIranian authorities responded with lethal force as the protests in Tehran escalated on 8 January “My friends are all like me. We all know someone who was killed in…
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As phase 2 looms, Netanyahu insists no Turkish or Qatari troops in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Tuesday address that his country would not completely withdraw from the Gaza Strip under the next phase of the ceasefire, which the Trump administration is pushing to advance.
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