Middle East Monitor

A father who performed FGM on his three daughters after telling them they would receive a coronavirus vaccination has been charged. According to the prosecutor’s statement, the doctor gave the girls a general anaesthetic so that they lost consciousness: “When they woke up, they were shocked to find their legs […]

The Turkish embassy in Amman confirmed yesterday its support for Jordan’s role in protecting the holy sites in Palestine. The embassy said in a statement that it views recent commentary on the custodianship of the holy sites in Jerusalem as “speculative in nature, perhaps intended to diffuse attention away from […]

Senior political adviser, Nabil Shaath, said the Palestinian Authority is in contact with Hamas in order to resume reconciliation talks and end the internal division. Speaking to Donia Al- Watan, Shaath said he is personally making contact with Hamas as well as holding discussions with the various parties working on the […]

Israel Police yesterday extended an order banning Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, the president of the Supreme Islamic Council in Jerusalem, from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque for four months. Sabri said in a statement that occupation forces stormed his house and handed him an order that prevented him from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque for a […]

Israel is withholding tax revenues it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority for the month of May until the PA reactivates the security coordination agreement with Tel Aviv, Palestinian officials said. Chairman of the Palestinian General Authority for Civil Affairs, Minister Hussein Al-Sheikh said on Twitter that the Palestinian […]

The war in Yemen has left many innocent civilians dead and is described as one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Despite the ongoing scale of this brutal war, the suppliers of arms to Saudi Arabia have failed to address the unlawful harm to civilians in which they are complicit. […]

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz has announced that he is confident that Israel will soon regain the Israeli soldiers captured by Hamas in Gaza, Al-Watan Voice reported on Friday. During a meeting with Gantz and the representatives for the soldiers, the representatives asked Gantz to seize the opportunity to put […]

Greek Defence Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos has confirmed that his country is ready for all eventualities, including military confrontation with Turkey if it continued to provoke Athens, news agencies reported on Friday. In a television interview, Panagiotopoulos revealed that his ministry had noted increasing Turkish provocations. “Turkey’s behaviour has been very […]

An Israeli El Al Airlines airplane flying from Buenos Aires crossed through Sudan’s airspace on Thursday, the first commercial Israeli airliner to do so, according to The Times of Israel, as a potential indication of improving relations between Israel and Sudan. The El Al flight marked ELY046, was seen on […]

The leader of the Ennahda Movement and Tunisian Parliament Speaker Rashid Ghannouchi responded to the state of political polarisation taking place in the country, by announcing in an unprecedented speech: “Accusations of treason are nothing more than ‘bloodshedding’. The announcement was a clear and grave warning that certain statements made […]

The Russian Foreign Ministry has strongly responded to US remarks about the Middle East, describing them as “crazy”, news agencies reported on Friday. US Assistant Secretary of State David Schenker announced on Thursday that Russia should “go out” of Syria as it has played a “destructive” role there. A source […]

On Friday, the Iraqi Ministry of Oil reconfirmed its full commitment to the OPEC+ crude oil production cuts. Oil Ministry Spokesman Assem Jihad announced in a press statement: “Iraq reconfirms its full adherence to the agreement out of a firm belief that all member states of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries […]

Palestinian protestors clash with Israeli forces during a protest marking the 53rd anniversary of Naksa or setback day, near the Jabara military check point in Tulkarm, West Bank, Palestine on June 5, 2020 [Issam Rimawi / Anadolu Agency] Palestinian protestors clash with Israeli forces during a protest marking the 53rd […]

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas criticised the Arab countries normalising relations with the Israeli occupation, describing the latest wave of normalisation as the “new Palestinian setback”, a statement revealed. Marking the 53rd anniversary of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, which has been […]

Secretary of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO)’s Executive Committee Saeb Erekat announced on Friday that the Palestinian leadership took the necessary measures to make Israel pay the price of 53 years of occupation, a statement disclosed. In a statement sent to media marking the 53rd anniversary of the Israeli occupation […]

Pro-Palestine activists alongside British Palestinians commemorated the 1967 occupation of Palestine, known as the Naksa, with a parade of cars decorated with Palestinian flags travelling through the streets of London, organised by the Palestinian Forum in Britain (PFB). PFB’s President Hafiz Al-Karmi affirmed the forum’s keenness to commemorate the anniversary, […]

On Friday, the Supreme Council of Libyan Sheikhs and Elders in the city of Zintan (170 kilometres southwest of Tripoli) blessed the victories of the forces of the Government of National Accord (GNA) against Haftar’s militias, and the liberation of the entire western region. The council announced in a statement on Friday that it: […]

Abbas Mousavi, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, revealed that Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed with Bill Richardson, the former governor of New Mexico, the exchange of US prisoners with Iranian prisoners. Zarif welcomed the response to the humanitarian efforts exerted to release Iranians imprisoned in the US […]

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas condemned on Friday the Israeli bombardment of Syria and violation of the Syrian sovereignty, a statement announced. In the statement, Hamas Spokesman Hazem Qasem disclosed: “The Israeli bombardment in Syria is a new aggression against an Arab territory and the whole ummah.” Qasem added: “The […]

After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey lost its interest in Africa where it ruled the north of the continent for years. But since Turkey was granted observer status in the African Union (AU) in 2005, as “the year of Africa” in its foreign policy, it has broken cover […]

Forces fighting for Libya’s UN-supported government said today they entered the city of Tarhuna, the last major stronghold of eastern commander Khalifa Haftar, and  liberated the city shortly after. The Government of National Accord (GNA)’s operations room said its forces reached the centre of the key city after entering it […]

A Nigerian woman working in Lebanon who was put up for sale on Facebook in April has refused to be repatriated and has instead negotiated a contract with another employer, a press release from the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission claims. Peace Busari was put on sale on a “Buy & […]

Turkey’s Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Adil Karaismailoglu, said yesterday that Ankara will gradually resume international flights to 40 countries from 10 June. In a statement, the minister said the first international flights will transport passengers to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Qatar and Greece. A number […]

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