Middle East
Tensions rise between Morocco and Germany
Middle East
May 10, 2021
Tensions rise between Morocco and Germany
This week, the ongoing tensions between Morocco and Germany have reached a new level, after Morocco took exception to Berlin’s…
Prominent female Saudi activist summoned in relation to case
Middle East
May 10, 2021
Prominent female Saudi activist summoned in relation to case
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women’s rights activist was summoned by security officials on Sunday…
Fire at Syrian oil refinery extinguished after leakage
Middle East
May 10, 2021
Fire at Syrian oil refinery extinguished after leakage
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Firefighters extinguished a blaze Sunday in a distillation unit at one of Syria’s two oil refineries,…
Sudan says Ethiopian peacekeepers deported to refugee camp
Middle East
May 10, 2021
Sudan says Ethiopian peacekeepers deported to refugee camp
CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese authorities on Sunday deported around three dozen Ethiopian peacekeepers, working on the UN mission in Darfur,…
Medics: 80 Palestinians hospitalized in Jerusalem clashes
Middle East
May 10, 2021
Medics: 80 Palestinians hospitalized in Jerusalem clashes
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police clashed with Palestinian protesters at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Monday, the latest in…
Israel plays for time on flashpoint Jerusalem evictions
Middle East
May 9, 2021
Israel plays for time on flashpoint Jerusalem evictions
Israel’s attorney-general secured a deferment on Sunday of a court hearing on planned evictions of Palestinians in Jerusalem, a session…
Beefed-up Israel police clash with Palestinians in Jerusalem
Middle East
May 9, 2021
Beefed-up Israel police clash with Palestinians in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police on Saturday clashed with Palestinian protesters outside Jerusalem’s Old City during the holiest night of…
Saudi and UAE condemn Israel over Palestinian clashes at Al-Aqsa
Middle East
May 8, 2021
Saudi and UAE condemn Israel over Palestinian clashes at Al-Aqsa
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Saturday condemned Israel’s plans to evict Palestinians from homes on land claimed…
Turkey accuses Israel of ‘terror’ over Palestinian clashes at Al-Aqsa
Middle East
May 8, 2021
Turkey accuses Israel of ‘terror’ over Palestinian clashes at Al-Aqsa
Turkey criticized Israel and accused it of unleashing “terror” on Palestinians after Israeli police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades…
Medics: 200 Palestinians hurt in Al-Aqsa clashes with police
Middle East
May 8, 2021
Medics: 200 Palestinians hurt in Al-Aqsa clashes with police
JERUSALEM (AP) — A night of heavy clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and elsewhere…