Ships carrying Russian goods most attacked by Yemen’s Houthis, says report
Ships carrying Russian goods most attacked by Yemen’s Houthis, says report Russian commodities have not been spared from Houthis attacks despite previous reassurances MEE staff Fri, 07/26/2024 – 13:23 Houthi fighters chant slogans as they ride a military vehicle during a gathering in Sanaa to mobilise more fighters in 2017 (AFP) Vessels carrying Russian goods […]
US: Lieutenant criticises police report on clearing UCLA pro-Palestine encampment
US: Lieutenant criticises police report on clearing UCLA pro-Palestine encampment Over two hundred officers were deployed and 57 ‘less lethal’ shots were fired, some illegally, according to footage contradicting report MEE staff Fri, 07/26/2024 – 18:19 Police officers holding ‘less lethal’ weapons cleared the UCLA pro-Palestine encampment, on 2 May 2024 (Etienne Laurent/AFP) A report […]
US: Harris talks tough on Israel, but pro-Palestine activists aren’t swayed yet
US: Harris talks tough on Israel, but pro-Palestine activists aren’t swayed yet Pro-Palestine advocates say Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to ‘placate both sides’ MEE staff Fri, 07/26/2024 – 16:26 US Vice President Kamala Harris meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in vice president’s ceremonial office at Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, […]
Italy to appoint ambassador to Syria to ‘turn a spotlight’ on country
Italy to appoint ambassador to Syria to ‘turn a spotlight’ on country Move follows a letter by eight European countries calling for a rethink on the EU’s Syrian strategy MEE staff Fri, 07/26/2024 – 15:08 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni makes a statement following her meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Rome, Italy […]
UK dropping its objection to ICC arrest warrant for Israel’s Netanyahu
UK dropping its objection to ICC arrest warrant for Israel’s Netanyahu New British prime minister says the application for a warrant is a matter for the court to decide MEE staff Fri, 07/26/2024 – 12:05 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will drop the UK’s objection to an arrest warrant being issued by the International Criminal Court […]
Senior Hamas official in West Bank dies in Israeli custody
Senior Hamas official in West Bank dies in Israeli custody Mustafa Muhammad Abu Ara suffered from deteriorating health in southern Israel’s Ramon prison before his death MEE staff Fri, 07/26/2024 – 11:26 Mustafa Muhammad Abu Ara died in Israeli custody after suffering from severe health problems (X) A senior Hamas official in the occupied West […]
US says closer than ever to ceasefire as Netanyahu and Biden meet
US says closer than ever to ceasefire as Netanyahu and Biden meet Netanyahu visits the White House in the most fraught moment in US-Israel relations in decades, experts say MEE staff Thu, 07/25/2024 – 21:31 US President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in White House’s Oval Office, on 25 July 2024 […]
Emirati passports discovered in Sudan suggest UAE boots on the ground
Emirati passports discovered in Sudan suggest UAE boots on the ground The UAE has long been accused of drawing out the conflict in Sudan through its involvement MEE staff Thu, 07/25/2024 – 13:41 A Sudanese woman who has fled from the war in Sudan looks on from a truck arriving at a transit centre for […]
New Airwars report finds Gaza health ministry death toll ‘broadly reliable’
New Airwars report finds Gaza health ministry death toll ‘broadly reliable’ Open source investigation of thousands of publicly reported deaths clashes with official Israeli and US scepticism over fatality figures MEE staff Wed, 07/24/2024 – 15:17 A man comforts a woman injured during Israeli bombardment at al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on […]
Adidas apologises after dropping Bella Hadid from Munich Olympics shoe campaign
Adidas apologises after dropping Bella Hadid from Munich Olympics shoe campaign The sporting brand issued the apology amid reports the Palestinian-American model was planning to sue the company MEE staff Wed, 07/24/2024 – 10:03 Palestinian-American model Bella Hadid arrives for the screening of the film Beating Hearts at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival on […]