Imran Khan competes with Tony Blair and Boris Johnson to be Oxford chancellor
Imran Khan competes with Tony Blair and Boris Johnson to be Oxford chancellor Unlike the other two former world leaders, the former Pakistan prime minister is contesting the election from prison Imran Mulla Fri, 07/26/2024 – 11:22 Imran Khan during an interview in Lahore, Pakistan 17 March, 2023 (Reuters/Akhtar Soomro) Imran Khan, Pakistan’s most famous […]
Almost 50,000 Pakistani pilgrims disappeared in Iraq, says minister
Almost 50,000 Pakistani pilgrims disappeared in Iraq, says minister Iraqi government suggests missing Pakistanis could be working illegally in the country Alex MacDonald Fri, 07/26/2024 – 10:06 Shia Muslim devotees march in a mourning procession before to Ashura in Nasiriyah in Iraq’s southern Dhi Qar province on July 14 2024 (Asaad Niazi / AFP) Almost […]
Searching for a Kamala Harris Middle East policy beyond her pro-Israel record
Searching for a Kamala Harris Middle East policy beyond her pro-Israel record US vice president’s position on Israel and Gaza is well documented but less understood are her views on larger Middle East Umar A Farooq Fri, 07/26/2024 – 14:33 Harris and those close to her have indicated that she will remain a staunch supporter […]
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 […]
Trump embraces Netanyahu, cooling speculation of rift between two
Trump embraces Netanyahu, cooling speculation of rift between two Trump slams Kamala Harris as a ‘radical’ for comments on Palestinian casualties, and embraces pro-Israel position Sean Mathews Fri, 07/26/2024 – 17:54 US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House before signing the Abraham Accords in Washington, DC, on 15 […]
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 […]