Month: August 2024
Lebanon joins Middle East Green Initiative
From dealing with the energy crisis to environmental catastrophe, Lebanon continues its search for international partners, with its latest spotlight on Riyadh. Lebanese Prime Minister [more…]
Israel and Hamas to pause in fighting for Gaza polio vaccinations
The Israeli military and Hamas have agreed to three separate, zoned three-day pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for the first round of vaccination [more…]
Algeria’s fuel for Lebanon unlikely to be usable immediately
After a week and a half of a nationwide blackout, Lebanon may not be able to immediately use a much-vaunted shipment of fuel given by [more…]
EU’s Borrell under fire over calls to sanction Israeli ministers
Allies of Israel have been spotted in hot water over the nation’s latest operation in the West Bank, with many unable to leave Tel Aviv’s [more…]
UN aid vehicle struck by Israeli gunfire in Gaza
According to The New Arab, a UN humanitarian vehicle was struck by Israeli gunfire in Gaza on August 27th. The vehicle was part of a [more…]
Israel launches largest offensive into West Bank since October 7th
Hundreds of Israeli troops supported by drones, helicopters and armoured personnel carriers conducted raids across the cities of Jenin, Tulkarm and other areas in the [more…]
Rocket launched near UNIFIL peacekeeper post in Lebanon
The ongoing conflict between Hezbollah in Lebanon and Israel has thrown the spotlight on the so called peace-keepers role in the south of Lebanon, the [more…]
Martin Jay: western elites are panicking with Durov arrest
The arrest of Pavel Durov has shocked the world as the Telegram app continued to dominate more and more people’s timelines. The most interesting aspect [more…]
No agreement in Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s wish for a ceasefire deal may fall short of the finishing line as discussions to end the 10-month-long conflict [more…]
Ian Proud: Next time, the Olympics should include Russia. Here’s why
I applaud the French Government on its delivery of a fabulous Olympiad in Paris. I have but one criticism. In 2021, the Olympic motto “faster, [more…]
Lebanon central bank can’t prevent watchdog grey-listing
On August 22nd, acting central bank governor Wassim Mansouri announced that Lebanon’s central bank (BdL) is working to prevent the country from being added to [more…]
Telegram CEO arrested in Paris
Pavel Durov, the Russian-French billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, has been arrested at an airport just outside Paris late on the [more…]
Calls for UK to revoke charity status of Jewish National Fund
International and domestic pressure continues to rise on the Western allies of Israel complicit in the IDF’s brutal offensive into the Gaza Strip, resulting in [more…]
Kerry Boyd Anderson: Israel doesn’t want a two state solution
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on his ninth trip to the Middle East since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. While his [more…]
Lebanon: Israeli army kill Fatah commander in airstrike
As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken leaves the Middle East without a breakthrough in ceasefire talks, Israel carries on its strikes on enemy targets [more…]
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march on DNC
With national polls putting Kamala Harris in the lead for the presidency, many Democrats are gloating at the prospect of victory. However, many disgruntled Americans [more…]
Algeria set to save Lebanon’s electricity blackout
Algeria will immediately begin supplying Lebanon with fuel for its power plants, Algerian state radio said in a statement on August 18th, after Lebanon’s electricity [more…]
Ceasefire deal is ‘best’ and ‘last’ chance for peace says Blinken
The prospect of ending the 11-month conflict between Israel and Hamas stands on a knife’s edge in hopes of stopping Iran’s promised attack, which could [more…]
Robert Bridge: Is it time for the US to rethink its NATO role?
For over a century, the United States has had one overarching goal in Europe: ensuring that the continent’s economic and military power was divided among [more…]
British civil servant resigns over UK ‘complicity in war crimes’
Is the British government’s Middle East policy already coming off the rails? As Kier Starmer went on to win the General election this year, he [more…]
