Month: February 2025
Autopsy of Sinwar finds no evidence of drug use
The Israeli military’s autopsy of Yahya Sinwar’s body found no evidence that the former Hamas leader had used drugs, The New Arab reported on February [more…]
Yemeni minister demands arrest of Houthi officials
Yemeni Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani on February 19th called for the arrest of several leaders of the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. Al-Eryani said the individuals [more…]
UAE opposes Trump’s Palestinian displacement plan
The United Arab Emirates president and ruler informed visiting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on February 19th that the UAE is against the forced [more…]
Counter-video released in response to Trump’s AI-generated Gaza Riviera
Palestinians have released a counter-video in response to an AI-generated video shared by US President Donald Trump which presents his plan for Gaza, The New [more…]
UK minister resigns over aid cuts
The UK’s International Development Minister, Anneliese Dodds, has resigned from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Cabinet following the government’s announcement of massive cutbacks to its overseas [more…]
US aid cuts cause UNICEF to cut back on programmes in Lebanon
US aid cuts have left the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, with no choice but to suspend or cut back on many of its programmes in [more…]
Imprisoned PKK leader urges group to lay down arms
The imprisoned leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, has urged his group to lay down its arms and disband, the BBC [more…]
Investigation: Israeli military “failed to protect civilians” during attacks
Israel’s military majorly underestimated the capacity of Hamas before its October 7th 2023 attacks on Israel and “failed in its mission to protect Israeli civilians,” [more…]
Survivors of October 7th attacks file lawsuit against Al Jazeera
A group of people who survived the attacks of October 7th 2023, are suing the Qatar-based Al Jazeera network in a US court, claiming that [more…]
Turkey gave drones to Sudanese military in fight against RSF
Turkey has provided drones for Sudan’s army in its fight against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), signifying Ankara’s support for the Sudanese military, the [more…]
EU lifts energy and banking sanctions on Syria
EU nations have dropped a variety of sanctions on Syria, such as restrictions that relate to banking, reconstruction, energy and transport, Reuters reported on February [more…]
Bodies of youngest Hamas hostages released
Hamas handed over the bodies of what it said were four Gaza hostages on February 20th, including the Israeli infant Kfir Bibas and his four-year-old [more…]
NGO fears for Syrians as munitions explosion kills eight
An unexploded munitions ignited at a house in northwestern Syria, killed eight civilians including three children according to a war monitor, Al-Monitor via AFP reported [more…]
Iraq’s supreme court rejects President’s lawsuit against PM
Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by President Abdul Latif Rashid, The National reported on February 18th. The lawsuit against Prime Minister [more…]
Tunisian extremist gets life sentence for 2020 attack in France
A Tunisian national on February 26th was given a life sentence with no parole for the killing of three in Nice in France during 2020, [more…]
Israeli Minister allowed to visit Morocco despite backlash
On February 18th, a Moroccan court rejected an urgent legal request to ban Israeli Transport Minister Miri Regev from entering the country. This ruling led [more…]
Israeli forces stay in southern Lebanon, defying ceasefire deadline
Israeli forces have remained in five locations along southern Lebanon’s border, despite the expiration of the deadline for their withdrawal. This move is deemed by [more…]
Cambridge University criticised for seeking ban on pro-Palestine protests
The University of Cambridge has been condemned by a UN rapporteur for seeking a High Court injunction to prohibit pro-Palestinian protesters from going into key [more…]
Australian nurse charged over anti-Israeli video
A Sydney nurse who was suspended due to a video in which she is alleged to have made threats against patients who are Israeli has [more…]
Over 1000 Syrians died in an airport prison, report says
Over 1000 Syrians died when they were detained in a military airport within the outskirts of Damascus, killed by torture, poor treatment or execution, a [more…]
