The discrepancy between what the international community glorifies as humanitarian aid and what Gaza is deprived of keep growing. #Blog by Ramona Wadi Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261110-the...
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Gulf states agree to establish forward military command in Kuwait
Gulf states agree to establish forward military command in Kuwait
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) defense ministers agreed Tuesday to establish a forward headquarters for the bloc’s Unified Military Command in Kuwait and assign forces to it as part of effort…
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The Israeli organisation Combatants for Peace has urged several Western governments to impose personal sanctions on Major General Avi Bluth, commander of the Israeli military’s Central Command. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261110-isr...
Eisenkot-led bloc to nominate Matan Kahana as Israeli Knesset speaker, Lieberman to head defense panel
Eisenkot-led bloc to nominate Matan Kahana as Israeli Knesset speaker, Lieberman to head defense panel
Israeli opposition parties seeking to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government agreed Tuesday to nominate former minister Matan Kahana as the next Knesset speaker and Yisrael Beytenu …
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US aircraft evacuated from UK base after threat from Iran: Report
US aircraft evacuated from UK base after threat from Iran: Report
The US evacuated several American aircraft from RAF Mildenhall, a British air force base, on Monday following a reported threat from Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported. However, US officials ha…
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Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the industrial zone of Beita, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on Monday evening, setting fire to three excavators and several vehicles and pieces of equipment belonging to stone-cutting workshops. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261110-isr...
Vigil marks 25 years of Irish complicity in US war crimes by Ciaran Tierney
Vigil marks 25 years of Irish complicity in US war crimes
Peace activists travelled from all over Ireland on Sunday for an anniversary all of them hoped they would never see, as they marked 25 years since Shannon Airport was handed over to the US military…
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UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has described the conditions facing Palestinian children sheltering in rain-flooded tents in the Gaza Strip as “the disgrace of our era,” Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261110-un-...
Iraq reopens Shib border crossing with Iran after 3-week closure
Iraq reopens Shib border crossing with Iran after 3-week closure
Iraq reopened the Shib border crossing with Iran to passengers and commercial traffic on Tuesday after a three-week closure, while announcing that the Mandali crossing will temporarily close from F…
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The Peace Council has held Israel responsible for the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, accusing it of delaying the entry of essential aid and failing to fulfil commitments under the Sharm el-Sheikh agreement. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261110-pea...
Explosions were heard in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on Tuesday after the Saudi-led military coalition announced that it had intercepted and destroyed two missiles launched by the Houthis towards the city. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261110-exp...
Tunisian President Kais Saied has accused what he described as “remnants of colonialism” of spreading chaos and creating crises in the country. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261110-sai...
The sum of the humanitarian paradigm is deadly by Ramona Wadi
The sum of the humanitarian paradigm is deadly
The discrepancy between what the international community glorifies as humanitarian aid and what Gaza is deprived of keep growing. A woman and four children were killed following heavy rains in Gaza…
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Syria foreign minister denies agreement to send troops to Yemen
Syria foreign minister denies agreement to send troops to Yemen
Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani denied reports on Monday that Syria had reached an agreement with Saudi Arabia to deploy thousands of Syrian fighters to Yemen, saying the recently announ…
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Morocco’s military cooperation with Israel is witnessing “positive momentum”, particularly in developing capabilities, exchanging experience and expertise, training and technical cooperation. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261110-mor...
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned that Israel is seeking to drag the United States into an “endless war” with Iran. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261110-ira...
Iran rules out removing enriched uranium from its territory
Iran rules out removing enriched uranium from its territory
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Monday that transferring enriched nuclear materials out of the country is categorically off the table, insisting that there is no justification for such a measure…
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Israeli peace group calls for sanctions against military commander over settler activity in Jericho
Israeli peace group calls for sanctions against military commander over settler activity in Jericho
The Israeli organisation Combatants for Peace has urged several Western governments to impose personal sanctions on Major General Avi Bluth, commander of the Israeli military’s Central Comman…
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Natan Eshel, a close associate of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261110-net...
Israeli settlers set fire to industrial equipment in Beita, south of Nablus
Israeli settlers set fire to industrial equipment in Beita, south of Nablus
Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the industrial zone of Beita, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on Monday evening, setting fire to three excavators and several vehicles and pieces of e…
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UN Rapporteur Albanese calls plight of Gaza children in flooded tents ‘disgrace of our era’
UN Rapporteur Albanese calls plight of Gaza children in flooded tents ‘disgrace of our era’
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has described the conditions facing Palestinian children sheltering in rain-flooded tents in the Gaza Strip as “the disgrace of our era,” warnin…
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Peace Council holds Israel responsible for worsening Gaza shelter crisis, urges opening of crossings
Peace Council holds Israel responsible for worsening Gaza shelter crisis, urges opening of crossings
The Peace Council has held Israel responsible for the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, accusing it of delaying the entry of essential aid and failing to fulfil commitments under the…
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Israeli restrictions on the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip are forcing relief teams to work with inadequate equipment and shelter supplies following floods that have caused deaths, missing people, displacement and material damage. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261110-un-...
Checkpoint 300: Colonial Space in Palestine Reviewed by Ramona Wadi www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261110-che...
Checkpoint 300: Colonial Space in Palestine
The images evoked in writing by Mark Griffiths in Checkpoint 300: Colonial Space in Palestine (University of Minnesota Press, 2025) are only the beginnings of an intricate, complicit web that links…
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Egypt’s government refuses to free political prisoners #Opinion by Mahmoud Hassan Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261110-egy...
Explosions heard in Riyadh after Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi missiles
Explosions heard in Riyadh after Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi missiles
Explosions were heard in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on Tuesday after the Saudi-led military coalition announced that it had intercepted and destroyed two missiles launched by the Houthis towards th…
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Iran showcased its military inventory, including ballistic and hypersonic missiles, drones, satellite carrier rockets, and air defense systems, at an exhibition in the capital Tehran on Monday.
Saied accuses ‘remnants of colonialism’ of fuelling chaos, crises in Tunisia
Saied accuses ‘remnants of colonialism’ of fuelling chaos, crises in Tunisia
Tunisian President Kais Saied has accused what he described as “remnants of colonialism” of spreading chaos and creating crises in the country. Speaking during Tunisia’s National Tree Day cel…
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A Russian military aircraft used to transport senior officials and military personnel landed at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday evening in an “unusual” flight, Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported on Monday. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261109-rus...
Moroccan armed forces: Military cooperation with Israel sees ‘positive momentum’
Moroccan armed forces: Military cooperation with Israel sees ‘positive momentum’
Morocco’s military cooperation with Israel is witnessing “positive momentum”, particularly in developing capabilities, exchanging experience and expertise, training and technical cooperation,…
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