German Chancellor Merkel is urging Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter to end his self-styled Libyan National Army’s push on Tripoli, saying there can be no military solution to the country’s problems..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Merkel calls for end to Haftar's push on Tripoli
BDS-founder Omar Barghouti denied entry to the U.S.
Barghouti was stopped at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday and prevented from boarding a plane to the US even though he had valid travel documents.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: BDS-founder Omar Barghouti denied entry to the U.S.
German paper compares Netanyahu to Nazi film 'The Eternal Jew'
”What's going on in a German editorial office that plays the title of its editorial with antisemitic Nazi language?”
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: German paper compares Netanyahu to Nazi film 'The Eternal Jew'
Sudan crisis impacts whole Middle East
Mass protests in Algeria and Sudan forced the 82 and 75 year old men from power. They had both been in power since the 1990s.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Sudan crisis impacts whole Middle East
Hamas: Ceasefire understandings with Israel not a peace agreement
The ceasefire understandings, he said, are not a “political agreement or a truce” with Israel. He claimed that Hamas did not face any preconditions for being part of the understandings.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Hamas: Ceasefire understandings with Israel not a peace agreement
Election results by midnight: Technical bug source of vote-count chaos
The New Right Party has demanded a recount of IDF soldiers’ votes after the party passed the electoral threshold as of Thursday morning’s count and then reportedly dropped just below it.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Election results by midnight: Technical bug source of vote-count chaos
Will Erdogan court Kurds after his party's election loss?
The Kurds' role in Turkey's recent local elections made them both losers and winners. What will their road map be now?
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Will Erdogan court Kurds after his party's election loss?
Can Baghdad's Rasheed Street save its name and glory?
Once a cultural and economic hub, Baghdad's Rasheed Street will need a lot of work and investment to return to its days of glory.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Can Baghdad's Rasheed Street save its name and glory?
Mosul faces political crisis after governor dismissed
An arrest warrant has been issued for the governor of Ninevah province, of which Mosul is the capital, following a ferry accident that killed nearly 100 people.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Mosul faces political crisis after governor dismissed
Gaza fishermen hope for new start with expanded zone
Palestinians are pleased with the Israeli army's decision to expand the Gaza Strip fishing zone, though fishermen there still have to recover from years of hardship that have taken their toll.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Gaza fishermen hope for new start with expanded zone