Middle East Experience

Ashraf Zughayer, who murdered six people in a Tel Aviv bus bombing in 2002, said he knew once he heard about October 7 that his life sentence would be commuted.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: 'A badge of honor': Released terrorist claims he knew Oct. 7 would end his life sentence

Syrian security forces deployed heavily in the Alawite heartland on the Mediterranean coast on Saturday, after a war monitor reported that government and allied forces killed more than 500 civilians from the religious minority in recent days.Residents of the region continued to report killings of civilians after deadly clashes broke out on Thursday between Syria's new authorities and gunmen loyal to toppled president Bashar al-Assad, himself an Alawite.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Syria forces beef up security amid reports of mass killings of Alawites

Women will overthrow the Islamic system established in Iran after the 1979 revolution even if the authorities survive a military conflict, Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi said in a message Saturday marking international women's day.Mohammadi, 52, who won the 2023 Nobel prize in recognition of her years-long fight for human rights in Iran, is currently on temporary release from a prison term for health reasons. Her lawyers fear she could be sent back to prison any time.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Women will overthrow Iran's Islamic republic: Nobel laureate

The women were reportedly rescued from the attack by a Russian man, named as 44-year-old Alexander Belinsky, who was physically assaulted, and later hospitalized, by the three Israeli men.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israeli nationals accused of attempted gang rape of Finnish women in Thai hotel

Hamas accused Israel Saturday of "committing the war crime of collective punishment" by halting aid to Gaza for a seventh day, saying it also impacted Israeli hostages still held there.On Sunday, Israel announced it was blocking aid deliveries to Gaza until Palestinian militants accepted its terms for an extension of the ceasefire which had largely halted more than 15 months of fighting.The first phase of the truce, which ended on March 1, had enabled the entry of vital food, shelter and medical assistance.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Hamas says Gaza aid block impacts Israeli hostages

Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani has warned that an attack on Iran's Gulf coast nuclear facilities would leave countries across the region without water.In an interview with right-wing United States media personality Tucker Carlson, who is close to US President Donald Trump, the premier said Doha had simulated the effects of an attack,The sea would be "entirely contaminated" and Qatar would "run out of water in three days", he said.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Attack on Iran nuclear plant would leave Gulf without water, Qatar PM warns

Israel boasts a wide variety of ecological systems: deserts and marshes, high mountains, dense forests, and open fields with wildflowers to suit each habitat.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: The harmony of spring: Even during war, Israel is covered in wildflowers as winter ends

Massacre reports put pressure on Syria’s new leadership to respond.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Massacres in Latakia test Syria’s new government amid rising violence

Houthis seek bigger role in Gaza war, threaten missile and drone strikes.

Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Houthis threaten to resume attacks on Israel over Gaza aid blockade

Iran says a two-state solution won’t secure Palestinian rights.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Iran rejects Arab plan, calls for one-state solution in Gaza conflict