US Senator Chris Van Hollen calls for Israeli accountability in death of Turkish American citizen; UAE transports sick and wounded form Gaza; Saudi Arabia grapples with low oil prices … and advances Vision 2030 military reform.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel braces for possible ‘all-out’ war against Hezbollah, Iran proxies
Tunisia fisherwomen battle inequality and climate change
Off a quiet Tunisian island, Sara Souissi readies her small fishing boat. As a woman in the male-dominated trade, she rows against entrenched patriarchy but also environmental threats to her livelihood.Souissi began fishing as a teenager in a family of fishers off their native Kerkennah Islands near the city of Sfax, defying men who believed she had no place at sea."Our society didn't accept that a woman would fish," she said, hauling a catch onto her turquoise-coloured boat.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Tunisia fisherwomen battle inequality and climate change
Turkey buries activist shot in West Bank
Mourners gathered in southwest Turkey on Saturday for the funeral of a US-Turkish activist, who was shot dead while protesting Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The killing last week of 26-year-old Aysenur Ezgi Eygi has sparked international condemnation and infuriated Turkey, further escalating tensions over the war in Gaza that began with Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel. Eygi's body, wrapped in the Turkish flag and carried by uniformed officers, arrived at its final resting place in the Aegean town of Didim.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Turkey buries activist shot in West Bank
Democratic terrorism: Jamal Khashoggi's vision of political Islam
Throughout the saga of Jamal Khashoggi's murder, one thing that never came up was his beliefs. In short: Yes, Khashoggi advocated for democracy in the Middle East, but of a very specific kind.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Democratic terrorism: Jamal Khashoggi's vision of political Islam
Sudanese city pounded as analysts report 'unprecedented' combat
Heavy fighting on Saturday shook a Sudanese city besieged by paramilitaries, witnesses told AFP, as US researchers reported unprecedented and escalating combat in the North Darfur state capital.El-Fasher is one of five state capitals in Sudan's western Darfur region and the only one not in the hands of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who have been battling the regular army since April 2023.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Sudanese city pounded as analysts report 'unprecedented' combat
UAE does not plan to re-open F-35 fighter jet talks with US, UAE official says
UAE official: "Technical requirements, sovereign operational restrictions, and cost/benefit analysis led to the reassessment at that time, and those considerations underpin our ongoing position."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: UAE does not plan to re-open F-35 fighter jet talks with US, UAE official says
IDF targets last Hamas strongholds in Tel al-Sultan, uncovers weapons and tunnels
The Tel al-Sultan battalion was a major part of Hamas's Rafah Brigade.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: IDF targets last Hamas strongholds in Tel al-Sultan, uncovers weapons and tunnels
Iran says it is open to talks but rejects pressure as US, EU impose sanctions
Araqchi said on Wednesday that Tehran had not delivered any ballistic missiles to Russia and sanctions imposed on Iran by the US and three European powers would not solve any problems between them.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Iran says it is open to talks but rejects pressure as US, EU impose sanctions
Return of the king: Avatar of Zohar Argov to take the stage
Thirty-six years after his death, the king of Mizrahi music is resurrected and will be joining the Revivo Project for a concert in Tel Aviv
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Return of the king: Avatar of Zohar Argov to take the stage
UN official says staff fear they are 'a target' as Israel hits Gaza shelters
A senior UN official said Saturday that teachers and other UN staff working in Gaza fear they are now targets after an Israeli air strike hit a school-turned-shelter in the territory this week.Wednesday's strike on the UN-run Al-Jawni School in central Gaza, which is housing displaced Palestinians, killed 18 people. including six employees of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). It was the deadliest single incident for the agency in more than 11 months of war and drew international condemnation.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: UN official says staff fear they are 'a target' as Israel hits Gaza shelters