Section: Non-Middle East media focused on Middle East
What is 25th Amendment that US Democrats want to invoke against Trump?
What is 25th Amendment that US Democrats want to invoke against Trump? Outgoing US president’s opponents are intensifying efforts to remove him from office before end of his term on 20 January Ali Harb Thu, 01/07/2021 – 20:42 Scores of Trump supporters stormed US Capitol on Wednesday, in what congressional leaders are calling a...
Ukraine deports suspected Gulen supporters to Turkey
Turkey’s Interior Ministry announced the deportation Wednesday of two suspects from Ukraine over alleged ties to a terror group in what human rights advocates condemn as illegal renditions without due process. …read more Source::...
The power of soil: How our precarious climate shaped the Arab Spring
The power of soil: How our precarious climate shaped the Arab Spring Olivia Lazard Fri, 01/01/2021 – 18:40 The history of the Middle East, and the recent teachings of the 2010-11 uprisings, highlight an important lesson: Ignore ecological integrity at your peril In 149 BC, Marcus Porcius Cato – a politician, soldier and citizen...
Iran allocates $150,000 for each family of victims of Ukraine plane crash
Iran allocates $150,000 for each family of victims of Ukraine plane crash Describing Iran’s handling of the situation as ‘unacceptable,’ Kiev said the amount of compensation should be negotiated MEE and agencies Thu, 12/31/2020 – 08:32 Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have said they accidentally shot down the Ukraine...
Flight victims’ families reject Iran’s compensation, demand justice
Families of the victims of the downed Ukraine Airlines flight warned the Iranian government that they will not accept any planned compensation and rather will fight for justice. …read more Source::...
Will Turkish drones help Ukraine reclaim territory?
As the Ukrainian news media buzzes with speculation that Ukraine may be planning to reclaim control of Donbass by Turkish drones, direct involvement by Turkey in the Ukraine-Russia conflict would cost Ankara dearly in its relations with Moscow. …read more Source::...
Iran taps into emergency fund to compensate Ukraine flight victims
The Islamic Republic is to pay families of the victims of the Ukrainian flight it downed earlier this year. But the payment has been secured not from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps responsible for the missile attack but from an emergency fund meant for the public interest. …read more Source::...
Pompeo in Israel: Three announcements that cement ‘apartheid’
Pompeo in Israel: Three announcements that cement ‘apartheid’ In the final weeks of the Trump presidency, US Secretary of State issues decrees that blur the line between Israel and the Palestinian territories it occupies Ali Harb Thu, 11/19/2020 – 18:44 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Israeli officials arrive for a...
Facebook takes down alleged Muslim Brotherhood accounts sharing ‘inauthentic’ information
Facebook takes down alleged Muslim Brotherhood accounts sharing ‘inauthentic’ information The accounts operated from Egypt, Morocco and Turkey and shared ‘terrorism-related content’ MEE and agencies Fri, 11/06/2020 – 14:33 Facebook removed nearly 8,000 pages involved in spreading misinformation in October (AFP)...
Facebook takes down alleged Muslim Brotherhood accounts sharing ‘inauthentic’ information
Facebook takes down alleged Muslim Brotherhood accounts sharing ‘inauthentic’ information The accounts operated from Egypt, Morocco and Turkey and shared ‘terrorism-related content’ MEE and agencies Fri, 11/06/2020 – 14:33 Facebook removed nearly 8,000 pages involved in spreading misinformation in October (AFP)...
