Cargo ship runs aground in single-lane stretch of Suez Canal
Bulk shipping vessel MV Glory carrying tonnes of grains from Ukraine to China has since been refloated, though knock-on effects to traffic are expected
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Top US diplomats to visit Israel within days, Iran on agenda
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to visit Israel at the end of the month to get a better understanding of the new government’s agenda. Prior to Blinken’s visit, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is expected to arrive in Israel on…
Yemen urges rights groups to stop Saudi ‘genocide’ in border regions
Yemen’s Ministry of Human Rights has strongly condemned Saudi atrocities against Yemeni civilians and African migrants in border areas, calling on international rights organizations to put an end to the Riyadh genocide.
Iranians protest outside French embassy after Charlie Hebdo cartoons
Dozens of Iranians gathered Sunday outside the French embassy in Tehran protesting against cartoons of the Islamic republic’s supreme leader by French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.
Houthis warn Saudi Arabia, UAE of more attacks as MbS seeking a way out of “Yemen quagmire”
Yemen’s Ansarullah movement says the Saudi-led coalition has exploited a UN-sponsored truce to tighten the brutal blockade against the war-wracked country, stressing that it won’t allow the status quo to persist, and will inevitably launch missile str…
‘Democracy in danger’: Thousands of Israelis protest Netanyahu’s new government
Thousands of Israelis protested on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government, regarded as the most right-wing in Israeli history, an AFP correspondent said.
Thousands march in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu’s cabinet
Thousands of Israelis took to streets in Tel Aviv against Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s extremist cabinet, which is predicted to set off a menacing policy trend.
Iran hangs two men accused of killing security official during protests
Iranian authorities have executed four men since the beginning of the protests
Israel says has approved “punitive” measures to Palestinian moves at ICJ
Israel says it has approved a series of “punitive measures” in response to a Palestinian bid to push the International Court of Justice to give its opinion on the decades-old occupation of Palestine.
Fatah Committee Member: If New Israeli Government Carries Out Its Plans, Israelis Can Depart by Sea #JTTM #MEMRI #MEMRITV #MiddleEast #MiddleEastMediaResearchInstitute #MaryPatriotNews [Video]
Fatah Central Committee member Abbas Zaki said in a January 2, 2023 address that aired on Palestine TV that the Israelis must choose between leaving Palestine by sea, or wading “into a sea of blood”. He praised Palestinian terrorists such as Uday Tamimi, Diaa Hamarsheh, and Raad Hazem for taking the initiative to carry out attacks and for causing Israel to “lose sleep”, and he said that the Palestinians have given “everything” for peace. He added that Israel’s settler “scum” should “think about leaving”.