Archives for May, 2022

Thousands of Yazidis were again forced to flee their homes this month, after fierce clashes between the army and local fighters in their Sinjar heartland

Yazidis displaced anew by north Iraq violence

Agence France-Presse

Israeli President Isaac Herzog (L) and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan give a joint press conference, Ankara, Turkey, March 9, 2022.

Turkish foreign minister to visit Israel

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu's visit to Israel May 24 could finally open the way for both countries to reinstate their ambassadors.

Tunisian demonstrators chant slogans and wave their country's national flag in support of President Kais Saied, in the capital Tunis

Hundreds rally in support of Tunisia's Saied

Agence France-Presse

Iran is a close ally of Syria and has given military and financial support to the Damascus regime during Syria's 11-year civil war

Syria's Assad meets Iran's supreme leader, president

Agence France-Presse

Lebanese expats queue to cast their votes for the May 15 legislative election at Lebanon's Consulate in the Gulf emirate of Dubai on May 8

Lebanese abroad cast votes in key parliamentary election

Agence France-Presse

Ons Jabeur sharpens quest to inspire more Arab women to take up tennis

Agence France-Presse

An Israeli border guard is seen at the scene of a stabbing attack at the Damascus Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem

More violence after Israel arrests Palestinian suspected axe murderers

Agence France-Presse

Saudi Arabia's King Salman Abdulaziz (R), accompanied by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L), on March 16, 2022

Saudi says King Salman to remain in hospital after colonoscopy

Agence France-Presse

An Israeli air strike a year ago on the Gaza Strip changed forever the lives of three Palestinian fathers who lost loved ones in the assault that devastated Wehda Street where they once lived

Three fathers relive nightmare on Gaza's Wehda Street

Agence France-Presse

Egyptian diggers and earth movers work at the construction site of a new housing complex north of Gaza City. Egypt and Qatar have provided reconstruction aid to Gaza

Rebuild or resist? Hamas's dilemma year after Gaza war

Agence France-Presse

Star Israeli chef Uri Jeremias always employed disaffected youths -- Jewish and Arab -- at his seafood restaurant in the mixed city of Acre which was hit by intercommunal violence a year ago

Year after riot, Israeli chef rebuilds on sensitive foundations

Agence France-Presse

Iraq's wheat is caught between a rock and a hard place: searing heat and lack of rain is threatening harvests while Russia's invasion of Ukraine has driven up the cost of fuel, seeds and fertiliser

Between searing drought and Ukraine war, Iraq watchful over wheat

Agence France-Presse

Foreigners pose next to the World Cup trophy in Doha for an event marking 200 days until the 2022 tournament

Qatar's migrant army queues for glimpse of World Cup

Agence France-Presse

A Palestinian man inspects the home of Omar Jaradat demolished by Israeli security forces after they accused him of killing a Jewish settler

Israel destroys home of Palestinian accused in settler killing

Agence France-Presse

Turkey TV

Can Ankara-Riyadh rapprochement help improve Turkey-Egypt ties?

Although Ankara has secured several diplomatic strides by normalizing its relations with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, rapprochement with Egypt still seems a challenging prospect.

PKK

Analysis

Sinjar becomes latest flashpoint for Iran-Turkey tensions in Iraq

New Pentagon IG report says that the Turkey-PKK conflict and Iranian militias are contributing to instability in Iraq.

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