Archives for February, 2023

Hospitals in Syria, particularly the rebel-held northwest, are critically low on life-saving supplies

Syria's health workers hit by double tragedy after quake

Agence France-Presse

Israelis protest

Mass protests in Israel as Knesset begins controversial judicial overhaul

Insults were heralded, shouts of "shame," and tables thrown inside the Knesset, as tens of thousands of Israelis protested outside the chamber against unpopular judicial reforms by the Netanyahu government.

Some rescue operations are winding down near the epicentre of the quake in Kahramanmaras

Focus on humanitarian crisis as Turkey-Syria quake toll hits 35,000

Agence France-Presse

Mesut Hancer holds his dead daughter's hand. Irmak, 15, died in the Turkey-Syria quake

Ten deadliest quakes of the 21st century

Agence France-Presse

"The Last Pill," by Maria Saleh Mahameed, Maya Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Palestinian artists win prestigious Israeli art prize for first time

In winning the prestigious 2023 Rappaport award, Hannan Abu-Hussein and Maria Saleh Mahameed mark a breakthrough for Israeli-Arab artists.

Fire and smoke rise above Gaza City after Israel launched air strikes on a Hamas facility in the Palestinian enclave early on February 13, 2023

Two wounded in Jerusalem after Gaza and West Bank violence

Agence France-Presse

Israeli air strike hits Hamas complex in Gaza: military

Agence France-Presse

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein speak to the media prior to a meeting, in the Treaty Room of the US State Department in Washington, DC, on February 9, 2023. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Iraq's FM: We are in touch with the US, Iran to reduce tensions

In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, Fuad Hussein discusses US-Iraq economic relations, regional economic integration and sanctions on Russia and Iran.

Thousands of rescue workers are continuing the search for survivors nearly a week after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria

Miracle rescues a week after Turkey-Syria quake

Agence France-Presse

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad visits areas hit by the earthquake

Syria's Assad may consider more border crossings for quake aid: WHO

Agence France-Presse

Emirati rescuers pursue search operations in the Syrian regime-controlled town of Jableh in Latakia province

UN admits aid failure for Syria as quake toll hits 33,000

Agence France-Presse

The mother and relatives of a young Palestinian boy react, after he was reportedly shot dead by Israeli forces during confrontations in the West Bank town of Jenin, on February 12

Israeli forces kill Palestinian boy in West Bank: ministry

Agence France-Presse

Monday's quake has left a trail of destruction while claiming more than 30,000 lives

Turkey's once mighty developers under fire after quake

Agence France-Presse

Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid provided by Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah set out for Syria on February 12 in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake

Lebanon's Hezbollah sends aid to Syria's quake-hit Latakia

Agence France-Presse

Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas speaks during the Arab League's "Summit for Jerusalem" in Cairo on February 12, 2023

Abbas urges world support for Palestinians

Agence France-Presse

Former Cyprus foreign minister and presidential candidate Nikos Christodoulides greets supporters after casting his ballot for the presidential elections in the western Paphos district

Cyprus ex-foreign minister Christodoulides elected president

Agence France-Presse