Archives for May, 2023

The ceasefire is a chance for even more residents to flee Khartoum

Sporadic shelling as combat eases after Sudan ceasefire

Agence France-Presse

Israeli soldiers launched an overnight raid on Balata refugee camp near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus

Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in West Bank

Agence France-Presse

Brooks Koepka of Smash GC hits a tee shot on the sixth hole during Day Three of the LIV Golf Invitational - Tulsa at Cedar Ridge Country Club in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, May 14, 2023.

Saudi-funded LIV Golf celebrates Brooks Koepka’s PGA win

The breakaway league, which is backed by the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund, has been experiencing poor TV ratings, though its golfers are performing well at major tournaments.

The elongated gondola-like boats plying the Tigris river in Baghdad and known as mashhouf are part of an ancient heritage

Against the stream: Iraq artist battles to save boating tradition

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Fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah Iran-backed militant group hold military drills in southern Lebanon including mock raids against Israel

Lebanon's Hezbollah carries out mock cross-border raids into Israel

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A controversial visit by Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound was denounced by the Palestinians and Jordan which administers Islam's third-holiest site -- which is also the most sacred for Jews

Israel far-right minister visits Al-Aqsa compound

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Axiom Mission 2 astronauts, including two from Saudi Arabia, lifts off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 21, 2023, bound for the International Space Station

Private mission carrying Saudi astronauts launches to ISS

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Carbon capture was a hot topic at the climate tech conference in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi

Gulf oil giants turn to start-ups in carbon-capture bid

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A Sudanese army armoured vehicle is stationed in southern Khartoum, after the latest ceasefire announcement

Battle-weary Sudanese hope upcoming truce finally holds

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A group of conservative Muslims held prayers at the beach in Sidon as security forces deployed to the area

Lebanon bathing suit row triggers women-led beach protest

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Opponents of the government's controversial judicial reforms pack the heart of Tel Aviv for a 20th week of protests

Israelis keep up protests against judicial reforms

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Smoke rises over Khartoum on Friday as air strikes and artillery exchanges grip the Sudanese capital

Air strikes shake Khartoum, Qatar embassy attacked

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the Arab League summit in Jeddah

With Zelensky invite, Saudi seeks star turn on world stage

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Analysis

Biden gives priority to Israel-Saudi normalization

All three parties want a deal, and 2024 is an election year; Syrian Kurdish leader expects little from Arab League normalization with Syria.

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

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Smoke rises over Khartoum as more than one month of fighting between forces loyal to rival generals continues unabated

Sudan's Burhan sacks rival general as war drags on

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the Arab League summit in Jeddah

Zelensky says 'some' Arab leaders turn 'blind eye' to Russian invasion

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