Archives for August, 2023

'Cats, for me, are a refuge that relieves me of psychological stress,' says Gaza cafe owner Nehma Maabad

Cat cafe brings pawsitivity to war-scarred Gaza

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Sudanese troops mark Armed Forces Day in the eastern Gadaref state, as the war with paramilitaries entres its fifth month

Fears for hundreds of thousands as Sudan war spreads

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An Israeli Iron Dome anti-rocket system (L) and an US Patriot missile defense system (R) are exposed during a joint Israeli-US military exercise Juniper Cobra at the Hatzor Air Force Base, March 8, 2018.

Analysis

Israel sells Arrow 3 to Germany as Ukraine war fuels demand

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has increased worldwide demand for Israeli-made high-tech defense systems.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

US director Martin Scorsese reposted a campaign launched by his daughter after news of prominent Iranian movie director Saeed Roustaee's prison sentence emerged

Scorsese backs petition against Iran director's jailing

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Nazila Maroufian interviewed the father of Mahsa Amini

Iran reporter defiant after latest jail release

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A child watches as Jasmine (not pictured) paints amidst the rubble in the city of Jindires on Feb. 28, 2023, near Aleppo, Syria.

Protests in southern Syria as economy worsens

Syria’s economy is in tatters, and the removal of subsidies has led to relatively rare protests in government territory.

Together in Riyadh: Amir-Abdollahian and Prince Faisal

Iran FM touts unity on first Saudi visit since ties restored

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Eilat coral

Israeli environmental report warns of threats to Eilat coral reef

Following an alarming report by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Israeli environmentalists are calling for tighter limits on oil shipping in the Gulf of Eilat.

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Breaking | Last Updated: August 17, 2023, 5:41 pm

First cargo ship to challenge Russian blockade reaches Turkey from Ukraine

Joseph Schulte became the first civilian vessel to safely travel from Ukraine to Turkey after Russia’s withdrawal from a deal that had granted safe passage to commercial and civilian ships amid escalating tensions in the Black Sea.

Netanyahu opens the light rail line, accompanied by his wife Sara (L) and Transport Minister Miri Regev

Israel PM inaugurates first light rail in protest-hit Tel Aviv

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An employee works at a bakery selling baguettes in Tunis on August 7, 2023. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP) (Photo by FETHI BELAID/AFP via Getty Images)

Head of Tunisia’s bakery owners union arrested amid bread crisis

President Kais Saied is targeting those he accuses of monopolizing flour amid an ongoing bread shortage.

The Arrow 3 system -- jointly developed and produced by Israel and the United States -- is an interceptor designed to shoot down ballistic missiles above the atmosphere

Israel says US okays 'landmark' missile defence deal with Germany

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Breaking | Last Updated: August 17, 2023, 7:39 pm

US sanctions Turkey-backed Syrian militias over rights abuses in Afrin

Washington has accused the Suleiman Shah Brigade, the Hamza Division and their leadership of committing serious rights abuses in the Kurdish-majority enclave of Afrin.

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian gives a joint press conference with his Syrian counterpart in Tehran on July 31, 2023.

Iran FM in Saudi Arabia for first visit since resumption of relations

Top Iranian and Saudi military officials also met in Russia in a further sign of detente between the two regional rivals.

Israeli soldiers walk near an Israeli Irone Dome defence system (L), a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the MIM-104 Patriot (C), and an anti-ballistic missile the Arrow 3 (R) during Juniper Cobra's joint exercise press briefing at Hatzor Israeli Air Force Base in central Israel, on February 25, 2016. - Juniper Cobra, is held every two years where Israel and the United States train their militaries together to prepare against possible ballistic missile attacks, as well as allowing the armies to learn to

US greenlights Israel's $3.5B sale of Arrow 3 air defense system to Germany

Germany has been trying to acquire the system for around a year now, with tension rising between Russia and NATO over the Ukraine war.

The Arrow 3 system -- jointly developed and produced by Israel and the United States -- is an interceptor designed to shoot down ballistic missiles above the atmosphere

Israel says US okays 'landmark' missile defence deal with Germany

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