Archives for August, 2024

The mobile swimming pools were brought to the camp for displaced people in northern Syria by the Smile Younited charity

Mobile pools offer relief from heat to children in north Syria camps

Agence France-Presse

Israeli says it has launched pre-emptive strikes in Lebanon to prevent "large-scale" attacks Hezbollah

Israel strikes Lebanon, says thwarted large-scale Hezbollah attack

Agence France-Presse

Pavel Durov, co-founder of encrypted messaging app Telegram, was arrested at an airport near Paris

France extends detention of Telegram chief Durov

Agence France-Presse

Kamala Harris has vowed 'not to be silent' about the suffering of Palestininans

Can Harris win back Michigan's crucial Muslim vote?

Agence France-Presse

Police said the suspect was a 26-year-old Syrian who had 'given himself up to authorities'

German police say Syrian suspect confesses to knife rampage

Agence France-Presse

Smoke rises as Israeli troops target a building in Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza

Gaza talks set to resume in Cairo as fighting rages

Agence France-Presse

UNIFIL'S mission in southern Lebanon includes 650 Spanish peacekeepers

UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon crossfire

Agence France-Presse

Activists confront a settler (left) near the occupied West Bank village of Beit Jala

Tent demos turn West Bank eviction into rallying cry

Agence France-Presse

Tending to patients by flashlight has become the norm in those Gaza hospitals that are still functioning as they struggle to secure fuel to power their generators

Gaza doctors left in the dark as fuel shortages hit hospitals

Agence France-Presse

The price of a safe room varies approximately between $30,500 and $56,000

As threats rise, Israelis turn to home bomb shelters

Agence France-Presse

Abbas Araghchi (C), nominee for the Foreign Ministry, attends a special session to approve the cabinet appointments proposed by the newly elected president in Tehran on August 21, 2024.

Analysis

What will Iran's foreign policy look like under Abbas Araghchi?

The push by the supreme leader for the appointment of moderate diplomat Abbas Araghchi as foreign minister could signal Iran's readiness to ease tensions with the West, yet the seasoned diplomat appears to be facing a bumpy road ahead.

A correspondent in Tehran

By A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the chamber of the House of Representatives at the US Capitol on July 24, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Analysis

Netanyahu so far weathers US pressure in ‘last chance’ Gaza cease-fire talks

Iran may be deterred by US firepower as Israel weighs strike on Hezbollah.

Andrew Parasiliti

By Andrew Parasiliti

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, national security

ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images

Kamala Harris calls for Palestinian 'freedom, dignity,' but no shift on Gaza

The Democratic presidential nominee nodded to a solution that would ensure Palestinian "dignity, security, freedom and self-determination," but offered no discernible break with Washington's continued arming of Israel’s massively destructive campaign.

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images

Analysis

Saudi Arabia's oil revenue falls to three-year low as OPEC+ cuts bite

A low price environment and sustained production cuts have impacted Riyadh's ability to earn more oil revenue.

Jennifer Gnana

Samuel Wendel

By Jennifer Gnana , Samuel Wendel

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Three obstacles remain as Egypt, Israel make progress on Philadelphi Corridor

Gaps between Israel and Egypt over the complicated issue of the Philadelphi Corridor are reportedly closing ahead of a Sunday summit in the Egyptian capital on a hostage release and Gaza cease-fire deal.

Jennifer Gnana event

Al-Monitor expands Gulf coverage with new talent led by Jennifer Gnana