Archives for September, 2024

Tunisian fisherwoman Sara Souissi, 43, defied men who believed she had no place at sea

Tunisia fisherwomen battle inequality and climate change

Agence France-Presse

Smoke rises and a flare is deployed in the southern Lebanese Marjayoun plain after being hit by Israeli shelling on Sept. 7, 2024, amid the ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters.

Analysis

Israel braces for possible 'all-out' war against Hezbollah, Iran proxies

US Sen. Chris Van Hollen calls for Israeli accountability in death of Turkish American citizen; UAE transports sick and wounded from Gaza; Saudi Arabia grapples with low oil prices … and advances Vision 2030 military reform.

Andrew Parasiliti

By Andrew Parasiliti

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

Coffin of US-Turkish activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who was shot dead in the West Bank, is carried by Turkish honor guard police officers to a morgue at the Didim district in Aydin on Sept. 13, 2024.

Analysis

What Turkey’s legal campaign against Israel over slain activist entails

While experts expect few, if any, concrete outcomes to come from Ankara’s efforts to hold Israel legally accountable, the campaign will increase the political pressure on the Jewish state in the international arena.

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

Palestinian militants take part in the funeral procession of men killed in an Israeli air strike in Tubas, in the occupied West Bank

Rare death of UN worker as Israel pursues West Bank operation

Agence France-Presse

Amal and George Clooney speak onstage during the Clooney Foundation For Justice Inaugural Albie Awards at New York Public Library on September 29, 2022, in New York City.

Amal Clooney joins Europe's legal battle to free Turkey's Osman Kavala

The Clooney Foundation for Justice, co-founded by international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, has intervened in the case of jailed Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala.

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Analysis

Iran’s Pezeshkian concludes 'historic' visit to Iraq with talks on trade, border security

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian emphasized Iraq’s economic and security significance to the Islamic Republic in his visit, though he did not visit Sunni areas.

Adam Lucente

By Adam Lucente

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide holds a joint press conference with his Spanish and Irish counterparts at the the Permanent Representation of Spain to the European Union in Brussels on May 27, 2024.

Interview

Norway's FM: Our problem is not with Israelis but with Netanyahu's cabinet

In interview with Al-Monitor on the occasion of the Madrid conference for Palestinian statehood, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide says he is in "deep disagreement with the Netanyahu government."

Espen Barth Eide

Espen Barth Eide

Norwegian Foreign Minister

People pass by a cryptocurrency exchange branch near the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul on Oct. 20, 2021, a day after Bitcoin took another step closer to mainstream investing with the launch of a new security on Wall Street tied to futures of the cryptocurrency.

Turkey, Saudi Arabia power Mideast crypto adoption as growth cools in Iran, Egypt

Although one of the world's smaller crypto markets, the Middle East in 2024 has continued featuring strong grassroots uptake in key markets

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has refused to send Ukraine long-range Taurus missiles, over fears of escalating the conflict with Russia

Germany insists it won't give Ukraine long-range missiles

Agence France-Presse

Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares hosted Arab and European nations in Madrid

Spain hosts meeting on Israel-Palestinian two-state solution

Agence France-Presse

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Tunisians head to streets in protest as election nears

The protests over what people claim is a skewed election process will take place near Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis.

Turkish warships and submarine

Analysis

What to make of Turkey’s ambitious naval buildup

As Turkey moves from regional primacy to a more prominent global role, it is working to strengthen its naval forces.

Barin Kayaoglu

By Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

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Analysis

Israel confronts Iran’s 'belt of fire': What’s next after Syria missile facility raid?

Tensions are rising not only on Israel’s northern front along the border with Lebanon, but also on the border with Syria and further off, with Iran.

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

Palestinian militants take part in the funeral procession of men killed in an Israeli air strike in Tubas, in the occupied West Bank

Raided West Bank city holds funerals after Israeli army withdraws

Agence France-Presse

Israeli border guards stand alert as anti-government demonstrators rally with national and pride rainbow flags at Ben Gurion Airport, near Lod, during a protest hours after parliament adopted a key clause of the government's judicial overhaul package at the first reading, July 11, 2023.

Analysis

How far will Israel's justice minister go in reviving polarizing judicial overhaul?

Justice Minister Yariv Levin is gearing up for another attempt to legislate the government's controversial judicial overhaul plan suspended after the Oct. 7 attack.

Mazal Mualem

By Mazal Mualem

In Tel Aviv, reporting on politics

Residents inspect the damage in the Israeli city of Ramla from a deadly car explosion that police say was likely a gangland hit.

Car blast kills four in Israel city: medics, police

Agence France-Presse