Category: Mid East
US re-designates Yemen’s Ansarullah as foreign terrorist organization
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Trump has officially designated Yemen’s Ansarullah as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/23/741451/US-label-Yemen-Ansarullah-foreign-terrorist-organization–
Read MoreIsraeli forces kill two Palestinian fighters near Jenin city
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. At least two Palestinians have been killed during a raid by Israeli forces against Burqin town, near the West Bank city of Jenin. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/23/741454/Palestine-Jenin-Israel-Hamas-Mohammed-Nazzal-Qutaiba-Al-Shalabi-Burqin
Read MoreSaudi Arabia Says It Will Increase U.S. Trade and Investment by $600 Billion
New York Times Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke with President Trump, who has warned of retaliation against governments he sees as acting against U.S. interests. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/us/politics/trump-us-saudi-arabia-investment-trade.html
Read MoreTrump admin’s first steps in Mideast: Saudi ties, sanctioning Houthis
Jerusalem Post The US doubles down on Middle East strategy: Trump designates Houthis as terrorists while increasing communication with Saudi Arabia. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-838886
Read MoreTrump redesignates Houthis as terror group, undoing Biden’s previous reversal
Jerusalem Post The White House noted that after one month in office, the Biden administration reversed the Houthis designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-838829
Read MoreWhy Is Israel Targeting Jenin, West Bank?
New York Times As Israel withdraws some of its troops from Gaza during a cease-fire there, it has turned attention to another Palestinian territory — in particular a city with a history of militant activity. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/world/middleeast/why-israel-targeting-jenin.html
Read More200 dead Palestinians found under rubble in Gaza: Official
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Palestine Civil Defense Agency has found about 200 dead Palestinians from under rubble in Gaza. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/22/741429/200-dead-Palestinians-found-under-rubble–Official
Read MoreHamas condemns Palestinian Authority for Jenin ‘bloodshed’
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Hamas has condemned the Palestinian Authority, led by President Mahmoud Abbas, for “shedding blood” in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, where Israel is currently carrying out a large-scale military operation. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/22/741433/Palestine-Hamas-Palestinian-Authority-Israel-West-Bank-Jenin-
Read MoreClinton Bailey, American-Israeli Who Preserved Bedouin Culture, Dies at 88
New York Times Armed with a camera and tape recorder, he spent decades documenting the ancient traditions of nomadic Bedouin tribes, creating a record of a vanishing culture. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/world/middleeast/clinton-bailey-dead.html
Read MoreTrump’s UN ambassador pick: Israel has ‘biblical right’ to occupy West Bank
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. President Donald Trump’s pick for the United States ambassador to the United Nations has become the latest administration nominee to voice the belief that Israel has “biblical” dominion over the occupied West Bank. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/22/741424/Stefanik-Israel-biblical-right-West-Bank
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