Mid East – Page 1222 – Prologue Journal

In Iran, It’s Scorching Hot and Water Supplies Are Shrinking

New York Times Water shortages from longtime mismanagement have left people with shrinking options, as temperatures spike and growing poverty makes air-conditioning unaffordable for many. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/23/world/middleeast/iran-heat-water.html

Yemen says won’t transfer oil revenues to Saudi bank

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Sana’a rejects a proposal by Riyadh to transfer oil and gas revenues to the Saudi National Bank in return for the kingdom to pay public sector wages in Yemen. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/23/707560/Yemen-wont-transfer-oil-revenues-Saudi-bank

OIC to hold emergency meeting on recurring Qur’an desecration in Europe: Iraq

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iraq has announced that the OIC plans to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the recurring acts of the desecration of the Holy Qur’an in Europe. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/23/707557/OIC-hold-emergency-meeting-recurring-Quran-desecration-Europe-Iraq

Chaldean Catholic leader in Iraq moves to Kurdish region

Jerusalem Post The overall dispute is symbolic of larger power struggles. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-752088

Iran media celebrates possible Israel ‘civil war’ and Netanyahu’s ‘crisis’ – analysis

Jerusalem Post Pro-regime media in Iran had to admit that the protesters had marched to Jerusalem and that Israel’s government is in Jerusalem, a tacit acknowledgement that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-752086

US military dispatches new convoy to oil-rich Syrian province: Report

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The US military dispatches 30 truckloads of logistical equipment and ammunition to its positions in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/23/707554/US-military-dispatches-new-convoy-oil-rich-Syrian-province

Netanyahu Hospitalized for Heart Defect as Israel’s Turmoil Intensifies

New York Times Doctors said Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, was “doing very well” after an unexpected heart operation early Sunday. But the news compounded the chaos prompted by a government plan to limit judicial power. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/23/world/middleeast/netanyahu-hospitalized-heart-implant.html

Hezbollah leader: Muslim countries must cut diplomatic, economic relations with Sweden

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement urges Arab and Muslim countries to cut their diplomatic relations with Sweden in reaction to the desecration of the Qur’an. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/22/707545/Lebanon-Sweden-Hezbollah-Nasrallah-Qur-an-desecration

IDF, Lebanese army standoffs may escalate tensions – UN secretary-general

Jerusalem Post Guterres described a potentially volatile period that included rocket fire against Israel from Lebanon and IDF standoffs with the Lebanese army. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-752056

Tens of thousands of Israelis march through al-Quds as anti-regime protests continue

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Tens of thousands of Israelis have headed toward the occupied city of al-Quds to voice their opposition to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s extremist policies, amid months-long anti-regime protests. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/22/707532/Palestine-Israel-anti-regime-protests-al-Quds-judicial-reform-parliament-Netanyahu