Category: Mid East
Turkey’s Erdogan urges voters to turn out, rival sees ‘last exit’
Jerusalem Post The two candidates are aiming to attract some 8 million voters who did not go to the polls in the first round. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-744371
Read MoreHamas urges ‘effective action’ to end Israeli settler attacks
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli settlers raided Palestinians working on their land, wounding at least five people and torching vehicles. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/27/704197/Palestine-Israeli-settlers-attack-Palestinians-West-Bank-al-Mughayyir,-village-Hamas-condemn
Read MoreTwo killed in clash on Iran-Afghan border, Taliban official says
Jerusalem Post Iran’s semi-official Nour News confirmed the death of one Iranian border guard. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-744367
Read MoreAbbas’s Fatah unfazed by Hamas victory in university elections
Jerusalem Post Hamas, for its part, views the results of the elections as a vote of confidence in its ideology and armed “resistance” against Israel. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-744359
Read MoreIsrael conceals combat losses to project image of ‘invincibility’: Report
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Report says the Israeli regime has been withholding the number of its fatalities in order to portray its military as “invincible.” https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/26/704157/Palestine-Israel-hiding-military-deaths
Read MorePalestinian protesters condemn Israeli incursions into al-Aqsa
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Palestinians have held a demonstration in the besieged Gaza Strip to condemn Israeli incursions into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/26/704149/Gazans-stage-rally-in-support-of-Aqsa-Mosque-amid-Israel-provocations
Read MoreMahmoud Abbas scores symbolic victories at UN, Arab League
Jerusalem Post PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS: To some, the events at the UN and the Arab summit in Jeddah may seem of little consequence. But to Abbas and other Palestinians, symbolic victories are vital. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-744149
Read MoreUnderstanding Iran’s claims about testing a new ballistic missile – analysis
Jerusalem Post Iran announced the missile during state ceremonies marking the anniversary of a 1982 battle at Khorramshahr, part of their brutal war with Iraq. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-744288
Read MoreHow Turkey’s Erdogan Rose to Power
New York Times Turkey’s leader faced a criminal conviction, mass protests and a coup. Instead of hurting or ending his political career, they helped him accumulate ever more control. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/26/world/europe/erdogan-career-turkey.html
Read MorePalestinian youth killed by Israeli settler over alleged stab attack
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. An illegal Israeli settler has fatally shot a Palestinian youth on suspicion of attempting to carry out an alleged stabbing attack in the south of the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron),…
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