Mid East – Page 1292 – Prologue Journal

Israeli forces shoot, injure three Palestinians in Jenin raid

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. At least three Palestinians sustain gunshot wounds in the latest Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/16/703478/Three-Palestinians-injured-by-Israeli-forces-during-occupied-West-Bank-raid

Turkey’s lira, stock markets slide as election heads to runoff

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Turkey’s lira has fallen toward another record low on the prospect of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s reelection in a runoff vote on May 28. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/16/703468/Turkey-s-lira-and-stock-markets-slide-as-election-heads-to-runoff

The fairy godmother of Daesh

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Many experts believe the policies of the US in Iraq, and later in Syria, were instrumental in founding the barbaric terrorist group Daesh, also known as ISIS. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/16/703467/US-policies-in-Iraq-and-Syria-were-instrumental-in-founding-barbaric-terrorist-group-Daesh

Syria: World must end Israeli atrocities against innocent Palestinians

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Syria has called upon the international community to strongly condemn Israeli crimes and attacks against innocent Palestinians and put an end to such atrocious acts. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/16/703461/Syria-World-must-end-Israeli-atrocities-against-innocent-Palestinians

How Israel tried but failed to bring Gaza resistance to its knees

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israel aimed to eradicate the Islamic Jihad and bring other Palestinian resistance groups to their knees in its recent aggression against the Gaza Strip but failed, according to a Lebanese political analyst. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/15/703447/Israeli-regime-onslaught-Gaza-Strip-Islamic-Jihad-resistance-movement-Faysal-Abdel-Sater-

Turkey faces election runoff, Erdogan seen with momentum

Reuters Reuters led reporting of the Turkish presidential elections, from initial reports showing President Erdogan’s comfortable lead to the subsequent local news of his lead dropping below 50%, making a runoff likely. With Erdogan facing the most credible challenge to his power in two decades, markets were watching the results closely. The lira and stock…

‘Nakba didn’t end in 1948’: Activists highlight Palestinian suffering under apartheid

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Several pro-Palestine activists say the Nakba did not end in 1949, as it remains an ongoing system that affects all aspects of Palestinian life. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/15/703440/Nakba-didn%E2%80%99t-terminate-in-1948,-Palestinian-still-suffering-from-dispossession,-apartheid–Activists

In First, Palestinian Displacement Commemorated at United Nations

New York Times The event, marking the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians when Israel was created, was condemned by the Israeli ambassador to the world body. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/15/world/middleeast/palestine-displacement-israel-un.html

Syria takes part in Arab League meeting – 1st time in over a decade

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Eight months into the foreign-sponsored militancy in March 2011, the Arab League suspended Syria’s membership. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/15/703433/Syria-Arab-League

Erdogan’s Grip on Power Is Dented but Not Broken, Vote Shows

New York Times Despite a struggling economy, the disastrous earthquakes in February and Turkey’s drift toward one-man rule, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in the lead ahead of a runoff. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/15/world/middleeast/turkey-election-polls-erdogan.html