Mid East – Page 1318 – Prologue Journal

Armenians mark genocide amid new threats, fresh skirmishes with Azerbaijan

Jerusalem Post Azerbaijan has been blockading the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh for months, in what many Armenians and some US politicians call the beginnings of a new genocide. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-741354

High-Ranking Iranian Cleric Gunned Down by Bank Guard

New York Times The killing comes as attacks on clerics are on the rise, following months of angry protests against the theocratic government. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/26/world/middleeast/iran-cleric-killing.html

UN rapporteur rejects antisemitism accusations, slams Israel ‘smear’ campaign

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli-sponsored campaigns accuse the UN special rapporteur on Palestine of antisemitism after her criticism of Israeli policies. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/26/702265/UN-rapporteur-Albanese-target-of-Israeli-campaign

Palestinian Authority: Israel ‘playing with fire’ at Temple Mount

Jerusalem Post PA officials expressed outrage after some of the Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount carried the Israeli flag. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-741314

Resistance groups warn Israel against ‘playing with fire’ after al-Aqsa incursion

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Palestinian resistance factions warns Israel against “playing with fire” following the latest incursion into a prayer space at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/26/702244/Palestinian-groups-warn-Israel-against-%E2%80%98playing-with-fire%E2%80%99-after-incursion-into-Aqsa-Mosque-prayer-space

America seems unable to win its wars

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Despite spending more on defense than the next 10 countries combined, Uncle Sam’s wars in the past few decades, namely in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Syria, have turned into disasters. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/26/702249/Despite-spending-more-on-defense-than-the-next-10-countries-combined-America-seems-unable-to-win-any-of-its-wars

Deimos, the Smallest Moon of Mars, May Not Be What It Seemed

New York Times New high-resolution images of tiny Deimos taken by an Emirati orbiter suggest that it may not be the captured asteroid that scientists once said it was. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/25/science/mars-deimos-moon-photos.html

Japanese Company’s Spacecraft Is Lost During Moon Landing Attempt

New York Times The Japanese company aimed to be the first to change the paradigm for transporting things to the moon, but that will have to wait for a future mission. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/25/science/ispace-has-lost-contact-with-its-moon-lander.html

Japanese Moon Landing Is Uncertain After Losing Signal Spacecraft

What May Have Been Lost If the Hakuto-R Moon Lander Crashed

New York Times The Ispace mission had planned to carry a number of customer payloads to the moon’s surface. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/25/science/hakuto-r-moon-lander.html