Mid East – Page 1378 – Prologue Journal

UAE seeking to obstruct Saudi-Yemen peace talks: Report

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The UAE has been trying to hinder the Saudi-Yemen talks aimed at ending the war on the Arab world’s poorest nation. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/09/27/711601/UAE-seeking-obstruct-Saudi-Yemen-peace-talks-Report

Netanyahu threatened Iran with nuclear war, envoy reports to UN

Jerusalem Post Netanyahu referred to a “nuclear threat” from Tehran in his UN speech but clarified he meant a “military threat.” Iran sent a letter to the UN condemning the statement. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-760598

How Benjamin Netanyahu Pushed Israel Into Chaos

New York Times The prime minister’s blend of power, bluster and insecurity has strained the country’s democracy. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/27/magazine/benjamin-netanyahu-israel.html

Syria calls on US, Europe to end ‘economic terrorism’

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Syria calls for the lifting of sanctions imposed on other countries by the US and its European allies, describing them as economic terrorism. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/09/27/711596/Syria-calls-on-US,-Europe-to-end-%E2%80%98economic-terrorism%E2%80%99

More than 100 dead, 150 injured in Iraq wedding inferno

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. More than 100 people were killed and 150 injured in a fire at a wedding party in Hamdaniya district in Iraq’s Nineveh province. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/09/27/711595/More-than-100-dead,-150-injured-in-Iraq-wedding-inferno

Iraq Wedding Hall Fire Kills at Least 100

New York Times The fire spread quickly in part because the building was made of highly flammable construction materials, state media reported. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/26/world/middleeast/iraq-wedding-fire.html

Turkey to back Sweden’s NATO bid if US permits sale of F-16 jets: Erdogan

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Turkish president says Turkey will accept Sweden’s NATO accession if the US keeps promise of selling F-16 jets. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/09/26/711586/Turkey-NATO-Sweden-US-F-16-PKK-Erdogan-EU

1st Saudi ambassador to Palestine meets Abbas in Israel-occupied West Bank

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Saudi Arabia’s newly appointed ambassador presents his credentials to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/09/26/711578/Saudi-Arabia-Israel-West-Bank-Mahmoud-Abbas-Nayef-al-Sudairi-

Egypt to hold elections in early December; Sisi looking strong

Jerusalem Post President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi took power in 2013, deposing a short-lived Muslim Brotherhood government elected during the Arab Spring * reports of a crackdown on dissent before election season https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-760565

Third of Saudis want business ties with Israel – poll

Jerusalem Post The results provide insight into the multifaceted attitudes of the Saudi population toward Israel and its implications for potential future relations. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-760558