Category: Mid East
Israel concerned by Hezbollah’s growing air defense power: Report
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Israeli military has expressed concerns about the growing air defense capabilities of Lebanon’s resistance movement Hezbollah. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/01/706230/Israel-concerned-Hezbollah-growing-air-defense-power-Report
Read More‘Escape To Aswan’: A scathing critique of Egyptian politics – review
Jerusalem Post The novel explores dark forces perpetuating authoritarian rule and Islamic fundamentalism. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-748286
Read MoreMany injured as Israel forces attack peaceful protest in West Bank
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. At least seven Palestinians are injured after Israeli forces attack peaceful anti-settlement march in northwestern West Bank. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/01/706218/Palestine-Israel-attack-anti-settlement-march-West-Bank
Read MorePalestinians furious over Netanyahu’s claim that Israel must ‘crush’ statehood ambitions
Jerusalem Post The veteran Israeli politician has revealed his true goal, critics say: no Palestinian state and a Palestinian Authority that serves only as Israel’s “subcontractor” https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-748435
Read MoreOIC plans emergency meeting over Qur’an desecration in Sweden
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is to hold emergency meeting over desecration of the Holy Qur’an in Sweden. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/30/706216/Saudi-Arabia-Sweden-Qur-an-Organization-of-Islamic-Cooperation-OIC-emergency-meeting
Read MoreVoices from the Arab press: Biden wasted Blinken’s efforts in China
Jerusalem Post A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-748231
Read MoreSweden expresses ‘deep regret’ over Qur’an desecration amid backlash
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Iraqi Foreign Ministry says the Swedish government has expressed “deep regret” over a Quran burning outside a Stockholm mosque. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/30/706209/Sweden-reaches-out-OIC-members-with-regret-over-Quran-burning-incident
Read MoreKuwait summons Swedish ambassador over desecration of Qur’an
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The act of desecration has opened the floodgates of protest across the Muslim world. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/30/706212/Kuwait-Sweden-desecration
Read MoreUN: Recruitment of children by US-backed militants in Syria on the rise
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A UN report has revealed that the recruitment of children by foreign-sponsored Takfiri militant groups in Syria is on the rise, even as fighting subsides. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/30/706184/Recruitment-of-children-by-militant-groups-in-Syria-is-on-the-rise-even-as-fighting-subsides-UN-report
Read MorePakistan strikes deal with IMF
Reuters Pakistan’s finance minister told Reuters exclusively that the cash-starved country was close to a bailout deal with the International Monetary Fund. Within hours, the IMF announced a $3 billion standby arrangement to help it tide over a balance of payments crisis and Reuters was again the first to report it. The deal is a life-saver for the…
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