Mid East – Page 1485 – Prologue Journal

Taliban attempts to impose strict ban on music in Kabul weddings

Jerusalem Post The Taliban instructed wedding halls in Kabul to stop playing music in a statement released on Sunday. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-746654

Bir Zeit University students protest crackdown by PA security forces

Jerusalem Post The students chanted slogans in which they accused the PA of carrying out politically-motivated arrests. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-746656

Biden Administration Engages in Long-Shot Attempt for Saudi-Israel Deal

New York Times The president and his aides are pressing an aggressive diplomatic effort as Riyadh makes significant demands in exchange for normalization, including a nuclear deal and a robust U.S. security pact. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/17/us/politics/biden-saudi-arabia-israel-palestine-nuclear.html

‘Israeli occupation main cause of suffering of entire Palestinian nation’

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Palestinian ambassador to the UN raps the Israeli military occupation as the leading cause of the suffering of all sectors of Palestinian society. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/17/705420/Israeli-occupation-main-cause-of-suffering-of-all-sectors-of-Palestinian-society–Palestine-UN-envoy

UK lawmakers urge PM to push for prisoners release in return for financial aid to Bahrain

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. British lawmakers urge Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to push for the release of political prisoners in Bahrain in return for huge financial support to the kingdom. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/17/705421/UK-lawmakers-urge-PM-push-prisoners-release-return-financial-aid-Bahrain

Israeli forces attack anti-settlement protesters in southern West Bank

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli forces attack anti-settlement Palestinian protesters in southern West Bank. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/16/705406/Palestine-Israel-forces-attack-Palestinian-protesters-south-West-Bank

Ansarullah leader reaffirms Yemen’s support for Palestinian cause

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Abdul-Malik al-Houthi was meeting with representative of the Gaza-based Islamic Jihad movement in Yemen, Muhammad Baraka, in Sana’a. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/16/705403/Ansarullah-leader-reaffirms-Yemen%E2%80%99s-continued-support-for-Palestine,-its-resistance-groups

Turkish government accused of using courts to block Istanbul mayor from presidential run

Jerusalem Post The Turkish government is being accused of using criminal charges to try to prevent Istanbul’s mayor from becoming the president of the country or the head of his party. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-746573

Voices from the Arab press: Israel’s existential question

Jerusalem Post A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-746434

Largest US anthropologists’ association to vote on Israel boycott

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The largest academic organization of American anthropologists will convene this week for a vote on whether or not to adopt a boycott of Israeli academic institutions. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/16/705375/Largest-association-of-American-anthropologists-to-vote-on-Israel-boycott