Mid East – Page 1486 – Prologue Journal

Tunisians Mourn a Hard-Fought Freedom Rapidly Slipping Away

New York Times When reflecting on their Arab Spring revolution, Tunisians often say that freedom of expression was the only concrete achievement. As the country slides back toward autocracy, that, too, is being quickly eroded. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/16/world/middleeast/tunisia-press-freedom.html

Anti-Palestinianism and fanatic support for Israeli apartheid in Germany

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. While the Israeli regime carried out routine bombardments of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip last month, German government authorities in Berlin were busy repressing public gatherings that aimed to commemorate the Palestinian…

Irma Capece Minutolo, Opera Singer and Partner to Exiled King, Dies at 87

New York Times The former Naples beauty queen became famous as the companion to the playboy Farouk I of Egypt, then carved out a successful opera career. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/15/world/europe/irma-capece-minutolo-dead.html

UAE ban on visas for Lebanese nationals to be lifted soon

Jerusalem Post Lebanese citizens have been reporting in recent weeks that visas for Lebanese outside the UAE were not being granted. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-746499

Arab Parliament urges Intl. community to end silence on Israeli atrocities

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Arab Parliament calls on the international community to end its silence on persisting Israeli atrocities against Palestinians across occupied territories. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/15/705329/Arab-Parliament-urges-Intl–community-to-end-silence-on-Israeli-atrocities

Palestinian terrorist’s wife has quadruplets with semen smuggled from prison

Jerusalem Post National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is reportedly demanding answers from the Israel Prison Service on the matter, hoping to stop the phenomenon. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-746394

Poll: Most Palestinians support ‘armed struggle’ against Israel

Jerusalem Post 80% of Palestinians polled said they want Mahmoud Abbas to resign. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-746400

Israel is well-positioned in the new Middle East – analysis

Jerusalem Post This week Israel announced a huge success in defense exports – in 2022 those exports were more than $12 billion. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-746392

Israel’s policies will set entire region on fire, Hamas official warns

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A Hamas official says the policies pursued by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right cabinet will set the entire region ablaze. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/15/705309/Israel-policies-set-entire-region-fire-Hamas-official-warns

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince heads to France

Jerusalem Post Macron is supposed to meet MBS on Friday at the French president’s Elysee Palace, where they will discuss Ukraine and other issues. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-746365