Mid East – Page 1500 – Prologue Journal

Did Jordan carry out airstrikes on drug traffickers in Syria? – analysis

Jerusalem Post Jordan supported Syria’s return to the Arab League but at the same time also wants the war-torn country to crack down on the drug trade. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-742389

‘We can’t afford anything’: Turkey’s cost-of-living crisis threatens Erdogan’s re-election

Jerusalem Post A cost-of-living crisis sparked by Erdogan’s unorthodox economic program over the past 1-1/2 years has eroded his popularity https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-742379

Turkish, Syrian foreign ministers’ meeting looms ahead of elections

Jerusalem Post The discontent in Turkey over the nearly 4 million Syrian refugees has been a source of domestic pressure on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-742367

Top Biden aide discusses Yemen peace efforts with Saudi crown prince – White House

Jerusalem Post Yemen’s conflict, which has killed tens of thousands of people and left millions hungry, has widely been seen as a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-742362

Jordan ends emergency laws that stifled public freedoms

Jerusalem Post This would mean a return to implementing many ordinary laws that were suspended as the government enacted many defense orders that touched every aspect of public life. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-742354

UN set to suspend food aid for Gaza, 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. The UN food agency says it would cut food aid to over 200,000 impoverished Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/07/702948/UN-Palestine-WFP-Samer-Abdeljaber-Gaza-West-Bank-

Syria headed back to Arab League, can Iran use this to threaten Israel? – analysis

Jerusalem Post The return of Syria to the Arab League is a symbolic turning point, bookending the Arab Spring and part of a new diplomatic era in the region, with the potential to hand over a win to Iran and Russia https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-742349

Syria urges dialogue, joint action after returning to Arab League

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Syria says Arab states should pursue an effective and constructive approach based on mutual respect after its readmission to the Arab League. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/07/702940/Syria-Arab-League-Foreign-Ministry-readmission-respect-dialogue-Gamal-Roshdy

Arab League Votes to Readmit Syria, Ending a Nearly 12-Year Suspension

New York Times The country is poised for a triumphant return this month at the league’s next summit — perhaps represented by President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader accused of committing war crimes against his own people. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/07/world/middleeast/arab-league-syria.html

Israel demolishes Palestinian West Bank school

Jerusalem Post COGAT said in a statement that the building had been constructed illegally and ‘was found to be dangerous to the safety of anyone studying or otherwise visiting there.’ https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-742326