Mid East – Page 160 – Prologue Journal

South Syria militants ‘not convinced’ to give up arms amid rift with HTS leader

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Militants in southern Syria who helped topple President Assad say they are not convinced by the idea of dissolving armed groups. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/08/740541/South-Syria-militants-refuse-give-up-weapons-HTS-leader-Bashar-al-Assad

Israeli drone strike kills 2 children 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. Three Palestinians, including two children, have been killed in an Israeli drone strike in the occupied West Bank. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/08/740547/Israeli-regimes-drone-strike-kills-2-children

In numbers: 460 days of Israeli-American genocidal war on Gaza Strip

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Israeli-American genocidal war on Gaza completed 460 days on Wednesday, January 8, and there are still no signs of the aggression ending or slowing down. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/08/740552/in-numbers-460-days-israeli-american-genocide-war-gaza

Hezbollah candidate expected to withdraw from Lebanon’s presidential elections – report

Jerusalem Post The Presidency is reserved for a Maronite Christian in the country’s sectarian power-sharing system and has been vacant since Michel Aoun’s term ended in October 2022. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-836650

Gazans React to Trump’s Comments About Hostages

New York Times President-elect Donald J. Trump said “all hell will break out in the Middle East” if hostages captured in the Hamas-led attacks were not freed before he takes office. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/world/middleeast/trump-hostages-gaza-israel.html

Jan. 7: ‘Axis of Resistance’ operations against Israeli occupation

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Amid Israeli genocide in Gaza, Palestinian resistance groups continued their operations against the regime on Tuesday, January 7. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/08/740535/jan-7-axis-resistance-ops-against-israeli-occupation

Biden is heir to US political tradition of full sympathy for Zionist occupation: Author

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The outgoing US president, Joe Biden, is heir to a long-standing American political tradition of unwavering support for the Zionist occupation, says a noted author. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/08/740533/biden-heir-american-political-tradition-full-sympathy-zionist-occupation-author

Carrefour closes business in Oman after leaving Jordan over BDS pressure

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Carrefour has been forced to halt its business in Oman two months after closing all its branches in Jordan owing to a worldwide anti-Israel campaign. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/08/740534/Carrefour-halts-business-Oman-BDS-campaign-pressure

Israeli minister makes death threat against Hind Rajab Foundation chief

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Israeli minister of diaspora affairs has made a death threat against the chairperson of pro-Palestine advocacy organization Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF). https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/08/740525/Israeli-minister-makes-death-threat-to-Hind-Rajab-Foundation-chairperson

With Stakes High, Lebanese Lawmakers to Try Again to Choose a President

New York Times Despite pressure by the United States and others to elect a president in order to receive financial support, a consensus candidate has yet to emerge who can clearly end Lebanon’s political gridlock. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/world/middleeast/lebanon-politics-president-parliament-vote.html