Category: Mid East
US, UK strike in northern Yemen
Jerusalem Post Some 12 strikes have been reported on underground infrastructure belonging to the Houthis. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-836977
Read MoreIsraeli ministers discuss plot to divide Syria: Report
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli media says the regime’s ministers have met to discuss a classified plot to promote the division of Syria after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/10/740645/Israeli-ministers-discuss-plot-divide-Syria
Read MoreLebanon Turns a Political Page as Hezbollah’s Hold Is Weakened
New York Times A stinging defeat in war has left the once untouchable group on its most uncertain footing in years. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/world/middleeast/lebanon-hezbollah-politics.html
Read MoreEffectively Banned by the Regime, a Syrian Film Resurfaces
New York Times “Stars in Broad Daylight,” with a domineering character who strongly resembles Hafez al-Assad, had one official showing in Damascus. Now it’s been restored. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/movies/syria-film.html
Read MoreHouthis ramp up internal arrests amid fears of spy infiltrations
Jerusalem Post The cause for the heightened suspicion of spy presence comes after a series of senior Houthi leaders were recently killed. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-836957
Read MoreUS House passes ICC sanctions bill to protect Israeli war criminals
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The US House of Representatives approves a bill to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) officials in response to the arrest warrants that the tribunal issued against Israeli authorities for war crimes in…
Read MoreAt least 10,400 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons: Report
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Palestinian prisoners’ advocacy groups say at least 10,400 Palestinians have been held in Israeli jails as of this month. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/10/740630/At-least-10,400-Palestinians-Israeli-prisons
Read MoreNetanyahu not invited to Trump’s inauguration, aide says
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A top aide to Netanyahu says the Israeli prime minister is unlikely to attend US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration later this month, as he has not received an official invitation. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/10/740626/Israeli-PM-unlikely-to-attend-Trump%E2%80%99s-inauguration,-has-no-official-invitation
Read MoreGaza death toll 40% higher than recorded, Lancet study estimates
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A new study published in the UK’s Lancet medical journal estimates that Gaza’s death toll during the first nine months of the war was about 40 percent higher than figures reported by the…
Read MoreBiden: We are making some real progress on Gaza deal
Jerusalem Post “We’re making some real progress, I met with negotiators today,” Biden told reporters at the White House. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-836922
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