Category: Mid East
Militants execute dozen civilians in Syria’s Shia-populated village
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Unknown militants have shot and killed nearly a dozen civilians at a Shia-populated village in Syria’s central province of Hama. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/01/741970/Militants-execute-nearly-dozen-civilians-in-Syria%E2%80%99s-Shia-populated-village
Read MoreUS ‘pressuring’ Lebanon to isolate Hezbollah, allies: Report
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The US has been reportedly hindering efforts aimed at the formation of a new government in Lebanon. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/01/741971/US-government-formation-Lebanon-pressuring-Hezbollah-
Read MoreAANES ambassador to ‘Post’: ‘Syria’s security needs Israel involved’
Jerusalem Post Syrian Kurdish leader Ilham Ahmed says Israel must be part of the solution for Middle East security as tensions rise between the SDF and Islamist rulers in Damascus. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-840032
Read MoreBelize files to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Central American country of Belize has filed a declaration to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/01/741962/Belize-declaration-Hague-Group-Israeli-genocide-
Read MoreHamas hands three Israeli captives to Red Cross in fourth swap
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Palestinian Hamas resistance movement hands over three more Israeli captives in the fourth swap of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/01/741964/Hamas-hands-over-two-Israeli-captives-to-Red-Cross,-third-to-be-freed-in-north
Read MoreIraq arrests 5 ex-Ba’ath officials over execution of top cleric Sadr
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iraqi officials arrest five people for involvement in the execution of prominent Shia cleric Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister during the reign of the Ba’ath regime decades ago. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/01/741956/Iraq-arrests-5-ex-Ba%E2%80%99ath-officials-over-execution-of-top-cleric-Sadr-during-Saddam%E2%80%99s-rule
Read MoreUS pressured for Keith Siegel’s release, Israeli official denies citizenship factor
Jerusalem Post Siegel, 65, from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, was kidnapped alongside his wife, Aviva, from their home’s reinforced safe room during Hamas’s October 7 attack. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-840172
Read MoreLiberation of Palestine within reach: Hamas official
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Hamas Political Bureau member, Khalil Al-Hayya, has said that the defeat of the occupation is now possible, and the liberation of all of Palestine is within reach. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/01/741953/Liberation-of-all-of-Palestine-within-reach–Hamas-chief
Read MoreUS seeks to block Hezbollah ally from naming Lebanon finance minister, sources say
Jerusalem Post Hezbollah has long named ministers to the government in coordination with its ally, the Amal Movement, together they have picked all of Lebanon’s finance ministers since 2014. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-840164
Read MoreWhatsApp says journalists were targets of Israeli spyware
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Nearly 100 journalists and other members of civil society using Meta’s chat service WhatsApp are suspected to have been targets of a spyware campaign conducted by an Israeli spyware company called Paragon Solutions,…
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