Regions – Page 220 – Prologue Journal

Netanyahu Faces a Political Crisis Over the Gaza Cease-Fire Deal

New York Times With his far-right coalition partners refusing to end the war, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may soon have to choose between them or the agreement. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/world/middleeast/netanyahu-israel-cease-fire.html

Sudan’s Military Has Used Chemical Weapons Twice, U.S. Officials Say

New York Times The determination comes as the United States prepares to announce sanctions against the Sudanese military chief, saying there is strong evidence of atrocities in the country. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/world/africa/sudan-chemical-weapons-sanctions.html

Iraq wants Iran-backed factions to lay down weapons, foreign minister says

Jerusalem Post The push comes with a backdrop of seismic shifts in the Middle East that have seen Iran’s armed allies in Gaza and Lebanon heavily degraded and Syria’s government overthrown by rebels. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-837882

Extinct Human Species Lived in a Brutal Desert, Study Finds

New York Times A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/science/extinct-human-species-lived-in-a-brutal-desert-study-finds.html

Extinct Human Species Lived in a Brutal Desert, Study Finds

New York Times A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/science/homo-erectus-desert.html

Maritime sources expect Houthis to halt Red Sea attacks after Gaza deal

Jerusalem Post The experts pointed to an email, seen by Reuters, from the group postponing a planned security briefing that had been due to take place in the coming days as a possible signal. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-837875

UN rights chief urges Syria’s new government to pursue national reconciliation

Jerusalem Post He stressed that Syria must prioritize a process of transitional justice, warning against retaliation. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-837868

How will the return of Donald Trump affect Israel and the Middle East?

Jerusalem Post View the free digital report from the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan University to learn how President Trump’s return may shape the global landscape. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-837857

‘Israel is a regional superpower,’ says Syrian former US official to ‘Post’- interview

Jerusalem Post ‘Israel is a regional superpower, and it should act accordingly,’ says Hazem Alghabra, Syrian-born former senior advisor to the US State Department, who visited Israel for the first time this week. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-837855

Saif Ali Khan, Famed Bollywood Actor, Is Stabbed at Home in Mumbai

New York Times The police said Mr. Khan was recovering in the hospital after an intruder attacked him at his house in an upscale neighborhood. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/world/asia/saif-ali-khan-stabbed-mumbai.html