Regions – Page 3614 – Prologue Journal

Ex-Mossad chief: Saudi-Iran deal won’t block Israel normalization

Jerusalem Post Speaking at an INSS conference related to the issue, the most recent former Mossad chief gave the audience unusual insight into the issue. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-744431

Thailand says 1 million Chinese tourists visited from January to mid-May

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. About 274,000 Chinese visitors headed to the Southeast Asian country last year, compared with 11 million in pre-pandemic 2019. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3222113/thailand-says-1-million-chinese-tourists-visited-january-mid-may?utm_source=rss_feed

Iran-backed Houthi gunmen kidnapped 17 Baha’is in Yemen

Jerusalem Post Video footage from Baha’is showed the attack via Zoom call, as they held a peaceful gathering in Yemen’s capital. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-744426

Guarded by occupation forces, Israeli settlers storm al-Aqsa Mosque again

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Dozens of extremist Zionist settlers have once again broken into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/28/704255/Israeli-settlers-storm-al-Aqsa-Mosque-again

Modi Opens India’s New Parliament Building as Opposition Stays Away

New York Times The complex is a testament to the prime minister’s power to get things done, but the ceremony also put the nation’s political divisions on display. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/world/asia/india-parliament.html

Hurdles to Iraq’s big dreams for Middle East infrastructure projects – analysis

Jerusalem Post Iraq suffered from huge infrastructure problems in the last decades. It now hopes to fix this, but there are hurdles in the way. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-744413

Clergy slammed for visit to Hezbollah ‘museum’ in Lebanon – analysis

Jerusalem Post The decision for some clergy to go to the Hezbollah site appears to be in contrast to the official position of the Maronite patriarch, whose seat is in Bkerke in Lebanon. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-744412

European missions demand end to Israel’s West Bank demolitions

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A consortium of diplomatic missions across Europe calls on the Israeli regime to stop its demolition of structures built with humanitarian help in the occupied West Bank. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/28/704244/European-missions-urge-end-Israel-West-Bank-demolitions

Meet the New Mayor: How a Refugee Won Over a Conservative German Town

New York Times The election of Ryyan Alshebl, a young man who fled Syria, offers surprising lessons for a Germany wrestling with its multicultural identity after an influx of refugees in 2015. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/world/europe/germany-refugee-elected-mayor.html

Sudan War Strikes a Blow to the Country’s Emerging Art Scene

New York Times Dozens of Sudanese artists and curators have fled their studios and galleries in the capital, jeopardizing thousands of artworks and imperiling an art scene central to the 2019 revolution. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/world/africa/sudan-war-khartoum-artists.html