Category: Regions
Celebrating Assad regime’s fall, Jews remaining in Syria calls on Syrian Jewish émigrés to visit
Jerusalem Post Syria’s Jewish population dwindles to nine, reflecting centuries of history and resilience amid upheaval. Residents recall a once-thriving community, cultural ties, and the destruction of synagogues. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-836190
Read MoreOn the Run, a Hit Man Gives One Last Confession
New York Times Edgar Matobato says he killed again and again for former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines. Now he’s trying to stay alive to testify. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/world/asia/philippines-hit-man-confession.html
Read MoreIsrael’s Military Pounds Gaza as Pressure Mounts for Cease-fire
New York Times Gaza’s health ministry said that 88 people had been killed over the past day. Israeli and Hamas officials have been holding indirect cease-fire talks via mediators in Qatar. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/world/middleeast/israel-strikes-gaza-cease-fire-talks.html
Read MoreIsrael blocks food to Gaza’s Indonesian Hospital to force doctors out
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli regime forces block food to northern Gaza’s Indonesian hospital to force the doctors to leave the facility. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/05/740364/Israelis-Block-Food-Supply-To-Northern-Gaza-Indonesian-Hospital-To-Force-Doctors-Out
Read MoreWater theft persists as Israel grabs 40 percent of Syria’s vital water resources
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. With the occupation of Al-Mantara Dam, the most vital water resource in southern Syria, nearly 40 percent of Syrian water resources are now under the illegal control of Israel. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/04/740307/water-grab-campaign-israeli-occupation-of-essential-syrian-resources
Read MoreCostas Simitis, 2-Time Prime Minister of Greece, Dies at 88
New York Times Mr. Simitis imposed financial measures to prepare for Greece’s entry into the eurozone and laid the groundwork for the Olympic Games’ return to Athens. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/obituaries/costas-simitis-dead.html
Read MoreCostas Simitis, 2-Time Prime Minister of Greece, Dies at 88
New York Times Mr. Simitis imposed financial measures to prepare for Greece’s entry into the eurozone and laid the groundwork for the Olympic Games’ return to Athens. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/world/europe/costas-simitis-dead.html
Read MoreIsraeli settler incursion into al-Aqsa Mosque allowed by Tel Aviv: Palestinian officials
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf says al-Aqsa Mosque was stormed over 250 times in 2024. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/05/740361/Israel-allows-incursions-al-Aqsa-Mosque-Muslim-holy-sites
Read MoreWe want Americans to know their money funds genocide of Palestinians: Activist
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A member of the Elbit Out of South Carolina campaign says their efforts have been successful in raising awareness about how American taxpayers money is used to kill Palestinians. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/05/740347/we-want-americans-know-money-funds-destruction-palestinian-communities-activist
Read MoreChina-Pakistan ties will continue to hold fast against all weather
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Through fatal attacks on China interests in Pakistan and Islamabad’s debt crisis, both countries clung fast to their strategic partnership. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3293072/china-pakistan-ties-will-continue-hold-fast-against-all-weather?utm_source=rss_feed
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