Category: Regions
Lebanon will ask Saudi Arabia to resume $3-billion grant to army, president says
Jerusalem Post Lebanon faces a huge reconstruction bill following a year of Israeli strikes on the country. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-844175
Read More‘Education in Gaza resumes despite lack of equipment’
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Nearly 16 months of Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip have left many schools in ruins, depriving countless children of their right to education. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/28/743675/-Education-in-Gaza-resumes-despite-lack-of-equipment-
Read MorePope Francis Suffers a Setback, Inhaling Vomit
New York Times The Vatican said Francis, 88, who has been hospitalized for pneumonia, was responding well to treatment, and that it was too soon to say how serious the incident was. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/world/europe/pope-francis-health-setback-bronchial-spasm.html
Read MoreJordanians rally en masse to censure Trump’s Gaza takeover plan
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Jordanian protesters have once again taken to the streets of the Arab country to denounce the vicious scheme by US President Donald Trump to ethnically cleanse Gaza. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/28/743665/Jordan-Palestine-Trump-Amman-al-Husseini-Mosque–
Read MoreTurkey-PKK Deal May Benefit Erdogan at Home and Abroad
New York Times The gambit could give the Turkish president a chance to extend his power, while also calming a conflict that threatens to undermine the new Syrian government. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/world/middleeast/turkey-pkk-peace-deal-ocalan-erdogan.html
Read MoreIsrael lobbies US to keep Russian bases in a ‘weak’ Syria, sources say
Jerusalem Post Israel has publicly declared its mistrust of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist faction that led the campaign that toppled Assad. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-844166
Read More‘Crushing calamity’: Israeli forces tighten West Bank restrictions, torch homes in Tulkarm
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli forces block roads and tighten restrictions on movement in the occupied West Bank, amid kidnapping campaigns against Palestinians. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/28/743662/Israel-tightens-restrictions-West-Bank-detains-Palestinians
Read MoreWhy China’s Xiaomi Can Make an Electric Car and Apple Can’t
New York Times Xiaomi, which produces smartphones and consumer electronics, delivered 135,000 E.V.s last year after tapping China’s robust manufacturing supply chain. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/business/china-xiaomi-apple-electric-cars.html
Read MoreLebanon seizes $2.5 million bound for Hezbollah, sources say
Jerusalem Post $2.5 million was concealed with a man arriving from Turkey. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-844157
Read MoreWhat’s Next for the Gaza Truce? Look at the Border With Egypt.
New York Times Israeli forces are supposed to begin withdrawing from the Philadelphi Corridor, a sensitive border zone between Gaza and Egypt, this weekend. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/world/middleeast/gaza-truce-philadelphi-corridor.html
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