Essay: Shadow war no more – hostilities between Israel and Iran have strayed into direct warfare. Is there any going back?
In an article first published on The Conversation, JAVED ALI, an expert on national security and the Middle East, looks at the background to the escalating conflict in the Middle East…
Snapshot: Muscat, Oman
See LAURA TOMMASINA’s image… Via Unsplash Muscat, Oman
Missile attacks across Middle East raise Gaza escalation risks
Washington DC, US/Baghdad, Iraq Reuters Missile attacks in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen on Saturday threw into sharp focus the increasing risk of the war in Gaza triggering a wider regional conflict pitting Iran and its allies against Israel and the United States. Iran said five of its Revolutionary Guards were killed in a missile […]
Essay: Siding with peace in the Middle East
BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation in the US, says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that the future for Palestinians and Israelis is being erased each passing day…
Lebanese boats warned off fishing areas amid border clashes
Tyre, Lebanon Reuters Fishermen in the Lebanese city of Tyre are among those counting the costs of war in the Middle East. As Israel and Hezbollah clash, it is too dangerous to sail into nearby fishing grounds. “Already our fish were scarce. Now we have the war,” said fisherman Imad Azuzu. “If we venture a […]
US military steps up Middle East surveillance as threats to troops grow
Washington DC, USReuters The US military is taking new steps to protect its troops in the Middle East as concerns mount about attacks by Iran-backed groups, and it is leaving open the possibility of evacuations of military families if needed, officials tell Reuters. The measures include increasing US military patrols, restricting access to base facilities […]
Tens of thousands rally in Middle East, West to support Israel, Palestinians
Reuters Tens of thousands of protesters rallied across the Middle East and in parts of Asia, Europe and the United States on Friday in support of Palestinians and condemnation of Israel as it intensified its strikes on Gaza in retaliation for Hamas assaults. Jewish communities in the US, France and elsewhere also held rallies in […]
Essay: Ordination in Jerusalem belies slow progress for Christian women in the Middle East
In an article first published on Religion News Service, DAOUD KUTTAB says the recently ordained Lutheran pastor Sally Azar is only the fifth female pastor in the Middle East…
Fears of migrant deaths rise after bodies found in eastern Poland
Warsaw, Poland Reuters Polish officials searched wetlands on the border with Belarus on Friday after three bodies were found in an area where thousands of migrants from the Middle East and Africa have been trying to enter the European Union. The death of a Yemeni doctor near the border, where winter temperatures often fall below […]
No water: Middle East’s Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail
AMINA ISMAIL and MAHA EL DAHAN, of Reuters, report on the climate crisis facing Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries that could fuel more turmoil in the region as communities fight over dwindling water resources…