Jordan and Lebanon no longer safe havens for refugees fleeing Syria
September 8th, 20230 On September 7, Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi announced that the Hashemite kingdom could no longer accept Syrian refugees. He stressed that the future of displaced Syrians lies within their own country. During a joint press conference in Amman with Irish Foreign Minister Micheál Martin, Safadi said, “Jordan will not be...
Israeli intelligence ministry planning moves that will create chaos throughout Iran
September 7th, 20230 Israeli Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel met with Iranian diaspora anti-government “activists and journalists” in London on Wednesday as part of an ongoing Israeli campaign to reignite protests and civil unrest throughout the Islamic Republic before the first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death. Amini died after being detained by...
The U.S. violates 2021 pact with Iraq by storing offensive weapons at Ain al-Asad base
September 6th, 20230 In breach of 2021 agreements between the United States and Iraq that saw the U.S. military officially transition to an “advisory role” instead of one of combat, American forces are storing offensive military weapons at Ain al-Asad base. A senior Iraqi military official wanting to remain unnamed told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that he...
9-year-old Palestinian boy who survived Israeli bombing hosted in Dearborn Heights while receiving prosthetic leg
September 2nd, 20230 At only 9-years-old, Saleh Humaid has been through more than many of us could imagine. The young boy managed to survive a horrific Israeli bombing in Gaza, Palestine, where he lost part of his right leg. Saleh was able to receive a prosthetic leg thanks to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF), but he had to travel all the way to...
Arab American activists urge DHS to declare temporary protected status for Lebanese nationals in the U.S.
September 2nd, 20231 Arab American community activists are urging the Department of Homeland Security to declare Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Lebanese nationals in the U.S.. It would grant temporary immigration status for people to live and work in the U.S. due to challenges in their home country. Adam Beddawi, policy manager for the National...
Palestinian American journalist says she was discriminated against by employees of Israel’s airline, stripped half naked
September 2nd, 20230 A Palestinian American journalist who was barred from boarding her flight from Newark to Tel Aviv in July says that she was humiliated and discriminated against by employees of Israel's flagship carrier. Now, the U.S. Department of Transportation has opened an investigation into the incident, it confirmed to Insider by email. The...
Yemen threatens a harsh response for any mistake by British or U.S. forces
August 31st, 20230 The head of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council warned British and U.S. military forces that they would be given a destructive response if the slightest mistake is made against the Arab country by attempts to plunder natural assets and energy reserves, similar to what is happening in Syria. While addressing a group in Amran, Yemen...
U.S. officials plead with Yemeni leaders to start negotiations with the current Saudi-appointed government
August 29th, 20230 Washington is urging Yemen’s National Salvation Government, the NCG, to start negotiations with the Saudi-appointed parallel government currently controlling Yemen’s southern regions to “resolve” the 9-year war. “We urge Ansarallah to seize this unprecedented opportunity and sit with the government to draw a prosperous...
U.S. General Mark Milley: U.S. military forces in Syria depends on ISIS threat
August 29th, 20230 The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, told Jordanian TV on August 24 that U.S. military forces would remain stationed in northeast Syria to “fight ISIS” for the foreseeable future. “The ideology is not dead yet, and there are some ISIS terrorists that are still roaming the deserts of Syria and...
Iran backs the Syrian government’s demands for withdrawal of foreign forces
August 25th, 20230 Amir Saeid Iravani, the Iranian permanent representative to the United Nations, says Iran supports the demands of the Syrian government for a complete withdrawal of “all illegal foreign military forces from Syria.” During a U.N. Security Council meeting on Wednesday addressing the situation in the war-torn country, Iravani argued...
Syria’s U.N. representative claims U.S. is providing Syrian armed groups with chemical weapons
August 18th, 20231 Syria’s representative to the United Nations said that the U.S. has provided armed groups in western Syria with chemical weapons, training the groups to use the weapons to launch a possible false flag attack during a U.N. Security Council session on Wednesday, August 9. “U.S. occupation forces provided terrorists in Al-Tanf with...
U.S. forces making moves at the Iraqi-Syrian border
August 18th, 20231 According to local reports, U.S. military forces stationed at an airbase in the Anbar province in western Iraq plan to seal off the border running hundreds of kilometers between Iraq and Syria. The pro-Syrian government al-Watan daily newspaper cited an unnamed Syrian security source, reporting that U.S. troops are planning to close...
Forensic audit into Lebanon’s central bank reveals misconduct and “illegitimate” commissions
August 18th, 20230 BEIRUT — A forensic audit into Lebanon’s central bank by a New York-based company has revealed years long misconduct by the bank’s former governor and $111 million in “illegitimate commissions,” according to a report by the company. It’s the latest chapter in the saga of Lebanon’s embattled former central bank governor...
Israel-Hezbollah tensions elevate risks of conflict
August 18th, 20230 An escalating war of words between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon echoes heightened tension at the border, with each vowing to return the other to the "stone age" and preparing for a possible conflict even as they deny seeking one. Israel and Hezbollah have avoided war across the Lebanese-Israeli frontier since their last major clash...
Saudi Arabia, Iran relations “on the right track,” Iranian minister says after Riyadh visits
August 18th, 20230 Saudi Arabia and Iran are making progress on mending ties, Iran's foreign minister said after meeting with his counterpart in Riyadh on Thursday, as two regional heavyweights seek to overcome past hostility and boost cooperation. "Relations between Tehran and Saudi are on the right track and we are witnessing progress," Hossein......
Two killed in clash between a Hezbollah truck driver and armed Christian villagers
August 12th, 20230 The clashes on Wednesday between Hezbollah members and armed Christian villagers in the town of Kahaleh, which is a Lebanese Forces stronghold, stole the limelight and overshadowed all other events in Lebanon. The clashes that claimed two casualties — a member of Hezbollah and a Christian villager — came after a series of security...
Iran’s navy unveils new vessels equipped with 375-miles-range missiles, Tasnim reports
August 7th, 20230 Iran's Revolutionary Guards' navy has unveiled new vessels equipped with 600-km (375 miles) range missiles at a time of rising tensions with the U.S. in the Gulf, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday. The announcement was made during a military exercise off the coast of Abu Musa island, one of three Gulf islands......
Hamas looks to Hezbollah for help restoring peace in the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp
August 4th, 20230 The Hamas resistance movement has asked the secretary general of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, to make the best effort he could to end the deadly clashes between factions in the Palestinian Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon. The head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, requested that Nasrallah get...
Palestinian clashes continue for a third day at the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in Saida, Lebanon
July 31st, 20230 According to local media, heavy fighting between armed Palestinian groups at a refugee camp in Lebanon continued for a third consecutive day on Monday morning. At least nine people have been killed since the clashes began on Saturday. More than 40 people have been wounded. Tensions sparked at the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in Saida...
U.S. Congress tries to wish away Israeli racism and apartheid
July 22nd, 20230 On July 18, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution by the kind of lopsided vote (412 for, 9 against, 1 present) normally reserved for proclamations lauding members' hometown Little League programs. Unlike most legislation, Concurrent Resolution 57 is short enough to fit comfortably into newspaper op-ed length: "Resolved...
Israel signs memorandum of understanding with the U.S. to join Visa Waiver Program
July 22nd, 20230 On Wednesday, the U.S. and Israel signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), setting the conditions for Israel’s entry into the U.S. Visa Waiver Program. An Israeli statement late on Wednesday quoted its national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi as saying U.S. Ambassador Thomas Nides and Israeli Ambassador Michael Herzog signed what......
Congress passes resolution supporting Israel after Democrats described it a racist and apartheid state
July 21st, 20230 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a Republican-led resolution reaffirming its support for Israel with strong bipartisan approval — an implicit rebuke of a leading Democrat who, over the weekend, called the country a “racist state”, but later apologized. The resolution, introduced by Rep....
Iraq expels Swedish ambassador over desecration of the Qur’an
July 21st, 20230 BAGHDAD - According to an Iraqi government spokesman, Iraq has expelled the Swedish ambassador and is withdrawing its envoy from Stockholm for permitting the desecration of the Holy Qur’an. Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani’s office released a statement Thursday saying the prime minister “instructed the Swedish ambassador......
Iraqi PM Mohammed Shia al-Sudani visits Damascus, discusses border security with Assad
July 21st, 20230 DAMASCUS — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani traveled to Damascus on Sunday to meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The trip marks the first time an Iraqi premier has visited Syria since 2011. The discussion covered various topics, including mitigating the drought’s impact on both countries, enhancing...
Jenin is just the start: Did Palestinians finally bury the ghosts of the past?
July 13th, 20230 The deadly Israeli invasion of Jenin on July 3 was not a surprise. Also, unsurprising is the fact that the killing of 12 Palestinians, wounding of 120 more and the destruction of nearly 80 percent of the Jenin Refugee Camp’s homes and infrastructure will not make an iota of a difference. Even Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin......
