Middle East

By Haim Yacobi and Irit Katz | – One olive in my garden is better than anything material in the whole world. These sad words were uttered by Mahmoud Salhiya after his home in Sheikh Jarrah was recently demolished by Israeli forces. Sheikh Jarrah is a Palestinian neighbourhood of 3,000 inhabitants at the eastern part […]

Russia

Turkey’s High Wire Act between Russia and Ukraine

Elif Selin Calik

By Elif Selin Calik | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Turkey’s military-industrial partners are on the verge of war. The war scenario between Russia and Ukraine is testing Turkey’s balancing policy, especially in the defence industry. Both countries are important partners for Turkey in terms of sales and purchasing of defence equipment. This […]

journalism

Turkish journalist Sedef Kabaş arrested for ‘insulting’ President Erdoğan

Committee to Protect Journalists

Committee to Protect Journalists – (Istanbul)– Turkish authorities should immediately release journalist Sedef Kabaş, drop the charge of “insulting the president,” and cancel the fine and ban imposed on TELE1 TV, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. On January 22, 2022, an Istanbul court charged Turkish freelance journalist Sedef Kabaş with insulting President Recep […]

Israel/ Palestine

What former PM Netanyahu’s Corruption Trial says about the State of Israeli Democracy

Ramzy Baroud

( Middle East Monitor ) – Former Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his prosecutors are reportedly finalising the details of a plea deal that would practically water down, shelve, or drop altogether all three major corruption cases that have led to his high-profile trial in May 2020. If such news actualises, Israel would officially […]

Israel/ Palestine

Equal Opportunity Terrorism: Israeli Squatter Settlers attack Rabbis for Human Rights alongside Palestinians

Middle East Monitor

By Ashraf Al-Ajrami | – ( Middle East Monitor) – Illegal settlers from the Givat Ronen settlement carried out a terrorist attack against Palestinian citizens and activists from Israel’s Rabbis for Human Rights. This resulted in ten of the Israeli activists being injured, one of their cars being set on fire and another one being […]

Banking

Uproar In Turkey over Gov’t Prioritizing a Name change for the Country over Sinking Economy #helloTürkiye

Arzu Geybullayeva

( Globalvoices.org ) – Turkey’s Communications Directorate launched a new campaign #helloTürkiye on January 14, in an attempt to “raise global awareness about using the country’s original name.” In a statement issued by the Presidency’s Director of Communications, Fahrettin Altun said, “We believe that it is significant to use the phrase ‘Türkiye’ in the international […]

Elections

Why Elections will not solve Libya’s deep-rooted Problems

The Conversation

By Natasha Lindstaedt | – Libya is poised to hold presidential and parliamentary elections this year but there are still many unresolved issues. Ongoing political turmoil has caused the elections to be postponed several times, with no exact date set. All of this chaos was to be predicted if you look at what Libya inherited […]

Israel/ Palestine

When Israel Kills an American, Washington calls for “Investigation;” Hundreds of Palestinians? Not so Much

Asa Winstanley

( Middle East Monitor ) – Last week, 80-year-old Palestinian-American Omar Asad was kidnapped, tied up, and apparently tortured by Israeli army thugs in the West Bank. He was found dead soon after. It’s the kind of brutality habitually imposed upon Palestinians by the illegitimate Zionist regime to maintain a “pure” Jewish state in historical […]

Featured

In War Crime, Saudi, UAE Airstrikes on Yemen kill over 100 in Migrant Detention Center, in War that has left 377,000 Dead

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Saudis and the United Arab Emirates launched an air campaign of 45 air strikes on Yemen on Friday. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, one of the strikes hit a migrant detention facility in Sa’adeh in north Yemen, killing over 100 detainees there. In addition, there […]