Libyan foreign minister flees country amid outcry over meeting with Israeli counterpart

Patrick Wintour The Guardian  /  August 30, 2023 Najla al-Mangoush had already been suspended after news of secret meeting with Eli Cohen was released. Libya’s foreign minister...

UN vote on Lebanon peacekeeping force delayed as France, US, UAE argue

Middle East Monitor  /  August 30, 2023 A planned United Nations vote on Wednesday to renew approval for a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has been...

‘Jews experience apartheid’ in the West Bank: Ben-Gvir says

Middle East Monitor  /  August 30, 2023 Jews suffer apartheid in Hebron/Al-Khalil, Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir claimed on Monday during an Instagram...

A ‘terrorist onslaught’ ? – this is why Netanyahu, Gallant blame Iran for West...

Ramzy Baroud Middle East Monitor  /  August 30, 2023 Despite their complicated and often uneasy relationship, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his Defence Minister, Yoav...

Iran bans weightlifter for life after he shakes Israeli’s hand on podium

Maziar Motami Al-Jazeera  /  August 30, 2023 Committee representing veteran weightlifters also dissolved after the two athletes take a photo at weightlifting championships in Poland. Tehran, Iran...

West Bank: One killed as Palestinian forces clash with resistance fighters

Fayha Shalash Middle East Eye  /  August 30, 2023 Tensions between the PA and local armed men soar following an attempt to remove barricades used to...

[Ain al-Hilweh] UN calls for $15.5 million for aftermath of clashes in Lebanon’s largest...

AP  /  August 30, 2023 BEIRUT – The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees appealed Wednesday for $15.5 million to respond to the fallout of clashes...

‘Gross violation’: Israel’s occupation of West Bank illegal, new UN report finds

MEE Staff Middle East Eye  /  August 30, 2023 Palestinians say findings build on ‘powerful legal case’ against Israel they are putting before the International Court...

[sinking ship] Court says Netanyahu’s son must pay damages to woman he implied had...

Julia Frankel AP  /  August 30, 2023 JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son must compensate a woman who sued him after he implied she...

Peace with Israel means war with Iran

Bilal Y. Saab  Foreign Policy  /  August 30, 2023 There’s a dangerous flip side to Saudi Arabia’s potential new diplomatic deal. Policymakers in Washington and the Middle...