Toggle nav SOURCE: ALJAZEERA Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has rejected claims made by Arab foreign ministers that the Lebanese group is arming rebels in Yemen. In a televised speech on Monday from Beirut, Nasrallah, whose Shia group is represented in the Lebanese parliament and has a strong military wing, called the claims made at the previous day’s Arab League meeting “ridiculous”. Referring … Continued
SOURCE: ABC NEWS BY: JOSH LEDERMAN AND MATTHEW LEE The Palestinians threatened on Saturday to suspend all communication with the United States if the Trump administration follows through with plans to close their diplomatic office in Washington. The potential rupture in relations threatens to undermine President Donald Trump’s bid for Mideast peace — a mission … Continued
SOURCE: AL ARABIYA BY: FAHAD SULEIMAN SHOQIRAN Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai made a historic visit to Riyadh following an invitation by King Salman. The visit came amid the dangerous circumstances Lebanon is going through. There have been dangerous developments that harm the essence of state institutions as Saad Hariri’s resignation has revealed political weakness … Continued
SOURCE: THE JERUSALEM POST RAMALLAH/WASHINGTON – Palestinian officials expressed surprise on Saturday at a US decision to close the Palestine Liberation Organization office in Washington unless the group enters peace negotiations with Israel, and said they would not surrender to blackmail. A US State Department official said that under legislation passed by Congress, Secretary of State Rex … Continued
SOURCE: AMNESTY USA The USA, UK and France must immediately cease supplying arms to the Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen, which is impeding humanitarian assistance of items indispensable to the survival of civilians, said Amnesty International today. According to the UN and humanitarian agencies food and medicine are being blocked and vital supplies will … Continued
SOURCE: THE TIMES OF ISRAEL BY: TOI STAFF The US ambassador to Israel said he is “pretty confident” the US embassy will be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem during US President Donald Trump’s current term in office. Trump has so far balked at moving the mission to Israel’s capital, despite initial anticipation among many … Continued
“Our goal is to facilitate, not dictate, a lasting peace agreement to improve the lives of Israelis and Palestinians and security across the region.” SOURCE: THE JERUSALEM POST BY: MICHAEL WILNER WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump’s point men on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have diligently listened to its key players for 10 months, studying the region’s storied … Continued
By: Kameron Dreher/Arab America Contributing Writer Too often people confuse what the definition of terrorism is and treat it as if it is something that comes from foreign lands, cultures, and people. Terrorism is not defined by race, gender, religion, sexual orientation or other categories meant to categorize people. It is defined as a means … Continued
SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES BY: PETER BAKER WASHINGTON — President Trump and his advisers have begun developing their own concrete blueprint to end the decades-old conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, a plan intended to go beyond previous frameworks offered by the American government in pursuit of what the president calls “the ultimate deal.” After 10 months of educating … Continued
SOURCE: ARAB AMERICAN INSTITUTE BY: JAMES J. ZOGBY With all due respect to the gubernatorial candidates who won their elections on November 7th, there can be no doubt that their road to victory was paved, in part, by voter’s rejection of Donald Trump and Trumpism. The president wasn’t on the ballot, but his presence was … Continued
Fear is the one thing preventing it—but could also precipitate it. SOURCE: THE ATLANTIC BY: ROBERT MALLEY BEIRUT—Lebanon has long been a mirror for the broader Middle East. The region’s more powerful actors use it, variously, as a venue for their proxy wars, an arena in which to play out the Arab-Israeli conflict, and a … Continued
SOURCE: AGENCE GLOBAL BY: RAMI G. KHOURI BOSTON — Watching the flurry of developments across the Middle East from the United States, as I have done this week, makes me more concerned for the well-being of the region and its people than I have been for many years. This is mainly because we are witnessing … Continued
225 Results (Page 13 of 19)
Notifications
Loading ...