Author: Gulf News Week
The US military said up to 7,000 people will be moved from a detention facility in Hasakah, Syria.The United States has begun transferring detainees linked to ISIL (ISIS) from northeastern Syria to Iraq, as Syria’s army continues to take control of more territory previously held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).The US military said in a statement on Wednesday that it transferred 150 detainees who were being held in a detention facility in Hasakah, Syria, to a secure location in Iraq.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Syria’s war-ravaged oil sector faces tough road to recovery, analysts saylist…
Aida camp’s football pitch faces demolition, despite reports of a delay, leaving the community uncertain.Bethlehem, occupied West Bank – A youth centre in the Palestinian Aida refugee camp has denied reports that Israel has halted plans to demolish a local football pitch, saying it has received no official notifications to that effect.Munther Amira, the head of the Aida Youth Centre, said on Wednesday that it had not been given any formal document confirming reports, published by some Israeli media outlets, that claimed Israel had responded to international pressure and suspended the demolition order.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3‘Barbaric…
A statement by the Martyrs Foundation noted that 2,427 of those killed in the demonstrations were civilians and security forces.Iranian state television has released the first official death toll from the recent antigovernment protests that engulfed the country, reporting that 3,117 people were killed during the crackdown.In a statement carried by Press TV on Wednesday, Iran’s Martyrs Foundation said that 2,427 of those killed in the demonstrations were civilians and security forces.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemslist 1 of 2US-Iran tensions: Trump has no path to an easy ‘win’ despite Tehran’s woeslist 2 of 2Iran’s Khamenei says US, Israel links…
Countries say board aims to support reconstruction in the Gaza Strip and advance a ‘just and lasting peace’.Eight countries across the Middle East and Asia have announced plans to join United States President Donald Trump’s so-called “board of peace” in the Gaza Strip, stressing the need to secure a “permanent ceasefire” in the bombarded Palestinian enclave.The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Qatar said they would be joining the Trump-led board in a joint statement on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Three journalists among 11 Palestinians killed in…
US actions have ended the post-World War II order, analysts say, but how much that ‘order’ applied to the Global South is unclear.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the quiet part out loud at the World Economic Forum: what many call the global rules-based order was either collapsing or had collapsed already.In the last few weeks, the United States, whose military and financial heft underpinned much of that order, has invaded Venezuela, has threatened to invade the European territory of Greenland, and has promised to levy tariffs on any of its Western allies that might oppose it.Recommended Stories list of…
Before a signing ceremony planned for Thursday, several nations have agreed to join the board. But many haven’t. We unpack why.The United States is expected to host a signing ceremony on Thursday for President Donald Trump’s “board of peace” (BoP) on the margins of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.Trump, who is to meet global leaders this week at the WEF, is pitching the board as the next phase of his administration’s 20-point peace plan and a mechanism to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza, which has been devastated by Israel’s genocidal war against Palestinians in the territory since…
The three journalists worked for a committee supervising Egyptian aid in Gaza and were documenting a newly set-up camp.At least 11 Palestinians, including two children and three journalists, have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since dawn, with six others injured, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health.Munir al-Bursh, director-general of the ministry, told media that the photojournalists killed when their vehicle was struck on Wednesday worked for the Egyptian Committee for Gaza Relief, which supervises Egypt’s relief work in Gaza.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israeli withdrawal from Gaza a top priority, Qatari PM sayslist 2 of…
SDF chief Mazloum Abdi urged US-led coalition to ‘bear responsibilities’ for securing facilities coming under gov’t control.Syrian government forces have entered the vast al-Hol camp, which houses thousands of people linked to ISIL (ISIS), after the withdrawal of Kurdish forces who had been controlling the facility for years.Armoured vehicles carrying troops moved into the camp, located in the desert region of Hasakeh province, on Wednesday – a day after the Syrian government announced a four-day ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Syrian forces makes gains against SDF: What it means for…
Head of UN agency for Palestinian refugees says demolition in occupied East Jerusalem is a ‘blatant breach of international law’.The bulldozing of the headquarters of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in occupied East Jerusalem has sparked condemnation from the world body and Palestinian leaders, who warn the move signals a “barbaric new era” of unchecked defiance of international law.Israeli forces, accompanied by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, stormed the compound in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood on Tuesday, demolishing structures and confiscating equipment. Ben-Gvir described the destruction as a “historic day”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1…
War of words between Trump and Iranian officials escalates as Washington moves aircraft carrier.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned the United States that Tehran will be “firing back with everything we have if we come under renewed attack”, a day after President Donald Trump reiterated threats against the Middle East country.Araghchi’s warning came in an opinion article published by The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Narrative war: Who killed thousands during Iran’s nationwide protests?list 2 of 3In Iran, the US-Israeli addiction to hybrid warfare is on full displaylist 3 of 3What is…