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Donald Trump falsely claimed that the Los Angeles Times not endorsing any presidential candidate reflected a poor view of Kamala Harris at the newspaper and a favorable view of him.Thursday, October 31, 2024 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
At least 46 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Gaza health officials said, adding that a hospital in the enclave’s north had been hit. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that...Friday, November 1, 2024 from Inter Press Service » Middle East & North Africa
The United Nations, established in 1945 at the end of World War II, has sadly virtually outlived its usefulness as it commemorated its 79th anniversary due to its failure to reform itself and adjust to the new world order following the...Friday, November 1, 2024 from NPR Topics: Middle East
There are rules and norms in place in conflicts meant to shield civilians from the worst harms of war. But human rights groups say lately they're being ignored or broken. Our correspondent has been covering two wars in which many of the...Thursday, October 31, 2024 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
Francesca Albanese, who was stopped from appearing at US Congress this week, said Israel defied UN resolutions Middle East crisis – live updates The UN should consider suspending Israel as a member state due to its continuing “genocide”...Friday, November 1, 2024 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
Most debates over illegal immigration — a big issue in the presidential race — have focused on recent arrivals. But millions of undocumented immigrants have been in the U.S. for decades, and many are hitting retirement age.Thursday, October 31, 2024 from Inter Press Service » Middle East & North Africa
On October 28, the Israeli parliament voted to ban activity from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Israel. Two bills were passed by the Knesset, Israel’s house of...Saturday, November 2, 2024 from BBC News - Middle East
The threat comes a week after Israel attacked Iran, raising fears that retaliation will escalate to war.Saturday, November 2, 2024 from BBC News - Middle East
It comes as 15 UN and humanitarian organisations described the situation in north Gaza as "apocalyptic".Friday, November 1, 2024 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
Key officials say entire population of northern Gaza ‘at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence’ The situation in the northern Gaza Strip is “apocalyptic” as Israel pursues a military offensive against Hamas militants...Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
Israel targets north-eastern Lebanon and Beirut, while bombardment of Gaza raises fears of worsening humanitarian conditions for civilians Israeli airstrikes on Friday killed at least 52 people and wounded scores more, the Lebanese...Friday, November 1, 2024 from Inter Press Service » Middle East & North Africa
The United Nations continues to be virtually paralyzed – and remains politically impotent amidst two raging conflicts—as Russia and Israel keep defying the world body. The killings of civilians and the destruction of cities, particularly...Middle East crisis live: Israel captures Lebanese sea captain and claims he is a Hezbollah operative
Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
Navy confirms it landed in Batroun, 30km north of Beirut, and took him to Israel to be ‘investigated’ Troops were also operating in central Gaza and Rafah in the territory’s far south, the Israeli military said, while witnesses told...Thursday, October 31, 2024 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
Law firm AS&H Clifford Chance failed to include alleged abuse of migrant workers in assessment for Fifa 2034 bid, say rights groups A report by the Saudi arm of a global law firm on Saudi Arabia’s 2034 Fifa World Cup bid has...Friday, November 1, 2024 from Middle East
A new law making it simpler for transgender, intersex and non-binary people to change gender markers and names on official documents will came into force in Germany on Friday.Friday, November 1, 2024 from Middle East
A year of war in Gaza has undermined international law and threatens to make the strip uninhabitable, according to the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese. She tells RFI why she...Thursday, October 31, 2024 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
If Kamala Harris wins, the former president faces sentencing in New York, more trials and likely incarceration. But he can make most of it go away with a victory.Friday, November 1, 2024 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
Her big advantage among the key voting bloc resembles Biden's 2020 share, according to a new national poll of 1,500 Latino voters. It signals a rebound in Latino support for Democrats in recent months.Wednesday, October 30, 2024 from NYT > Middle East
At least 1,085 buildings have been destroyed or badly damaged since Israel’s invasion targeting the Hezbollah militia, including many in controlled demolitions, a New York Times analysis shows.Wednesday, October 30, 2024 from NYT > Middle East
Airstrikes on Monday targeted people who the military said were senior leaders of the group, which has sharply stepped up its attacks in Iraq and Syria.Friday, November 1, 2024 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
Supreme Court refuses Republican effort to reject mail ballots with minor errorsThursday, October 31, 2024 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, Palestine and Haiti rated at level of highest concern in latest six-monthly analysis Acute food insecurity is expected to worsen in war-stricken Sudan and nearly two dozen other countries and territories in the...Saturday, November 2, 2024 from NYT > Middle East
Even with peace talks underway, the region is far from stable.Friday, November 1, 2024 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
As a nurse I helped to build a small clinic in a Tunisian refugee camp where we treat machete wounds and disease day and night. But we cannot treat malnutrition without food I am 26 and from Sierra Leone, where I used to work in...Thursday, October 31, 2024 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
Thousands of people have fled from Baalbeck, the main city in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley, and surrounding areas after Israeli evacuation warnings and aerial bombardment on Wednesday. Every year, the town hosts the Baalbeck...Thursday, October 31, 2024 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
Despite opposition from the United States and a warning from the UN Security Council, the Israeli parliament voted on Monday to ban the UN's Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) from operating on Israeli territory. This vote has...Wednesday, October 30, 2024 from Middle East
At least 62 people have died in Spain’s eastern Valencia region after flash floods swept through villages, carrying away cars, flooding streets and disrupting rail lines and highways in what officials are calling one of Spain’s worst...Thursday, October 31, 2024 from BBC News - Middle East
Tens of thousands flee as the Israeli military says it struck fuel depots belonging to Hezbollah.Friday, November 1, 2024 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
Reports of such a request emerge as Israeli jets continues to bombard Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh Middle East crisis – live updates The US asked Lebanon to declare a unilateral ceasefire to revive stalled talks to end hostilities...Wednesday, October 30, 2024 from BBC News - Middle East
Tuesday's Israeli strike left 93 Palestinians dead or missing, local health officials said. The US described it as "horrifying".Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
A Lebanese military source said Saturday that unidentified naval commandos abducted a mariner in the coastal city of Batroun, more than a month into Israel's war with Hezbollah. In a overnight raid on northern Lebanon, Israeli forces...Friday, November 1, 2024 from BBC News - Middle East
Julia, aged three, looks on from a crowd of fearful and exhausted men. This is her story.Thursday, October 31, 2024 from Middle East
More than 1,200 people were killed from July to September in Haiti – an increase of 27 percent from the previous quarter in the Caribbean country, which has been ravaged by gang violence.Wednesday, October 30, 2024 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger gave Vice President Kamala Harris her latest Republican endorsement Wednesday.Thursday, October 31, 2024 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
Few drugs are available to treat heavy metals that enter the body, either from lead poisoning or nuclear fallout. A UC Berkeley startup hopes to change that.Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
Some 10,000 North Korean troops are in Russia near the Ukraine battleground. How significant is this deployment?Saturday, November 2, 2024 from NYT > Middle East
It appeared to be the deepest Israeli operation by sea and ground inside Lebanon during the current war.Wednesday, October 30, 2024 from NPR Topics: Middle East
Lebanon's only hospital with a unit specializing in burn treatment is seeing a surge in burn cases from Israeli airstrikes.Friday, November 1, 2024 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
An upset in the Lone Star state could preserve Democratic control of the U.S. Senate. Ex-NFL linebacker Colin Allred is running against the pugilistic incumbent.Friday, November 1, 2024 from NPR Topics: Middle East
Many Muslim and Arab American voters are leaning toward third-party candidates or not voting, feeling neither main candidate values their families' lives. Others are choosing between Harris and Trump.Thursday, October 31, 2024 from NYT > Middle East
William Burns, the C.I.A. director, made a last-ditch attempt to move Gaza talks along before U.S. elections next week.Wednesday, October 30, 2024 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
The Supreme Court's conservatives side with Virginia Republicans over last-minute purges of alleged noncitizens from voter rolls.Friday, November 1, 2024 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
How does the electoral college work? Everything you need to know, explained.Thursday, October 31, 2024 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
IDF airstrikes kill 45 people while seven die, including four Thai agricultural workers, in rocket attack on northern Israel Senior US officials have held talks in Israel aimed at brokering a ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon, on a day...Thursday, October 31, 2024 from BBC News - Middle East
Diplomats return to the region, as Lebanon's PM expresses cautious optimism over a truce.Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
Sources say key people at Clifford Chance were not consulted, as it emerges another company refused job due to reputational concerns When the Saudi crown prince locked nearly 400 of his country’s most powerful people in a luxury hotel in...Saturday, November 2, 2024 from NYT > Middle East
His comments came as the Pentagon said it would send additional fighter jets and destroyers to the Middle East.Wednesday, October 30, 2024 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
President Biden appeared to call supporters of former President Trump 'garbage.' He then said he only meant the racism on display at Trump's New York rally was garbage.Wednesday, October 30, 2024 from Middle East
The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia has launched an investigation into alleged vote rigging in last weekend’s parliamentary election, which officials said was won by the ruling party and the opposition denounced as illegitimate.Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
Commandos land in northern Lebanon in highly unusual operation to capture supposed militant group member Middle East crisis – live updates The Israeli military abducted who it said was a senior Hezbollah official in an unprecedented...