A deadly cholera outbreak is spreading “rapidly” across Lebanon, exacerbated by a prolonged economic crisis and crumbling infrastructure, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Monday. Lebanon’s first cholera outbreak in decades began earlier this …
Exclude Iran from World Cup, says Ukrainian football body
The Ukrainian football federation urged FIFA on Monday to remove Iran from the World Cup next month, alleging human rights violations and accusing Tehran of supplying the Russian military with weapons. The call was made three weeks before Iran is due t…
How Israel is applying the ‘Gaza model’ to the West Bank
The Israeli army has put the West Bank city of Nablus, and its villages and refugee camps, under siege for the past three weeks, with heavy restrictions on the movement of 430,000 Palestinians residing there. Israel has closed the main roads with roadb…
Syrian army burned corpses to hide victims’ identities: report
A rights group accused Syrian government forces Monday of burning bodies inside pits in an effort to make the corpses unidentifiable – the latest in a slew of accusations of crimes by Damascus. “This may reflect a broader practice of the Syrian governm…
DAWN call on ICC to investigate Israel ‘apartheid architect’
Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) has filed a complaint to the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling for an investigation into the “architect of Israeli apartheid” Eyal Toledano for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Arab h…
Michelle Bolsonaro wears Israel shirt during Brazil vote
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro’s wife, Michelle, showed her support for Israel as she cast her vote in presidential elections this weekend, which saw his left-wing rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva win. Beaming Michelle Bolsonaro posted a picture on her…
The Ukraine war and Russia’s arms sales to the Middle East
Although the global arms trade has been relatively steady in recent years, at least until the beginning of the Ukraine war, demand from the Middle East has continued to grow, reaching almost 33% of the global market. The US is the leading supplier, wit…
Iran seizes ‘foreign’ ship allegedly smuggling fuel
Iranian naval forces have seized a foreign-registered ship they said was smuggling fuel in the Gulf and arrested its crew, local media said Monday. “The navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has seized a foreign tanker carrying 11 million litre…
FIFA threatens Tunisia with removal from Qatar World Cup
FIFA have warned Tunisia their participation at the World Cup could be under threat if there is found to be government interference within the organisation. Having qualified for their sixth World Cup, the North African nation are in Group D along with …
Norway to resume aid to Brazil to protect Amazon rainforest
Norway said on Monday that it would resume sending Amazon protection subsidies to Brazil, which it had halted in 2019 under Jair Bolsonaro, following Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s election victory. “We had a good and very close collaboration with the gov…