Government And Politics
Sudan pro-democracy group denounces UN mediation efforts
Sudan’s leading pro-democracy group has lashed out at the United Nations, accusing it of failing to safeguard the country’s transition to democracy and being soft on the generals who led last year’s military coup
Turkey: 12 migrants freeze to death after Greece pushback
Turkey’s interior minister says the bodies of 12 migrants who froze to death were found near Turkey’s border with Greece
Turkish jets target Kurdish positions in Iraq, Syria
Turkey's defense ministry says Turkish warplanes have struck suspected Kurdish militant positions in Iraq and Syria in a new cross-border offensive
Israel demolishes east Jerusalem home of Palestinian gunman
Israeli police have demolished the east Jerusalem home of a Palestinian militant who killed an Israeli man and wounded four people in a November shooting in Jerusalem’s Old City
Saudi Arabia moves to redefine Islam-bearing green flag
Saudi Arabia is inching towards changes that govern its national anthem and green flag, which is emblazoned with a sword and inscribed with Islam’s creed
ExxonMobil: Pipeline, ship or both for exporting Cyprus gas
The chief of ExxonMobil’s Cyprus arm says natural gas will remain an important energy source through 2050 and quantities of the hydrocarbon found off the east Mediterranean island nation could reach markets through a pipeline or by liquefying it for transport by ship
US military fired missiles during Yemen Houthi attack on UAE
The U.S. military launched interceptor missiles during an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that targeted the United Arab Emirates during a visit by Israel’s president
Amnesty joins rights groups in accusing Israel of apartheid
Amnesty International says Israel has maintained “a system of oppression and domination” over the Palestinians going all the way back to its establishment in 1948, one that meets the international definition of apartheid
Israel punishes officers over Palestinian detainee's death
The Israeli military says it will reprimand a senior officer and remove two others from leadership roles over the death of a 78-year-old Palestinian
Israel's top Arab police officer resigns amid investigation
The highest-ranking Arab Muslim officer in Israel’s police force has resigned, a week after a video emerged showing him tripping over the body of a stabbing victim as he left the scene of a crime in 2020