Category: Middle East

By the end of November, three US aircraft carriers and two amphibious landing groups will be positioned near Iran.

Palestinian participation in upcoming Knesset vote continues to shrink with withdrawal of Sami Abu Shehadeh.

Israel’s top court told Palestinian politician Sami Abu Shehadeh to withdraw from the election or face disqualification.

Europe’s solar boom is cushioning households from the crippling costs of gas, as the war on Iran continues to highlight the dangers of fossil fuel reliance.

British police on Thursday arrested a British-Iranian dual national in connection with the security incident at the Fairford airbase Wednesday.

‘NAZA’, the award-winning documentary which examines “the systems behind the mass killing of Palestinian civilians”, is currently beating the recently re-released Marvel film ‘Avengers Endgame: Encore’ at the Italian box office. The documentary is set to be released globally this month. #Cinema

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, October 1: A FlyDubai flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia after the pilot was stabbed by his co-pilot in what the Israeli media are calling a terror attack.

Turkish football fans displayed pro-Palestinian tifos and banners.

The Danish Refugee Council alleges that Israel is employing “a policy of protracted displacement” in Gaza. It says the so-called “Yellow Line” is creeping west toward the coast, preventing many from returning home.

Tehran has rejected any involvement in Sunday’s incident at the US-used airbase, where police found petrol but no explosives and five suspects have been released on bail.

British PM Andy Burnham said there were “strong indications” Iran was involved in a security incident on Sunday near an airbase in England used by the US military, France 24 reports.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a pilot of a rerouted flydubai flight had tried to crash the plane and kill its passengers, according to France 24.

An Israel-bound flight from the United Arab Emirates diverted to Saudi Arabia after transmitting emergency signals on Wednesday, according to France 24. The Israeli government believes the incident may have been an attempted attack.

France 24 reports that Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is preparing for other “potential threats” after a pilot on an Israel-bound flight allegedly tried to kill the other pilot and crash the plane.

FlyDubai flight FZ1073 to Israel made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia as passengers describe harrowing scenes of a fight between the pilots, with one of them stabbed. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a pilot “attempted to crash the plane,” as Israeli security services investigate.