As Tunisia gears up for its presidential election on October 6th, a crackdown on freedom of expression and political debate is intensifying, according to a report released Monday by Human Rights Watch. The report highlights a concerning trend of media suppression, with at least five journalists...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has declared that his country will not seek any foreign assistance in the wake of devastating floods that ravaged areas near the Chinese border. Instead, he has ordered the relocation of thousands of displaced residents to the capital for better care. Kim estimat...
The Biden administration has decided to lift the ban on the sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, according to a report by Reuters on August 9, 2024. This decision marks a reversal of a three-year-old policy aimed at pressuring the Kingdom to end its involvement in the Yemeni civil war. Th...
A senior Hamas leader, Samer al-Hajj, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on Friday, August 9, 2024, the Palestinian group confirmed. In a statement, Hamas mourned al-Hajj, calling him a "martyred commander" who "fell in a treacherous Zionist...
Following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week, Israel has vowed to hunt down and eliminate his successor, Yahya Sinwar, who was elected as the new head of Hamas' political bureau on Tuesday. Israeli Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi made the thr...
The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas has declared the appointment of Yahya Sinwar as the new head of its political bureau, succeeding Ismail Haniyeh who was assassinated in Tehran last week. Hamas officials have described Sinwar's selection as a "message with significant implications for...
The Hamas movement announced on Tuesday evening, August 6, 2024, that Yahya Sinwar, the movement's leader in the Gaza Strip, has been chosen as the new head of the Hamas Political Bureau, succeeding Ismail Haniyeh who was assassinated in Tehran on Wednesday. Haniyeh was killed in an airstrike ...
A Tunisian court on Monday, August 5th, sentenced four potential presidential candidates to eight months in prison, barring them from running for office for life on charges of "buying endorsements." Political analysts and lawyers have condemned the ruling, alleging it is an attempt...
The Hamas movement is still deliberating on a successor for Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran last Wednesday, according to a Hamas official on Monday, August 5th. Reuters reported that the official, who remained unnamed, said discussions about who will lead the movement after...
Khalil al-Hayya, deputy head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, announced on Sunday that the movement will finalize consultations to select a new leader within days, following the assassination of its political bureau chief, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran on Wednesday. Al-Hayya made the statement during a ...
On Sunday, August 4, 2024, the Palestinian news agency reported the deaths of 25 Palestinians in an Israeli airstrike targeting two schools in western Gaza City. According to the agency, Israel launched an airstrike on the "Al-Nasr" and "Hassan Salama" schools in the Al-Nasr...
British authorities are facing mounting pressure to quell the worst riots England has seen in 13 years, sparked by the deaths of young girls at a dance school and fueled by far-right activists. The unrest, stemming from misinformation surrounding a mass stabbing that killed the girls last week,...
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announced on Saturday, August 3, 2024, that its leadership has initiated a broad consultation process within its leadership and Shura institutions to select a new head of the movement's political bureau following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in th...
Iran's Revolutionary Guard has accused Israel of assassinating Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, claiming the attack was carried out using a short-range projectile launched from outside his residence. The Guard has vowed "severe" retaliation for Haniyeh's death, blaming both Israel an...
The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) has signed preliminary agreements worth up to $50 billion with six Chinese financial institutions, according to Bloomberg. This move is seen as the latest example of the deepening relationship between the two countries. The American news agency reported th...
Hundreds of mourners gathered at the Imam Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab Mosque in Doha, Qatar, to participate in the funeral prayer for Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas' political bureau, who was laid to rest in Qatar on Friday. Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran, in a strike attributed to ...
A report by the New York Times claims that Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas' political bureau, was killed by an "internal explosion caused by a bomb smuggled into his guesthouse months ago, not a missile." The newspaper states that the bomb was detonated remotely and that the gue...
The Israeli military has claimed to have killed Hamas military chief, Mohammed Deif, in a recent airstrike, despite denials from Hamas. The Israeli military spokesperson stated that Deif was killed in an airstrike on July 13th, 2023, targeting a refugee camp in the al-Mawasi area west of Khan Y...
Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan held a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Ali Bagheri Kani, on Thursday, August 1, 2024, to discuss bilateral relations and regional developments. The Saudi Foreign Ministry issued a statement confirming the call, stating that the two minis...
The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday, August 1, 2024, following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). Russia, holding the rotating presidency of the Security Council, announced tha...