(2024-05-23). Irish Lawmaker: Recognizing Palestine as a State Is Rooted in Our History of Colonization & Famine. democracynow.org 
Three European nations have announced plans to recognize the State of Palestine, joining 143 other countries around the world in formal recognition. Leaders in Ireland, Norway and Spain cited a desire to support a political solution to the ongoing conflict in Gaza as the driving force behind the announcements, while Israel responded by recalling its ambassadors from all three countries. Israel's Ambassador to Ireland Dana Erlich called the move a "prize for terrorism." Catherine Connolly, an independent member of the Irish parliament, rejects Erlich's characterization, instead calling reco…
(2024-05-23). War on Gaza: ICJ to rule on new measures in Israel genocide case. middleeasteye.net 
War on Gaza: ICJ to rule on new measures in Israel genocide case | South Africa said last week that the court's initial measures were 'not effective' and demanded a halt to Israel's offensive on Rafah | | Palestinian official Ammar Hijazi (left) with South Africa's Ambassador to the Netherlands Vusim…
(2024-05-23). Nikki Haley slams 'foolish' Biden over Israel arms pause, says will vote Trump in November. haaretz.com Endorsement from former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Trump's most prominent opponent of the 2024 primary season, is a blow for Biden's campaign…
(2024-05-23). Israel's war cabinet instructs negotiating team to renew talks for hostage deal. haaretz.com Report: Two Hezbollah members killed in Israeli drone strike in Lebanon ‚ñ Families of five IDF spotters allow release of footage showing their abduction by Hamas ‚ñ Israel recalls ambassadors to countries which recognized Palestinian state ‚ñ Three IDF soldiers killed in north Gaza combat…
(2024-05-23). Alleged obituary paper for Asma Assad causes shock, controversy. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA – Just two days after the announcement that Syria's First Lady Asma Assad is suffering from leukemia, an alleged obituary paper of Syrian President Bashar Assad's wife was posted online.The presidency announced on Tuesday that Asma Assad, 48, wife of Bashar Assad, has been diagnosed with leukemia, five years after she announced her "complete" recovery from breast cancer.In August 2019, Syria's First Lady announced full recovery from breast cancer, which she said was discovered early, and she then underwent surgery to complete her treatment for a malignant breast tumor.Alleged obituary paper for Asma Assa…
(2024-05-23). Colombia's Petro orders opening of embassy in West Bank's Ramallah. aljazeera.com Petro had recalled the Colombian ambassador from Tel Aviv, where the embassy was closed on May 3.
(2024-05-23). US ambassador to China says democracy 'under assault' by authoritarian countries. scmp.com Threat is present in the US and elsewhere, coming from those 'trying to change the world order', senior envoy Nicholas Burns tells Harvard graduates.
(2024-05-23). Ayatollah Khamenei Hails Lebanon's Role in Recent Events in Palestine. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Lebanon's involvement in the recent events in Palestine and Gaza had a profound impact, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday.
(2024-05-23). Syria/Dabbagh case : First trial in France of the crimes of the Syrian authorities. fidh.org
(2024-05-23). Israeli drone strike injures schoolchildren in south Lebanon. newarab.com 
Three schoolchildren were lightly wounded in an The students sustained minor injuries from shards of glass which hit them from the force of the impact. Photos of the incident sh…
(2024-05-23). The Land in Our Bones: Herbalism and healing from Syria to Sinai. newarab.com 
The Land in Our Bones by It is also filled with reflections on the wounds inflicted by colonisation, what it means to live in the diaspora, and finding meaning and belonging in the spaces "in-between." | Seamlessly flowing from the informative to the poetic and back again, it is richly interspersed with the stories and knowl…
(2024-05-23). IMF: financial reforms, Gaza war weigh on Lebanese economy. newarab.com 
Ernesto Ramirez Rigo, the head of the IMF mission visiting Lebanon, said in a statement that Lebanon's ongoing refugee crisis, fighting with
(2024-05-23). Hundreds of Turkish-made pistols seized in north Lebanon. newarab.com 
Hundreds of On Monday, authorities in the north Lebanese coastal city of Batroun discovered 304 guns hidden in a truck after the vehicle caught fire due to an electric short circuit. | The guns were discove…
(2024-05-23). Assad 'to visit Iran' to offer condolences on Raisi death. newarab.com 
"I was very eager to be with the people of Iran these days and meet the Leader of the Islamic Revolution and express my condolences personally, so I will travel to Iran at the first opportunity," As…
(2024-05-23). Hundreds of Turkish-made pistols seized in north Lebanon. newarab.com Hundreds of On Monday, authorities in the north Lebanese coastal city of Batroun discovered 304 guns hidden in a truck after the vehicle caught on fire due to an electric short circuit. | The guns were discover…
ALBAWABA – Grief surrounded many Arab celebrities following the sudden death of Lebanese hairdresser Tony Sawaya on Tuesday.Tony Sawaya is well-known for being a hairstylist for many Arab female stars including Emirati singer Ahlam Al-Shamsi, Syrian singer Asala, Najwa Karam, and Maya Diab.The Lebanese hairdresser has a beauty salon called "Tony Sawaya Salon" in Lebanon's capital Beirut. It is located in Beirut Verdun Dunes Center Ground Floor.Reason behind Tony Sawaya's sudden death revealed: Lebanese singer and composer Joe Raad revealed the cause of the death of Lebanese celebrity hairstylist Tony Saway…
Forging formal Israeli-Saudi relations as part of an emerging trilateral deal involving Washington would require a calming of "There's going to have to be some period of quiet, I think, in Gaza, and there's going to have to be a conversation about how do you deal with the question of the future of Palestinian governance," ambassador Jack Lew said. | "My view is, that strategic benefit is worth takin…
The Al-Assad was diagnosed with aggressive bone marrow and blood cancer after "presenting with several symptoms and following a comprehensive series of medical tests and examinations." | The diagnosis came after she was successfully treated for…
The militants "attacked a site where… regime forces were stationed," the Syrian Observatory for Human Right said, adding that a lieutenant colonel and two soldiers died. | The Syrian army had sent forces to the area, where IS attacks are common, ahead of an e…