Category: Middle East
Sepideh Gholian, Iran is an “open-air prison”
- By Omar Haddad
- . July 2, 2021
“Iran is an open-air prison. It no longer makes a difference whether a person is in prison or not. The mere fact of living in
Israeli reservations on the Italian-Spanish peace proposal with Palestine
- By Omar Haddad
- . July 1, 2021
Peace in the Middle East was the focus of a videoconference meeting between the Italian Deputy Foreign Minister, Marina Sereni, the Spanish Secretary of State
Israel, Netanyahu plots comeback
- By Omar Haddad
- . June 30, 2021
Benjamin Netanyahu has not retired from politics. Far from it. The longest-serving prime minister in Israeli history is contemplating revenge. It is two weeks since
NATO aims to increase fight against terrorism in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Sahel
- By Omar Haddad
- . June 29, 2021
NATO secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, said that Daesh is on the ground but not yet out of action. The former Norwegian prime minister represented the North
Polygamists against polyandry: a woman cannot have more husbands in South Africa
- By Omar Haddad
- . June 28, 2021
South Africa admits polygamy, under certain conditions. So why not legalize polyandry, that is, the possibility for women to have more husbands? Because it would
For the seventh consecutive year, Turkish authorities ban the gay pride
- By Omar Haddad
- . June 25, 2021
For the seventh consecutive year, Turkish authorities have banned the LGBTI+ Pride March, scheduled for tomorrow in the Maltepe neighborhood on the Asian outskirts of
North Syria, the UN denounces abuses by armed groups affiliated with Turkey
- By Omar Haddad
- . June 24, 2021
The human rights situation in the areas of northern Syria, under the control of Turkish forces and their affiliated armed groups, is severely compromised by
Erdogan bans the music in Turkey, the beginning of his end
- By Omar Haddad
- . June 23, 2021
Off the curfew, but in silence. In Turkey that is racing towards the return to normalcy, lifting all the main anti-Covid restrictions from July 1st,
How Italy contributes to destabilizing the Middle East by selling submarines to Qatar
- By Omar Haddad
- . June 21, 2021
Italy sold two minisub marines to the Qatari Navy for sea surveillance and attack activities in the Persian Gulf. It is the last deal between
New raids in Syria, a hospital in Afrin bombed: at least 18 dead
- By Omar Haddad
- . June 18, 2021
On Saturday, the al Shifaa hospital, in the city of Afrin, in northern Syria, was bombed with heavy artillery as part of a military attack