Middle East and North Africa
- www.africanews.com How Algeria's rail expansion is shaping its future | Africanews
In this episode of Algeria Tomorrow, we discover how Algeria's expanding rail network is transforming regional connectivity and economic growth.
- www.nytimes.com The Mideast War Threatens Harris in Michigan as Arab Voters Reject Her
A year after the Oct. 7 attacks, Kamala Harris faces deepening Democratic fractures in a crucial state. Interviews suggest that her support from Muslim and Arab Americans is drying up.
- mondoweiss.net Why a false understanding of the ‘Six Day War’ still matters
A review of The Six Day War and Israeli Self-Defense: Questioning the Legal Basis for Preventive War, by John Quigley. Cambridge University Press (2013) 284 pages; $14.89 Kindle ed.
- www.presstv.ir Iraq to release timetable for expulsion of US occupation forces
A senior Iraqi lawmaker and head of a top anti-terror organization says Baghdad has set a timetable for the expulsion of the US occupation forces from the Arab country.
- theintercept.com A 50-Year Occupation: Israel’s Six-Day War Started With a Lie
The war was launched in 1967 because Israel wanted to annex new territory, not because it faced an imminent threat from Arab forces.
- www.aljazeera.com US foreign policy fails again, this time against the Houthis
The Houthis have endured a half-year of American strikes, delivering US President Biden a major foreign policy defeat.
>Since January 2024 the US has launched salvos of missiles, costing $1m to $4.3m each, against Houthi targets. The costly attacks led Senator Jack Reed, chairman of the US Senate Armed Services Committee, to admonish US President Joe Biden in January, saying: “So you’ve got this issue that will be emerging of how long can we continue to fire expensive missiles.” > >To date, the US has lost at least three Reaper drones over Yemen, each costing $30m. > >Estimates of the total cost of the operation range between $260m and $573m per month – that is, between $1.8bn and $4bn so far. > >None of the US and its allies’ actions in the Red Sea have stopped the disruption of shipping lanes. Shipping and insurance costs have soared.
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The U.S. Navy Is Sinking in Middle East Sand
time.com The U.S. Navy Is Sinking in the SandA long-term campaign against Yemen's Houthis will undermine America's struggling navy where it's most needed.
- thediplomat.com Navigating New Roads: China’s EV Giants and the GCC’s Economic Shift
The growing presence of Chinese EV makers in Gulf countries indicates a convergence of interests.
- www.euractiv.com Israel carrier says Turkish workers refused to refuel plane
Israel's national carrier El Al said Sunday (30 June) its Warsaw to Tel Aviv flight was not allowed to refuel at Antalya airport after making an emergency landing to evacuate a passenger for medical reasons.
- www.theguardian.com Sudan on precipice of famine ‘beyond imagination’, says outgoing UN aid chief
Man-made crises in Gaza and Sudan leaving millions of people at risk, says retiring British diplomat Martin Griffiths
- www.telegraph.co.uk Iran and the Houthis have defeated the US military
America cannot be an omnipotent force, fighting every battle around the globe. It’s time US officials acknowledged this reality
- www.middleeasteye.net 'I'd rather pray at home': Young Moroccans are turning away from mosques over Gaza silence
Large and historic mosques have been conspicuously silent over the war in Gaza, while King Mohammed VI has refused to address anger over normalisation
- english.aawsat.com Int'l Organizations Condemn France's ‘Silence’ Over Nuclear Waste Sites in Algeria
On the occasion of the 64th anniversary of the first French nuclear test in Algeria, 15 international non-governmental organizations condemned the silence of the French authorities regarding waste dumping sites in the Algerian desert. Last June, the Algerian authorities asked Russia's aid to help cl...
- www.agbi.com Cobalt refinery to support Saudi EV ambitions | AGBI
European miner ERG is to develop a refinery in Saudi Arabia to process cobalt sulphate, which is used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries
- www.middleeastmonitor.com Chinese envoy meets Hamas leader for 1st time since 7 October
In a first since 7 October, a Chinese Foreign Ministry envoy met with the head of Hamas’ Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, in Qatar, Beijing said today. In a brief statement,...
- gulfnews.com Saudi Arabia's non-oil GDP hits landmark 50% level for first time
Unprecedented investments into tourism, arts and leisure pay off for Saudi Arabia
- apnews.com Yemen's Houthis reported to have a hypersonic missile, possibly raising stakes in Red Sea crisis
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim to have a new, hypersonic missile in their arsenal. That's according to a Russian state media report Thursday.
- www.coastalfront.ca How Canada Helped Fund a Covert Propaganda Campaign in the Middle East — Coastal Front
For years, the Government of Canada has funded organizations at the forefront of developing a sophisticated propaganda system targeting the Middle East.
