Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan gehe es mit dem Austritt der Türkei aus der Istanbul-Konvention um Machterhalt, kommentiert Karin Senz. Frauen und die LGBTI+-Szene müssten als neues Feindbild herhalten. Damit bediene der türkische Präsident seine nationalistische und konservative Wählerschaft. Ankara hat Angst vor dem Regenbogen und vor modernen Frauen. Wenn es …

Palestinian leader welcomes Canada’s foreign minister in Ramallah amid a West Bank crackdown by PA security forces on political activists, social media users and journalists. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday called on Canada and the international community to “stop Israeli aggressions that violate international law.” He made the …

The PA newspaper denounced the demonstrations following the death of Nizar Banati, saying that protesters calling for President Mahmoud Abbas to step down are playing into Israeli agendas. Palestinians demonstrating against the death of anti-corruption activist Nizar Banat are serving the interests and goals of Israel, the Palestinian Authority’s official …

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett holds first call with Vladimir Putin, agree to face-to-face meeting. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Russian President Vladimir Putin made plans to meet in the near future, when the two leaders held their first phone call on Monday since the new government was sworn in last …

“As an Israeli, as a Jew and as a human being, my heart aches seeing the images of people going hungry on the streets of Lebanon.” Defense Minister Benny Gantz has offered to assist Lebanon as it continues to suffer from a worsening economic crisis.“As an Israeli, as a Jew …

Many factors have contributed to the cascading crises that afflict Lebanon — From a fractured government to a broken economy. It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when Lebanon’s current crisis began. There were protests in late June over a hike in fuel prices and protests against banks on June 26 when …

This is the scenario the US has been concerned about for years. The pro-Iran attacks may spill over to Syria. Iran’s media gave major headlines to claims of attacks on US forces in Syria on Sunday. The July 4 date was symbolic; it was US Independence Day. What could be …

This unprecedented overt critique about the country’s problems apparently reveals the depth of the problem and Iran is not alone. Power outages are causing disruptions across Iran and protests are increasing. Pro-government media have now admitted that outages are taking place and warn that things could get worse. This is …

Nasrallah said that the conflicts with Israel and the US cannot be separated due to Israel’s existence being contingent on American support. “There are no people in the Israeli entity, they are all occupiers and settlers,” Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said.His speech on Monday was delivered at the opening of …

On June 29, 2021, at least 10 persons were killed and eight injured, when terrorists triggered a landmine explosion that struck a van in the Godar area of Kurram District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). On June 2, 2021, an Army soldier, identified as Lance Naik Waqas Ahmed, was killed in …