Showing posts with label Middle East. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Middle East. Show all posts

February 19, UN court starts hearing on Israeli practices in occupied territories

 


Feb 19, 2024. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 Amsterdam.

A hearing on Israel's policies and practices in the occupied Palestinian Territories is beginning at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nations' highest court, on Monday.

 

February 13, Cyprus says Lebanon blocked return of 116 Syrian migrants

 


A file photo shows migrants sit on a Cyprus marine police boat as they’re brought to a harbor after being rescued from their own vessel off the Mediterranean island nation’s southeastern coast, of Protaras, Cyprus, Jan. 14, 2020. (AP)

 

Feb 13, 2024. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Cyprus said on Tuesday it was in discussions with Lebanon over the return of 116 Syrian migrants rescued off its coast after Beirut refused to accept them back.

February 13, Dubai: PM Kurdistan Region, Barzani, Turkish President Erdogan in session

 


Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) shaking hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Dubai, the UAE, Feb. 13, 2024. (Photo: KRG)

Feb 13, 2024. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are meeting in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the sidelines of the World Government Summit.

February 12, Arrest man in Israel for inciting assassination of Netanyahu



File: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset, Jerusalem, February 7, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Feb 12, 2024. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 A man was arrested on suspicion of “serious incitement to murder” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, police said Sunday.

February 12, Djibouti rejects any US attack from its territories against Yemen

 


Feb 12, 2024. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Djibouti has rejected a US request to allow missile launchers to be installed in the country to target Yemen.

February 12, EU’s top diplomat urges US, others to stop sending weapons to Israel

 


Feb 12, 2024. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Monday urged allies of Israel -- primarily the United States -- to stop sending it weapons as “too many people” are being killed in Gaza.

February 11, Hamas says two Israeli hostages killed by air strikes in Gaza

 


Feb 11, 2024. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Israeli air strikes over the past four days in Gaza have killed two hostages and seriously injured eight others, the armed wing of Hamas announced Sunday on its Telegram channel.