April 25, 2024. Posted by Periscope - Hellas
Apr 21,
2024. Posted by Periscope - Hellas
The
unprecedented deluge caused widespread flooding, submerged streets, felled
trees, saw flights diverted away from the world’s busiest airport, DXB, and
disrupted daily life across the country - but also saw acts of kindness
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.
A new
strike hit the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeida on Saturday following rocket
fire by Iran-backed Houthis, security sources said.
Jan 6,
2024. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
Lebanon’s
Iranian-backed Hezbollah group said on Saturday it had fired rockets at Israel
and its arch-foe said it had struck a “terrorist cell” in retaliation, as top
US and EU diplomats visited the region to seek ways to halt spillover from the
war.
Dec 27,
2023. Posted by Balkan
Periscope - Hellas
The
spokesman for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday
that Hamas’ October 7 attacks against Israel were in retaliation for the
killing of Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, a claim that was quickly
denied by the Palestinian group.
Dec 25, 2023. Posted by Balkan
Periscope - Hellas
Hamas and the allied Islamic Jihad have rejected an Egyptian proposal that
they relinquish power in the Gaza Strip in return for a permanent ceasefire,
two Egyptian security sources told Reuters on Monday.
US and
international forces in northeastern Syria were attacked with drones and
rockets at least four times in the past 24 hours, though there were no
casualties and only minor damage, a US military official said on Monday.
Powerful Russian anti-ship missiles acquired by Hezbollah give it
the means to deliver on its leader’s veiled threat against US warships and
underline the grave risks of any regional war, sources familiar with the
group’s arsenal say.
Nov 5, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
Palestine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned on Sunday
“inflammatory” remarks made by an Israeli minister hinting at the
possibility of a potential nuclear strike on Gaza.
Oct 27,
2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
Moussa Abu Marzouk, a senior Hamas member on Friday, in a statement to
Al-Arabiya TV, announced a set of conditions for the release of Israeli
captives, among them a ceasefire, as he led a delegation that held talks with a
top Iranian diplomat in Moscow.
Israeli
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told troops gathered at the Gaza border on
Thursday that they will soon see the Palestinian enclave “from inside,”
suggesting an expected ground invasion with the aim of annihilating Hamas could
be nearing.
Oct 9,
2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
A senior US defense official said Monday that military posture increases in
the Middle East were intended to serve as a deterrent signal to Iran, Lebanon’s
Hezbollah and any other proxy in the region following the Hamas attack
likened to “ISIS-level savagery.”
The Spokesman for the Libyan National Army (LNA), General Ahmed Al-Mismari announced the loss of contact with five soldiers, during the operation to rescue stranded families in the city of Al-Bayda.
September 1,
2023. Posted by Balkan
Periscope - Hellas
The US and
Egyptian militaries kicked off joint exercises this week to focus on
conventional and irregular warfare scenarios.
Διπλωματικές πηγές ανέφεραν ότι πραγματοποιούνται διευθετήσεις μεταξύ της αιγυπτιακής και της συριακής πλευράς για τη διεξαγωγή συνόδου κορυφής μεταξύ των προέδρων Αμπντέλ Φατάχ αλ Σίσι και του Μπασάρ αλ Άσαντ στο Κάιρο την ερχόμενη περίοδο, ώρες πριν από την αναμενόμενη επίσκεψη του Σύρου υπουργού Εξωτερικών Φαϊζάλ αλ Μικντάντ στο Κάιρο αύριο Σάββατο.
Μετά την εμφάνιση ενός χάρτη και τις ρατσιστικές δηλώσεις του Ισραηλινού υπουργού Οικονομικών, Μπεζαλέλ Σμότριχ, το κοινοβούλιο της Ιορδανίας πρότεινε την απέλαση του Ισραηλινού πρέσβη από τη χώρα.
Η κουρδική τηλεόραση (Kurdistan 24) μετέδωσε, την Τετάρτη, ότι ένα ελικόπτερο του τουρκικού στρατού συνετρίβη κοντά σε κοίτασμα πετρελαίου βόρεια του Ντοχούκ στην Κουρδική Περιφέρεια του Ιράκ.
Πριν από λίγες ημέρες, οι σημερινές αρχές της Λιβύης απελευθέρωσαν έναν άλλο ηγέτη του πρώην καθεστώτος και έναν από τους σημαντικότερους άνδρες του συνταγματάρχη Μουαμάρ Καντάφι.