Pakistan’s intelligence agencies have disclosed in their joint report a notable surge in the smuggling of Iranian oil within the country. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org The report, submitted to the Ministry of Petroleum on Thursday, sheds light on the alarming escalation of this illicit activity. “There was a … Read more
El Al reportedly humiliated an Israeli-Bedouin police officer while he was on an Israel advocacy mission to the United Kingdom, according to Israeli media on Thursday. Sgt.-Maj. Ramo Salman Huzeil, an investigator at the Segev Shalom police station, reluctantly became famous on October 7. He was assigned to security at the Nova Music festival … Read more
Israel is deliberately avoiding ceasefire efforts as it focuses on a military solution to Hamas in Gaza and is levering control of the Rafah crossing to strengthen its hold on the enclave, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said at the 33rd Arab Summit in Bahrain on Thursday. “Israel continues to engage in evasive actions to … Read more
Following several days of public demonstrations over frequent power outages and fuel shortages in the Yemeni port city of Aden, local security forces began extensive patrols Wednesday evening as part of a massive, coordinated response to prevent further protests. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Crowds of frustrated residents took … Read more
Israel’s ministerial committee on legislation approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to continue legislating an ultra-Orthodox (haredi) IDF conscription bill from where it was left off in 2022, ignoring a legal opinion by the Attorney General that the proposal was irrelevant and, therefore, “not legally justifiable.” The decision by committee chair Justice Minister Yariv … Read more
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on May 13 that Lebanon should open its maritime borders so that Syrians who live in Lebanon can board boats heading to Europe. The comments have been greeted with controversy and condemnation in Israel’s northern neighbor, as it appears Hezbollah is now trying to use Syrian refugees to create … Read more
Arab countries are gathering in Bahrain this week for the Arab League summit. The Arab League has 22 members, and this is an important meeting for the group of countries. They will focus on the Gaza conflict and other developments in the region. This follows a meeting in The Gambia of Muslim countries where … Read more
The Kingdom of Bahrain, for the first time in its history, will host the 33rd Arab Summit on May 16, 2024. This is the first summit to be held since October 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked Israel, igniting the subsequent war in Gaza. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org An … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu compared anti-government protesters in Israel to pro-Palestinian protesters in the US in an interview with CNBC on Wednesday. “Everybody’s fixated on these protests, which are financed, organized, and so on. They don’t reflect the majority of people any more than the ‘mobocracies’ on American campuses. These protesters, these mobs, do … Read more
Israel and Egypt have traversed many peaks and valleys in their relationship since they signed a landmark peace agreement in 1979. They are now in a deep valley. Nevertheless, they have been in deep valleys before, but – because of strong common interests – they always found a way to navigate through them. For … Read more
