https://www.middleeastmonitor.com Latest news from the Middle East and North Africa Tue, 08 Aug 2023 13:31:30 +0000 en-GB Middle East Monitor 30 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com 32 32 116394717 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230503-the-palestinian-cause-and-argentinas-equidistant-policy/ Wed, 03 May 2023 14:07:00 +0000 , Middle East Monitor https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/?p=632759 Although geographically distant, Argentina has a history of solidarity with Palestine. Before the approval of the UN Partition Plan for Palestine in 1947, the South American country was a contender as a possible location for a "national home for the Jews". This idea appeared in Theodor Herzl's The Jewish State published in 1896. Argentina was identified as one of the options for the Zionist project, along with Palestine, due to the fertility of its lands and its small population at that time. According to the Zionist ideologue, Argentina was "one of the most fertile countries in the world, [that] extends over a vast area, has a sparse population, and a mild climate." Herzl believed that, "The Argentine Republic would derive […]]]> 632759 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230427-kuwait-demands-un-hold-israel-accountable-for-crimes-against-palestinians/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:51:39 +0000 Middle East Monitor https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/?p=631775 Kuwait on Tuesday called on the international community, including the UN Security Council, to condemn the Israeli occupation and the increasing attacks against Palestinian civilians. In a statement before the UN Security Council session on the situation in the Middle East and the Palestinian question, Kuwaiti Councillor Abdulaziz Amash demanded that Israeli perpetrators be held accountable for their repeated crimes that include settlement expansion, demolition of houses, forced evictions and restrictions on access and movement. The Kuwaiti diplomat warned of the urgency of providing international protection to the Palestinian people in accordance with UN secretary-general's proposals, approved by the UN General Assembly. He added that peace, security and stability across the Middle East will only be achieved when Palestinians are […]]]> 631775 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230209-turkiye-engineers-disaster-relief-tank-can-help-quench-quake-survivors-water-needs-in-turkiye/ Thu, 09 Feb 2023 17:45:14 +0000 , Middle East Monitor https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/?p=613461 As Turkiye continues to deal with the devastation left in the wake of two of the biggest earthquakes in its history, a young Turkish engineer in the UK wants to help quench the needs of earthquake victims with an innovatively practical water tank. Mechanical engineer, Beren Kayali, along with her fellow co-founder of the start-up company, Deploy, invented the world's first-ever foldable and inflatable water tank and now wants officials to help her deploy the system in quake-hit regions of southern Turkiye to help solve problems of water sanitation and supply for the millions affected. People in the earthquake zone must have their basic needs met to survive amid the freezing winter temperatures in the aftermath of dual quakes that […]]]> 613461 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20221119-algeria-president-attends-opening-world-cup-match/ Sat, 19 Nov 2022 12:14:37 +0000 Middle East Monitor https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/?p=595179 Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is expected to attend the official opening ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which commences on Sunday in Qatar. Informed sources have confirmed to the German Press Agency (DPA) that the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani has sent an official invitation to Tebboune to attend the opening ceremony and the first World Cup match between Qatar and Ecuador. Algerian-Qatari relations have witnessed a remarkable recovery and unprecedented development, where the emir of Qatar attended the opening ceremony of the 19th version of the Mediterranean Games organised in the Algerian city of Oran last summer. He also attended the Arab League Summit held early this month in the Algerian capital, while the Algerian […]]]> 595179 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20221118-fifa-world-cup-2022-to-kick-off-with-qatar-vs-ecuador-match-on-sunday/ Fri, 18 Nov 2022 14:37:01 +0000 Middle East Monitor https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/?p=595099 The biggest tournament in football will begin on Sunday as host, Qatar, will play the opening match against Ecuador, Anadolu News Agency reports. The opener of the 29-day tournament will start at 1600 GMT at the 60,000-capacity Al Bayt Stadium in the city of Al Khor, 35 kilometres (21.7 miles) north of Doha. READ: Qatar commemorates World Cup 2022 with banknotes Ecuador's national team has played three FIFA tournaments, but Qatar is making its debut because the host country qualifies automatically. While Ecuador will be expecting goals from their scorers, Enner Valencia, Moises Caicedo and Pervis Estupinan, Al-Sadd winger, Akram Afif, and Al-Duhail forward, Almoez Ali, will be Qatar's trump cards in the World Cup. Qatar is placed in Group […]]]> 595099 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220112-ecuador-seizes-over-half-a-ton-of-cocaine-destined-for-tunisia-in-banana-container/ Wed, 12 Jan 2022 12:52:40 +0000 Middle East Monitor https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/?p=526027 Anti-narcotics police in Ecuador have seized 656.7 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in a shipping container carrying bananas headed for Tunisia. According to the police, the drugs were dispersed among ten jute bags in the form of 660 brick-type packages, with an estimated value of $42 million. The head of the Latin American country's police, Fausto Buenano Castillo, told the media the discovery was part of an anti-drugs trafficking operation dubbed "Vispera". Police in Tunisia meanwhile announced today an investigation is underway into the transportation and importation of the drugs. READ: Tunisia's Ennahda threatens sue those who spread fake news Houssem Eddine Jebabli, spokesperson of the General Direction of the National Guard, told local radio station Shems FM that the criminal affairs branch of the National Guard in […]]]> 526027 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210429-syria-to-invite-friendly-states-to-observe-presidential-elections/ Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:51:32 +0000 Middle East Monitor https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/?p=468547 The Syrian People's Assembly yesterday agreed to invite friendly Arab and foreign parliaments to observe the presidential elections scheduled in May, local media reported. SANA news agency said the parliaments of Russia, Algeria, Oman, Mauritania, Iran, Armenia, China, Venezuela, Cuba, Belarus, South Africa, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Bolivia will be invited to observe the elections. President Bashar Al-Assad recently met with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, and briefed him on preparations for the elections. Both Iran and Russia have confirmed their support for holding presidential elections in Syria, in accordance with the country's constitution. READ: 14 candidates for Syria presidency in addition to Assad ]]> 468547 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200210-ecuador-arrests-iranians-travelling-using-fake-israel-passports/ Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:46:36 +0000 Middle East Monitor https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/?p=385649 Authorities in the Ecuadorian capital Quito arrested two Iranians who were attempting to travel to Spain using fake Israeli passports. According to Yedioth Ahronoth, the pair – a man and woman in their 20s – attempted to leave the South American country for the Spanish capital Madrid but were discovered to be in possession of forged travel documents, which used personal information of two Israelis. The Iranians reportedly arrived in Ecuador using the fake passports at the end of last month and attempted to travel a few days ago. Two Iranian regime spies were arrested in Ecuador with a fake Israeli passport pic.twitter.com/iMx40SpyXh — Neda Amin (@Amin_Neda) February 10, 2020 Their original Iranian passports were also found in their possession. […]]]> 385649