Israeli army incurs into Syria’s Quneitra, detains civilian The Israeli army made an incursion into Syria's Quneitra province and detained a civilian after raiding his home, according to Syria’s official SANA news agency. Several military vehicles entered the village of Western Samdaniyah in the northern countryside on Sunday. Soldiers raided a house, detained a Syrian civilian, and later withdrew from the area.
'Erasing historical facts': India orders massive crackdown on books in Kashmir's libraries Submitted by MEE contributor on Mon, 07/27/2026 - 09:29 Scholars say sweeping purge of school and public archives marks another blow to intellectual freedom in the region A shopkeeper waits for customers at a bookshop in Srinagar, 7 August 2025 (Tauseef Mustafa/AFP) Off Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have ordered a multi-level audit across all public libraries and educational institutions to purge books and digital archives flagged as "anti-national" or "glorifying terrorism". The move has drawn sharp reaction from scholars and residents of Kashmir, who argue that the region’s academic freedom is being systematically destroyed. In an order issued by the authorities earlier this month, the Jammu and Kashmir administration, which is directly appointed by New Delhi, called for “an audit of all books, journals, supplementary reading material, reference books, periodicals and other educational resources available in the libraries or learning resource centres.
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk expressed concern about ongoing displacement and destruction caused by Israeli strikes against Lebanon as he concluded a two-day visit to the country on Monday.
The United Nations continues to monitor developments in the Occupied Palestinian Territory amid rising violence and greater restrictions in the occupied West Bank.
Iranians gathered in dozens of cities worldwide over the weekend to mark the anniversaries of the deaths of Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, voicing support for exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi and calling for an end to the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Direct hostilities between the United States and Iran showed easing signs after both sides reportedly paused strikes on each other, and diplomatic efforts continued over the security of the Strait of Hormuz. PAUSE IN CONFLICT The U. S.
Conflict in Yemen transforms the lives of long-marginalised Muhamasheen minority Submitted by MEE correspondent on Mon, 07/27/2026 - 09:44 Joining the front lines offers a financial boost for Yemeni group long oppressed by caste-like system Members of Yemen's minority group the Muhamasheen - the 'Marginalised' – at a slum in the capital Sanaa on 4 July 2020 (Mohammed Huwais/AFP) Off It is common in Yemen for people to inherit their professions from their fathers, especially those without formal education, who enter the workforce at an early age. Ridhwan Raweh, 28, inherited the craft of shoe polishing from his father. For over 13 years, every morning was the same for Raweh: carrying an old bag packed with worn shoes, a small hammer, and polishing supplies, he would head to the market.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Embassy in Poland said it is Tehran’s right based on the UN Charter to respond to a Ukrainian military attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea.
The Pentagon has revised down its official casualty figures from the war with Iran, updating the number of US military personnel killed and wounded during the 5-month-old conflict. The move has sparked questions about the Pentagon's methodology and concerns over transparencyfrom Democratic lawmakersand others.
The Pentagon has revised down its official casualty figures from the war with Iran, updating the number of US military personnel killed and wounded during the 5-month-old conflict. The move has sparked questions about the Pentagon's methodology and concerns over transparencyfrom Democratic lawmakersand others.
The Pentagon has revised down its official casualty figures from the war with Iran, updating the number of US military personnel killed and wounded during the 5-month-old conflict. The move has sparked questions about the Pentagon's methodology and concerns over transparencyfrom Democratic lawmakersand others.
'This is a Jewish state': Arabic banned at work for Palestinian citizens of Israel Submitted by Samah Watad on Mon, 07/27/2026 - 11:11 From pharmacies to clothing stores, Palestinians say employers are increasingly policing the language they speak, while lawyers warn discrimination has become more overt Palestinian citizens of Israel join a protest in Tel Aviv against government inaction against rising violence in the community (Eyal Warshavsky/SOPA Images via Reuters) Off Salma* was taken aback when her manager sent a message to the staff WhatsApp group instructing employees to acknowledge a ban on speaking Arabic in their shop. The 19-year-old Palestinian citizen of Israel and her colleagues thought it was absurd and ignored it. "But the next day we were frightened of her and tried to stay silent," she told Middle East Eye.
The US says attacks on Iran have been halted to give "talks some space", raising hopes of a resolution to the conflict.
The move comes after an Indian sailor was killed in a strike on a vessel in the Black Sea near Russia India has summoned Ukraine's envoy to protest an attack on a commercial vessel in the Black Sea near Russia that left one sailor dead.
The move comes after an Indian sailor was killed in a strike on a vessel in the Black Sea near Russia India has summoned Ukraine's envoy to protest an attack on a commercial vessel in the Black Sea near Russia that left one sailor dead.
Trump's move to restore direct Lebanon flights raises diaspora hopes Submitted by Adam Chamseddine on Sun, 07/26/2026 - 14:10 After Lebanese president’s White House visit aviation officials say route reopening is still months away A Middle East Airlines plane prepares to take off from Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport, 11 April 2014 (Patrick Baz/AFP) Off For more than four decades, direct flights between the United States and Lebanon remained suspended, a legacy of the 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847 and the killing of a US Navy diver during the subsequent 17-day hostage crisis. The ban outlasted Lebanon’s civil war, repeated attempts at political normalisation and the large-scale growth of Lebanese communities across North America. That may now be changing.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry stressed that the recent talks between Iran and Oman were about the Strait of Hormuz, dismissing the idea that they had anything to do with the US.
Plus, the soaring costs of President Trump’s new Air Force One.
Several media outlets earlier claimed that dwindling supplies are stalling a wider assault on Iran US President Donald Trump has denied that the American military is struggling with dwindling munitions as it continues its war with Iran.
Student who wrote about 'anti-Jewish hatred' linked to multiple Israel groups Submitted by Oscar Rickett on Mon, 07/27/2026 - 10:00 Fellow students say Tali Smus was attacked for defending Israel, not because she is Jewish Counter-protesters holding Israeli flags pose for the cameras outside King's College London during an inter-university march for Gaza in London on 7 October 2024 (AFP/Justin Tallis) Off A pro- Israel student who wrote about being the target of “anti-Jewish” hatred at a London university disrupted a vigil held for alumni killed in Gaza and appears to have edited quotes to support her case, according to a log of group messages seen by Middle East Eye. Tali Smus, who calls herself “the British Zioness” on Instagram, recently wrote an article for the Telegraph with the headline: “As a Jewish student at King’s College, I’m being persecuted for my beliefs. ” In it, she describes being left in tears at the beginning of her course in September 2024 after fellow English literature students in an Instagram group chat attacked her for being a “fucking Zionist”.
