Archives for January, 2024

Relatives of Israeli hostages held by Palestinian militants in Gaza join a Tel Aviv rally demanding an end to their ordeal now entering its 100th day

Thousands rally in Israel for end to hostages' 100-day ordeal

Agence France-Presse

Afnan Jibril was married in an abandoned school building in Rafah

'We love life': Gaza couple celebrate wartime wedding

Agence France-Presse

Hundreds of thousands gathered in Sanaa in protest, many waving Yemeni and Palestinian flags

Fresh strikes target Yemen rebels over Red Sea threat

Agence France-Presse

Bab Zeweila, one of three remaining medieval gates in the old city walls of Cairo

Cairo arts centre latest victim of Old City makeover

Agence France-Presse

Smoke billowing over Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, ravaged by 100 days of war

Gaza war rages on 100th day

Agence France-Presse

Washington's ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield warned that no countries' vessels were immune to the threat posed by Huthi rebels

UN chief warns against escalation after US-UK strikes on Houthis

Agence France-Presse

Smokes billows in Qamishli in northeastern Syria close to the Turkish border on Dec. 25, 2023, amid Turkish military strikes in the area.

Turkey launches retaliatory strikes in Syria, Iraq as Erdogan convenes security meeting

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold an emergency national security meeting on Saturday.

Huthi fighters brandish weapons during a protest in Sanaa on January 12, 2024 following US and British forces strikes targeting the Yemeni rebel group

Yemen strikes unlikely to end Huthi threat to shipping

Agence France-Presse

Iranian protesters burn an Israeli and a US flag during a demonstration in solidarity with the Palestinian people and Iran-backed Yemeni rebels following US and British forces strikes on Huthi rebel-held cities in Yemen, in front of the British embassy in Tehran on January 12, 2024 amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the militant Hamas group in Gaza. US and British forces struck rebel-held Yemen early on January 12, after weeks of disruptive attacks on Red Sea shipping by the Iran-backed Huthis who

With US strikes in Yemen, Biden gives Houthis the war they want

US strikes against Houthis will help the group portray itself as the defender of the Palestinians and rally support inside Yemen.

Yemenis protest in the Red Sea city of Hudeida against US and British strikes on Huthi rebel-held cities

Biden, the reluctant escalationist, seeks calm after Yemen strikes

Agence France-Presse

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 12: U.S. President Joe Biden walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House January 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. President Biden is traveling to Allentown, Pennsylvania today, where he will visit small businesses and discuss his economic agenda. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Exclusive

US government employees plan walkout over Biden’s Gaza policies

Organizers of the effort told Al-Monitor they expect hundreds to join in their walkout after securing commitments from individuals at 22 federal agencies.

Joyce Karam

Elizabeth Hagedorn

By Joyce Karam , Elizabeth Hagedorn

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on Sept. 22, 2023.

Analysis

Middle East hopes to weather storm before the calm

Biden administration presses ahead with planning for "day after” Israel-Hamas war; Iran reaps dividends on penny stock Houthi investment.

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

By Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

An Iranian woman holds a portrait of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei duringa demonstration against the Saudi-led coalitions Operation Decisive Storm against the Huthi rebels in Yemen, outside the Saudi embassy in Tehran on April 13, 2015. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

Will Iran manage to dodge ripple effects of Red Sea tensions?

The Islamic Republic has condemned the Western coalition strikes targeting its favored Houthi rebels in Yemen, yet it appears to have no appetite for an escalation that could threaten its very survival.

Qatar's forward Akram Afif celebrates after scoring his team's third

Qatar put World Cup heartache behind them to win Asian Cup opener

Agence France-Presse

In this handout image provided by the UK Ministry of Defense, an RAF Typhoon aircraft returns to berth following a strike mission on Yemen's Houthi rebels at RAF Akrotiri on Jan. 12, 2024.

Analysis

Explainer: Why Bahrain supported US strikes on Yemen’s Houthis

Bahrain’s geographical position and close ties to the US are influencing its policy on the Houthis’ attacks on ships in the Red Sea.

Adam Lucente

By Adam Lucente

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

It is no easy task to cripple a battle-hardened operation that has survived years of air strikes by a Saudi-led military coalition

Will Yemen air strikes stop the Red Sea attacks?

Agence France-Presse