Iraqi activists launched a campaign called "Iraq Only" to reject interference from Iran-aligned armed militias in their nation. Some of the organizers were kidnapped and tortured.
A Yazidi woman who survived rape and enslavement by Islamic State and was rescued from Gaza last October in a U.S.-led operation arrived in Germany on Tuesday, February 18. Fawzia Amin Saydo, 21, was kidnapped by IS militants from her hometown of Sinjar,
"If Elizabeth Tsurkov does not come home NOW, then the Iraqi Prime Minister is either incapable and should be fired or, worse, complicit," Boehler said.
Last year was the deadliest for journalists in more than three decades, with the majority killed in the Middle East, according to a report released Wednesday by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
Shlomo Mansour's body is being held captive by Hamas in Gaza [ISRAEL KATZ] The Israeli military has said an elderly Israeli man was killed during Hamas's 7 October 2023 attack on southern Israel and that his body is being held hostage in Gaza.
Iraqi experts told The New Arab that the Iran-backed militias in Iraq are prepared to resume attacks on Israel and the US should Israel revoke the ceasefire.
Of the 124 journalists and media workers who were killed in 2024, 82 were killed in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.
Hamas said it would carry out the ceasefire agreement “according to the specified timetable,” reversing a vow to delay prisoner releases over alleged Israeli violations.
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Kuwaiti TV host Fajer al-Saeed has been sentenced to three years in prison for 'spreading false news' and 'misusing the internet'.
Syrian Foreign Minister in the transitional government, Asaad Al-Shibani, is expected to visit Baghdad later in February.
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