Science
Syria is draining its groundwater. Can its aquifers recover?
Syria’s growing reliance on groundwater risks worsening its water crisis, but depleted aquifers can recover if pumping is reduced, an expert says.
The New Arab
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Houthis claim new attacks on Saudi Arabia, Yemen’s Aden airport
On Monday, officials said forces of the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen recaptured several key areas around the strait.
Politics
Libya’s eastern lawmakers elect new speaker amid discontent
The vote came a day after 98 members of the House approved a new term system limiting the speaker and deputy speakers to a single 12-month term.
News
After years of Israel genocide, Gazans trapped in forced exile
More than 100,000 Palestinians, according to conservative Palestinian figures, left Gaza during Israel’s genocide.
News
Houthis hit Aden airport, Qatar says US-Iran talks progressing
The war in Yemen rages between Houthi and government forces, with reports of large number of military operations over the past 24 hours.
News
Syria’s new rulers and Hezbollah: An unlikely détente?
Analysis: Hezbollah fought to defend the Assad regime while Syria’s new rulers sought to overthrow it. Are both sides now testing the contours of future ties?
News
Mehdi Hasan challenges Israeli claims on Gaza journalists
Mehdi Hasan addressed Israeli attacks on Western commentators over Gaza during a heated debate with Israeli officials on Piers Morgan Uncensored
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What is ’Bibiwood’? Conspiracy theories and the FlyDubai attack
The FlyDubai attack has spawned ’Bibiwood’ conspiracy theories alleging an Israeli false flag, with sceptics scrutinising videos and passengers
News
Israel demolishes Jerusalem building, displacing 70 Palestinians
Seventy Palestinians were displaced on Tuesday after Israeli authorities destroyed a five-story residential building in East Jerusalem.
Health
Israel mental health hotline gets nearly 1m calls since Gaza war
Nearly one million calls to an Israeli mental health hotline reveal growing loneliness and suicidal thoughts among young people after three years of war
News
Israeli settlers beat AFP photographer covering West Bank
Veteran photojournalist Jaafar Ashtiyeh was hospitalised after being attacked by a mob of Israeli settlers near the West Bank village of Aqraba on Tuesday.
News
Three Iranians face UK trial for allegedly spying for Tehran
Three Iranian men went on trial in the United Kingdom Tuesday charged with spying for Iran and accused of planning to attack at least one journalist.
Politics
Trump suggests Iran should ’take out’ US cities
"Let [Iran] take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego," Trump said of the Democrat-run cities at a campaign rally on Monday.
News
Israel was ’prepared to shoot down’ flydubai plane
Israel was reportedly prepared to send fighter planes to shoot down the flydubai plane after the co-pilot attempted to hijack it
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Yemen war puts Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defence pact to first test
Turkey and Pakistan are moving to back Saudi Arabia militarily as the Mecca Alliance faces its first major test in the escalating Yemen war.
Politics
Why Morocco’s first female PM alone can’t fix a flawed democracy
King Mohammed VI made an unprecedented move by appointing the first woman to become prime minister, but the public is sceptical that this represents change.
Politics
EU ’ready to deploy’ observers for Palestinian legislative polls
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has set the legislative polls for 28 November. If they take place, it would mark the first such vote in two decades.
News
Gaza’s newborns cling to life after three years of genocide
Overcrowded neonatal wards, scarce medicines and broken equipment are putting Gaza’s premature babies at greater risk as its health system struggles to recover