Thread: On World Tourism Day, we take a look at destinations filled with rich histories and hidden stories.
If you're wanderlust or keen to learn more about hidden gems in the MENA region, this is for you 👇 #WorldTourismDay
With the rise in global armchair travelling due to the pandemic, MEE takes a virtual tour of ten of Jordan's spectacular, and lesser known, sites 🇯🇴🏛️ middleeasteye.net/discover/jorda…
Beyond the cruise boats on the glistening channel, or the ancient markets further inland, lies a city famous for its rich heritage... middleeasteye.net/discover/turke…
This exhibition traces a tangle of histories, encompassing the site’s mysterious ancient origins, its rise to prominence, western appropriation, its political identity and the contemporary reality... middleeasteye.net/discover/baalb…
Al-Andalus was the territory under Muslim rule for more than seven centuries, from 711 and 1492.
At its greatest extent, it covered most of the Iberian peninsula, including modern-day Spain and Portugal. middleeasteye.net/discover/trave…
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- Israeli air strikes kill medics in southern Lebanon
- Hezbollah said it bombed several military bases in northern Israel on Saturday
- Number of known dead in Gaza nearing 44,000
An Israeli air strike on a multi-storey residential building in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, left dozens of Palestinians killed and wounded on Sunday morning.
- Gaza death toll reaches 43,600
- Israeli bombing raid kills 8 in northern Lebanon
- US military bombs what it calls Iran-aligned platforms in Syria, Yemen
- Israeli forces kill at least 19 Palestinians in Gaza since dawn
- Global food security experts say famine 'imminent' in northern Gaza
- At least nine people killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon's Tyre
- Soldiers injured in Israeli strike on Aleppo
Kamala Harris pledged her commitment to a ceasefire in Gaza as she appealed to 200,000 Arab American voters in Michigan ahead of the 2024 US presidential election on Sunday.
🧵: Historically, Israel has tried to control Palestinians by isolating insurgents from their communities.
After the humiliation of 7 October, the aim is now to eliminate them both, argues Palestinian researcher Raja Abdulhaq in his column ⤵️ middleeasteye.net/opinion/jabali…
"Since the 7 October attack, Israel has adopted genocide as a population-centric counterinsurgency strategy," writes Abdulhaq.
"While this follows Israel’s historical perpetration of ethnic cleansing during the Nakba in 1948, the objectives of these two events are distinct"
In the Nakba, ethnic cleansing was used as a tactic of displacement for new European settlers.
“However, what has been unfolding in Gaza in the past year, especially in the north and in Jabalia recently, is a genocide aimed at the total subjugation of Palestinians”
Iraq has submitted a complaint to the United Nations over Israel's use of its airspace to strike Iran on Saturday, an Iraqi government spokesperson said.