Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: Last surviving fighter, Simcha Rotem, dies at 94
Craig TaylorSimcha Rotem rose up against Nazi deportations in 1943 and was one of the few to escape. BBC News – Middle East
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Yemen crisis: UN agrees Hudaydah ceasefire mission
A United Nations team will monitor a truce between Houthi rebels and pro-government forces in Hudaydah. BBC News – Middle East
US Pulling Troops Out of Syrua
President Trump’s troop withdrawal will hamper the fight against militants, says a Kurdish-led alliance. BBC News – Middle East
Yemen Ceasefire Seems to be Holding
Finally some good news in the disastrous civil war in the Yemen. It looks like the UN-brokered ceasefire is holding and Hudaydah is reportedly calm. This is of massive importance as this should allow desperately needed aid to get through, so averting mass famine. Currently, about two-thirds of Yemen’s population is largely reliant on food imports and…
Saudi Arabia Not Happy with the US Senate
Saudi Arabia is not happy (to say the least) with the US after the Senate voted to withdraw military aid for the war in Yemen. This coming on the back of them also blaming the Saudi crown prince for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was, after all, a US resident. Sadly last Thursday’s Senate…
Australia recognises West Jerusalem as Israeli capital
PM Scott Morrison says Australia will not immediately move its embassy from Tel Aviv. BBC News – Middle East