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The use or misuse of information is central to the conflict in the Middle East. There has been a growing need for supporters of, in particular, the Palestinian cause, to master the art of information gathering, analysis and dissemination. This requires well organised, focused and targeted operations. Such initiatives are virtually non-existent in the West today. The Middle East Monitor (MEMO) was established to fill this gap.

Dispute Among US Officials Over Trump Administration Iran Arms Control Report

by Middle East MonitorApril 18, 2019

A new Trump administration report on international compliance with arms control accords provoked a dispute with US intelligence agencies and some State Department officials concerned...

Iran, Oman To Hold Joint Military Drill, Create New Shipping Route

by Middle East MonitorApril 17, 2019

Iran and Oman will be holding joint military exercises within the coming days, in an effort to build relations. Speaking at a meeting in Muscat...

Repression Against Human Rights Defenders: US Bars Entry To Palestinian Co-Founder Of BDS Movement

by Middle East MonitorApril 12, 2019

The US has denied entry to the co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, Washington-based advocacy group the Arab American Institute (AAI) said...

Egypt Withdraws From US-Led “Arab Nato” Initiative Against Iran

by Middle East MonitorApril 11, 2019

Egypt has pulled out of the US effort to forge an “Arab NATO” with key Arab allies, according to four sources familiar with the decision,...

Iran Dismisses US Pressure, Will Still Launch Three Satellites This Year

by Middle East MonitorApril 9, 2019

Iran said on Tuesday it would press ahead with the launch of three satellites into orbit this year despite a US move to curb Tehran’s...

Citing ‘Serious Human Rights Violations’ EU Extends Sanctions On Iran Until April 2020

by Middle East MonitorApril 9, 2019

The European Council of Ministers yesterday extended sanctions against Iran until April 2020 in response to “serious human rights violations”. The Council said in a...

France To Send Aid To Flood-Hit Regions In Iran

by Middle East MonitorApril 6, 2019

France will airlift 12 tonnes of humanitarian aid, including 114 pumps, to flood-hit regions in Iran, the French foreign ministry said yesterday, as reported on Reuters....

Israel Apartheid Week Kicks Off In South Africa

by Middle East MonitorApril 4, 2019

Israel Apartheid Week kicked off in Northern Cape, South Africa, yesterday in participation with civil society organisations including the Boycott, Divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement...

Iran Orders 70 Villages Evacuated In Khuzestan Over Flood Danger

by Middle East MonitorApril 2, 2019

Flood risks forced Iranian authorities to order the evacuation of over 70 villages in the oil-rich southwestern province of Khuzestan on Tuesday, the state news...

Economic Terrorism: US Sanctions Impeding Iran Flood Aid

by Middle East MonitorApril 2, 2019

Iran said on Monday that US sanctions were impeding aid workers from sending helicopters to flood-hit regions of the country because of the poor state...

Saudi Arabia To Borrow $31.5 Billion In 2019

by Middle East MonitorApril 1, 2019

Saudi Arabia plans to borrow 118 billion riyals ($31.5 billion) to finance its budget deficit this year, the finance ministry’s Debt Management Office (DMO) said...

From London With Love: Thousands Show Solidarity With Palestine

by Middle East MonitorApril 1, 2019

Thousands gathered in London on ‘Land day’ and the first anniversary of the Great Return March responding to the call of the Palestinian Forum in...

Iran Slashes Syria Militia Funds As US Economic Sanctions Tighten

by Middle East MonitorMarch 29, 2019

Iran has cut funding to militia groups in Syria as its economy continues to suffer from the renewed imposition of US sanctions, after the Trump Administration...

Luxembourg Court Rejects US Request To Seize Iran Assets Over 9/11

by Middle East MonitorMarch 28, 2019

A Luxembourg court refused on Wednesday to enforce a US ruling that would have helped families of victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks claim...

‘Israeli Airstrikes Damaged 500 Palestinian Homes’

by Middle East MonitorMarch 27, 2019

A total of 500 houses in the Gaza Strip were damaged by the latest Israeli airstrikes, Palestine’s public works minister said late Tuesday. “In Israeli...

Turkey Blasts Arab Nations For Silence Over Golan Move

by Middle East MonitorMarch 27, 2019

Turkey’s foreign minister on Tuesday blasted “some Arab countries” for their silence on U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to recognise Israel’s sovereignty over occupied Golan...

Congresswoman Omar Responds In Kind To Netanyahu

by Middle East MonitorMarch 26, 2019

Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he made remarks about her in his speech to the American Israel Public...

South Korean Officials To Press For Iran Sanctions Waiver

by Middle East MonitorMarch 26, 2019

South Korean government officials are expected to press for extending a sanctions waiver on Iran’s petroleum exports that expires in May on a visit to...

With An Eye On Iran, US To Open Yet Another Military Base In The Middle East

by Middle East MonitorMarch 24, 2019

The United States clinched a strategic port deal with Oman on Sunday which US officials say will allow the US military better access the Gulf...

Israel Once Again Opens Fire On Gaza Rally, Killing 2 Palestinians

by Middle East MonitorMarch 23, 2019

Two Palestinians were killed and dozens of others injured, including an Anadolu Agency photojournalist, during a Friday rally along the Gaza-Israel buffer zone, according to Gaza’s Health...

Turkish FM Slams US Decision On Golan Heights

by Middle East MonitorMarch 22, 2019

Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlut Cavusogluon on Thursday slammed US President Donald Trump’s tweet on the occupied Golan Heights, Anadolu reports. “The territorial integrity of states is the most fundamental...

Bernie Sanders Posts Video Citing Israel’s ‘Apartheid-Like’ Policies

by Middle East MonitorMarch 21, 2019

Bernie Sanders, who has announced his intention to run in the Democratic primaries ahead of the 2020 presidential election, posted a campaign video featuring a supporter praising...

Russia Swiftly Dismisses Media Reports Of Its Displeasure With Assad’s Visit To Iran

by Middle East MonitorMarch 20, 2019

The Russian ambassador to Tehran, Levan Dzhagaryan denied on Wednesday media reports claiming Moscow was displeased with the recent visit of Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad...

Another US Setback: Trump Admin To Issue Another 90 Days Sanctions Waiver To Iraq

by Middle East MonitorMarch 20, 2019

The US has faced another setback in its attempt to isolate Iran following the decision by Washington to issue another 90 days sanctions waiver to...

Major Donor Pulls Out Of AIPAC Conference After ‘Islamophobic’ Rant

by Middle East MonitorMarch 20, 2019

A major American donor for pro-Israel causes has cancelled his appearance at the AIPAC annual conference following a backlash against tweets falsely linking Muslim lawmakers...

US Senators Seek Probe Of Trump Admin Nuclear Energy Talks With Saudi Arabia

by Middle East MonitorMarch 16, 2019

A Democratic US senator and his Republican counterpart on Friday asked Congress’ investigative arm to probe Trump administration talks with Saudi Arabia over sharing nuclear...

Israel Suspects Iran Of Hacking Election Frontrunner Gantz’s Phone

by Middle East MonitorMarch 14, 2019

Israel’s Shin Bet security service suspects Iran of hacking the mobile phone of Benny Gantz, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s toughest rival in the April 9...

US Aims To Cut Iran Oil Exports To Under 1 Million Barrels Per Day From May

by Middle East MonitorMarch 14, 2019

The United States aims to cut Iran’s crude exports by about 20 percent to below 1 million barrels per day (bpd) from May by requiring...

WikiLeaks: UK, Saudi Arabia Secretly Traded Votes To Secure UN Position

by Middle East MonitorMarch 12, 2019

A new WikiLeaks document has raised suspicion over the appointment of Saudi Arabia – one of the world’s worst human rights offenders – to oversee...

Israelis ‘Undergo Jewish DNA Test Before Being Allowed To Marry’

by Middle East MonitorMarch 12, 2019

Israel’s rabbinate “has been performing genetic testing on Israelis from the former Soviet Union, to check if they are ‘genetically Jewish’ as a condition for...

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