Middle East

‘Captured’ Gadhafi Son Surprises Reporters

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2011 As a reminder that we know less about what is actually happening in Libya than may otherwise be texted, tweeted and reported, Moammar Gadhafi's son Saif al-Islam, who had been reported captured by the opposition, dropped in on reporters at a hotel in Tripoli to refute their work. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

High Food Prices Drive Unrest, Study Says

Staff / Truthdig Aug 22, 2011 An old argument says that full or empty bellies lead to contentment or revolt. Recent research supports that claim, showing that spikes in global food prices have coincided with the surge of social unrest and political instability seen recently in North Africa and the Middle East. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gadhafi Under Siege

Staff / Truthdig Aug 21, 2011 Update 3: Though most of Tripoli is in rebel hands, Moammar Gadhafi's whereabouts remain unknown. Another of his sons, former footballer Saadi Gadhafi, was reportedly captured. NATO says it will continue its campaign of air support until all pro-Gadhafi forces surrender. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Israel Apologizes for Killing 3 Egyptian Soldiers

Staff / Truthdig Aug 21, 2011 Israel apologized to Egypt on Saturday for killing three soldiers on Egyptian soil as it chased gunmen responsible for the deaths of eight Israelis. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel’s Insatiable Zionism

Staff / Truthdig Aug 21, 2011 Israel's Zionism turned capitalism is getting out of hand; Postmodernism is dead, leaving many to question what it was in the first place; meanwhile, the Americas are projected to replace the Middle East as the energy capital of the world. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Hikers in Iran Sentenced to 8 Years

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2011 Iranian authorities have sentenced two American hikers to eight years in prison for espionage, according to an unnamed source on Iran state television. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Egypt Demands Israel Investigate Police Deaths

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2011 Egypt filed a formal complaint with Israel on Friday demanding an urgent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of three Egyptian security officials who were killed in Egypt during an Israeli military operation at the border. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama to Syria: Step Down, Assad

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2011 President Obama and other world leaders called Thursday for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to resign in the face of the regime's continued violence against pro-democracy protesters. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Retaliates After Bloody Attacks in South

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2011 Israeli warplanes struck targets in Gaza late Thursday after a series of deadly cross-border terrorist attacks in southernmost Israel earlier in the day. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel-Born Daughter of Foreign Worker Faces Deportation

Staff / Truthdig Aug 16, 2011 The Israeli Interior Ministry announced Tuesday that it will deport the 4-year-old daughter of a foreign worker despite the fact that the girl was born and attended school in Israel. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Said to Be Ready to Call for Syria’s Assad to Step Down

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2011 The United States is preparing to insist publicly that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad step down from power, according to anonymous U.S. officials. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel OKs Major Housing Development With More to Come

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2011 Israel's Interior Ministry has approved a 1,600-unit housing complex in East Jerusalem. It's the same complex that was announced last year, embarrassing a visiting Vice President Joe Biden, and it comes with the promise to build an additional 2,700 units of housing in the occupied Palestinian area of the city. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )