Middle EastWorld Hamas releases 3 Israeli hostages as part of ceasefire deal by Barbados Today 19/01/2025 written by Barbados Today 5 min read Israeli television has shown images of three hostages being handed over to the Red Cross as part of a ceasefire deal that pauses a 15-month-old war that has brought devastation … Continue Reading 19/01/2025 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Middle EastWorld Israel, Hamas reach deal meant to end Gaza war, free hostages and prisoners by Barbados Today 15/01/2025 by Barbados Today 15/01/2025 Negotiators reached a phased deal on Wednesday to end the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, an official briefed on the negotiations said, after 15 months of conflict that … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Middle EastWorld Syrians celebrate Bashar al-Assad’s fall to rebel factions amid calls for orderly transition by Barbados Today 08/12/2024 by Barbados Today 08/12/2024 The Syrian government collapsed early Sunday, falling to a lightning rebel offensive that seized control of the capital of Damascus and sent crowds into the streets to celebrate the end … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Middle EastWorld Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire brokered by US and France, to take effect Wednesday by Sandy Deane 26/11/2024 by Sandy Deane 26/11/2024 A Â ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah will take effect on Wednesday after both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the United States and France, U.S. President Joe Biden … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Middle EastWorld Israel army says 250 projectiles launched from Lebanon Sunday by Barbados Today 24/11/2024 by Barbados Today 24/11/2024 The Israeli military said on Sunday militant group Hezbollah launched 250 projectiles into Israeli territory from Lebanon throughout the day, with air raid sirens sounding in the country’s north and … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HealthMiddle EastWorld Egypt declared malaria-free after 100-year effort by Barbados Today 21/10/2024 by Barbados Today 21/10/2024 Egypt has been certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) – an achievement hailed by the UN public health agency as “truly historic”. “Malaria is as old as Egyptian … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
DeathMiddle EastWorld Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza by Barbados Today 17/10/2024 by Barbados Today 17/10/2024 Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7, 2023 attack that triggered the Gaza war, has been killed by Israeli forces in the Palestinian enclave, Israel said on Thursday. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Middle EastWorld Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike by Barbados Today 28/09/2024 by Barbados Today 28/09/2024 Â Lebanon’s Hezbollah group confirmed on Saturday that its leader and one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut the previous day. A statement said … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Middle EastWorld Lebanon sees deadliest day of conflict since 2006 as Israeli strikes kill more than 270 by Barbados Today 23/09/2024 by Barbados Today 23/09/2024 Israeli strikes on Monday killed more than 270 Lebanese in the deadliest barrage since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war as the Israeli military warned residents in southern and eastern Lebanon to … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsMiddle East Pro-Palestine group tries again to get picket permission by Emmanuel Joseph 12/09/2024 by Emmanuel Joseph 12/09/2024 Just over three months after being denied police permission to stage a peaceful picket outside the Israeli Consul office on Harbour Road, the Caribbean Against Apartheid in Palestine (CAAP) has … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
