A general to compile all news, articles, essays and info related to the Greater Middle East-North Africa region.
Creating this general in an effort to centralize all the info that currently gets posted to 5 different threads concerning conflicts and developments in the MENA region. Seeing how slow they generally are and at risk of getting bumped off besides the Palestine thread and that it’s likely people interested in Yemen, Syria, Iran, Sudan and Palestine are likely also interested in news and info from across the region I think it would be useful to post everything in one place.
This will be the inaugural edition to see how it goes. Welcome!
354 posts and 98 image replies omitted.>>2671818>>2672140FUCK. I thought I was on /Africa/
>>2671254Yeah, if anything the problems exposed by the MC have only gotten worse.
I mocked the Saudi leader on YouTube - then my phone was hacked and I was beaten up in LondonFrom his flat in Wembley, the loud-mouthed and sometimes offensive comedian was making waves as a critic of the Saudi Arabian royal family. But as well as fans, he'd made some powerful enemies.
Al-Masarir feared his phone was being used to spy on him. Cyber experts would later confirm he'd become the latest victim to be spied on with the infamous [Israeli] Pegasus hacking tool.
The court heard two strangers had approached al-Masarir and shouted at him, demanding to know who he was to talk about the Saudi royal family, before punching him in the face and then continuing to attack him.
Passers-by intervened and the two men retreated, calling the YouTuber a "slave of Qatar" and saying they were going to "teach him a lesson".
The High Court judge described the physical attack as premeditated and noted that one of the assailants was wearing an earpiece.
In his most watched clip - which has 16 million views - he criticised the authorities for being angry about a viral video of girls dancing in Saudi Arabia.
Mysteriously, the sound has been removed on YouTube and al-Masarir has no idea how or when the video was edited.He hasn't posted a video for three years and says in spite of his legal victory, the Saudi government has succeeded in silencing him.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6w3zgden0o >>2671506looks like the IR gets to live another week
Pakistan targets Balochistan separatists after ‘unprecedented’ assaultsPakistan’s security forces have intensified their operations against separatist militants in Balochistan province who launched a large-scale assault on Saturday in which at least 31 civilians and 17 security personnel were killed.
A day after the militants carried out suicide attacks in the heart of the province’s capital, Quetta, the chief minister of the south-western region, Sarfraz Bugti, said 145 people he described as militants had been killed in 40 hours and that their bodies were in the custody of the authorities.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/01/pakistan-targets-balochistan-separatists-after-unprecedented-assaults Libya's Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, who crushed dissent then sought political comeback, dies at 53
Details surrounding the circumstances of his death were not immediately clear.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/saif-al-islam-gaddafi-son-late-libyan-leader-has-been-killed-sources-say-2026-02-03/>>2679033Billion third worldist cried out in pain and were suddenly silenced
>>2679033>In October 2021, the Israel Hayom reported that a female model representing Saif signed a contract with an Israeli consulting firm to run his presidential campaign.[145][146]kek
>>2679033>Details surrounding the circumstances of his death were not immediately clear.>deathreuters is so stupid, fucking cia slop meida, fucking shit.
he was killed. al-arabiya reported that he was in the garden of his house when some gunmen came in a fired with guns at him.
>>2679177Imagine putting al shitrabia on a pedestal
Reuters is genuinely less CIA aligned
Also good riddance.
Opportunist bourgeois dog didn't leave a boot unlicked
>>2679182anon, you are retarded.
>>2678809>discussing minutiae of friendship with christian and jews according to quran then ending by saying you're gonna go fuck a prostitute on your yachtah, men of faith
>>2678809What ugly monkeys
Lookism is real
>>2680016>source: my dickThe negotiations are tomorrow and Iran's tone is very conciliatory so far.
>>2591811>>264455335% chance to 3% chance due to the assassination.
>>2680362>unknown source reportedMeanwhile Iranian officials publicly an hour ago
https://x.com/araghchi/status/2019135910881947914>Araghchi: We thank the Sultanate of Oman for making all the necessary arrangements to hold the nuclear negotiations with Washington on Friday.Your shitty islamoliberal state will bend over after it killed thousands of its own workers in the name of le resistance, like it always does.
Seethe and cope 😹
why is khamenei willing to negotiate it's nuclear program even now?
>>2680457because the islamic republic from day #1 serves western interests?
>>2680416a) I never said the negotiations are finished.
b) shitty neoliberal as neoliberal Syria with al jolani or something your radlib mind invented?
c) the only one coping and seething after I provided a source is (You). you were the one replying.
thanks for playing.
Neom's Asian Winter Games postponed indefinitelyThe Olympic Council of Asia has "confirmed the postponement of the 2029 edition" of the winter games, which were set to be hosted at the unbuilt Trojena ski resort in Neom, Saudi Arabia.
Masterplanned by German architecture studio LAVA, the resort is currently under construction in the mountainous Tabuk region in the northwest of the country. It will be arranged around a giant artificial lake and contain buildings designed by UNStudio, Zaha Hadid Architects, and Aedas.
https://www.dezeen.com/2026/01/26/neom-trojena-asian-winter-games-2029-postponed/Saudi Arabia is lifting the alcohol ban for wealthy foreignersTo be eligible, an expat must either hold a Premium Residency permit, which costs 100,000 Saudi riyals ($27,000; £19,300) a year; or show that he or she earns at least 50,000 riyals per month.
The Premium Residency scheme has varying eligibility criteria, and is typically open to senior foreign executives, investors, and professionals with specialised skills.
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20260204-saudi-arabia-is-lifting-the-alcohol-ban-for-wealthy-foreigners Sudan's army ends RSF's siege on southern town of Dilling. What's next?Earlier this week, on 26 January, fighters aligned with Sudan's army entered the strategic town of Dilling in South Kordofan, a region in the country's south.
Over the last two years, the RSF and its ally, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), have imposed a tight siege on Dilling, driving up food prices and generating mass hunger and collapsing health services.
"The reinforcement of SAF troops could postpone an RSF attack, but the issue remains whether there is a supply line or not".
https://www.newarab.com/news/sudans-army-ends-rsf-siege-dilling-whats-nextPax Silica is the outcome of US fear of losing dominancePax Silica is the latest US-led coalition born from the superpower’s fear of losing hegemony. Under the second Trump administration, efforts to counter China's dominance in critical minerals have intensified.
This new bloc includes Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the UK, Israel, the UAE, and Australia. Israel’s inclusion in Pax Silica is a significant elevation of its strategic role as it was notably absent from previous major US critical mineral minilaterals.
https://www.newarab.com/opinion/pax-silica-outcome-us-fear-losing-dominanceTurkey deploys F-16 jets in SomaliaTurkey has deployed F-16 fighter jets to Somalia, officials told AFP on Thursday, as Ankara seeks to expand its military footprint in the Horn of Africa.
https://www.newarab.com/news/turkey-deploys-f-16-jets-somalia >>2678809any more files related top mena personalities?
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“Praise Allah, There Are Still People Like You”: Jeffrey Epstein Nurtured Israel-Emirates Ties Before Abraham AccordsThe story below, based on private correspondence from Epstein spanning more than a decade, tells the story of his intimate relationship with Sultan Sulayem, the powerful head of the Dubai Ports World financial empire and an individual closely connected to the Emirati ruling families. The story helps reveal the hidden backstory of the Abraham Accords, which were signed one year after Epstein’s death.
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/jeffrey-epstein-united-arab-emirates-sultan-sulayem-dubai-dp-world>>2681815so the negotiations are just to buy more time to move arms, munitions, and military equipment there.
>>2681824He forgot arming Iran
>>2679206 >>2681894Meanwhile in reality land
>>2680416And Al-Jizzira still reporting that the talks will include proxies and ballistic missiles
Cuckslamist bros are such professional copster it's unreal xd
"Screaming is proportional to pain" - Arabic idiom that describes Islamists
Epstein files: Ex-Israeli PM urged Putin to send ‘one million’ Russians to dilute Palestinian presenceEhud Barak also appears to disparage Jews who arrived from Arab and Muslim countries after the creation of Israel in 1948, saying Israel can now be 'selective'
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/epstein-files-ex-israeli-pm-urged-putin-send-one-more-million-russians-israelEpstein said Qatar had to 'sing and dance' for Israel like Modi, to escape blockadeConvicted sex offender Epstein also brokered a secret Track II meeting between Israel's Ehud Barak and former Qatari prime minister in London
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/epstein-said-qatar-had-sing-and-dance-israel-modi-escape-gulf-blockadeJeffrey Epstein was told to keep 'close eye' on Saudi Arabia amid Ritz Carlton purgeConvicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein was closely watching the upheaval in Saudi Arabia amid the 2017 shakedown of the kingdom’s royal family and financial elite by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the tranche of documents released by the US Department of Justice over the weekend in relation to Epstein has revealed.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/jeffrey-epstein-was-told-keep-close-eye-saudi-arabia-amid-ritz-carlton-purge
>morehttps://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/epstein-files comrades where can i get a better perspective over the current situation in Sudan?
>>2682032Iran has relied on the Iraqi regime to launder its oil (selling it as "Iraqi") and embezzle hard currency out of the country. This has been the case for two decades now. Iran was comfortable relying on the puppet regime in Iraq because it played an essential role in maintaining it (and thus maintain the flow of western capital)
Funny how this has now came back to bite it in the ass. Such is the fate of all US collaborators.
>>2682001I found out that there are ME Eye writers who are the children of failed Qatar/Turkey backed Islamists such as this daughter of Ghannouchi.
Hilarious to think how many 'communists' are quoting the rich diaspora kids of state bureaucrats. Same with the son Marandi.
>>2679033this aged badly
>>2591811its over
from newsanon's thread
Israel accused of spraying cancer-linked herbicide on farms in southern LebanonLebanon has accused Israel of spraying a herbicide linked to cancer on farmland in the south of the country as a “health crime” that would threaten food security and farmers’ livelihoods.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/05/israel-accused-of-spraying-cancer-linked-herbicide-on-farms-in-southern-lebanon>>2682039Iran is not at fault. literally oyu have bessent spilling the beans, on how they are engage in an economic war against Iran:
>>2682032, and you run to say Iran is a 'US collaborator'?
>>2682875How do you suggest they made a "dollar shortage" in an economy already under sanctions? Your guy doesn't specify. But it's obvious they obstructed the main avenue Iran had for hard currency by applying pressure in Iraq, something they only talked about in the past. Leeching on Iraq was disregarded for two decades as Iran proved invaluable asset in maintaining the Iraqi regime through violence.
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