Tuesday

August 9, 2016

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Israel charges a UN administrative manager of being a Hamas-linked operative from Gaza. (The Associated Press via The New York Times)

Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen

At least 14 people are killed after Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit a food factory in Yemen's capital Sana'a. The airstrikes come just days after the suspension of inconclusive peace talks in Kuwait. (The Guardian)

Arts and culture

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant threatens to attack the Miss Universe 2016 pageant if it were to be held in the Philippines. (Fox News)