Sinjil: Palestinian town besieged by settler violence and Israeli army wall

May 3, 2025
Fayha Shalash

With farmland cut off and homes under threat, residents say Sinjil is becoming a prison surrounded by walls and expanding settlements

Palestinian farmer Ahmad Khalil reacts as he stands amid the charred remains of his agricultural installation, following an attack by Israeli settlers in the village of Sinjil, north of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on 23 April 2025 (AFP/Zain Jaafar)

The Economic Fallout From Deadly Blast At Iran’s ‘Golden Gateway’ Of Trade

May 3, 2025
Kian Sharifi

I’m RFE/RL correspondent Kian Sharifi. In this edition, I’m looking at the potential economic impact of a massive explosion at Iran’s Shahid Rajaei port and whether it will impact Iranian trade and hopes for foreign investment.