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- by Marwa AThe UN warned on Tuesday that nearly 1.7 million displaced Palestinians, about 80% of Gaza’s population, are living in extremely poor conditions across nearly 1,600 displacement sites, with acute shortages of water, shelter, and basic services, Anadolu reports. Citing the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told a news conference that “shelling, gunfire, bombing, and airstrikes continue to harm civilians across the Gaza Strip.” […]
- by Marwa ATwo Palestinians were killed on Tuesday in fresh Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip amid continued violations of a ceasefire in effect since last October, a medical source said, Anadolu reports. The source stated that an Israeli drone struck a tent sheltering displaced people in Bir Ayyad in the southern city of Khan Younis, killing one person and injuring another. Another Palestinian was killed and several people were injured in […]
- by Marwa AConfidence in the United States as a reliable partner has fallen sharply among many of Washington’s closest allies, a new survey found on Tuesday, with President Donald Trump receiving lower trust ratings than Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Anadolu reports. The Pew Research Center survey, which covered 42,151 adults in 36 countries between Feb. 8 and May 13, 2026, found that only a median of 23% […]
- by Mehdi EditorIran’s civil aviation authority said Tuesday it reopened the western part of the country’s airspace, Anadolu reports. “The western airspace of the country, like the eastern airspace, has been activated operationally and 24 hours a day,” Iran’s state-run broadcaster IRIB said, citing the authority. It said the necessary conditions have been put in place to allow domestic and transit flights over Iranian airspace. “All airports in the country are allowed […]
- by Mehdi EditorJoint air and naval exercises, military co-production projects, and growing security, intelligence and diplomatic coordination between Egypt and Turkey are taking place amid mounting regional tensions and geopolitical shifts, particularly in the aftermath of the US-Israeli war on Iran. Developments in Egyptian-Turkish relations across multiple fronts have been significant and striking. They represent a strategic shift that could open the door to a reconfiguration of regional alliances and may signal […]
- by Mehdi EditorOman and Iran have agreed to establish “a joint working group” to negotiate the future management of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a statement issued Tuesday by Oman’s Foreign Ministry, Anadolu reports. The statement came following talks in the Omani capital Muscat during a visit by Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. During the visit, the Iranian delegation met with Omani Sultan […]
- by Marwa AUS President Donald Trump on Tuesday said any Iranian funds released by the US Treasury will be strictly controlled and limited to the purchase of American-made humanitarian goods, Anadolu reports. “The money and/or sanctions that the U.S. Treasury is releasing goes into escrow, controlled by the U.S.A., and will be used for the purchase of food and medical supplies, exclusively from the United States,” Trump wrote on his social media […]
- by Mehdi EditorSexual violence has been systematically used as a “weapon of war” throughout Sudan’s conflict, with hundreds of verified cases representing only a fraction of the actual scale of abuses, according to a UN human rights report released Tuesday. The report by the UN Human Rights Office documented 546 incidents of conflict-related sexual violence across 16 of Sudan’s 18 states between the start of the conflict in April 2023 and mid-April […]
- by Mehdi EditorIsrael is not part of the negotiations between the US and Iran and will continue its offensive on Lebanon until Hezbollah is “fully dismantled,” not just disarmed, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said. Smotrich, a far-right extremist member of Israel’s security cabinet, made the remarks Tuesday morning in an interview with Israeli Army Radio. “Israel is not part of the negotiating talks with Iran by choice,” he said, adding: “We […]
- by Mehdi EditorIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel must reduce its dependence on foreign support and build an independent arms system amid disagreements between his government and the administration of US President Donald Trump, Anadolu reports. Speaking at a meeting with reserve combat officers attending a course in the illegal Gush Etzion settlement bloc in the occupied West Bank, Netanyahu said Israel values the assistance it has received from […]
- by Mehdi EditorPalestinians gathered outside Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday, to protest what they said were Israeli violations of the ceasefire that took effect on Oct. 10, 2025, following a call by national and Islamic groups. Demonstrators held a rally condemning the alleged breaches and calling for the ceasefire to be upheld. During the demonstration, attended by relatives of those killed and representatives of human rights organizations, speakers said that […]
- by Mehdi EditorThere is no disputing that human rights discourse safeguard the interests of former and current colonial powers. When the ceasefire was announced, it carried strong symbolism for the international community, as it provided the veneer of having acted in cohesion to halt a genocide that it willingly allowed in the first place. Almost three years since Israel commenced its genocide in Gaza, Palestinians are still being killed, suffering the consequences […]