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- by Marwa AMore than twenty former Belgian diplomats and ambassadors are urging the federal government to take action against Israel in an open letter. The letter from diplomats is a “unique signal”, according to political experts. For decades, diplomats have taken “countless steps” to make Belgium a defender of a fairer international legal order and human rights, reads the letter published in De Standaard. As far as Gaza and Israel are concerned, […]
- by Marwa ANewly declassified British documents reveal that the late Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak supported US and British efforts to defeat and humiliate Saddam Hussein during the Gulf War, predicting that a military defeat would lead to the Iraqi leader’s downfall. The documents, released by the British National Archives, show that Mubarak advised British Prime Minister John Major to disregard Arab public opinion and press forward with the military campaign. He argued […]
- by Marwa AThey have been the playthings of powers for decades, and there is no promise that this will end soon. Empires and powers seem to come and go, yet the plight of the Palestinians remains more horrific than ever. Now, in the next instalment of the grand morality game, France, the United Kingdom and Canada promise to recognise Palestinian statehood at the September meeting of the 80th session of the United […]
- by Marwa AAt least 27 Palestinians were killed early Saturday in a series of Israeli airstrikes and shootings across the Gaza Strip, including 16 people who were waiting for humanitarian aid, sources said, Anadolu reports. According to medical sources, 12 bodies were transferred to the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after Israeli forces opened fire at the aid distribution area along the Netzarim Corridor. Three Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid near distribution […]
- by Marwa AThe term apartheid is no longer just a historical reference; it has become an increasingly unavoidable descriptor for the lived reality in the occupied West Bank. While the word may conjure images of South Africa’s past, the systematic structures of segregation, domination, and racialised control that Israel has institutionalised across Palestinian territories are no less profound. Perhaps more insidious, however, is the transformation of this system from one of visible […]
- by Marwa AIsrael’s actions to expel Gazans from their lands and annex the West Bank are unacceptable, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told Hamas Shura Council head Mohammed Ismail Darwish on Friday, Anadolu reports. Fidan met with a Hamas delegation led by Darwish in Istanbul, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry sources. The Hamas delegation stressed that the amount of humanitarian aid allowed into Gaza falls far short of the needs and […]
- by Marwa AThe UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday urged the international community to act swiftly to prevent the mass death of children in the Gaza Strip, where conditions continue to deteriorate amid Israel’s ongoing war, Anadolu reports. “Today, I want to keep the focus on Gaza, because it’s in Gaza where the suffering is most acute and where children are dying at an unprecedented rate. “We are at a crossroads, and […]
- by Marwa AThe University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) said on Friday it has been notified that the federal government is suspending certain research funding over alleged antisemitism on campus—a move it called “a loss for America,” Anadolu reports. “UCLA received a notice that the federal government, through its control of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other agencies, is suspending certain research funding to UCLA,” […]
- by Marwa AThe historic house on the banks of the Tigris River in Iraq’s capital Baghdad, where classic British crime writer Agatha Christie lived for many years, is rich in history, but badly in need of repair, Anadolu reports. The walls of the vintage house in the Karadat Maryam district of the capital bear now the warning: “Caution! Danger of collapse.” Despite the risk of collapse, the house, which holds Agatha Christie’s […]
- by Marwa AGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday called the humanitarian situation in Gaza “unacceptable,” according to media reports. Anadolu reports. “One thing is clear to us: The situation there is unacceptable. It must end as quickly as possible. As long as it (this conflict) continues, at least a minimum of aid, medical assistance, and food aid must be guaranteed for the population. And Israel, of course, bears a considerable degree of […]