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MUNA raises funds and awareness for Palestine
DALLAS, Texas — The members of the Los Angeles-based pop band, known for their queer pop songs and collaborations with artists such as Phoebe Bridgers and Taylor Swift, are not afraid of sharing their political stance. Since the beginning of their...
Palestinian property torched, olive harvesters assaulted in separate settler attacks
Several Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians were reported in the West Bank on Saturday, amid a wave of violence targeting residents during the traditional olive-picking season. In one attack, Palestinian media outlets reported that...
Foreign minister has round of meetings in Bahrain
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Saturday and Sunday met officials from a number of countries participating in the Manama Dialogue, held under the auspices of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Bahrain. On Sunday morning,...
It's just a number: Lawyer earns PhD at 85
KUALA NERUS: Datuk Victor Isaacs, 85, proved that age is no barrier to learning when he earned his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) after six years of hard work. A seasoned lawyer, Victor’s achievement is an...
Trump’s Gaza plan is so far working, says Palestinian ambassador to Russia
MOSCOW, November 2. /TASS/. The plan proposed by US President Donald Trump for resolving the conflict in the Gaza Strip is currently functioning as intended, Palestinian Ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz Nofal told TASS. "So far, Trump’s plan is...
Iraq elections: Will public optimism equal political change?
"Iraq is the best it's ever been," Khudair al-Ali, a young man who works for one of Iraq's oil companies but drives cars for Careem, the Middle East's version of Uber, on weekends, enthuses. "But we still have problems," he says, gesturing at...
Lawyer Achieves PhD At 85, Proving Age Is No Barrier
KUALA NERUS, Nov 2 (Bernama) -- Datuk Victor Isaacs, 85, proved that age is no barrier to learning when he earned his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) after six years of hard work. A seasoned lawyer,...
Report: Israel opposes the formation of an international force in Gaza under a mandate from the Security Council
Tel Aviv / PNN / Disagreements have emerged between the Israeli government and the U.S. administration over the mechanism for forming the international force planned to deploy in the Gaza Strip as part of the second phase of the cease-fire...
Netanyahu slams top IDF lawyer's leak as 'worst PR disaster' in Israel's history
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday harshly criticized outgoing Military Advocate General Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, calling her the source of “the worst public relations disaster Israel has ever experienced” following her admission...
IDF legal chief avoided probes into Gaza war crimes, citing right-wing backlash, sources say amid resignation
The embroiled former Israeli army legal chief, who resigned last week following investigations into the abuse of Palestinians in Israeli detention, refrained from launching investigations into several incidents in Gaza that could have constituted...
Turkish foreign minister to host Gaza meeting in Istanbul on Monday
ISTANBUL Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will host a meeting on Gaza in Istanbul on Monday, Turkish diplomatic sources said. The meeting is expected to bring together the foreign ministers of Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia,...
Palestinians Injured in Ongoing Attacks
Nablus/Hebron/Qalqilya – Saba: Israeli settlers continued their attacks on Palestinian civilians and their property in the West Bank governorates of occupied Palestine. Health sources reported that medical teams at Rafidia Governmental Hospital in...
Israeli army razes Palestinian homes in Gaza, continues raids across West Bank
Israeli forces have demolished a number of Palestinian homes in Gaza City and the southern flanks of the coastal sliver amid ongoing violations of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas that came into effect in early October, and at the same time,...
Sinn Féin confirms it will back no-confidence motion in NI Education Minister
By Rebecca Black, PA Sinn Féin has confirmed it will back a no-confidence motion in Education Minister Paul Givan as crowds gathered to call for his resignation. The DUP minister has been under fire over his recent trip to Israel, during which he...
Israeli settlers' attacks wound 11 Palestinians
A group of illegal armed settlers, backed by Israeli forces, attacked residents near the village of Al-Minya, southeast of Bethlehem in the southern occupied West Bank, and fired live bullets at them, wounding three in the lower limbs, Zayed...
Israeli military’s top lawyer resigns after leak of video allegedly showing abuse of Palestinian detainee
Israel’s top military lawyer, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, has resigned after admitting she authorised the leak of a video showing the abuse of a Palestinian detainee at Sde Teiman detention facility Israel’s Military Advocate General, Maj....
At least 43 Palestinians killed as Israeli offensive in Gaza City intensifies
At least 43 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Saturday, according to local hospitals, as the Israeli offensive on Gaza City intensifies. Most of the casualties were reported in Gaza City. Shifa Hospital, the largest in Gaza, said 29...
Obama backs Mamdani for NYC mayor
Former U.S. president Barack Obama praised Zohran Mamdani’s campaign and offered to be a “sounding board" into the future if the progressive Democrat wins Tuesday’s New York City mayoral election, the New York Times reported Saturday, a move that...
Ruth Coppinger says the presidential election was a 'trouncing' of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael
Michael Bolton People Before Profit-Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger says Catherine Connolly's election as president is a "trouncing" of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. Backed by Sinn Féin, Labour, Social Democrats, People Before Profit-Solidarity, and the...