Palestine
- Middle East
2 years of war devastate Palestinian lives in Gaza
Jerusalem: Numbers alone cannot capture the toll the Israel-Hamas war has taken on the Gaza Strip. But they can help us understand how thoroughly the conflict has upended the lives of 2.1…
- Hyderabad
Pro Palestine rally to be held in Hyderabad on Tuesday
Hyderabad: A Pro Palestine rally will be held in Hyderabad on Tuesday, October 7. It will begin from VST X Road at 11:45 AM and conclude at Indira Park. Speaking to Siasat.com…
- World
Protests sweep Rome, Madrid and Barcelona against Israel’s actions in Gaza
Barcelona: Hundreds of thousands of Italians and Spaniards marched in Rome, Barcelona and Madrid on Saturday, October 4, against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza in a show of growing international anger over…
- Middle East
Gaza bound Global Samud Flotilla nears Israeli high risk zone
The Global Samud Flotilla that is carrying aid to Gaza in Palestine entered the high risk zone in Israel on Tuesday September 28. It is about 50 nautical miles away from the…
- World
New Zealand: Peters’ position on Palestine branded inconsistent
Auckland: Foreign Minister Winston Peters has argued that the time is not right for New Zealand to recognise Palestine. He gave three reasons: escalation risks in Gaza, questions of statehood, and Hamas’…
- News
New Zealand to maintain approach to recognition of Palestine
Auckland: New Zealand will not be recognising the State of Palestine at this time, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced at the UN General Assembly in New York today. “With a war raging,…
- Middle East
Palestine applies for BRICS membership, says envoy
Gaza Strip: Palestine has applied for membership of the BRICS as more countries recognised it as a state in recent weeks, a Palestinian diplomat said on Friday. However, it is yet to…
- World
Granting recognition to Palestine rewards Hamas: Trump at UNGA
United Nations: United States President Donald Trump, in his first speech on Tuesday, at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), after assuming office for the second time this year, told Hamas to…
- Middle East
157 countries now recognise Palestine at United Nations
With several countries recognising the Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the list of nations recognising the state has grown to 157. Some of the countries to recognise the…
- World
France recognises Palestinian statehood at United Nations meeting
United Nations: As the Gaza war rages on, France recognized Palestinian statehood on Monday at the start of a high-profile meeting at the United Nations aimed at galvanizing support for a two-state…
- India
India Votes in Favour of UN resolution on Palestine participation
United Nations: India on Friday voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution that allows Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address its upcoming high-level session through video after the US denied…
- World
Auckland pro-Palestine march draws 20,000 calling for Gaza ceasefire
Auckland: Chants echoed through central Auckland on Saturday as around 20,000 people joined the March for Humanity, in what organisers say was the largest pro-Palestine demonstration in New Zealand’s history. The march…
- India
India backs UN resolution for two-state solution in Palestine
United Nations: India on Friday voted in favour of a resolution in the UN General Assembly that endorses the ‘New York Declaration’ on peaceful settlement of the Palestine issue and implementation of…
- World
Pro-Palestine protesters set to march across Auckland Harbour Bridge
Pro-Palestine protesters are expected to march across Auckland’s Harbour Bridge the new gathering point of Onepoto Doman at 9.30 am on Saturday, September 13, 2025, demanding New Zealand sanction Israel for its…
- World
Won’t be able to issue diplomatic passports to Palestinian officials: Belgium
Belgium has announced it will not issue diplomatic passports to Palestinian officials to enable their participation in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Belgium’s foreign ministry announced a proposal from the Belgian-Palestinian…