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Trump warns that arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia will be ‘first of many’
New York: President Donald Trump warned Monday that the arrest and possible deportation of a Palestinian activist who helped lead protests at Columbia University will be the first “of many to come”…
- Middle East
Jordan condemns Israel’s halting electricity supply to Gaza
Amman: Jordan’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned Israel’s decision to halt the electricity supply to Gaza to pressure Hamas into releasing hostages. According to a ministry statement, Israel’s decision is a clear continuation…
- Middle East
Israel plans to establish ‘migration administration’ for relocating Gazans
Jerusalem: Israel is working to establish a “migration administration” to advance the relocation of Palestinian residents from the Gaza Strip, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said. Smotrich, a far-right leader and a…
- Middle East
Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza
Jerusalem: Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza. The full effects of that are not immediately clear, but the territory’s desalination plants receive power for producing drinking water.…
- Middle East
Israel to send delegation to Doha on March 10 to advance Gaza ceasefire talks
Jerusalem: Israel will send a delegation to Qatar’s capital Doha on Monday to advance negotiations for renewing the ceasefire in Gaza and securing the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas, according…
- Middle East
Arab nations reject Trump’s call to empty Gaza of its Palestinian population
Deir Al-Balah: Foreign ministers from Muslim nations on Saturday rejected calls by US President Donald Trump to empty the Gaza Strip of its Palestinian population and backed a plan for an administrative…
- Middle East
Over 12,300 women killed, 3000 widowed in Gaza as world marks Women’s Day
Israel’s relentless aerial bombardment and ground military offence across Gaza and other occupied Palestinian territories have resulted in the tragic deaths of at least 12,316 women since October 2023. The staggering revelation…
- Middle East
BBC under fire for scrapping Gaza doc, 13-yr-old narrator faces harassment
The BBC has faced intense criticism after removing its documentary “Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone” from its platform, following pressure from pro-Israeli groups. The documentary, which premiered on February 17, highlighted…
- Middle East
Palestinian father dies after reunion with released son Ayham Sabah
A Palestinian father, Ibrahim Sabah, passed away on Friday, March 7, just hours after reuniting with his son Ayham Sabah, who had been released as part of a prisoner exchange between Hamas…
- Middle East
Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo to discuss second phase of Gaza ceasefire
Cairo: A Hamas delegation arrived in Egypt’s Cairo on Friday for talks on implementing terms of the Gaza ceasefire deal and pushing forward negotiations on its second phase, Egypt’s State Information Service…
- News
Aid operations in Gaza imperiled as millions of promised USAID dollars do not arrive
Jerusalem: The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID have frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in contractual payments to aid groups, leaving them paying out of pocket to preserve a fragile ceasefire, according…
- Middle East
Israeli TikTokers join ‘prank call’ trend mocking Gaza children’s suffering
Israeli teenagers have recently sparked outrage by joining a viral TikTok ‘prank call’ trend, which mocks the suffering of Palestinian children in Gaza Strip. Videos circulating on social media featured teenagers impersonating…
- Middle East
United Nations food agency says it has 2 weeks of supplies in Gaza
Jerusalem: The UN food agency says it only has enough food supplies in the Gaza Strip to keep public kitchens and bakeries open for less than two weeks, after Israel halted the…
- Middle East
Israel’s new military chief takes office, vows to strike enemies with ‘tremendous force’
Jerusalem: Eyal Zamir took over on Wednesday as the 24th Chief of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), warning that Israel’s multi-front conflict would be ongoing and vowing to strike its enemies with…
- Middle East
Aid freeze in Gaza sparks fears of starvation, economic collapse
Jerusalem: Israel’s cutoff of food, fuel, medicine and other supplies to Gaza’s 2 million people has sent prices soaring and humanitarian groups into overdrive trying to distribute dwindling stocks to the most…
