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Iran, Algeria urge efforts to stop Middle East conflict
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Algerian counterpart, Ahmed Attaf, called for effective efforts to stop Israel’s “genocide in Gaza and aggression against Lebanon.” During a phone call on…
- Middle East
UNRWA ban would have severe humanitarian consequences in Gaza: UNSC
United Nations: The Security Council has said that the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) “remains the backbone of all humanitarian response in Gaza” and…
- Middle East
Northern Gaza’s Beit Lahia declared ‘disaster’ zone amid Israeli siege
The municipality in the city of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, October 30, declared the town a “disaster” zone as a result of the ongoing Israeli war of…
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Spain cancels ammunition deal with Israeli firm over Gaza war
The Spanish government has cancelled a 6.5 million Euros contract with Israeli military company Guardian LTD to purchase ammunition for its Civil Guard police force, citing ongoing Israeli atrocities in Gaza Strip.…
- Middle East
Egypt, Qatar discuss efforts to reach ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon
Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani discussed efforts to end conflicts in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.…
- Middle East
Hamas says open to agreements on permanent ceasefire in Gaza
Gaza: Hamas has expressed its openness to any agreements or ideas for establishing a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Sami Abu Zuhri, a senior Hamas official, said in a televised speech…
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Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital operates with only one doctor after Israeli raid
The Palestinian ministry of health in the Gaza Strip on Monday, October 28, announced that Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, one of the few remaining medical centres serving the…
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India & Spain express concern over West Asia situation, call to end Gaza humanitarian crisis
Vadodara: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of Spain Pedro Sanchez on Monday expressed deep concern over the escalating security situation in West Asia and called for restraint. They condemned terrorist attacks…
- Middle East
Egypt proposes 2-day Gaza ceasefire, release of 4 hostages
Cairo: Egypt has proposed a two-day ceasefire deal in which four Israeli hostages in Gaza would be exchanged for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. The proposal was announced by Egyptian President Abdel…
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Israeli military operations in Gaza making life ‘untenable’: UN
United Nations: The “devastation and deprivation” caused by Israel’s military operations in northern Gaza is “making the conditions of life untenable” for Palestinians there, the spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio…
- Middle East
Microsoft fires employees for organising vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza
US technology giant Microsoft has fired two of its employees who organised a vigil at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington in solidarity with Palestinian victims in the Gaza Strip, who are…
- Middle East
Netlfix faces backlash over removal of Palestinian films
Netflix, one of the world’s most popular movie streaming sites, is facing backlash for removing 19 films from its “Palestinian Stories,” collection in mid-October. The collection, launched in October 2021, features 32…
- Middle East
Situation in northern Gaza ‘horrific’: ICRC
Gaza: An official from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has described the situation in northern Gaza as “horrific”. “Ongoing evacuation orders and continued restriction of essential supplies leaves the…
- Middle East
30 Palestinians killed by Israeli bombing in Gaza
Gaza: At least 30 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli bombing of the town of Beit Lahia in the north of the Gaza Strip, media reported. The Israeli army shelled a residential…
- Middle East
Egyptian, Israeli delegations meet to revive Gaza ceasefire negotiations: Media
Cairo: High-ranking Egyptian security and military team met with a delegation from Israel to press for restoring talks on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Egypt’s Al-Qahera News TV channel reported on…
