Palestine
- Hyderabad
Prakash Raj slams modern censorship, calls SIR ‘bloodless genocide’
Hyderabad: Actor and activist Prakash Raj on Thursday, September 10, said censorship in India had taken on “an entirely different form,” one that works less through outright bans than through a climate of…
- Middle East
Israel to close British consulate in Jerusalem over UK sanctions
London: Israel will close the British consulate in Jerusalem in response to UK sanctions on West Bank settlements, the country’s foreign minister said Tuesday, September 8. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced…
- Entertainment
Palestine song Dammi Falastini played at Hyderabad’s biggest pub
Nobody expected a Friday night at Hyderabad’s biggest pub to turn into a moment of Palestinian solidarity, but then ‘Dammi Falastini’ started playing. Yes, you read that right! What began as a…
- Middle East
US FBI seizes over USD 560K in cryptocurrency donation for Hamas
The FBI has seized more than USD 560,000 in cryptocurrency donations intended for Hamas, the Justice Department said Tuesday in announcing a disruption of financing for the militant group. In addition to…
- Middle East
Israel National Security Minister Ben-Gvir storms Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, accompanied by settlers and Israeli occupation forces, stormed into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Monday, August 31, performing prayers and calling for a Jewish temple to…
- Bangalore
3 booked in Karnataka over Palestine flag during Milad-un-Nabi
Shivamogga: Karnataka Police have registered a case against three people for allegedly displaying a Palestine flag atop a cutout being erected for Milad-un-Nabi celebrations in RML Nagar, citing concerns over public peace…
- Middle East
Over 20 Marvel actors join call to free Palestine’s Barghouti
More than 20 actors known for roles in Marvel films and related franchises have joined the “Free Marwan Now” campaign, calling for the release of 67-year-old Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti, who has…
- Middle East
Palestinian shot during raid on UNRWA centre by Israeli forces
Israeli military personnel on Tuesday, August 25, raided a key training centre run by the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), during which a Palestinian boy was shot and at least…
- Middle East
Israeli MP smashes Palestinian monument in occupied West Bank
An Israeli MP attacked a Palestinian monument with a sledgehammer on Tuesday, August 25, while Israeli soldiers who escorted him stood nearby in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The attack comes amid rising…
- World
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder asks Kareena to back brand on Gaza
Ben Cohen, co-founder of ice-cream brand Ben & Jerry’s, has urged Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor Khan to use her platform to support the brand amid its dispute over its social-activism policies and…
- Middle East
Israel seeks to influence AI responses on Gaza: Reports
Israel has launched a campaign aimed at influencing how artificial intelligence systems respond to questions about Gaza, Palestine and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), according to reports. Politico reported that documents filed…
- Middle East
India to build 200-bed super speciality hospital in West Bank
In a significant move to deepen its development partnership with Palestine, India is set to build a 200-bed super speciality hospital in Jenin in the West Bank. Indian Secretary for Overseas Indian…
- Middle East
Israel launches probes into killings of Hind Rajab, paramedics
Jerusalem: Israel’s military on Wednesday, August 19, announced its first criminal investigations into troop conduct in the war in Gaza, focusing on the killings of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family and…
- Middle East
Israel will use ballots, rule us with bullets: Palestinian envoy
New Delhi: Ahead of Israel’s parliamentary elections, Palestinian people are once again being made to “pay the price” for that country’s domestic politics, Palestine’s envoy to India Abdullah M Abu Shawesh said…
- Middle East
Saudi textbooks remove ‘Muslims will never give up Jerusalem’
Saudi Arabia has removed the phrase “the Muslims will never give up Jerusalem” from a school textbook, according to a review of the Kingdom’s curriculum published by Israel-based research organisation IMPACT-se in…
