Palestine
- World
Iran-US at daggers drawn position as Sunnis, Shias close ranks over Palestine
Whatever may be the military objective of the United States-led Israel, the assassina ion of I mail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31. The tragic event instead of widening the gap within…
- Middle East
Houthi leader vows ‘military response’ to Israeli ‘escalation’
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi has warned that the group will “inevitably” mount a military response to Israel’s recent “escalation”. “The stance of the ‘axis of resistance’ is unequivocal: There must…
- Middle East
WHO commends UAE for evacuating 85 Palestinian patients from Gaza
The WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean expressed gratitude to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for announcing an urgent initiative to evacuate sick and severely injured Palestinians, including cancer patients, for…
- Sports
Olympics: Shadow of Israel-Palestine conflict hovers over Paris
No Olympic Games has ever gone without a fair share of controversies and the Paris edition is no different. Several significant disputes have cropped up and the organising committee is now hard-pressed to solve…
- Middle East
Iran’s supreme leader vows to avenge Hamas chief’s death in Tehran
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Wednesday vowed to avenge Hamas Politburo Chief Ismail Haniyeh’s death in the Iranian territory. He made the remarks in a message published on his website to…
- Middle East
UAE distributes urgent aid in Khan Younis under Op Chivalrous Knight 3
The UAE, through its humanitarian arm Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, distributed urgent aid, date parcels, and gallons of drinking water to displaced Palestinian families in shelter camps in Khan Younis. This effort…
- Middle East
Watch: Palestinian Olympic team greeted with cheers, gifts in Paris
As Palestinian Olympic athletes landed in Paris on Thursday, 25 July, they were greeted with a heart-warming reception that included a roar of applause and a shower of gifts, including food and…
- Middle East
Ancient Palestine site gets UNESCO tag, listed as endangered amid conflict
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, the ancient heritage site of Saint Hilarion Monastery/Tell Umm Amer in Palestine on Friday received the UNESCO tag and was simultaneously put on the…
- Middle East
Key Israeli minister backs proposal for ex-Palestinian PM to run post-war Gaza
Israeli officials are quietly throwing their support behind a United Arab Emirates proposal to install a former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as the head of a PA administration in post-war…
- Middle East
Errant Hamas rockets kill two Palestinians sheltering in UNRWA school: IDF
A failed Hamas rocket barrage launched from a humanitarian area struck a United Nations school in Khan Yunis, killing two Palestinians and wounding several more, the Israel Defence Forces said on Thursday,…
- Middle East
Iraqi PM urges halt to attacks against Palestine, Lebanon
Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani has stressed the urgent need to halt the attacks against Lebanon and Palestine and called for concerted efforts to prevent the escalation of regional…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia welcomes ICJ advisory opinion on Israel’s unlawful occupation
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning Israel’s policies and practices in the occupied Palestinian territories. Saudi…
- Middle East
Israel asks ICJ to clarify that its opinion is an ‘advisory opinion’, not ‘legally binding’
Following the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) order which ruled that Israel’s presence in Palestinian territory is unlawful, Israel asked the international court to clarify whether its published opinion is an “advisory…
- India
MP: Hindutva leader threatens to kill Palestine supporters
Members of Hindu right-wing outfits on July 18, Thursday, in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa took to the streets with Israeli flags, threatening to attack and kill those who express solidarity with Palestine. This…
- Middle East
Palestine seeks India’s backing for Tell Umm Amer UNESCO ‘danger listing’
A high-level Palestinian delegation is scheduled to take part in the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee, hosted by UNESCO in New Delhi. They aim to advocate for the inclusion of…
