Palestine
- Business
Israel sees sharp decline in GDP growth in Q2
Jerusalem: Growth figures issued on Sunday by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics indicated a deep fall in the state’s economy following a sharp rise in the first quarter. Israel’s GDP rose in…
- Middle East
Gaza reports first polio case in 25 years amid conflict-battered health system
Ramallah: The Gaza Strip recorded the first case of poliovirus infection in 25 years as the enclave continues to toil in the protracted conflict. The Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry on Friday said…
- Middle East
Norway closes representative office in Palestine
Oslo: Norway’s Representative Office in Al-Ram, Palestine, has been closed after the Israeli government decided to no longer facilitate Norway’s diplomatic presence with the Palestinian Authority. In a press statement on Friday,…
- Middle East
Israeli fighting in Gaza ended: Media
Jerusalem: The Israeli army’s fighting in the Gaza Strip has ended, state media reported. Citing senior security officials,Israel’s-state owned Kan TV news said that Israel can return and re-enter Gaza “when there…
- Hyderabad
ABVP vandalises Palestinian flag mural at University of Hyderabad
Hyderabad: ABVP cadre of University of Hyderabad (UoH) on Thursday, August 15, vandalised a mural of the Palestinian flag created in solidarity with the Palestinian cause on the walls of the University…
- India
UP: Man held for waving Palestinian flag during ‘Tiranga’ rally on I-Day
Meerut: A man was arrested on Friday for allegedly waving a Palestinian flag during a “Tiranga Rally” on Independence Day in Meerut’s Kotwali area, police said. The incident occurred on August 15,…
- Middle East
Israel cleared for 2024 Paris Olympics; Countries who faced ban in the past
Despite international calls from human rights organisations to ban Israel from competing in the Paris 2024 Olympics over the country’s ongoing aggression in the war-torn Gaza Strip, Israeli athletes have been clear…
- Middle East
‘Dead or Alive’: Israel vows to capture new Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
Israeli leaders responded to the news that Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar has been named the organization’s new commander by the leadership who live in hiding in Doha, the capital of…
- Middle East
Israel calls on Palestinians to evacuate occupied Beit Hanoun amid rocket attacks
Israel called on Palestinians in Beit Hanoun to evacuate on Wednesday morning, August 7, following rocket attacks on Sderot and Ashkelon from the northern Gaza town. Colonel Avichay Adraee, the Israel Defense…
- 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…
