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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…
- Kashmir
Solidarity for Palestine put on show during Muharram procession in Srinagar
This year the Muharram procession on Ashura in Jammu and Kashmir’s capital Srinagar saw a show of solidarity with the Palestinians, as participants trampled on a huger poster of Israeli Prime Minister…
- Middle East
Palestine expresses gratitude to India for USD 2.5M grant to UNRWA
The Palestinian Embassy expressed gratitude to India on Tuesday, July 16, as it released the first tranche of USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) as a…
- India
Giriraj Singh links Owaisi’s ‘Jai Palestine’ sloganeering with Bihar flag incident
New Delhi: Union Minister Giriraj Singh took aim at AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday, accusing him of fuelling tensions by ending his Lok Sabha oath with the ‘Jai Palestine’ slogan. Singh…
- Middle East
‘Shocking and brutal massacre’: World reacts to Israel’s al-Mawasi attacks
In yet another deadly attack on the war-torn Gaza Strip, Israeli forces launched an attack on the al-Mawasi camp, a designated humanitarian ‘safe zone’ for displaced Palestinian civilians, killing at least 90…
- Middle East
Delta Air Lines apologises after ‘anti-Palestine’ tweet draws ire
Delta Air Lines has issued an apology after it received backlash over a tweet that falsely claimed two of its flight attendants were wearing “Hamas badges,” referring to Palestinian flag pins on…
- Middle East
UN court to deliver advisory opinion on occupation of Palestinian land
The Hague: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has said that it will deliver an advisory opinion on July 19 regarding the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories. A public…
