GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Five newborn babies froze to death in the Gaza Strip amid cold weather in the war-torn enclave, a Palestinian doctor said on Tuesday. “Nine infants were hospitalized in the past two weeks due to health complications caused by severe cold,” Saeed Salah, Director of the Patient’s Friends Benevolent Society Hospital [&...
Palestinian game developer Rasheed Abueideh is bringing the story of the Nakba to life through his new game, Dreams on a Pillow. The Nakba refers to Zionists’ ethnic cleansing of Palestinians to make way for their establishment of Israel in 1948. Israelis killed and displaced Palestinians, taking their property and belongings while suppressin...
Israel’s army has released footage of the airstrike in Beirut that killed Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah. State news agency NNA said the mass funeral for Nasrallah and senior Hezbollah member Hashem Safieddine started at the Camille Chamoun Sports City amid tight security. Nasrallah was assassinated by Israel on Sept. 27. ...
U.N. Special Envoy on Myanmar Julie Bishop has called for a swift political settlement to allow the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh to return home. Bishop made the appeal in a meeting with Bangladesh’s interim government adviser, Touhid Hossain, in the country’s capital Dhaka. More than 1.2 million Rohingya have been living in the Bangla...
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has publicly apologized for the 2004 Tak Bai massacre, where 78 Muslim protesters suffocated in military trucks. Speaking at a school in the province Narathiwat, Thaksin said, “If mistakes were made that caused dissatisfaction, I ask for forgiveness so I can help solve the problems.” Th...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas has announced that it will not engage in any new negotiations until Israel honors its obligations under a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement. “The resistance will not engage in any new negotiations unless the occupation adheres to the agreement and implements the first-phase obligations,” Ham...
LONDON (AA) – The EU has announced that it is suspending sanctions on Syria’s energy, transport, and banking sectors to aid the country’s reconstruction after the fall of the Bashar Assad regime. In a statement, the EU said the move aims to “facilitate engagement with Syria, its people, and businesses, in key areas of energy […]...
A rare collection of Islamic relics, including a lock and key from the Kaaba, is on display at Bradford City Hall in West Yorkshire in England. The exhibition, which started Saturday, offers a unique opportunity to see sacred artefacts up close. Organizer Riyaz Maniar calls it a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The display includes a 29-foot-lon...
The U.S. supports Israel’s decision to delay releasing 620 Palestinian prisoners as part of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas. National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes said President Donald Trump is prepared to support Israel in “whatever course of action it chooses regarding Hamas.” Israel was scheduled to release 620 priso...
Republican lawmakers are facing voter anger over President Donald Trump’s sweeping policies. At the Conservative Political Action Conference last week in Washington, DC, Trump vowed to continue his aggressive agenda, including job cuts and slashing public programs. But across the country, GOP lawmakers are being confronted by furious constitue...
