JOHANNESBURG (AA) – South Africa has expressed concern over US “propaganda” and “misinformation” after President Donald Trump froze Washington’s aid to the country, citing the recently adopted land appropriation law and Pretoria’s genocide case against Israel. “We are concerned by what seems to be a campaign of misinfor...
JERUSALEM/ANKARA (AA) – Three freed Israeli captives hailed Hamas after their release under a cease-fire deal on Saturday. Ohad Ben Ami, Eliyahu Sharabi, and Or Levy were set free by Hamas in Deir al-Balah in exchange for 183 prisoners in Israeli jails. “I say to the families of the captives, go out and demonstrate and […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – President Donald Trump has signed an executive order cutting financial assistance to South Africa, citing concerns over its land expropriation law, the White House said. “The United States cannot support the government of South Africa’s commission of rights violations in its country or its undermining United States ...
NEW DELHI (AA) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has regained power in Delhi assembly elections, for the first time in nearly three decades, beating the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in the capital. The voting for the elections was held on Wednesday when millions cast ballots in the legislative assembly ...
GENEVA (AA) – Medical professionals who came to Geneva from around the world voiced concerns for Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, who was detained by Israel during a December 27 raid on the facility. No updates have since been provided about his safety or well-being. Many fear he […]
NEW YORK/ISTANBUL (AA) – Palestinian Americans have strongly criticized President Donald Trump’s recent statements about taking control of Gaza and establishing a new settlement there without Palestinians. Representatives of nonprofit organizations supporting Palestine spoke about Trump’s remarks, which were made during a joint press con...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Education and Higher Education Ministry in Gaza has reported that Israel’s genocidal war spanning over 15 months has left 85% of schools out of service resulting in a two-year interruption in education. In a statement, Ahmed Al-Najjar, the director-general of the ministry’s Public Relations Uni...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Gaza government has announced that Israel is delaying the implementation of the humanitarian provisions of the cease-fire agreement which came into effect on January 19. Speaking at a press conference at the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, Salama Marouf, head of the Gaza Government Media Office, sai...
BRUSSELS/ISTANBUL (AA) – The EU’s spokesman for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has expressed the 27-member bloc’s regret over a US executive order authorizing sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) for issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The EU expresses its r...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) — The Israeli army has demolished several Palestinian homes in the Jenin refugee camp as part of its ongoing military offensive in the northern West Bank. Witnesses reported that the Israeli army “detonated houses in the Jenin camp.” Israeli forces have reinforced their presence around the camp and conducted intensive ...
