RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian NGO has documented over 5,300 arrests by the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank this year. In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoner Society said around 4,700 Palestinians are still in Israeli custody, including 30 women and 190 minors. “The suffering of captives is escalating amid rising numbers of ...
NABLUS, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian group on Sunday confirmed the death of a group member in the West Bank city of Nablus. The Lions’ Den said Tamer al-Kilani was killed in a bomb explosion early Sunday, blaming Israel for his death. There was no comment from the Israeli authorities on the report. Israel blames […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – A prominent Pakistani journalist and TV host, Arshad Sharif, was shot dead by police in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, his family and media reported on Monday. Sharif was shot in the head and killed by police after his driver and he allegedly breached a roadblock that had been set up to check […]
JENIN CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian during a raid in the northern occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement that the Palestinian was shot in the neck by the Israeli forces in Jenin city, while three others were injured. Eyewitnesses reported that a significant number of [&he...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – The co-founder of the Quebec City mosque where six worshippers were killed in a deadly shooting spree in 2017 urged Canadian lawmakers Thursday to toughen and pass a proposed gun bill. Boufeldja Benabdallah said Bill C-21 should include a ban on assault-style semi-automatic weapons “that are not reasonably us...
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA) – At least 15 people were drowned when a passenger vessel carrying them to a religious event capsized in a river in northwest Nigeria, a local official said on Thursday. Aliyu Dantani, the head of Shagari Local Government in Sokoto State, told Anadolu Agency that the vessel was transporting some people to […]
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – At least 150 people have been killed over the past two days in a tribal conflict in southeastern Sudan, according to local media reports. Dozens of others were injured in the clashes which took place between tribes on Wednesday and Thursday in Blue Nile state. “The UN is alarmed by violence […]
NABLUS, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian medic was detained by Israeli forces near the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society. A statement by the Society said Fawwaz al-Bitar was taken into custody at the Za’tara checkpoint. No reason was provided for the detention. A video circulated online [&he...
Rabat, Morocco (AFP): The European Union and Morocco have signed a “green partnership” deal they hope will bolster cooperation on renewable energy. The sun-baked North African country is seeking to offer alternatives for European nations trying to wean themselves off fossil fuels, whose prices have soared following Russia’s i...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The State Department confirmed Tuesday the detention of Saudi-American dual national Saad Ibrahim Almadi in the Kingdom, saying it has raised concerns about his detention with Riyadh. Spokesman Vedant Patel said the US first raised concerns about Almadi’s arrest in December 2021 when it became aware that he was ta...
