Israel accepts US proposal for temporary Gaza ceasefire
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JERUSALEM (AA) – The European Union missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah on Friday voiced concern over an Israeli group’s takeover of Greek Orthodox properties in the occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City. “Attempts by settlers to take over Christian property in the Old City of Jerusalem must be halted as they jeopardize the heritage and traditions...
PARIS – France is the second-largest European investment destination for Qatar after the UK, with assets of more than 25 billion euros ($26.7 billion), according to a recent study. The Gulf country has 42 companies in France through direct holdings or firms mostly managed by the sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority, a study c...
LONDON (AA) – Britain on Thursday condemned the death sentences issued to two of its citizens by a court in Russian-backed Donetsk. “I utterly condemn the sentencing of Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner held by Russian proxies in eastern Ukraine,” Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said in a statement. Claiming that the men whom the cour...
PARIS (AA) – The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance on Thursday called on Denmark to urgently address anti-Muslim discrimination and racism against minorities and stop forced evictions of immigrant families. In a monitoring report, the commission urged Danish authorities to introduce a national action plan against racism ...
LONDON (AA) – A major UK cinema on Wednesday canceled all screenings of a controversial movie following protests by the British Muslim community. Cineworld canceled all screenings of the highly controversial movie The Lady of Heaven after demonstrations against the film grew in a number of cities across the UK, including Birmingham, Bolton, an...
GENEVA – Unless the world immediately shifts its total focus away from the war in Ukraine, there will be an explosion of child deaths in the Horn of Africa, a UN official has warned, urging the international community to act immediately. Rania Dagash, UNICEF’s deputy regional director for Eastern and Southern Africa, spoke at a […...
OVIEDO, Spain – The Spanish High Court has said that it has called the CEO of Israeli cyber intelligence company NSO Group, Shalev Hulio, to testify as part of an investigation into the Pegasus hacking scandal. Judge Jose Luis Calama will personally travel to Israel to question Hulio, whose software was used to hack the […]
LONDON (AA) – The founder of a proscribed far-right terror group in Britain was jailed for 8.5 years on Tuesday. Alex Davies, the founder of National Action, was found guilty of terrorism charges last month. He was described as the “extremist’s extremist” at the court. Davies is the final member of the proscribed group who [&...
LONDON (AA) – Seven in 10 British Muslims have experienced some form of Islamophobia in the workplace, according to a new poll released on Tuesday. The survey showed some 69% of Muslims currently employed in the UK faced some sort of Islamophobic behavior during work-related engagements. These included interactions with customers, client...
LONDON: More than a hundred women in London marched 16 kilometers to highlight “malignant racism and misogyny” against Black women. The march, organized by the Women’s Equality Party, stretched from Fryent Park in northwest London to the New Scotland Yard. It came on the second anniversary of the murder of two sisters, Nicole...
