GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The emergency polio vaccination campaign in Gaza entered its second phase on Saturday, though areas in northern Gaza, under Israel’s attacks, were excluded from the campaign. A Gaza-based doctor involved in the vaccination campaign told Anadolu that the initial phase began two months ago, with plans to l...
ANKARA (AA) – Abdullah H. Hammoud, the Muslim mayor of the US city of Dearborn in Michigan state, has publicly declined requests to meet with Donald Trump. “The architect of the Muslim Ban is making a campaign stop in Dearborn,” he said on X, explaining his reasons for the refusal. “People in this community know […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The new chief of Hezbollah has said that his group is not fighting on behalf of Iran, but to protect and liberate Lebanese territory. “We in Lebanon are not fighting on behalf of Iran or to implement its project, but to protect and liberate our land,” Naim Qassem said in a recorded […]
LONDON (AA) – A Buddhist monk has established a round-the-clock protest camp outside the US Embassy in London, calling for an end to American military support for Israel in the ongoing genocidal war on Gaza. Ajahn Santamano, who has been participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the UK for the past year, maintains a constant...
ANKARA (AA) – Roughly one-quarter of buildings in southern Lebanon have been damaged or destroyed by Israeli attacks, according to a Washington Post report based on satellite data. An analysis by the paper, in collaboration with City University of New York Graduate Center and Oregon State University, used Sentinel-1 satellite images and ...
CAIRO (AA) – The Arab League has called for the passage of a UN resolution opposing Israel’s move to ban the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) from operating in the country. The initiative came during an extraordinary session of the Arab League Council at the level of permanent representatives in Cairo following a request [&hell...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has slammed Germany’s decision to close the Iranian consulates. In a statement on X, Araghchi said the German decision to close Iranian consulates constitute a “sanction” against Iranians residing in Germany. On Thursday, the German Foreign Ministry had ordered...
About 70% of Americans say they are “anxious” or “frustrated” about Election Day, according to a new poll released this week. The survey by The Associated Press-NORC Research Center showed Democrats and Republicans tend to have similar emotions about the election. However, Democrats are more likely to be “anxious&...
Three leading human rights groups are calling for administrators at colleges and universities in the U.S. to respect and protect the right to protest on campuses. The statement comes amid ongoing crackdowns on Palestine-supporting campus demonstrations since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza in October last year. In the open letter, t...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – A hospital in the central Gaza Strip received on Friday bodies of 14 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in the northern area of the Nuseirat refugee camp. “Since early morning, we have received 14 Palestinian martyrs and 69 others injured, including 21 in serious condition, from Israeli airstrikes...
