United Nations special envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg shed light Tuesday on the deteriorating situation in Yemen at the U.N. Security Council briefing. Grundberg called for an end to the devastating conflict that began in 2014, as civilian casualties surge and humanitarian aid dries up. Ending the war is a choice, he said. His comments [&helli...
In response to the killing of three civilians by the Israeli military, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an affiliate with Fatah, called for a “general mobilization” of its fighters. It also called for the cancellation of the Oslo Peace Agreement. Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency an Israeli special forces member, hidden in a civilian vehicle, st...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A Sudanese envoy reportedly arrived in Israel this week for talks on boosting relations between Khartoum and Tel Aviv, according to Israeli media on Wednesday. “The envoy arrived to meet with Israeli officials, with the aim of strengthening relations between the two countries,” the official Israeli Public Broadcasting Co...
Parties return to 8th round of negotiations after consulting governments VIENNA (AA) – The eighth round of talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal continued Tuesday in Vienna. High-level representatives from Russia, China, Germany, UK, France and Iran are participating in the dialogue that is being chaired by Enrique Mora, the EU’s ...
Since last May, residents of Beita village southeast of Nablus have been protesting every Friday near the top of Jabal Sbeih, one of the area’s highest mountains. This is in response to illegal Jewish settlement activity there. Israeli soldiers have killed ten people from the village and injured more than 5,000 Palestinians using live and [&he...
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation or OIC on Sunday welcomed Amnesty International’s recent report on Israeli apartheid against the Palestinian people. Amnesty’s investigation shows Israel imposes a “system of oppression and domination over Palestinians, which constitutes a crime against humanity.” The OIC hailed the report as a con...
More detais are emerging in the killing of ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi. Neighbors say they had no idea that he was the head of the terrorist group. When U.S. forces flew over the Syrian town of Atme, wherel-Qurashi was hiding, resident Mahmoud Shehadeh mistook the sound of helicopters for a storm. In the […]
The Israeli municipality in Jerusalem has approved the construction of over 3,000 settlement units east of the city since the start of 2022, Anadolu Agency reports. The four settlement are planned on the Palestinian town of Isawiya. Plans include construction of 1,500 housing units, 200 protected rooms, and 500 student bedrooms on 150 acres,...
Israel’s highest-ranking Arab Muslim police officer has resigned, according to a statement Monday. The resignation comes a week after a video emerged showing the officer tripping over the body of a stabbing victim when leaving the scene of a crime in 2020. Maj. Gen. Gamal Hakroosh, 64, was appointed deputy commissioner in 2016 to lead [&hellip...
The United Arab Emirates’ Defense Ministry announced Wednesday it intercepted and destroyed “three hostile drones” after they entered the nation’s airspace. The Emirati Defense Ministry said on Twitter it destroyed the drones “away from populated areas.” The ministry confirmed its readiness “to deal with any threats and is taking all necessary...
