Amnesty International on Tuesday called for holding Israel accountable for committing “apartheid” against Palestinians in the occupied territories. At a news conference, Amnesty released the findings of a comprehensive report about Israeli apartheid practices in the region. It documents massive seizures of Palestinian land and property, unlawf...
Saudi Islamic Minister Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Asheikh on Sunday appointed Leila bint Hamad Al-Kassem as undersecretary for planning and digital transformation. Al-Kassem is the first female undersecretary in the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance. Al-Asheikh entrusted Al-Kassem with the governance of his office as part of developin...
Israel forced two Palestinian families in occupied East Jerusalem to demolish their own homes on Monday. The Sukeyrat family said an Israeli court issued a final decision Sunday ordering their homes be razed. To avoid the cost of the demolition, homeowners and brothers Mahmud and Davud Sukeyrat and their families began clearing out their homes...
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday designated Qatar as a major non-NATO ally. Biden spoke alongside Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani at the White House. He said Doha has been central to vital American interests, including aiding the U.S. mission in Afghanistan and providing assistance to the besieged Gaza Strip. The partnership also...
The opposition-held area is in dire need of assistance due to years of conflict and the onset of winter. HATAY, TURKIYE: The UN on Tuesday dispatched 85 truckloads of humanitarian aid to northwestern Syria, an opposition-held area in dire need of assistance due to years of conflict and the onset of winter. The trucks crossed […]
The United Arab Emirates intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels early this morning, during the Israeli president’s official visit to the country. No damage was caused by the attack, the UAE’s defense ministry said in a statement on Twitter. It added that debris fell in an unpopulated area and there [&hell...
Interior minister reportedly tells Cabinet the networks operate with local, regional roles. BEIRUT (AA) – Lebanese security forces have apprehended 17 spy networks allegedly working for Israel, authorities announced on Monday. Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi briefed the Cabinet on the busting of the spy networks “working for the I...
There are around 4,650 Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails, according to Palestinian NGOs. RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Israeli forces rounded up 27 Palestinians in overnight raids across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to a Palestinian NGO on Monday. The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said in a statement that two yo...
A military source says Syrian air defence intercepted the missiles and downed some of them. ISTANBUL (AA) – Israeli warplanes carried out a missile attack early Monday near the Syrian capital Damascus, the state news agency SANA reported. “The Israeli enemy launched an aerial aggression with bursts of missiles from the direction of Riya...
Palestinians hold weekly rallies in different areas across occupied West Bank to protest illegal Jewish settlements. RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – At least 26 Palestinians sustained injuries when the Israeli forces fired rubber-coated bullets and tear gas shells to disperse rallies on Friday in different areas in the northern occupied West Bank. ...
