JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s destruction of hospitals in northern Gaza is part of a campaign of “ethnic cleansing” against Palestinians, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz wrote in a recent editorial. The editorial criticized the Israeli army’s actions in northern Gaza, saying they are aimed at preventing displaced Palestinians...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US is “aware of reports and still gathering information” about the Israeli detention of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, said the State Department on Monday. The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that Israeli forces arrested Abu Safiya in northern Gaza, and other s...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Pentagon announced Monday that detainee Ridah Bin Saleh Al-Yazidi was repatriated from Guantanamo Bay to Tunisia. “Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi (ISN 038) was determined transfer-eligible by a rigorous interagency review process established by 2009 Executive Order 13492,” it said in a statement. Al-Yazidi, 5...
The Sudanese government has rejected a U.N.-backed report declaring famine in the conflict-ridden country, citing flaws in methodology. Agriculture Minister Abubakar Omar El-Bushra dismissed the report as “unrealistic,” questioning data collected from 15 states. Out of these states, seven are under siege by paramilitary forces, whe...
Bangladesh is ramping up trade with Pakistan in apparent retaliation to India, signaling a shift in regional dynamics. The government is encouraging importers to source goods from Pakistan, as seen with the arrival of a Panama-flagged cargo ship at Chittagong port on Sunday. The ship carried 811 containers of industrial materials, garment raw ...
Israel conducted a massive airstrike on a weapons depot in Tartus, Syria, on Dec. 16, 2024. Israeli Defense Forces reportedly destroyed a scud missile facility. However, speculation has arisen about the possible use of a small nuclear weapon in the attack. The strike caused a 3.0 magnitude earthquake, felt as far as Iznik, Türkiye, 820 [&hell...
ANKARA (AA) – Syria’s newly appointed foreign minister said Monday that his first official visit will be to Saudi Arabia. Asaad al-Shaibani said he accepted an invitation from his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan to visit the kingdom. “I am honored to represent my country on my first official visit (to Saudi Arabia),” he ...
GENEVA (AA) – The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) on Monday said it is “deeply alarmed” by a sharp rise in Islamophobic hate crimes over the past year, with offenses doubling in some areas, and urged stronger legislation and unified action against it. In a statement, the council cited the spike reported by the Greater [&helli...
ANKARA (AA) – UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has strongly criticized an Israeli draft bill aimed at recruiting volunteers as prison guards, warning that it could lead to increased abuses against Palestinian detainees. In a post on X, Albanese called the proposal “so sickening,” saying “Israel MUST BE STOPPED: starti...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen has threatened to assassinate Yemen’s Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi as regional tension continues to escalate over Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip. “I’m sending a message to the Houthi leader that if he continues with his actions, he will end up exactly like (Hamas leader ...
