Currently, 143 of 193 UN member states recognize Palestine and within the EU, eight of the 27 members recognize it as state Muslim Network TV Desk ANKARA – Three European countries—Norway, Ireland, and Spain—have taken a significant step in the Middle East peace process by fomally recognizing Palestine as a state. This decision, set to [...
Jerusalem – AFP Israel recalled its envoys from Ireland and Norway for “urgent consultations” Wednesday ahead of the two governments’ expected moves to formally recognise a Palestinian state. “Today, I am sending a sharp message to Ireland and Norway: Israel will not go over this in silence. I have just ordered th...
Human rights advocates globally slammed President Joe Biden for his condemnation of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) prosecutor’s move to seek arrest warrants for Israeli and Palestinian leaders. Biden’s denunciation drew ire for its perceived double standards, with critics accusing him of defending atrocities. The pr...
Washington, United States – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that a Gaza cease-fire deal was still possible but he charged that an International Criminal Court arrest bid for Israeli leaders was setting back efforts. Blinken was opening two days of testimony before Congress that were immediately disrupted by proteste...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States on Monday offered condolences after the president of Iran died in a helicopter crash and said it saw no immediate security impact from Ebrahim Raisi’s death. “The United States expresses its official condolences for the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Ministe...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Known as a jurist and religious figure, the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was born on December 14, 1960, in Mashhad. Following the 1979 revolution, he began his career as a prosecutor in 1981. Rising swiftly in his position, Raisi became Deputy Prosecutor General of Tehran at the young age of 25. […]
Atlanta, United States – AFP US President Joe Biden said Sunday he heard the voice of Gaza war protesters as some students turned their backs on his graduation ceremony speech at the former university of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. A small number of graduates carried out the silent protest, with some holding […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday discussed the situation in the Gaza Strip, emphasizing the need to halt the war and facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid into the besieged Palestinian enclave. During Sullivan’s visit to Riyadh, which began on Saturda...
ANKARA (AA) – Hamas’ armed wing Al-Qassam Brigades on Saturday said that it killed 15 Israeli soldiers in Rafah. In a statement, Al-Qassam Brigades said it targeted “a Zionist Merkava tank with an Al-Yassin 105 shell in the Al-Tanour neighborhood east of the city of Rafah in southern Gaza Strip.” It added that its fighters […]...
The court’s decision will have significant implications for international law, humanitarian intervention, and the ongoing war in Gaza Muslim Network TV Desk THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday reserved its decision after a two-day hearing on South Africa’s petition demanding that Israel cease...
