Doha, Qatar – AFP Israel and Hamas are not close to a deal on a cessation of hostilities in Gaza and release of prisoners, mediator Qatar said on Tuesday, warning the situation remained “very complicated”. Despite weeks of talks involving US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began on Monday with...
BERLIN (AA) – The German government has criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement in which he vowed to stop the creation of a Palestinian state. According to an official statement, Berlin is committed to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state “alongside the Jewish state.” Netanyahu’...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) – The British government on Monday announced more than £117 million ($150 million) in funds to protect mosques, Muslim schools and community centers in the UK from hate attacks over the next four years. The move follows Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s pledge in late February to provide more than £70 million to [&hel...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Two more babies died of malnutrition in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday because of an Israeli blockade, according to medics. The two infants lost their lives at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia city, Samer Labad, a pediatrician, told Anadolu. “They died as the Israeli occupation refused to allow […]
New York, United States – AFP Dozens of Muslim worshippers gathered in New York’s Times Square Sunday to mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan, with some displaying Palestinian flags in solidarity with people in Gaza. They performed Taraweeh, special Ramadan night prayers, against the backdrop of the bright LED advertising bi...
Muslim Network TV news: Six Democratic senators are urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to probe war profiteering and price gouging in the military industrial complex. They are asking for revival of the Truman Committee, which is akin to President Harry Truman’s initiative during WWII to act against those involved in war profiteering. ...
Muslim Network TV news: Israel’s air drop of Ramadan leaflets over Gaza has sparked outrage, and is being called “psychological torture” by Palestinians. The move, amid widespread starvation, ironically urges citizens to feed the needy. The leaflets coincide with Israel’s blockade, which is worsening food and water shortages. Critics highlig...
Muslim Network TV news: Around 240 Palestinian women have been detained by Israeli forces in the West Bank and Israel since October. According to a local nongovernmental organization, this year has been the bloodiest for Palestinian women. Marking International Women’s Day on Friday, the Palestinian Prisoner Society said targeting Palestinian ...
Muslim Network TV news: Acting Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said Palestinian women “are living through the darkest days” as the world observed International Women’s Day on Friday. He said Palestinian women are “mourning their loved ones, being killed, displaced, deprived of the most basic human rights, in full view of the worl...
Muslim Network TV news: The Palestinian Health Ministry has reported that Israeli airstrikes killed 78 Palestinians and wounded 104 others in the past 24 hours. At least 20 people have died from malnutrition and dehydration at Kamal Adwan and al-Shifa hospitals. Most of the dead are children. At the Emirati Hospital in Rafah, 16 premature [&...