Sanaa, Yemen – AFP US and British forces struck parts of Yemen early on Friday and Houthis warned the two countries “will have to prepare to pay a heavy price”. In recent weeks, the Houthis, acting in solidarity with people of Gaza, have carried out a growing number of attacks on what they deem to […]
GENEVA (AA) – Weaponizing the term “genocide” against Israel “averts” the aims of the UN Genocide Convention, Israel contended Friday. During its oral arguments at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague, it claimed that it is only trying to protect its own people. “The key component of genocide, the inten...
Beijing,- AFP China’s top diplomat Wang Yi will this week visit Egypt and Tunisia, Beijing has said, as part of a four-country Africa tour before he heads to Brazil and Jamaica. Wang’s first trip of the new year comes as China increasingly focuses on ties in the Global South, seeking to bolster its influence in […]
THE HAGUE (AA) – Irish members of the European Parliament joined a rally in front of the International Court of Justice at The Hague in support of Gaza, stating that this is a trial on international law as much as Israel. Member of the European Parliament Claire Daly said that she was there representing the […]
BEIRUT (AA) – Two medics were killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon on Thursday. Israeli fighter jets struck an ambulance service center in the town of Hanine, leaving two medics dead, the Islamic Health Society (Hayaa) said in a statement. An ambulance was destroyed in the attack. Tensions have escalated along Lebanon’s border [&...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Arab League and Iran have voiced support for South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over its deadly military offensive in the Gaza Strip. Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit said late Wednesday that he hopes for “a fair and brave judicial ruling to halt this [&hel...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel bombarded the southern Gaza Strip overnight, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to travel to Egypt on Thursday for more talks aimed at containing Israel’s war on Gaza. Hamas’s press office said early Thursday that 62 people had been killed in strikes overnight, including arou...
The Hague, Netherlands – AFP Israel faces accusations at the UN’s top court on Thursday that it has committed “genocidal” acts in Gaza, charges the country’s president dismissed as “atrocious” and “preposterous”. South Africa has lodged an urgent appeal to the International Court of Justice...
ANKARA (AA) – Reaching a scene of Israel’s attacks in Gaza before the first aid teams puts journalists in a tough spot, says a photojournalist. In such situations, they have to decide whether to perform their professional duty or help people, says photojournalist Mustafa Hassouna. Hassouna explained the working conditions of journa...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s Health Ministry has ordered hospitals in the north of the country to prepare for the possibility of receiving thousands of injured people as tensions with the Lebanese Hezbollah group increase, a report has said. According to the Israeli public broadcaster KAN, the ministry has asked medical centers in the north...
