BEIRUT (AA) – The Israeli army has struck a home in northern Lebanon and demolished several buildings in the country’s south, in the latest violation of a cease-fire deal between Tel Aviv and Beirut, Lebanese media said. Israeli aircraft fired a missile into a 3-story home in Qleiaat town in Akkar province, but the missile […]
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – The Yemeni Houthi group says that it targeted three US supply ships and two escorting destroyers the other day. Yahya Saree, the group’s spokesperson, said: “The naval forces, the drone unit, and the missile force (of the Houthis) carried out a unique military operation targeting three US supply ships after their [&he...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has announced the release of “If I Must Die,” a collection of works by the late Palestinian poet and activist Refaat Alareer. The book’s title references his last poem, which he famously tweeted just weeks before his assassination by Israel on Dec. 6 last year. It has since become a ...
Free Palestine supporters gathered in New York City on Saturday to protest outside a hotel where former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant reportedly was staying. Chanting slogans and holding banners, demonstrators expressed opposition to Gallant’s policies and actions during his tenure, advocating for Palestinian rights and justice. ...
Nearly one million displaced Palestinians in war-torn Gaza are at risk of extreme cold and rain this winter. The UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) has called for protection of displaced people from rain and cold in Gaza. The agency said 945,000 people are at risk of exposure this winter. UNRWA said the human cost […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The fall of the Syrian regime represents “a fundamental act of justice,” President Joe Biden said Sunday after opposition groups ended over five decades of Assad family rule. The president said blows dealt to Russia by Ukraine prevented the Kremlin from intervening to prop up ousted Syrian President Bashar a...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel and Hamas are close to reaching a “small” cease-fire deal, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported Sunday, citing political sources. The broadcasting authority quoted the unnamed Israeli sources as saying that the two sides are close to finalizing a deal that would include a two-month cease-fire. T...
ANKARA (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that Bashar al-Assad fled Syria because Russia was no longer interested in protecting him. Assad fled Syria to an unknown location after anti-regime groups took control of the capital Damascus early Sunday. It came almost a week after anti-regime groups seized control of Aleppo, a ma...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A report published by the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth says that several universities in the US and Canada have entered into agreements with Israeli security companies to suppress protests for Palestine occurring on their campuses. The report notes that after the election of Donald Trump, who pledged to penalize ac...
CAIRO (AA) – Qatar has recommitted to mediating the Gaza cease-fire negotiations, said Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani during the opening of the 22nd Doha Forum. Qatar had suspended its mediation efforts nearly a month ago, citing a lack of “seriousness” from the parties involved in the negotiations. S...
