KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – People in major Pakistani cities held rallies and demonstrations, as well as formed human chains, to express solidarity with Palestinians on the first anniversary of Israeli forces’ genocidal war on Gaza. Different political and religious parties, primarily the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), the country’s main...
LONDON (AA) – Former Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf has strongly condemned the UK government’s response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, accusing it of “double standards and hypocrisy”. Speaking to the media, Yousaf stressed the decades of suffering endured by Palestinians, calling it a significant failure of t...
A coalition of prominent Muslim-American imams and scholars has issued a letter urging Muslim voters to reject Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election. The group criticizes the Biden-Harris administration’s unwavering support for Israel amid ongoing assaults against Palestinians. Various rights o...
MADRID (AA) – More than 200 trade unions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Spain observed a 24-hour general strike titled “Against the genocide and occupation in Palestine.” As part of the nationwide strike, demonstrations took place in the capital Madrid and other major cities such as Barcelona and Bilbao, with university stu...
ANKARA (AA) – Chile has officially filed a declaration of intervention in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) case concerning the application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip. Chile’s intervention, submitted under Article 63 of the ICJ Statute, asserts its interest in the ...
LONDON (AA) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled in an advisory opinion in July that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful and must end as soon as possible and that third countries must do nothing to aid or assist that occupation. Norway’s $1.7 trillion wealth fund may have to divest shares […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least 11 Palestinians were killed and 30 others injured as Israeli forces targeted whatever remains of homes and civilian areas in central and northern Gaza Strip. Medical sources at the Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza reported that five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli strike on a civilian gatherin...
LONDON (AA) – Palestine supporters blockaded the London office of global advisory and advocacy company APCO Worldwide on Tuesday for lobbying Israel’s largest weapons firm, Elbit Systems. Members of Palestine Action arrived at APCO Worldwide’s office in central London at 7.45 a.m. local time and sprayed red paint on the premises by using...
ANKARA (AA) – The death toll in Gaza has risen to nearly 40,700 as Israeli forces killed 89 more Palestinians over the past two days, the Gaza Health Ministry reported. The relentless Israeli onslaught, ongoing since October 7, 2023, has also left 94,060 others injured, according to the ministry. “Israeli forces killed 89 people and [&he...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The run-up to the presidential election is tense because of two key issues: the economy and the major parties’ support to Israel. As Americans grapple with economic hardships and inflation, their frustration is compounded by their government’s support to Israel’s genocidal actions in the devastated Pales...
