Washington, United States – AFP The United States on Wednesday rebuked Israel for demolishing the home of a Palestinian activist in east Jerusalem, saying its ally was damaging its own standing. The unusually forceful US condemnation of Israeli actions came hours after Fakhri Abu Diab, a campaigner against demolitions, said that dozens o...
ANKARA (AA) A former US secretary of state danced brazenly with soldiers of the Israeli army, a force which over the last four months has killed more than 28,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly children and women, local media reported. Mike Pompeo, who served for over two and a half years as secretary of […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said there are no prospects for a quick stabilization of the situation in the Gaza Strip due to the “uncompromising attitude” of Israel. “Taking into account the uncompromising attitude of the Israeli leadership to continue the military action in Gaza, now extending it to Rafah, ...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel faced growing international pressure on Tuesday to agree to a cease-fire with Hamas, as it prepared for an incursion into the crowded southern Gaza city of Rafah where more than a million Palestinians are trapped. CIA Director William Burns met with Mossad chief David Barnea in Cairo Tuesday for a [&h...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US carried out “self-defense strikes” against Houthi targets in Yemen, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Sunday. “On February 10, between 4 – 5 pm, (Sanaa time) (1300-1400GMT), US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully conducted self-defense strikes against two unmanned surface vess...
Tel Aviv, Israel — AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Thursday discussed ways to secure the release of Gaza detainees with moderates in the Israeli war cabinet a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the offer for a conditional cease-fire by Hamas. Blinken met in Tel Aviv with Benny Gantz and Gabi Eisenkot, […...
ANKARA (AA) – Harvard University is facing a government investigation for possible discrimination following a civil rights complaint filed by Arab and Muslim students, according to media reports. Since the start of Israel’s assault on Gaza last October, more than 60 investigations by the US Department of Education have been launche...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Iraq has said that any attempt to turn the country into a battleground for warring states to settle scores would not be allowed. This came during a phone call between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein to discuss Washington’s latest attacks on military and civilian sites [&he...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – The US and the UK have carried out 300 airstrikes in Yemen since last month, according to the Houthi group. “The US is attacking Yemen and it will not escape punishment,” Hussein al-Ezzi, a Houthi official in their Foreign Ministry, told a press conference cited by the Houthi-run Al-Masirah Television. “We […]...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 30 Palestinians were killed in the Deir al-Balah region of central Gaza in 24 hours as Israel continued its onslaught on the besieged enclave, local officials said Sunday. The Israeli army carried out air attacks on the homes of civilians in Deir al-Balah and bombed a mosque in the same […]
