Palestinian Territories – AFP A truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip will be extended by two days, the Palestinian group and mediator Qatar said Monday, opening the way for further releases of prisoners. With just hours to go before the so-called “humanitarian pause” was to end early Tuesday, Hamas said that an [&...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Stuart Seldowitz, a former Obama administration adviser, who was captured on video making threats and Islamophobic comments against a Muslim food vendor in New York City, has been arrested and faces hate crimes charges, local media reported. Seldowitz, 64, faces charges including aggravated harassment and several counts o...
ANKARA (AA) – US President Joe Biden has welcomed the prisoner swap deal reached between Israel and Hamas. “As President, I have no higher priority than ensuring the safety of Americans held hostage around the world. That’s why—from the earliest moments of Hamas’s brutal assault—my national security team and I have worked closely with re...
ISTANBUL (AA) – After years of impunity for policies that rights groups have described as apartheid and building illegal settlements in violation of international laws, a veteran war crime prosecutor has expressed hope that there could now be some accountability for Israel’s actions against Palestinians. “If other countries raise the imp...
WASHINGTON (AA) – More than 400 US officials from 40 government agencies have sent a letter to President Joe Biden, opposing his support for Israel in its war on the Gaza Strip, and demanding a cease-fire. The letter, first reported by the New York Times, signed by political appointees and staff members from the State […]
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – AFP Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi called Saturday on Islamic governments to designate Israel’s military a “terrorist organisation”, citing its current operations in the Gaza Strip. “Islamic governments should designate the army of the occupying and aggressor regime as a terrorist organisat...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A man who was attacked in broad daylight for apparently wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf while playing with his son at a New York park has warned that key pillars of American society are “failing” amid the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza. “Go away,” a woman can be heard shouting as she […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden has “ignored our people” during the ongoing Gaza crisis and “we’re going to ignore him” in next year’s presidential election, the head of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has said. “We told him directly, in our personal capacities, that if you do not call for an immediate […]...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The US military has announced that it conducted airstrikes in Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and associated groups. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on social media platform X that airstrikes had targeted a facility used by the IRGC and associated groups. “We will take all necessa...
HOUSTON, United States (AA) – Results of a recent poll show that Arab American support for Joe Biden has plunged to an all-time low, with the Democratic Party absorbing the brunt of the blow due to the community’s negative sentiment toward the US president over his support for Israel’s ongoing assault on the Gaza Strip. […]
