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 […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that he does not need help to manage relations with the United States, in an implicit criticism of his far-right Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir. “I don’t need help to know how to navigate our relations with the US and the international community, whi...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia has condemned the US strikes on Iraq and Syria, and requested a UN Security Council meeting to discuss the issue. The US has “once again demonstrated its aggressive essence and disregard for international law,” said Maria Zakharova, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson. According to her, the attack led to the de...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Iran has condemned the US military attacks in Iraq and Syria. In a statement, Nasser Kanaani, the spokesperson of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, said the strikes were in “violation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Iraq and Syria as well as international law, and a blatant breach of the UN Charter.” […...
WASHINGTON – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to the Middle East yet again in the coming days to press a new proposal involving the release of Israelis held in Gaza in return for a pause in attacks by Israel, the State Department said. Blinken will visit Qatar and Egypt — the […]
Paris, France – AFP French maritime transporter CMA CGM has again suspended the transit by its vessels of the Red Sea, where Houthis have targeted numerous ships, a source told AFP on Friday. The decision, taken on Friday, halts the use of the key transit route until further notice in order to “not take any […]
