U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a Republican-led effort to sanction the International Criminal Court in protest of its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister over Israel’s campaign in Gaza. The chamber voted 54-45 in favor of the bill, meaning the measure could not get the 60 yes […]
Read MoreDisplaced Palestinians returning to their homes in Gaza City this week found a city in ruins after 15 months of fighting, with many seeking shelter amongst the rubble and searching for relatives lost in the chaotic return march. Gaza City, in the north of the enclave, is a shell of the bustling urban centre it […]
Read MoreThe move will allow foreigners to invest in firms whose revenues rely on the Islamic pilgrimage, one of the top revenue sources for the oil-rich kingdom. Saudi Arabia’s market regulator said on Monday it would allow foreign investment in listed companies that own real estate within Islam’s two holiest sites of Mecca and Medina, as […]
Read MoreTens of thousands of Palestinians streamed along the main roads leading north in Gaza on Monday, jubilant to be returning home after months of living in temporary shelter but fearing what might remain of their homes amid the bombed-out ruins. Their return, which had been delayed at the weekend, went ahead after Hamas agreed to […]
Read MoreLebanese President Joseph Aoun has warned that “there will be no compromise on Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” The warning came after Israeli occupation forces opened fire on residents returning to their homes in southern Lebanon on Sunday. President Aoun said that there will be no compromise on Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and that […]
Read MoreThe 15-month-long Israeli offensive in Gaza has taken a devastating toll on children. According to the United Nations, more than 13,000 children have been killed, an estimated 25,000 injured and at least 25,000 hospitalized due to malnutrition. Arab News reported on Sunday (January 26). Britain’s deputy UN ambassador James Kariuki recently told the Security Council […]
Read MoreThe shift is based on an assessment done by the UN in January, weeks after Assad was ousted by Islamist rebels, bringing an abrupt end to a 13-year civil war that had created one of the biggest refugee crises of modern times. Almost 30% of the millions of Syrian refugees living in Middle Eastern countries […]
Read MoreU.S. President Donald Trump said Jordan and Egypt should take in Palestinians from war-ravaged Gaza, a suggestion rejected by Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that runs the enclave, and apparently rebuffed by Jordan and Egypt. Asked if this was a temporary or long-term solution for Gaza, where Israel’s military assault has caused a dire humanitarian […]
Read MoreUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of all human rights activists held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, Arab News reported. Yemen’s Houthi rebels have been holding dozens of UN and other human rights workers since mid-year, including 13 UN staff members who have been held since June last year. In […]
Read MoreHamas freed four female Israeli soldiers on Saturday in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners, but a delay in freeing another hostage prompted Israel to block hundreds of thousands of Gazans from returning to the enclave’s bombed-out north. The four Israelis freed in the second swap of the week-old Gaza truce were led onto a podium […]
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