Nahida al-Sabbagh has endured the battles in Jenin refugee camp, where she lives, since Saturday. The fighting between local Palestinian armed fighters from the Jenin Brigades and security forces continues…
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USA: American officials on first diplomatic trip to Syria since al-Assad’s removal
The first US diplomats to visit Syria since President Bashar al-Assad was removed earlier this month have held talks with the country’s new leaders, including the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that is designated…
Syria: Interim gov’t pledges justice, jobs and security in ‘new era’
Syria’s new rulers have pledged to create special tribunals for those who have “committed crimes against Syrians” under deposed President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, according to the interim government’s spokesman. In…
Palestine: Israeli settlers set mosque on fire in occupied West Bank
Israeli settlers have set fire to a mosque in the occupied West Bank, while also defacing the building’s facade with hateful and racist slogans such as “Revenge” and “Death to Arabs”…
Palestine: Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of acts of genocide in Gaza over water access
Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of committing “acts of genocide” in Gaza by deliberately depriving Palestinian civilians there of adequate access to water. It says Israel’s actions include intentionally…
Syria: US diplomats in Damascus to meet new authorities
US diplomats are in the Syrian capital Damascus where they plan to meet representatives from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group now in charge but which Washington still designates as…
Syria: Damascus not a threat to world- rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa
The de facto leader of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has said the country is exhausted by war and is not a threat to its neighbours or to the West. In an…
Israel: Foreign minister calls Ireland’s premier Simon Harris ‘antisemitic’
Israel’s foreign minister has further intensified the country’s diplomatic fallout with the Republic of Ireland by calling the Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Simon Harris “antisemitic”. This comes after Israel’s decision…
LIVE UPDATES: Israel’s war on Gaza
20 Dec 2024 Majority of Israelis believe war victory can only be achieved with return of captives: Report An Israeli poll has found that at least 68 percent of people…
USA: Family of US protester killed by Israeli forces presses Blinken for investigation
The family of a US-Turkish woman killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank met Secretary of State Antony Blinken to call for a US investigation.Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26,…