Former SA President Nelson Mandela’s grandson joined the Freedom Flotilla, which is set to sail to break the Israeli blockade on Gaza. Fri 26 April 2024: Organisers say the initiative aims to challenge Israel’s 17-year-old blockade and put an end to the ongoing ‘genocide’. A flotilla of ships set to depart for the Gaza […]
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Fri 26 April 2024: A slight majority of Americans (53 percent) have little or no confidence in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to do the right thing regarding world affairs, including 25% who have no confidence in him at all, according to a Pew Research Center survey. This compared to 21% of Americans who said they have […]
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Thu 25 April 2024: Mass graves found in two hospitals in the Gaza Strip containing 392 bodies, including those of women, children and the elderly, showed signs of torture and executions, officials in the enclave have said. On the sixth consecutive day of digging up bodies in southern Gaza, Palestinian Civil Defence officials on Thursday revealed horrifying […]
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Thu 25 April 2024: Egypt welcomed home a 3,400-year-old statue depicting the head of King Ramses II after it was stolen and smuggled out of the country more than three decades ago, the country’s Antiquities Ministry said on Sunday. The statue is now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo but not on display. The artefact […]
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Wed 24 April 2024: The United Arab Emirates’ cabinet has approved 2 billion dirhams ($544.60 million) to deal with damage to homes from last week’s storm, Prime Minister and Dubai ruler, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, said on Wednesday, Reuters reports. The UAE suffered the heaviest rains this month in 75 years, causing widespread flooding which trapped residents in […]
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Wed 24 April 2024: Jamaica has announced that it has decided to officially recognise the State of Palestine following deliberations in the Cabinet on Monday. “Jamaica continues to advocate for a two-state solution as the only viable option to resolve the longstanding [Israeli-Palestinian] conflict, guarantee the security of Israel and uphold the dignity and rights […]
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Wed 24 April 2024: Tech workers are protesting against the use of artificial intelligence and other technologies by Israel in its war on Gaza. Google employees based in the United States have staged protests at the tech giant’s offices in New York City, California and Seattle to oppose a $1.2bn contract with the Israeli government. […]
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Wed 24 April 2024: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Qatari Foreign Ministry have both dismissed reports alleging that Doha is planning to deport Hamas leaders, Anadolu reported. Speaking to journalists upon his return from Iraq, Erdogan said that he does not believe Qatar will take such a step, adding that the focus should be on […]
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Tue 23 April 2024: Saudi Arabia bought more arms than any country in the Middle East in 2023, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The think tank’s latest report said that Riyadh spent $76 billion on arms in 2023, a four per cent increase compared to the previous year, making it the biggest spender […]
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Tue 23 April 2024: Pakistan has officially classified the Iran-backed Shia militia, Zainebiyoun Brigade, as a terrorist organisation, amid the ongoing tensions with Iran and the group’s potential risk to national security. According to the American news outlet, The Media Line, Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior Affairs released a public notification on 11 April which announced the […]
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