QATAR WILL RESUME MEDIATION EFFORT ONCE ALL SIDES SHOW ‘WILLINGNESS, SERIOUSNESS’

Sat 09 November 2024: Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has rejected media reports that it has pulled out of mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas but added that it has “stalled” its efforts until all parties show “willingness and seriousness” to end the war. In a statement on X, the ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari said that Qatar […]

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US CHARGES MAN ALLEGEDLY TASKED BY IRAN TO PLOT TRUMP KILLING PRE-ELECTION

Sat 09 November 2024: Iranian citizen tapped to create plan to assassinate former president, DOJ alleges, although he never followed through. The United States Department of Justice has unsealed criminal charges against a man allegedly tasked by Iran with “surveilling and plotting to assassinate” Donald Trump before the presidential election. The criminal complaint filed in federal […]

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CLOSE TO 70% OF THOSE KILLED IN GAZA ARE WOMEN AND CHILDREN: UN RIGHTS OFFICE

Sat 09 November 2024: The UN Human Rights Office on Friday said nearly 70% of those killed in the ongoing Gaza conflict are women and children, calling it “a systematic violation of the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law.” The office published the figures in a 32-page report, which covers the six-month period from November 2023 to […]

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‘IT’S NOT CLOSE’ – ISRAEL COMMITTING GENOCIDE CONCLUDES WIKIPEDIA ENDING EDITORIAL DEBATE

Sat 08 November 2024: Wikipedia has officially added “Gaza genocide” to its “List of Genocides” page, marking a major shift in how Israel’s aggression on the besieged enclave is being documented on the world’s largest online encyclopaedia. The addition, which now appears as the first entry due to the list’s reverse chronological order, comes after […]

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KUWAIT REVOKES 930 NATIONALITIES IN A SINGLE DAY

Fri 08 November 2024: A Kuwaiti government committee has revoked the nationalities of 930 individuals, pending final approval by the Cabinet, Arabi21 reported. This marks the largest measure taken by the country to date. The Ministry of Interior stated that the High Committee for Kuwaiti Nationality, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence and Interior, […]

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AMSTERDAM BANS DEMOS AFTER ‘ANTI-SEMITIC SQUADS’ ATTACK ISRAELI SOCCER FANS

  Fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv stage a pro-Israel demonstration at the Dam Square, lighting up flares and chanting slogans ahead of the UEFA Europa League match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 7 November, 2024 [Mouneb Taim/Anadolu Agency] Fri 08 November 2024: Amsterdam banned demonstrations for three days from Friday […]

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ISRAELI HOOLIGANS TARGET PALESTINIAN SYMBOLS, STIRRING TENSION IN AMSTERDAM: REPORTS

Fri 08 November 2024: A wave of violence erupted late Thursday in Amsterdam when supporters of the Israeli soccer club Maccabi Tel Aviv allegedly stormed through the city, tearing down Palestinian flags on private property and chanting incendiary slogans, according to the reports. The incidents, which took place before and after Maccabi’s match against Ajax, […]

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OVER 85K TONS OF BOMBS DROPPED ON GAZA SINCE ONSET OF WAR: REPORT

Fri 08 November 2024: The continuous bombing has caused the destruction of vast areas of agricultural land and contaminated the soil with toxic chemicals which will hinder agriculture in the enclave for decades, the Palestinian Authority-run body was cited as saying. It highlighted the use of white phosphorus by Israel, which is prohibited by international […]

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GERMAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES CONTROVERSIAL ANTI-SEMITISM RESOLUTION

Fri 08 November 2024: The German Parliament on Thursday passed a controversial anti-Semitism resolution, which critics argue will stifle any criticism of Israel, Anadolu Agency reports. The non-binding motion titled “Never Again is Now: Protecting, Preserving, and Strengthening Jewish Life in Germany” was approved by votes in Parliament, with support from the co-ruling Social Democrats (SPD) and […]

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