TRUMP MEETS SYRIA’S AL-SHARAA, EYES NORMALISATION OF TIES WITH DAMASCUS

Wed 14 May 2025: US president says ‘all sanctions’ on Damascus will be dropped, after talks with Saudi and Turkish leaders. United States President Donald Trump says Washington is considering the normalisation of ties with Damascus after he met Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the first such encounter between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years. […]

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OVER 600 MEDIA FIGURES URGE BBC TO AIR SHELVED GAZA MEDICS DOCUMENTARY

Tue 13 May 2025: More than 600 prominent figures from the film, media and cultural industries on Monday criticized the BBC‘s “bias in reporting,” urging the British broadcaster to air a delayed Gaza documentary on the plight of medics in Gaza. The open letter, addressed to BBC Director-General Tim Davie, calls for the release of Gaza: Medics Under […]

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HAMAS CONFIRMS EDAN ALEXANDER RELEASE ‘TO ACHIEVE A CEASEFIRE’

Mon 12 May 2025: The Palestinian group says the US citizen was released “a short while ago following contacts with the US administration”. Edan Alexander was taken from his military base in southern Israel during Hamas’ cross-border attack on October 7, 2023, which set off the war in Gaza. His release would be the first […]

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UN SAYS 70% OF GAZA STRIP UNDER ISRAELI MILITARY ORDERS OR MILITARIZED ZONES

Sun 11 May 2025: The UN said Friday that 70% of the Gaza Strip is either within Israeli militarized zones, under displacement orders, or in areas where the two overlap. Emphasizing continued obstruction of aid efforts due to Israeli restrictions, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said at a news conference that UN’s “partners working to support […]

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65,000 CHILDREN FACING DEATH FROM ISRAELI STARVATION POLICY: GAZA AUTHORITIES

Sat 10 May 2025: The Gaza government warned Friday that more than 65,000 children are at immediate risk from famine because of Israel’s siege and two-month blockade of essential supplies to the Gaza Strip as part of its genocidal campaign on the Palestinian enclave. “The Israeli occupation is engineering a famine that kills civilians and […]

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