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More than 100,000 men, women and children were reportedly forcibly disappeared by Bashar al-Assad's regime.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Almost 100 House Democrats sign letter urging Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza At least 94 House Democrats have signed a letter urging Israel to immediately allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, saying it is βstrategically counterproductive.β In the letter addressed to Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, they said: βAs supporters of a strong US-Israel relationship, we write...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Trump picks Dr Casey Means, a close ally Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr for role.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Pakistan's military says at least 31 civilians killed and 46 others wounded in India's attacks.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Tens of thousands of people gathered in Vatican City's St Peter's Square as cardinals voted in first ballot.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:NYC mayor sets police on Columbia pro-Palestinian protestors Eric Adams has just dispatched the New York Police Department to Columbia University after more than 100 students occupied the university library, according to reports.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Paris Saint-Germain beat Arsenal 2-1 at home to take their Champions League semifinal 3-1 on aggregate.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:The Trump administration was also ordered in the case of Mahmoud Khalil to justify its use of a Cold War-era law.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:President Donald Trump says US attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen will stop.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:World Central Kitchen 'unable to replenish the stocks of food' for Palestinians in Gaza The World Central Kitchen (WCK) announced on its website that it had stopped operations in Gaza on Wednesday, adding that it "no longer has the supplies to cook meals or bake bread in Gaza". "Since Israel closed border crossings in early March, WCK has been unable to replenish the stocks of food that we use to feed hundreds of...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Ahmed al-Sharaa confirms Syria and Israel in indirect deconfliction talks Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 05/07/2025 - 21:24 France slams Israeli bombing of Syria, calling it 'bad practice' French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa greet each other after a press conference following a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on 7 May 2025 (Ludovic Marin/AFP) Off Syrian President Ahmed...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:US student arrested after more than 100 occupy Columbia University Pro-Palestinian protesters occupied Columbia University's library on Wednesday, vowing to stay there as the school year ends. More than 100 Columbia University students occupied the universityβs Butler Library, saying they would stay there through the end of the school year. Public safety has attempted to kettle the building, and one student has been...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signalling that the papal conclave did not select a new pope.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that Donald Trumpβs tariffs are creating βa great deal of uncertainty.β
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa says Syria holding indirect talks with Israel 'through mediators'.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Social media users say Israel's war on Gaza 'greenlit' India's assault on Pakistan Submitted by Maysa Mustafa on Wed, 05/07/2025 - 18:48 Condemnations of India's attacks roll in as many draw parallels to Israel's behavior in Palestine Indian workers hang a billboard bearing the national flags of Israel and India in Ahmedabad, India, on 16 January 2018 (Sam Panthaky/AFP) Off Social media has been flooded with...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Two Israeli reserve soldiers wounded in West Bank shooting Two Israeli reserve soldiers were left wounded on Wednesday in a shooting at Rehan crossing near the city of Jenin in the West Bank, Haaretz reported on Wednesday. Israeli forces said in a statement that they are still pursuing the shooter. Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria regional council, said that he expects the government to "flatten the Jenin refugee camp"...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Appeals court rules that Rumeysa Ozturk should be moved to Vermont A federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that Tufts University PhD candidate Rumeysa Ozturk must be transferred from Louisiana to Vermont in a blow to the Trump administration. Ozturk was detained by immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) agents on 25 March. She is one of several foreign students in the US on legal visas who have been arrested by...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Israeli soldiers kill 20-year-old at West Bank City of Hebron checkpoint Israeli military killed a 20-year-old Palestinian man at one of the checkpoints at the south of the city of Hebron in the West Bank, reported Wafa news agency on Wednesday. The report says that soldiers manning a checkpoint at al-Fahs junction opened fire at Abdul-Fattah Ahed Ahmad al-Hreibat and killed him. The military has not yet released...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Syriaβs interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa to Paris.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:The central bank will hold steady amid economic uncertainty driven by tariffs.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:The increased price tag is a result of US President Donald Trumpβs imposed tariffs on auto imports.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Friedrich Merz says a reset in relations is vital to help Europe overcome its security and economic 'challenges'.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Two Belgian teens caught with 5,000 rare ants in Kenya were sentenced to 12 months in prison or a fine of $7,700.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:The restaurant in Gaza City's Rimal neighbourhood had been recently been operating a community kitchen.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:West Bank university is first to receive international medical accreditation in Palestine The Arab American University in the West Bank has been accredited by the World Federation of Medical Education, Wafa news agency reported on Wednesday. Acting university president Bara Asfour said the Arab American University secured the prestigious international accreditation for the Faculty of Human Medicine for four years,...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:The papal conclave has begun as a Vatican offical declared βextra omnesβ, signaling non-voters to exit the chapel.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Judge says detained Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk must be moved to Vermont Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 05/07/2025 - 17:35 The ruling is a defeat for the Trump administration's 'delay strategy' to keep the PhD candidate in Louisiana People gather for a rally in support of Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk and Columbia University student activist Mohsen Mahdawi in Foley Square in New York City, on 6 May 2025...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Study authors argue progressive taxes on wealth and carbon-intensive investments could provide a solution.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:βI wish I could say that the worst is over," former Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari told Al Jazeera.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:In his third appearance with the Munich Security Conference, the US vice president sought to strike a conciliatory tone.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Kashmiris experience night of terror as India-Pakistan fighting escalates Submitted by MEE correspondent on Wed, 05/07/2025 - 17:01 Witnesses tell Middle East Eye they saw fighter jet wreckage in a village in India-administered Kashmir People stand near a fuel tank of an aircraft in Wuyan near Indian-administered Kashmir's main city of Srinagar, on 7 May 2025 (Tauseef Mustafa/AFP) Off In the dead of night between...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Gaza aid crisis: NGOs fear Israeli crackdown as mass starvation looms Submitted by Dania Akkad on Wed, 05/07/2025 - 16:54 Aid organisations say Israel is tightening restrictions across multiple fronts that will impact their operations in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories Palestinians gather to receive food being distributed along the roadside at the Nuseirat refugee camp in January (Eyad Baba/AFP) Off Aid...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:At least 212 Palestinian journalists killed by Israel since beginning of war At least 212 Palestinian journalists have been killed by the Israeli military since the onset of the war in October 2023, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) announced on Wednesday. The PJS condemned the continuous targeting of Palestinian journalists by the Israeli military, saying it is a deliberate policy aimed at silencing the...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Drones struck a Freedom Flotilla ship carrying aid bound for Gaza. Organisers believe Israel was behind the attack.
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