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Israeli plans for Gaza 'complete detachment from the pursuit of peace', Turkey says

Israeli plans for Gaza 'complete detachment from the pursuit of peace', Turkey says The Turkish foreign ministry on Wednesday warned that Israel's plans to expand military operations across Gaza are "yet another demonstration of Israel's blatant disregard for international law and its complete detachment from the pursuit of peace". "The international community must take a firm stance to protect holy sites, prevent...

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Val Kilmer leaves legacy of film, stage, and poetry

Val Kilmer has died at the age of 65 from pneumonia, leaving behind a career that reached far beyond action movies.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Survivor challenges Israeli account of attack on Gaza paramedics

Palestinian paramedic Munther Abed rejects Israel's assertion that the vehicles approached troops with their lights off.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

US sanctions alleged financiers for Houthis

US sanctions alleged financiers for Houthis The US on Wednesday said it is sanctioning "financial facilitators, procurement operatives, and companies operating as part of a global illicit finance network" supporting the Houthis. "In coordination with Iran-backed Houthi financier, Sa’id al-Jamal, the network of actors designated today has procured millions of dollars of commodities from Russia, including weapons,...

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Tariff uncertainties have companies in Mexico on their toes

US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats are forcing companies in Mexico to rethink their business plans.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Two members of police force killed in Gaza

Two members of police force killed in Gaza The Ministry of Interior in Gaza on Wednesday said it was mourning the deaths of two members of the police force after they were killed in an Israeli air strike. "We mourn the martyrdom of Captain Mureed Mohammed Farjallah and Lieutenant Younis Mohammed al-Masharfa, who were killed in an Israeli bombardment targeting a group of police officers and personnel in Deir al-Balah,"...

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israeli strike kills nine Palestinians, with children among them

Israeli strike kills nine Palestinians, with children among them The Quds News Network is reporting that nine people have been killed, four of them children, in an Israeli air strike on Gaza's al-Nasr area, northeast of Rafah in the southern part of the enclave. With 68 people killed earlier on Wednesday, it is shaping up to be the deadliest day for Palestinians since Israel resumed its war on the strip on 18 March.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israeli strike kills 12 members of Gaza family as offensive widens

Israeli strike kills 12 members of Gaza family as offensive widens Submitted by Ahmed Aziz on Wed, 04/02/2025 - 14:25 Displaced family were preparing for weddings and childbirths before the attack struck home in Khan Younis A woman mourns her relatives from the Qaoud family, killed by an Israeli air strike on 2 April 2025 (Ahmed Aziz/MEE) Off An Israeli air strike on Khan Younis has killed at least 12 displaced...

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Gaza death toll since dawn reaches 68

Gaza death toll since dawn reaches 68 Al Jazeera cited Gaza medical sources as saying that 68 Palestinians have been killed since dawn in Israeli raids across the besieged enclave.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

UK minister says risk Israel is not acting in 'legitimate self defence'

UK minister says risk Israel is not acting in 'legitimate self defence' The United Kingdom does not support the Israeli army's expansion of its military offensive in Gaza, the UK's Middle East minister Hamish Falconer told parliament on Wednesday as Israeli officials declared a plan to seize "large areas" of Gaza. "We are deeply concerned about the resumption of hostilities inGaza. The UK does not support an expansion...

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Mahsa Amini protests exposed the failures of Iranian regime and its opposition

Mahsa Amini protests exposed the failures of Iranian regime and its opposition Submitted by Hamid Dabashi on Wed, 04/02/2025 - 05:17 Hamid Dabashi charts Iran's revolutionary history and interrogates the promise of freedom claimed by the Islamic Republic and pro-western expats A demonstrator flashes the victory sign next to a placard of Mahsa Amini and the slogan 'Woman, Life, Freedom' outside Iran's consulate in...

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Wrongful deportation of man to El Salvador β€œthreat to everybody”

Al Sharpton examines Trump’s wrongful deportation of a Maryland man and asks how this could happen in the US.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

These activists are pushing for an ICC war crimes case against Biden

Lawyers from a US activist group are pushing for the International Criminal Court to take up a case against Biden.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Conditions worsen for Myanmar earthquake survivors

Frustration rise among Myanmar's earthquake survivors as they face shortages of clean water, food, medicine and shelter.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israel’s Netanyahu heads to Hungary in defiance of ICC arrest warrant

Prime Minister Viktor Orban has made it clear Hungary will not arrest the Israeli PM despite an international warrant.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Video: Al Jazeera reporter on Israel’s expanded Gaza ground attack

Israel’s military has announced a major expansion of its ground assault on Gaza.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Commonwealth should lead the discussion on slavery reparations

The organisation is often dismissed as a talking shop. Reparations are one issue where talking is exactly what's needed.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Copa del Rey: Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona semifinal – start, lineup, news

Atletico Madrid host Barcelona in second leg of their Copa semifinal after the teams played out 4-4 draw on February 25.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Are US car plants being built at record rates, as Trump claims?

Trump claimed auto plant growth, but evidence shows reallocations at existing facilities rather than new constructions.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

DR Congo spares three convicted US coup accomplices of capital punishment

Their death sentences over the botched 2024 coup effort have been commuted to life imprisonment.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Deadly strikes in Gaza as Netanyahu says Israel will seize new military corridor

At least 19 people are reported killed in Jabalia as Israel's PM says it is expanding ground operations to pressure Hamas.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Aid worker's family criticise 'empty apologies'

The family of James Kirby have called for a full independent investigation into his death.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

World, markets on edge as Trump prepares for β€˜Liberation Day’ tariffs

Donald Trump's US tariffs will take effect immediately after he unveils them on Wednesday, according to the White House.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Real Madrid reach Copa del Rey final after ET thriller against Sociedad

Sociedad take Real to extra time in Madrid but the hosts capitalise on advantage from first leg to reach cup final.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Princeton says US grants frozen amid Trump crackdown on pro-Palestine speech

Princeton says US grants frozen amid Trump crackdown on pro-Palestine speech Princeton University said on Tuesday the US government froze several dozen research grants to the school, which became thelatest academic institution targetedby the Trump administration. In a statement, Princeton President Chris Eisgruber said government agencies including NASA and the defense and energy departments notified the university of...

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israel removes all tariffs on US goods

Israel removes all tariffs on US goods Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced late on Tuesday that Israel is removing all tariffs on US goods in a bid to "strengthen the alliance and ties" between the two countries, he said in a post on X. "Today we cancelled all of the customs duties levied on products from the US, Israel's largest trading partner," Netanyahu wrote. "Cancelling the customs duties on...

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

US: Rutgers University Senate proposes plan to fight back against Trump measures

US: Rutgers University Senate proposes plan to fight back against Trump measures Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Tue, 04/01/2025 - 21:40 A proposal for a 'Mutual Defense Compact' was lodged on Friday in defence of academic freedom Rutgers University students wait for a bus in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on 10 April 2023 (Spencer Platt/AFP) Off The Rutgers University Senate is urging the universitypresident to formally...

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Three dead in Yemen after US air strikes

Three dead in Yemen after US air strikes The spokesperson for the Yemeni health ministry on Tuesday said three people were killed and two others wounded after US air strikes targeted the main water facility in al-Mansouriyah district in al-Hodeidah Governorate. Most of the victims are employees of the plant, Anees Alasbahi said on X.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Palestinians face hunger as Israeli blockade forces Gaza bakery closures

Parents in Gaza are struggling to feed their children as bakeries across the strip close down.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Gulf states refuse to be launching pad for any US attacks against Iran

Gulf states refuse to be launching pad for any US attacks against Iran Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 04/01/2025 - 20:44 US decision to amass B-2 bombers at Diego Garcia is result of Gulf Arab monarchs closing airspace to American warplanes in event of war with Iran US Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircrafts at al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, on 7 September 2021 (Olivier Douliery/AFP) Off Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states...

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israel says plenty of food in Gaza, UN calls assertion 'ridiculous'

Israel says plenty of food in Gaza, UN calls assertion 'ridiculous' The United Nations on Tuesday dismissed as "ridiculous" an assertion by Israel that there was enough food in theGazaStrip to last for a long period of time, despite the closure of all 25 bakeries in the enclave supported by the World Food Programme. No aid has been delivered tothe Palestinian enclavesince 2 March. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Syria hit with nationwide power outage amid grid failures

Nationwide blackout strikes Syria due to malfunctions, authorities say, amid deepening economic crisis.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Late night US bombing raids pummel Yemen for third week

Late night US bombing raids pummel Yemen for third week Another round of air strikes has been reported near the city of Saada in Yemen's northeast, as well as near the Mansouriyah district further south, according to the local news agency Saba on Tuesday. This is the third consecutive week of US bombings across Yemen, which have also targeted the capital, Sanaa.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

US senator’s anti-Trump protest speech stretches through night

US Senator Cory Booker is protesting on the Senate floor for β€œas long as he is physically able."

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

What is the Zionist group informing on pro-Palestine students in the US?

The ultra-Zionist group Betar is taking credit for identifying pro-Palestine students for deportation in the US.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East