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President Donald Trump was welcomed at Lusail Palace for a dinner hosted by Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:US Pro-Palestine group faces 'baseless' legal challenge after winning lawsuit Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Wed, 05/14/2025 - 20:14 American Muslims for Palestine is under investigation for the same allegations that were thrown out in a separate lawsuit earlier this month Palestinian flags fly behind a statue of Jesuit bishop John Carroll, founder of Georgetown University, at a campus rally in Washington, DC, on 23...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:UN peacekeepers says incident first of its kind since Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire last November.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Singer says Sean 'Diddy' Combs routinely beat her and threatened to ruin her career with videos of sexual encounters.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Hamas praises shooting that killed Israeli settler and wounded two others A shooting in Salfit, close to Nablus in the occupied West Bank, has killed one Israeli settler and injured two others, one of them critically, Israeli media reported late on Wednesday. In a statement, Hamas said the attack "represents the true pulse of the West Bank and reflects the spirit of resistance inherent in our people, who refuse to...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Trump won't visit Israel on his Middle East tour because he knows Netanyahu is bluffing, says analyst Akiva Eldar.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Trump touts camels and largest Boeing order in history during Qatar visit Submitted by Sean Mathews on Wed, 05/14/2025 - 19:59 Qatar just gave Boeing its biggest order in history, throwing the iconic but embattled US jet maker a much-needed lifeline Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (C), accompanied by his spouse Sheikha Jawaher, and US President Donald Trump arrive to greet guests ahead of a state dinner at...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:One week into his papacy, we look at the significance of Pope Leo XIV.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Hospitals say 29 children and 15 women were among the dead after the northern Jabalia area were hit overnight.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:US federal prosecutors say defendant and co-conspirators got the company to pay for deliveries that never occurred.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Doha's mediating of conflicts and a purchase of Boeing airliners were areas of focus in Trump's state visit to Qatar.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Two-year-old Maikelys Espinoza Bernal was reunited with her mother in Venezuela following calls for her return.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:White House says agreements signed by the US and Qatar would lead to an economic exchange worth at least $1.2 trillion.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Israeli air strikes target residential buildings across Gaza The Quds News Network is reporting Israeli bombardment in both northern and southern Gaza on Wednesday evening local time, specifically targeting residential buildings belonging to families. Wednesday has already been one of the deadliest days for Palestinians since Israel resumed its full-scale war on Gaza on 18 March.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Syria's SDF is unlikely to follow the PKK's lead and disarm, but talks with Damascus could be bolstered.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:The Georgetown scholar is among several US visa holders targeted for deportation for pro-Palestine advocacy.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:US administration launches federal probe into Muslim housing development in Texas Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 05/14/2025 - 17:53 'Epic City' has faced backlash from several political leaders, but a lawyer for the project says criticism is 'misguided' Epic City is a proposed housing development, spearheaded by the East Plano Islamic Center, a mosque northeast of Dallas, Texas (Epic website) Off The US Department of...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:CCTV footage obtained and verified by the BBC shows the moment before impact and the immediate aftermath. Munitions experts told BBC Verify that the strikes and destruction are consistent with the use of so-called "bunker buster" bombs - designed to hit underground targets. BBC Verify's Merlyn Thomas has more.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Syria's interim leader met the US president in Riyadh after he announced he would lift sanctions on Syria.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:President Donald Trumpβs embrace of Syriaβs new leadership, marks a major realignment in regional power dynamics.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Trump was the first US president to make an official state visit to Qatar, and the stop culminated in a trade deal.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Trump gives tech stocks their first Gulf-driven rally Submitted by Sean Mathews on Wed, 05/14/2025 - 17:36 Investors are betting on AI and chipmakers, not defence contractors, as the main beneficiaries of a Trump Gulf visit US President Donald Trump greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the Saudi-US investment forum at the King Abdul Aziz International Conference Center in Riyadh, on 13 May 2025 (Fayez...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Right-wing European leaders urge Israel to show restraint in Gaza Right-wing European leaders on Wednesday said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ought to show restraint in Gaza, but they did not indicate that they would take any measures to hold him accountable. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Israel should more carefully consider how it carries out its air strikes in Gaza, given the lives of the Israeli...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:MPs loyal to President Mohamed Muizzu impeach judges in a case a UN expert says undermines judicial independence.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Georgetown University scholar Badar Khan Suri to be released from ICE detention A federal judge in Virginia on Wednesday ordered the release of Georgetown University scholar Badar Khan Suri on bail. Suri was taken away by masked men outside his home on 17 March in a suburb of Washington, DC. The men, who turned out to be federal agents, said his visa was revoked on the orders of the Secretary of State Marco Rubio forβ...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:New Canadian top diplomat slams Israel for blocking food 'as a political tool' Canada's new foreign minister, Anita Anand, accused Israel on Wednesday of using a lack of food as a political tool in its war on Gaza, and urged further work on a ceasefire with Hamas. Israel has completely sealed off theGazaStrip since early March. "We cannot allow the continued use of food as a political tool ... Over 50,000 people have...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:As Trump basks in Gulf Arab applause, Israel massacres children in Gaza Submitted by Soumaya Ghannoushi on Wed, 05/14/2025 - 15:53 From Riyadh to Abu Dhabi, a race is underway - not to end the genocide in Gaza, but to outspend one another for US favour US President Donald Trump walks alongside Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Riyadh on 14 May, 2025 (AFP) On US President Donald Trumpβs tour of Riyadh, Abu Dhabi...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:US President Donald Trump said he and the emir of Qatar discussed the Russia-Ukraine war and Iranβs nuclear programme.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Around 90 percent of Gaza families facing severe water shortages Around 90 percent of families in Gaza are facing severe water shortages amid widespread destruction of infrastructure, Wafa news agency is reporting citing medical sources. According to the sources, 25 percent of water samples taken in the Strip are contaminated, promoting the spread of disease in the enclave. They further noted that, with soaring summer...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Rabbis call on UK to step up pressure on Israel to end Gaza blockade Submitted by Simon Hooper on Wed, 05/14/2025 - 14:46 Prominent Jewish religious leaders call for 'an end to starvation in Gaza' and accuse Israeli government of using denial of food and aid as a 'tool of warfare' Palestinians queue for a hot meal at a kitchen run by the UN's World Food Programme at the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza in April...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Starmer calls Israeli blockade 'intolerable' but dodges call to recognise Palestine BritishPrime Minister Keir Starmer has called theIsraeliblockade on Gaza "intolerable" and said his government is working towards a two-state solution. Starmer made the remarks in response to a question in parliament by Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey, who said: "For more than ten weeks Israeli forces have blocked food, water and...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:China denounces US-Israeli plan for Gaza aid distribution China's UN envoy has weighed in on the US-Israeli plan for Gaza's aid distribution, and demanded that Israel "fulfil its obligations as the occupying power under international humanitarian law by immediately lifting the blockade and restoring full access to supplies". Addressing the UN Security Council, Fu Cong said that Gaza "has become a living hell," noting...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:'Electrocuted, decapitated': Migrant worker deaths in Saudi Arabia revealed in HRW report Submitted by Sally Abou AlJoud on Wed, 05/14/2025 - 13:03 Rights group criticises Fifa for awarding Riyadh the 2034 World Cup hosting rights without requiring enforceable labour protections Social activists form a human chain to protest for Bangladeshi female migrant workers who are facing abuse by employers in Saudi Arabia, in...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:A high-stakes game of chicken has come to an end for 90 days, as both China and the US claim the upper hand.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:The Pulitzer Prize winner argues in his new book that it is essential for art 'to confront what's happening right now'.
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