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Prominent Muslim groups call on Starmer to recognise Palestine and cease arms exports to Israel Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 04/29/2025 - 12:37 Hundreds of organisations and individuals call on UK to become latest European country to recognise Palestinian statehood and immediately end military support to Israel Palestinians demonstrate near Israeli forces against the establishment of Israeli outposts in Beit Dajan,...
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:'I have no plan B': Gaza's families left to starve under Israeli aid shutdown Submitted by Maha Hussaini on Tue, 04/29/2025 - 13:04 Desperate Palestinians live on unhealthy single meal a day as 'silent malnutrition' spreads among children A Palestinian woman with her malnourished son in Gaza City (MEE/Mohammed al-Hajjar) Off After Israel sealed Gaza's boundaries last month, Ibrahim al-Madhoun managed to gather a few...
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:The interior minister said "some individuals deemed responsible" for Saturday's blast at Shahid Rajaee are being questioned.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Russia declares 72-hour ceasefire. Rachel Rizzo assesses if peace is possible after Trumpโs Vatican talks with Zelenskyy
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:At least 65,000 children facing malnutrion in the Gaza Strip Gaza's government media office said the number of acute cases of malnutrition exceeds at least 65,000 children in the enclave, Arab 48 reported on Monday
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Israel accused of exterminating Palestinians โunder the fog of warโ at ICJ hearings Egypt has called out Israel's treatment of the Palestinians during hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Al Jazeera reported on Monday. Egyptโs assistant foreign minister Hatem Kamaleldin Abdelkader said Israel had conducted a โbrutal siegeโ on civilians, saying it was โthe most recent chapter in Israelโs systematic...
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Shin Bet head Ronen Bar accused each other of lies or inaccuracies in sworn depositions.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Trump allies say 'Mossad agents' and 'warmongers' trying to derail Iran talks Submitted by Sean Mathews on Mon, 04/28/2025 - 21:04 Media personalities close to President Trump say isolationists are being attacked by pro-Israel voices Tucker Carlson (C) poses for a selfie with supporters at an election night watch party for then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at the Palm Beach Convention Center in West...
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Naim Qassemโs comments came as the Israeli military said it carried out more than 50 strikes in Lebanon this month.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Israeli army defends 50 attacks on Lebanon in past month despite ceasefire The Israeli military has said it carried out 50 attacks in Lebanon over the past month despite the fact that those attacks violated the current ceasefire, killed people and destroyed people's homes, Al Jazeera reported on Monday. The Israeli military justified its attacks by saying they were carried out in response to threats against the...
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Paramount under fire for meddling in Gaza coverage after '60 Minutes' producer resigns Submitted by Maysa Mustafa on Mon, 04/28/2025 - 18:54 Bill Owens, the show's executive producer for over 25 years, says parent company was interfering with 'honest journalism' Bill Owens, former executive producer of the CBS news show 60 Minutes (Screengrab/X) Off Paramount has come under fire following the resignation of veteran 60...
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:A mass blackout across Spain and Portugal left people stranded at train stations, airports, and in traffic on Monday.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:A five-day hearing on Israel's humanitarian obligations in the occupied territory is under way at The Hague.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:The announcement comes amid a legal battle over the government's decision to fire the top security official last month.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Houthi-run media report the bodies of 68 people have been recovered from a migrant detention centre in Saada.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:A blackout paralysed large parts of Spain and Portugal on Monday. Here is what we know.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Saudi Arabia reviewing Neom projects, citing 'limited resources': Report Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 04/28/2025 - 18:47 Neom has faced delays and cutbacks as Saudi Arabia grapples with reduced oil prices Design plans for The Line, in the heart of the Red Sea megacity Neom, on 26 July 2022 (Neom/AFP) Off The CEO of Saudi Arabiaโs futuristic city Neom has launched a โcomprehensive reviewโ of the kingdom's...
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Situation in Gaza Strip deteriorating by the hour, says Gaza City reporter The situation in the Gaza Strip is deteriorating by the hour, reported Al Jazeera's correspondent, Hani Mahmoud. He said that "heavy artillery fire" was ongoing in the eastern part of Gaza City, along with systematic demolition of homes in the cityโs Shujaiya and Zeitoun neighbourhoods that have been ongoing for the last 10 days. He added that...
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Brazil calls for Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and resumption of humanitarian aid Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira has called for Israel to completely withdraw from Gaza and has denounced Israelโs humanitarian aid blockade to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as โunacceptableโ during a meeting of BRICS foreign ministers, Al Jazeera reported on Monday. โIt is necessary to ensure the complete withdrawal of Israeli...
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Palestinian Authority intelligence chief will meet with CIA in US The Palestinian Authorityโs intelligence chief, Majed Faraj, will meet with CIA counterparts in Washington this week, The Times of Israel reported on Monday. Faraj is organising the meeting while he is in the US to undergo a medical procedure. He is said to be trying to boost his standing amid an ongoing shakeup within the PA, which has seen Mahmoud...
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Canadians choose their next prime minister in a pivotal election, dominated by Donald Trump.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:New York City mayor investigating pro-Israeli mob attack on women Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 04/28/2025 - 16:15 The incidents occurred outside a venue where Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir appeared Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir exits the Yale University-based Jewish society Shabtai in New Haven, Connecticut, on 23 April 2025 (Michelle McLoughlin/Reuters) Off New...
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Drone video captured the destruction at Iranโs largest commercial port, Bandar Abbas, two days after a massive explosion
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Syria's Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces described the attack as 'one of the deadliest' against it in a while.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Dozens of countries will give evidence at the ICJ hearings, which Israel has labelled a "circus".
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:UN says it has run out of food in Gaza Strip The United Nations says it has run out of food in Gaza, and it cannot supply charity kitchens that had been feeding a million people, half of Gaza's population, according to a report on NPR on Monday. According to the UN, there is food at entry points that could feed people, but Israel has been blocking food and aid from entering for the last two months.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Jordan: How will Muslim Brotherhood ban affect the nation's future? Submitted by Mohammad Abu Rumman on Mon, 04/28/2025 - 15:47 The country finds itself at a critical juncture that could either lead to greater repression, or facilitate political renewal Protesters wave flags of the Muslim Brotherhood and other groups in Amman in June 2019 (AFP) Off Although the measures taken this month by the Jordanian government to...
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Google DeepMind UK staff move to unionise to challenge links to Israeli military Submitted by Areeb Ullah on Mon, 04/28/2025 - 16:26 Worker attempt to unionise comes after Google's decision to drop AI principles on weapons and surveillance Google workers have been protesting about the company's $1.5bn partnership with Israel (Supplied) Off Staff inside Google DeepMind are attempting to unionise in order to challenge...
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:At least 31 people, including children, have been โexecutedโ by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:At least nine Palestinians killed in Israeli drone strike in Gaza City At least nine Palestinians - four of whom were children - were killed in an Israeli drone attack at the al-Ghafari Junction in central Gaza City, Al Jazeera Arabic reported on Monday.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:'Children had no features': Israeli strikes rain down on so-called 'safe zone' Submitted by Ahmed Aziz on Mon, 04/28/2025 - 10:49 Survivors say bodies of loved ones were left unrecognisable following the attacks A Palestinian woman holds a child injured during Israeli strikes on Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on 28 April (Hatem Khaled/Reuters) Off Israel has continued its deadly bombardment campaign across the Gaza Strip,...
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Houthis vow to continue attacks in Red and Arabian seas Yemen's Houthis have vowed to continue attacks in the Red and Arabian seas after a deadly US air strike, spokesperson Yahya Saree has said. The televised statement came after a US strike killed at least 68 people at a detention centre for African migrants in the northwestern province of Saada.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:It's early days, but the warning signs are flashing red for the US.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni says the 'culprits have been identified' and the explosion was caused by 'negligence'.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Israel will maintain military control over Gaza, Netanyahu says Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 04/28/2025 - 15:09 The Israeli prime minister said the Palestinian Authority would be barred from governing Gaza and referred to the 'deep state' in Israel which is 'threatening democracy' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a conference hosted by the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) in Jerusalem (Screengrab) Off...
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