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Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:US sanctions Iranian energy magnate for alleged indirect funding of Houthis, others The Trump administration on Tuesday said it has sanctioned Iranian national and liquified petroleum gas (LPG) magnate Seyed Asadoollah Emamjomeh and his corporations, which are "collectively responsible for shipping hundreds of millions of dollarsβ worth of Iranian LPG and crude oil to foreign markets," the Department of the Treasury...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Israel expects 'significant crisis' in Gaza as it plans to continue total blockade Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Tue, 04/22/2025 - 16:30 Sources in Israel's Southern Command tell Israeli media they are more concerned about Hamas than humanitarian situation A view shows truck carrying an Israeli military buldozzer by the fence of the Israel-Gaza border, as seen from Israel, 20 April 2025 (Amir Cohen/ Reuters) Off...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Senior British MP rages at 'delusional' pro-Israel lawyer in parliament meeting Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 04/22/2025 - 15:50 Emily Thornberry, chair of the foreign affairs select committee, appeared visibly frustrated by Natasha Hausdorff's answers during an inquiry session Emily Thornberry delivers a speech during the Labour party conference in Brighton, England on 23 September 2019 (AFP) Off A British...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil barred from attending birth of his son Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 04/22/2025 - 16:09 Khalil's wife says US immigration authorities are punishing the newborn child over his father's right to free speech Mahmoud Khalil addressing the media during a pro-Palestine encampment at Columbia University in mid-2024 (Instagram/Screenshot) Off Detained pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:UNRWA says Gaza has become 'a land of desperation' as Israel continues to pound the strip and block humanitarian aid.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:US senator meets with detained Columbia protester US Senator Peter Welch, who represents the state of Vermont where Columbia University protester Mohsen Madawi is currently being held in detention, was able to visit with him on Monday. Madawi is a green card holder originally from the West Bank. He was lured to his US citizenship test and then taken away by immigration agents in handcuffs for his pro-Palestine activism...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Pro-Palestine students in Australia call for repeal of IHRA definition of antisemitism Submitted by Shraddha Joshi on Tue, 04/22/2025 - 15:17 The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism has been criticised for conflating criticism of Israel with hatred of Jewish people Students chant at a pro-Palestine encampment at the University of Melbourne on 17 May 2024 (AAP Image/Joel Carrett)...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:At least eleven Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack on a residential building in Khan Younis.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:People & Power examines whether the forced transfer of Palestinians is Israelβs ultimate goal.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Egyptian and Qatari mediators suggest a truce of up to seven years and a permanent end to the war.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Police say multiple tourists suffered gunshot wounds in attack that comes during heavy military crackdown in region.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Attack on Hezbollah ally one of two deadly strikes as Lebanon PM under pressure to dismantle armed groups.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Thousands pay their respects at St Peter's Square as more visitors are expected over the nine-day mourning period.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:What will Pope Francis be remembered for? Al Jazeeraβs Virginia Pietromarchi looks at his legacy.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Footage posted online shows a swimmer flailing in the distance as beachgoers yell in shock.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Calls for more aid, support for police amid surge in violence in the Caribbean nation since the end of last year.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:US air strikes kill at least 12 people in Sana'a US air strikes on a market and residential area in the Yemeni capital Sana'a have killed at least 12 people and wounded 30 others, a statement from the Yemeni Ministry of Health said on Monday. The nightly bombings, which began on March 15, aim to dislodge the Houthi naval blockade in the Red Sea. The Houthis have said only an end to the war on Gaza would end their...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Israeli far-right minister says retrieving Israeli captives not top priority Israeli far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich on Monday told a local radio station that bringing home the Israeli captives in Gaza is not the top priority. βBringing the hostages home is important, but itβs not the most important goal,β Smotrich said, according to a report in The Washington Post. βThe alternative to surrender is seizing...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Nadine Menendez, 58, guilty of bribery and fraud related to using her husband's influence on behalf of Egypt.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Harvard sues Trump Administration over funding freeze linked to antisemitism allegations Harvard University on Monday said it is suing the Trump administration in a letter that went out to students and staff. President Donald Trump has threatened to withhold more than $2bn in federal funding if Harvard did not hand over to the goverment its reports on antisemitism on campus, which the administration alleges has been...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:The head of the Roman Catholic Church dies at the Vatican at the age of 88.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:US ambassador to Israel indicates he refused to ask Israel to let in aid to Gaza The Trump administration's newly arrived ambassador to Israel said on X on Monday that the World Health Organisation (WHO) contacted him so he could pressure the Israelis to allow aid into Gaza. Mike Huckabee said pressure should be applied on Hamas instead. It has been 50 days since Israel imposed a full siege on the enclave. A @WHO...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Leaders and worshippers around the world mourn and pay tribute to the late Pope Francis.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Pope Francis remembered as βdear friendβ by the people of Gaza Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 04/21/2025 - 17:47 Thousands of pro-Palestinian social media users, as well as those from Gaza, paid heartfelt tributes to the late Pope Members of the clergy hold mass for late Pope Francis at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City on April 21, 2025. Palestinian Christians in Gaza mourned the death of Pope Francis, who had...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Israel account on X posts, then deletes, Pope Francis condolences The official account for the State of Israel on X appeared to have posted, then deleted, a condolence post after the death of Pope Francis on Monday. Among the pontiff's last remarks on Sunday was a call to end the war on Gaza. They deleted it. Santo Subito! Saint Francis! pic.twitter.com/R1FvWElAqQ β Philip Proudfoot (@PhilipProudfoot) April 21, 2025
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Judge rules Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk must be transferred to Vermont Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Mon, 04/21/2025 - 18:29 In major milestone for detained students, Vermont judge rules that Tufts University student should be moved while a lawsuit unfolds Rumeysa Ozturk was working as a research assistant and undertaking her PhD at the Eliot-Pearson department of child study and human development at Tufts...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Pope Francis chose to not remain silent on the suffering of the Palestinian people.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Residential buildings among structures targeted in paramilitary attack on city of el-Fasher, activists say.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Russia resumed its attacks on Ukraineβs cities after a fragile 30-hour Easter truce came to an end.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Vatican publishes death certificate, pontiff's request to be buried at Basilica of St Mary Major in Rome.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Top Trump official overseeing Iran and Israel portfolio worked for Israeli ministry of defense USPresident Donald Trump's appointment of Merav Ceren to overseeIranandIsraelpolicy at the White Houseβs National Security Council could raise concerns about conflict of interest and security clearance. Ceren previously worked at Israelβs Ministry of Defense, where she participated in negotiations in the occupied West Bank...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:The private messaging group included the US defence secretary's wife, brother and personal lawyer, sources tell US media.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Top Trump official overseeing Iran and Israel portfolio worked for Israeli ministry of defence Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 04/21/2025 - 16:38 Merav Ceren participated in negotiations for the Israeli ministry and has in the past criticised the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller heads to speak to press outside of the White House on April 14, 2025 in Washington, DC (Kayla...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:The US is targeting China with a military buildup in the Pacific β but some in Japan, Guam and Hawaii are pushing back.
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