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A private security firm said it believed the affected containers had contained solid fuel destined for ballistic missiles.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Indian and Pakistani troops have exchanged fire across their de facto border for a second straight day.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Report: Mossad head travelled to Qatar to 'shake up' ceasefire negotiations Mossad chief David Barnea visited Qatar last week to "shake up the talks" for a ceasefire and captive release deal, Haaretz reported, citing a senior Israeli official. The official said Barneaβs involvement, despite being removed from the team, showed all sides were "turning over every stone" to advance the deal. Another source said there had...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:The group mainly campaigned for UK to end the extraction of oil and gas by 2030.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Israeli military says soldier and border police officer killed in Gaza City The Israeli military said a 19-year-old border police officer and a 21-year-old army captain were killed on Friday in the Shujaiyeh neighbourhood, east of Gaza City, in northern Gaza, according to The Times of Israel. According to the report, the border police officer was killed after his position was exposed during an ambush, while the army...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Hussein al-Sheikh is a veteran leader of Abbas's Fatah movement.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Israeli strikes kill at least 10 Palestinians in central Gaza At least 10 Palestinians were killed and several others wounded on Saturday evening in Israeli air strikes targeting central Gaza, Wafa reported, citinglocal sources and medical officials. Five people were killed and others injured when Israeli forces bombed a group of civilians near the Shomer factory, north of Al-Maghazi refugee camp, the report said. In a...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Palestinian president Abbas appoints aide as first-ever PLO vice president Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas appointed a close aide as the first ever vice president of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Saturday, according to a member of the organisation's executive committee. "Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas appointed Hussein al-Sheikh as a deputy (vice president) of the PLO leadership," Wasel Abu...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Report: Israeli settlers kidnap two Palestinian residents in West Bank Israeli settlers opened fire in the occupied West Bank village of Kaubar in northern Hebron, attacked homes and "kidnapped" two young residents, Adnan Amriya and Muhammad Amriya, according to media reports. A security official confirmed that the settlers opened fire in the village, according to Ynet news. Afootage circulated on social media showed...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Hundreds of thousands filled the Vaticanβs St. Peterβs Square and lined the streets of Rome to honour Pope Francis.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Israel says missile intercepted from Yemen Israel's military said on Saturday it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, whereHouthirebels have launched attacks throughout the war on Gaza, as well as a drone approaching "from the east". "Following the sirens that sounded recently in several areas in Israel, a missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted" before "crossing into Israeli territory", a military...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Opinion: All those who have stood by as Israel exterminates Gaza are guilty Israelβsgenocide in Gaza, now into its 19th month, aims to destroy all life and dismantle the very foundations of survival in the besieged territory. People in Gaza may die by missile strikes, disease, starvation or the collapsed healthcare system, as anguish weakens the body until illness overtakes it. Every path leads to death in Gaza. Death...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:At least four people have been killed and 500 more injured in Bandar Abbas.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Israeli guards torturing Palestinian prisoner Abdullah Barghouti, family says Submitted by Fayha Shalash on Sat, 04/26/2025 - 15:37 Signs of the regular beatings and mistreatment left the family's lawyer in tears Palestinian Abdullah Barghouti is escorted by Israeli police into the Magistrate Court for a hearing in Jerusalem on 20 June 2012 (AFP/Menahem Kahana) Off Prominent Palestinian prisoner Abdullah Barghouti has...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Gaza death toll reaches 51,495 Israelβs war on Gaza has killed at least 51,495 Palestinians since 7 October 2023, the Palestinian health ministry said in a statement on Saturday. At least 2,062 Palestinians have been killed and 5,375 wounded since Israel broke the ceasefire on 18 March, the ministry said. Relatives mourn over the bodies of al-Khour family members in the yard ofal-Shifa hospital after their house was...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Senior Hamas official confirms it wants five-year ceasefire Ali Baraka, the head of Hamas' national relations department, has confirmed to the Lebanese channel Al Mayadeenthat the Palestinian group wants an agreement in which all remaining Israeli captives will be released at once, in exchange for a "five-year ceasefire". He said Hamas would not accept a ceasefire agreement similar to the one made in January, which...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:African country announced its outbreak on January 30 after death of a male nurse who tested positive for virus.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Entire Strip, with a population of two million people, may be on the brink of famine as WFP runs out of supplies.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Pope Francis was remembered for his dedication to the poor and advocacy for migrants at grand Vatican farewell.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:In break with recent tradition, 88-year-old leader of Catholic world was buried in Rome's Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Israeli air strike kills 10 in western Gaza An Israeli air strike on a three-storey house in a western Gaza neighbourhood on Saturday morning killed 10 people, the Palestinian health ministry in Gaza said. The attack brings the total number of Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza over the past day to 49.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Like other forms of US assistance, USAID was all about normalising the colonisation of Palestine.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:The meeting before Pope Francis's funeral was their first since an angry encounter in Washington, DC, in February.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Iran: Port blast kills four and wounds hundreds Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 04/26/2025 - 11:31 The explosion was caused by the detonation of stored containers at Bandar Abbas port, local authorities say Thick black smoke was seen rising after an explosion at Bandar Abbas port, Iran, on 26 April 2025 (AFP) Off A large explosion and fire at the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas killed four people and wounded hundreds...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:US and Iranian officials say nuclear talks will resume next week after third round of indirect discussions in Oman.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Described as a 'deeply saturated teal' colour, humans can only see it with the help of laser technology.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Do technocrats pose a threat to democracy?
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Social media videos show a huge plume of black smoke and a ball of fire rising from the area of the explosion.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Hamas official says it would release all captives for five-year truce A Hamas official has reportedly said the Palestinian group is open to an agreement that would involve the release of all remaining Israeli captives and a five-year cessation of hostilities. Speaking anonymously to AFP, the official said: "Hamas is ready for an exchange of prisoners in a single batch and a truce for five years." This comes after Hamas...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Local governor says the attack knocked out a nearby power station for the fourth time since the war began two years ago.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:US brings two countries' foreign ministers together and voices an interest in investment in the DRC's mineral-rich east.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:The coffin of Pope Francis was laid in St Peterβs Square in the Vatican on Saturday at the beginning of his funeral.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:UN World Food Programme says its food stocks in Gaza are 'depleted' The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that its food stocks in Gaza are completely "depleted", saying it has delivered its "last remaining food stocks" to local kitchens. The WFP cautioned that Gaza would run out of food "in the coming days", with more than 400,000 people in the besieged enclave relying on its aid. Israel's ongoing humanitarian...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers. Here are the key developments overnight: The Israeli military said thatHouthi rebels fired a ballistic missile from Yemen towards Israel, but it was intercepted before it could enterits airspace. The UNWorld Food Programme warned that food stocks in Gaza are now fully depleted due to Israel's ongoing blockade ofthe besieged enclave. Israeli forces killed four people...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Over 100,000 Syrian lives on hold in EU and UK amid lingering asylum freeze Submitted by Pauline Nasri on Sat, 04/26/2025 - 09:00 Syrians in the UK and Europe who were awaiting asylum decisions when Assad fell say going home is not yet a safe option A man carrying a child on his shoulders in Berlin holds a self-made Syrian flag at a rally on 8 December 2024 after the fall of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad (Ralf...
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