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UN Security Council to vote on Gaza aid as famine fears mount
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - The United Nations (UN) Security Council was expected to vote Friday on a resolution to boost aid to Gaza, as the world body warned the Israel-Hamas war was pushing the Palestinian territory towards famine.
Allies pressure Israel as war rages on
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israeli forces battled Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday despite growing international concern, even from Israel's allies, over the devastation of the Palestinian territory.
Israel under pressure from allies over Gaza war
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel came under pressure Wednesday from its allies over its war in Gaza, with key backer the United States criticising its bombing in response to the October 7 attacks as "indiscriminate".
North Gaza hospitals 'out of service' as fighting rages
AFP, Published on 13/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - The hospitals in the centre of the heaviest north Gaza fighting have been forced out of service amid shortages and combat, the Hamas-run health ministry said Monday, adding the number of patients dying in the biggest medical centre had risen.
Israel battles Hamas in Gaza City
AFP, Published on 08/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel's campaign to crush Hamas ground into its second month Wednesday as its forces battled the Palestinian militants in Gaza City, despite mounting calls for a ceasefire.
Cemetery for the living under threat
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 08/05/2022
» Whoever was being buried in Cairo's oldest working cemetery on a recent afternoon had been of some consequence. Glossy SUVs crammed the dusty lanes around an antique mausoleum draped in black and gold; designer sunglasses hid the mourners' tears.
Over 20 killed in anti-Muslim attack in Ethiopia: Islamic group
AFP, Published on 28/04/2022
» ADDIS ABABA - More than 20 people have been killed in an attack on Muslims in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar during the funeral of a Muslim elder, a local Islamic group said on Wednesday.
Wilful ignorance
Oped, Postbag, Published on 31/03/2022
» Re: "A slap in the face of civility," (Editorial, March 30).
Iran riot police deployed after 67 arrested in Isfahan
AFP, Published on 28/11/2021
» TEHRAN - Riot police were deployed in force Saturday in the Iranian city of Isfahan, a day after dozens were arrested in violent protests over the drying up of a lifeblood river.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi arrives at UN court for genocide hearings
Reuters, Published on 10/12/2019
» THE HAGUE: Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived at the UN's International Court of Justice on Tuesday to defend her country over charges of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority, as back home thousands of people rallied in her support.