United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres directed Israel to entirely withdraw from Lebanese territory by January 27, Emirates News Agency WAM reported. This came after he visited the Lebanese border town of Naqoura, home to the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which was recently vacated by Israeli forces. He met with … Read more
Palestinian activist Osama Qashoo has launched a soft drink Gaza Cola designed to raise financial funds for the reconstruction of al Karama Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip destroyed by Israeli airstrikes. The beverage also acts symbolically as resistance and a practical fundraising effort for healthcare reconstruction. The red can of the beverage features the … Read more
Wikipedia has finally added the article “Gaza genocide” to the List of Genocides marking a new step in the challenging process of awareness raising for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This decision came after several heated discussions among Wikipedia editors regarding the appropriateness of including this term, as reported by the Jewish Journal. Addition The term “Gaza … Read more
Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, Secretary-General of the Cairo-based Arab League (AL) Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit called on the international community on Monday to support Lebanon in the face of the Israeli offensive and its impacts, particularly the attacks on civilian areas. In a statement, the chief of the Arab League expressed solidarity with Lebanon and its … Read more
Born in 1960, Lebanon (which was considered an idyllic and veritable heaven on earth), Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah grew up in a predominantly Armenian Sub-urb known as Bourj Hammoud, near the capital Beirut. After his primary education, he was moved from his native place to Najaf, nearly 1100 kilometres away, as Najaf is famous for Shia … Read more
Beirut: Amid calls for a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office in a statement denied that the country has agreed to a ceasefire with Hezbollah. “It is an American-French proposal, which the Prime Minister has not even responded to,” said the statement from Netanyahu’s office. It added that he had … Read more
Turkey’s flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, and the country’s low-cost carrier, Pegasus Airlines, have cancelled their flights to and from Lebanon due to heightened risks, local media reported on Tuesday. The decision comes in response to Israel’s air strikes on Lebanon, affecting flights to and from Beirut scheduled for Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported quoting the … Read more
A top Iranian military commander has said his country had, some time ago, hit 12 Israeli vessels north of the Indian Ocean and elsewhere in response to Israel’s attacks on 14 Iranian ships, according to state media. Hossein Salami, chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), made the remarks on Saturday during a … Read more
In yet another incident of Israeli aggression in war-torn Gaza, Israeli military on Saturday evening launched an airstrike on a school that was sheltering displaced Palestinian families. This incident marks the second time in just one hour that Israeli forces targeted the same location, leading to significant casualties among civilians including children, bringing the total … Read more
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Saturday that IDF fighter jets hit military targets of the Houthi rebels in Al Hudaydah Port in Yemen, sparking huge fires and causing casualties. The attack comes in response to the hundreds of attacks carried out against Israel in recent months. Videos emerging online show the port engulfed in … Read more
