UN rights chief under pressure to call Gaza conflict genocide
Hundreds of staff at the United Nations have asked the organisation's human rights chief, Volker Turk, to describe the Gaza...
Ariana Hashtrudi, Middle East News Editor
Over 50 Gazan students to arrive in Ireland to start university
A total of 52 students from Gaza are poised to arrive in Ireland to start university scholarships which have been...
Lebanon: Hezbollah leader sued for allegedly inciting violence
A number of Lebanese politicians who are against Hezbollah have submitted a criminal complaint on August 27th against the leader...
Ex-UK PM Blair joins talks with Trump for Gaza’s post-war plan
Ex-UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is participating in talks in the US, led by President Donald Trump, concerning plans for...
Netanyahu labelled a hypocrite for Armenian genocide recognition
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been called a hypocrite by people on social media after he recognised the Armenian...
Hunger monitor asked by Israel to retract Gaza famine report
An international hunger monitor was asked by Israel on July 27th to retract a report which identified that famine is...
Palestinian president Abbas hints Lebanon could ban Hamas
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, has suggested that Lebanon might end up banning Hamas, as Palestinian camps undergo a disarmament...
US advocacy group says Gaza aid system is counterproductive
The US-based Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) has said that a Gaza aid organisation is causing more turmoil in the...
Israel carries out fresh attack on Yemeni capital Sanaa
Israel attacked Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on August 28th, following a previous strike on the city on August 24th, according to...
Israel’s Netanyahu blocked Gaza ceasefire deal seven times
During the Gaza conflict Israel has continued to obstruct ceasefire agreements with Hamas, even when the group agreed to its...
US military contractors shoot at Palestinian aid seekers
Videos of US military contractors working for a US and Israel-backed Gaza aid organisation, have shown them shooting at Palestinian...
Israel’s Netanyahu sends aide to UAE in bid to fix relations
Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, sent a high-level official to the United Arab Emirates in a bid to recover bilateral...
Israel should be dropped from UN General Assembly, Turkey says
Turkey's foreign minister called on Muslim countries on August 25th to seek the suspension of Israel from taking part in...
US government under pressure to disclose Gaza aid funding
The Trump administration has been the target of a lawsuit filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), which has...
Syria to remove two zeros from currency, eyes stability
Syria will release new banknotes, dropping two zeros from its currency in a bid to bring back public faith in...
