RIYAD : Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries demanded an immediate cessation of military operations in Gaza on Saturday, dismissing Israel’s rationale for its actions against Palestinians as self-defense. According to the final statement of the unusual joint Islamic-Arab summit in Riyadh, the International Criminal Court was asked to probeContinue Reading

JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) – Israel claimed on Tuesday that its forces assaulted Hamas terrorists inside the Islamists’ enormous tunnel network beneath Gaza, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ignored demands for a cease-fire to relieve the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave. The tunnels are a critical goal for Israel as itContinue Reading

(AFP) Cairo – The image of tent towns housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza’s war-torn territory brings up painful memories for Israel’s Arab neighbors, particularly Egypt and Jordan. “That’s how the Nakba started,” asserts the Gaza-based rights organization Al Mezan, echoing widespread fears that Israel has plans to expel the coastalContinue Reading

At least 1,900 Palestinians have died in Israeli attacks on Gaza since Hamas’ devastating cross-border raid, including 614 children, according to the health ministry of the enclave. According to the Hamas-run health ministry, 370 women were among those murdered over the seven days of airstrikes. It further stated that 7,696Continue Reading

(Reuters) – According to the Financial Times, India has informed Canada that it must return 41 ambassadors by October 10. Ties between India and Canada have deteriorated significantly as a result of Canadian suspicions that Indian government operatives were involved in the June assassination in Canada of Hardeep Singh Nijjar,Continue Reading

Brooklyn (AFP) – According to the foreign ministry on Friday, Azerbaijan has asked a UN delegation to visit Nagorno-Karabakh “in the coming days” as a result of a sudden military offensive by that country that has caused a major evacuation of ethnic Armenians from the area. This weekend, a U.N.Continue Reading

A fire that started at a store where witnesses claimed gasoline was being unloaded on Saturday resulted in at least 35 fatalities in southeast Benin, according to a spokesperson of the justice ministry. Near the Nigerian border in Seme-Podji municipality, the fire started about 09:30 local time. Prosecutor Abdoubaki Adam-BongleContinue Reading