22-01-2024 ADDIS ABABA: Celebrations have been taking place in Ethiopia’s historic holy city of Gondar for the Ethiopian Orthodox Christian festival of Timket. The celebration, which marks the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan, is considered one of the most important religious festivals in the country but this year …
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22-01-2024 JERUSALEM/ WASHINGTON/ GAZA CITY: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has again rejected the idea of creating a Palestinian state. His comments came hours after a phone call with US President Joe Biden after which the US leader indicated Netanyahu may still accept the idea. Netanyahu’s remarks appeared to deepen …
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21-01-2024 NEW DELHI: Pro-Khalistan secessionist group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has urged Indian Muslims to resist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s threats, oppose Ayodhya restrictions, and support the creation of “Urduistan,” aligning with Sikh aspirations for Khalistan. In a video message, General Counsel for Sikhs for Justice Gurpatwant Singh Pannun said …
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21-01-2024 DAMASCUS: Explosions have hit Damascus, the Syrian capital, according to local reports. There were also “plumes of smoke” seen across different sites in the city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Videos, which the media has not verified, showed a large cloud of smoke and buildings destroyed. It …
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21-01-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: Footage and witness accounts shared with Al Jazeera reveal how Israeli forces carried out summary executions in Gaza last month. UN Women’s agency warns of “generational trauma” on Palestinians as figures show “two mothers killed every hour” in Israel’s war on Gaza. Israel raids have continued …
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21-01-2024 WASHINGTON: On Friday, activists assembled in Washington for the March for Life, the nation’s largest annual anti-abortion rally. The crowds were thinner than in past years, due in part to the cold temperatures and blowing snow that blanketed the capital overnight but the campaigners in attendance this year also …
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21-01-2024 DOHA/ JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: Israel and Hamas have reached a deal to allow more humanitarian aid into war-ravaged Gaza, Qatari mediators say. They say that under a deal brokered by Qatar and France, medicines will be given to hostages held by Hamas. In return Israel will allow more basic …
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21-01-2024 PARIS: Three French police officers have been given suspended jail sentences for assaulting a black man with a baton in a north-west Paris suburb. One officer received a 12-month suspended sentence and the other two received three-month sentences. Theo Luhaka was left disabled with irreversible anal injuries from a …
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21-01-2024 JERUSALEM: A key member of Israel’s war cabinet has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of not telling the truth about the country’s military goals in Gaza. Netanyahu has publicly rejected the US push for a future Palestinian state and insisted the offensive would continue “until complete victory” but Gadi …
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21-01-2024 TOKYO: A Japanese robot has successfully touched down on the Moon but problems with its solar power system mean the mission may live for just a few hours. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (Slim) put itself gently on the lunar surface near an equatorial crater. The feat made …
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