12-11-2023 LONDON: Hundreds of thousands of people have marched in central London chanting “Stop bombing Gaza” and “Ceasefire now” in the largest Palestine solidarity demonstration held in the country so far. Police estimate that about 300,000 demonstrators joined the march on Saturday, which fell on the same day as the …
Read More »Indians celebrate Diwali, the sparkling festival of lights
12-11-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Millions of Indians are celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, which is one of the most important festivals in the country. People pray, enjoy festive meals and light fireworks; sweets are distributed among neighbors and friends and a feeling of joy permeates the air. …
Read More »US troops face further attacks in Iraq
12-11-2023 BAGHDAD: United States troops in Iraq have been targeted in new attacks using drones and explosives, military and security sources reported. Three attacks took place on Thursday, the sources told media. The incidents add to the more than 40 assaults that US and allied troops based across the Middle …
Read More »Brazil-Israel ties strained as Mossad trumpets Hezbollah bust
12-11-2023 RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL: An unusual statement by Israeli spy agency Mossad saying that it had helped foil a Hezbollah attack in Brazil is the latest incident to strain relations between Israel and Latin America’s largest nation against the backdrop of the Gaza war. On Wednesday, Brazil arrested two …
Read More »TikTok faces calls for ban in US over anti-Israel content
12-11-2023 LOS ANGELES/ SINGAPORE: After coming under fire for its links to China, TikTok is again under the spotlight in the United States amid claims that the popular video app is pushing young people to support Palestinians and Hamas. In recent weeks, powerful politicians, including senators Josh Hawley and Marco …
Read More »Bangladesh PM stands firm on pay rise amid deadly protests
12-11-2023 DHAKA: Bangladesh’s prime minister has offered a stern response to striking garment workers amid deadly clashes over pay. After unions rejected a government offer, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday rejected the demands of the protesting workers for a higher pay rise. The premier insisted that they accept the …
Read More »UN calls northern Gaza ‘Hell on Earth’
12-11-2023 GAZA CITY: Israeli tanks surround several hospital in Gaza, health officials say, after several hospitals are among the civilian infrastructure targeted in another night of heavy bombardment. The Israeli attacks have damaged more than 50 percent of housing units across Gaza, according to officials. The UN’s humanitarian office issued …
Read More »‘Corpses on streets’; Sudan’s RSF kills 1,300 in Darfur
12-11-2023 KHARTOUM: Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) besieged a camp for displaced people on November 2 after attacking a nearby army base in West Darfur. Over the next three days, the paramilitary group committed what may amount to the single largest mass killing since the civil war erupted in April. …
Read More »NYT denies viral claim that they knew Hamas would attack
11-11-2023 NEW YORK: Two international news agencies and The New York Times have denied claims in a viral report alleging that photojournalists may have had prior knowledge of Hamas’ attacks in Israel last month and even possibly “coordinated” with the militant group in order to document the carnage. An article …
Read More »Americans still believed to be in clutches of Hamas
11-11-2023 WASHINGTON: Officials around the globe are scrambling to find and rescue the hundreds of men, women, and children abducted by Hamas terrorists a month after the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. As of now, 10 Americans are still believed to be held hostage in Gaza where thousands of civilians …
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