LONDON: Although Israel has permitted dozens of aid trucks to enter the Gaza Strip in recent days, humanitarian agencies warn that not nearly enough assistance is reaching the embattled enclave. There was a glimmer of hope on Thursday, however, when the first international relief vessel arrived off Gaza’s northern coast. The Spanish-flagged Open Arms left … Read more
TALLINN, Estonia: Sunday’s tightly controlled parliamentary and local elections in Belarus are set to cement the hard-line rule of the country’s authoritarian leader, despite a prominent opposition leader’s call for a boycott. President Alexander Lukashenko has ruled Belarus with an iron hand for nearly three decades and on Sunday announced that he will run for … Read more
LONDON: English sports broadcaster Gary Lineker has revealed he received threats after appearing to calling for Israel’s banning from international sporting events, The Guardian reported. In a retweet, the 63-year-old former international footballer posted the message by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, which he subsequently deleted. But a source … Read more
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysians pressed for a continued boycott of Israeli and Israel-linked goods on Saturday during a protest to demand the country ceases its ongoing assault on Gaza. Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 23,700 people since October in the densely populated Palestinian enclave — more than one in every 100 residents. More than 60,000 … Read more
TEHRAN: Iran blamed Israel and the United States on Wednesday for twin bomb blasts that killed at least 84 people in the country’s south, ripping through a crowd commemorating Revolutionary Guards general Qasem Soleimani four years after his death in a US strike. The two explosions — labelled a “terrorist attack” by state media and … Read more
LONDON: Christmas shoppers in Central London were urged by 100s of pro-Palestinian protesters not to purchase items from Israeli-linked fashion stores, Sky News reported on Saturday. Over 400 demonstrators marched from Soho Square, across Oxford Street, Regent Street and into Carnaby Street, where they grouped outside the Puma store with many chanting: “Shut it down.” … Read more