LONDON: Israel has proposed to the UN the dismantlement of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and suggested transitioning its responsibilities and staff to a new entity in exchange for allowing more food aid deliveries into Gaza, The Guardian reported on Sunday. The proposal was presented by Israeli Chief of … Read more
ABIDJAN Cote d’Ivoire: Already plagued by complex internal problems, the economies of East Africa have perhaps been the most affected among regional states by the unfolding crisis in Sudan and the attacks on trade passing through the Red Sea. The conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces, or SAF, and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or … Read more
ST PETERSBURG, Russia: A drone crashed into a five-storey residential building in St Petersburg on Saturday and 100 people were evacuated with no casualties, Russia’s Rosgvardiya national guard said. St Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov said earlier that two buildings were damaged and residents had been evacuated after what he called an “incident” with no casualties. … Read more
How South Africa’s genocide case against Israel could influence the course of Gaza war DUBAI: Whichever way the UN’s highest court rules in the case lodged by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, the high-profile proceedings alone may well be enough to change the course of the conflict, experts claim. An interim ruling … Read more
Palestinian carrying white flag shot dead by IDF, moment captured by ITV cameraman LONDON: A Palestinian civilian in Gaza carrying a white flag was shot dead by Israeli soldiers while trying to rescue family members, and the scene was captured by an ITV News cameraman. The tragedy unfolded just minutes after the victim, identified as … Read more
OTTAWA: The number of study permits Canada issued to Indian students fell sharply late last year after India ejected Canadian diplomats who would process the permits and fewer Indian students applied due to a diplomatic dispute over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada, a top Canadian official told Reuters.Immigration Minister Marc Miller … Read more
DUBAI: An improvised explosive device went off near the southeastern Iranian city of Iranshahr on Tuesday morning, causing no casualties or damages, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. The bomb exploded next to the Iranshahr-Sarbaz road, and authorities are currently looking for those responsible, Tasnim added.
BEIRUT: On Tuesday, the 80th day of the conflict in southern Lebanon, hostilities between Hezbollah and the Israeli army caused casualties among Lebanese civilians and the Israeli army, including serious injuries. Israel also violated Beirut’s airspace. An Israeli drone targeted a spot close to a supermarket on the road leading to the center of Touline … Read more