Indonesia denies reports of recognizing Israel, vows to stay at forefront defending Palestine JAKARTA: Jakarta has denied plans to establish diplomatic ties with Tel Aviv, following viral Israeli media reports claiming it was part of a deal to smooth Indonesia’s entry into the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Indonesia is the first Southeast Asian … Read more
DUBAI: Several Jewish organizations have defended filmmaker Jonathan Glazer for his criticism of Israel’s war on Gaza, as the director faced a backlash for his comments. Glazer, whose movie “The Zone of Interest” won this year’s Oscar for best international feature, had said in his acceptance speech last week that the film showed “where dehumanization … Read more
TEHRAN: Iranians voted on Friday in elections for parliament and a key clerical body, amid fears of a low turnout and with conservatives expected to tighten their grip on power. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has called for a strong turnout, was the first to cast his ballot. He vote at a polling station … Read more
ADDIS ABABA: A French journalist has been arrested and detained in Ethiopia since February 22 on suspicion of conspiring “to create chaos” in the country, his employer announced on Monday. Antoine Galindo had traveled to Ethiopia to cover the African Union summit earlier this month for the specialist publication Africa Intelligence. Following his arrest on … Read more
MUNICH, Germany: A lack of long-range missiles and artillery shells is limiting Ukraine’s fightback against Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky told a defense conference on Saturday, making a fresh appeal for more weapons.Later in the day, delegates at the conference also discussed the situation in Gaza, with some holding out slim hopes of a lasting solution … Read more
TEANECK, United States: They are only teenagers, but a pair of New Jersey high school students — one Jewish and one Muslim — are tackling an issue much bigger than themselves, bridging divides in their suburb shaken by the Israel-Hamas war.The effort originated soon after the October 7 attacks by Hamas and Israel’s invasion of … Read more
How pro-Palestine digital activists in Latin America are offering an uncensored view on Gaza SAO PAULO: Many pro-Palestinian activists in Latin America have been relying on social media to disseminate information about the war in Gaza that is generally left out by the region’s dominant press conglomerates. Some activists have managed to attain audiences large … Read more
LONDON: The “alarming” situation in a prison camp in northern Syria has led to British mothers incarcerated there fearing for their safety, The Guardian reported on Monday. The newspaper said it had seen WhatsApp messages sent by British women in Roj camp for former Daesh affiliates, including one in which a mother in her 20s … Read more