Scottish Labour leader joins calls for UK to halt arms sales to Israel

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LONDON: The leader of the Labour Party in Scotland has joined the mayor of London in calling for the UK to halt arms sales to Israel, The Guardian newspaper reported on Friday. Anas Sarwar is the latest senior member of the party to call for an immediate ban on weapon sales to Israel after Sadiq … Read more

‘Israel has gone too far’ in Gaza: UK Labour frontbencher

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‘Credible allegations’ of Palestinian women and girls being raped and executed by Israeli troops: UN experts NEW YORK: UN experts on Monday expressed alarm over “credible allegations of egregious human rights violations” against Palestinian women and girls in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. They are being arbitrarily executed, arbitrarily detained, raped or threatened with … Read more

UK Labour pulls support for candidate over Israel comments

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Developing nations must adapt to withstand global economic shocks, says Egypt’s PM Mostafa Madbouly DUBAI: Egypt is responding to recent global economic turmoil by encouraging private sector investment, exploring new technologies, prioritizing the green transition, and shaking up its governance model, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has said. The Arab world’s most populous country, home … Read more

UK Labour Party risks losing Muslim voters over Gaza war stance

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LONDON: The Labour Party in the UK has started surveying British Muslim voters amid growing concern among senior officials about the damage done to one of its strongest bases of support by the party’s stance on Gaza. Labour sources told The Guardian newspaper that the party had been conducting polls and organizing focus groups across … Read more