LONDON: More than 1 million children in the Gaza Strip are at risk of contracting type 2 poliovirus, a highly infectious disease that can lead to paralysis and even death, as displacement and the destruction of sanitation infrastructure leaves the population vulnerable to disease. The World Health Organization has announced plans to send 1.2 million … Read more
LONDON: A video broadcast by Israel’s Channel 12 has sparked widespread outrage. The footage shows what the channel says is Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee. The video, captured by surveillance cameras at the Sde Teiman detention camp, has drawn international condemnation.
BEIRUT: Two people were killed — one a civilian and the other, according to the Israeli army, the head of Iran-backed Hezbollah’s anti-tank rocket unit — and seven others injured on Wednesday in renewed Israeli hostilities in several towns in southern Lebanon. An Israeli drone targeted a motorcycle in the town of Jouaiyya at noon, … Read more
DUBAI: US singer and songwriter Katy Perry highlighted an Arab designer this week during the filming of her house-inspired music video for the single “Lifetimes.” She wore the Glass Dalida PVC platform mules by Romanian-Jordanian footwear designer Amina Muaddi. The shoes have a clear design, with the entire structure, including the heel and platform, made … Read more
JERUSALEM: The United States said it was working “around the clock” to avert an all-out war in the Middle East, as Israel remained on high alert Tuesday for potential Iranian retaliation for two high-profile killings.US President Joe Biden, whose country has sent extra warships and fighter jets to the region in support of Israel, held … Read more
Far-right Israeli Cabinet minister visits contested Jerusalem holy site, raising tensions TEL AVIV, Israel: Israel’s far right national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, visited Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque compound on Wednesday, declaring the contested holy site belongs “only to the state of Israel.”Ben-Gvir said Wednesday’s visit was a response to a move by three European … Read more
MANILA: In 2023, Jehan Alabadla, 22, was in her senior year at the Islamic University of Gaza, where she was set to graduate from the school’s biotechnology program. She was forced to flee her home in November — weeks after Israel started its deadly onslaught on the Gaza Strip — to seek shelter in the … Read more
LONDON: Tech giant Meta approved political advertisements on its platforms inciting violence and hate speech during India’s general election, a report released on Monday revealed. The investigation, conducted by non-sectarian diasporic organization India Civil Watch International and corporate watchdog Eko, found that Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, allowed AI-manipulated political ads that … Read more
BANGKOK: A 73-year-old British man died and more than 70 people were injured Tuesday in what passengers described as a terrifying scene aboard a Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence, triggering an emergency landing in Bangkok. An initial data analysis by the aviation tracking service Flightradar24 suggested the London-Singapore flight experienced more than one … Read more
LONDON: Tech giant Meta approved political advertisements on its platforms inciting violence and hate speech during India’s general election, a report released on Monday revealed. The investigation, conducted by non-sectarian diasporic organization India Civil Watch International and corporate watchdog Eko, found that Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, allowed AI-manipulated political ads that … Read more