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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The availability of food in the Gaza Strip has very slightly improved, though the risk of famine in the besieged Palestinian territory remains, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
"The food situation has a little bit improved. There's a bit more food," Rik Peeperkorn, the WHO representative in the…
" BANJUL: As the foreign ministers of the OIC countries gathered ahead of the Islamic Summit here, Pakistan called for the declaration of an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza, lifting of the inhuman siege and opening of a humanitarian corridor, besides urging the international community to hold Israel accountable for its war crimes in…
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PARIS (AFP) - Police entered Paris' Sciences Po university on Friday to remove dozens of students staging a pro-Gaza sit-in in the entrance hall, AFP journalists saw, as protests fire political debate about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
One student told reporters "around 50 students were still inside the rue Saint-Guillaume site" when police entered. Bastien, 22,…
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At OIC CFM, Pakistan calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire, humanitarian corridor & Israel’s accountability
BANJUL (Gambia) (APP) - As the foreign ministers of the OIC countries gathered ahead of the Islamic Summit here, Pakistan called for the declaration of an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza, lifting of the inhuman siege and opening of…
" Hamas says it is considering in a “positive spirit” a Gaza truce deal, while the UN warned rebuilding the devastated Palestinian territory would require efforts not seen since World War II.
After months of stop-start negotiations, Hamas has sounded an optimistic tone about the latest hostages-for-ceasefire proposal, raising hopes an agreement may soon be reached…
" Supporters of Israel attacked a pro-Palestinian protest camp at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) on Wednesday, while New York’s mayor said a pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University broken up by police had been led by outsiders.
Witness footage from UCLA, verified by Reuters, showed people wielding sticks or poles to hammer…
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THE ANGELS:
Violent clashes erupted early on Wednesday morning on the campus of the University of California in Los Angeles between pro-Palestinian protesters and a group of counter-demonstrators supporting Israel.
Police were deployed to the campus after the Israel supporters tried to tear down a pro-Palestinian protest encampment, according to the UCLA student newspaper Daily…
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ISLAMABAD:
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will lead the 15th OIC Summit in Banjul, Gambia on May 4 and 5, 2024, stated the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday.
Preceding the summit, Dar is scheduled to attend the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting, on May 2 and 3, 2024 where agenda…
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UNITED NATIONS:
The United Nations on Tuesday warned that an Israeli assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip was "on the immediate horizon" and that "incremental" progress by Israel on aid access to the enclave could not be used to prepare for or justify an operation.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed for states with influence…
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RIYADH:
Arab and European ministers agreed Tuesday on the urgent need for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip during a meeting in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
This came in a joint statement issued following an Arab-European ministerial meeting to discuss efforts to implement a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, including the recognition of…
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RAFAH/ JABALIA, GAZA STRIP:
Born two months premature as war raged in Gaza, Palestinian baby Yehia Hamuda was evacuated to southern Gaza after Israeli forces raided the hospital where he was being cared for in the north.
Stuck in the north, his parents have not seen him since then.
His mother Sondos and father…
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Top UN court throws out Nicaragua's Gaza 'genocide' request, martyrs' toll at 34,535
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) - The UN's top court Tuesday threw out Nicaragua's request for emergency measures to stop Germany sending military supplies to Israel becuase of its action in the Gaza war.
International Court of Justice presiding judge Nawaf Salam…
" Hamas was studying Tuesday Israel’s offer of a 40-day truce in the war in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of scores of hostages held since the Palestinian group’s October 7 attacks.
Returning to Qatar after the latest talks in Cairo, the Hamas delegation said it would “discuss the ideas and the…
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Palestinian director Rashid Masharawi recently addressed Israel’s ongoing onslaught and siege on Gaza at the eighth Aswan International Women Film Festival in southern Egypt.
Speaking at the festival – with “resistance cinema” as its theme this year – he stated his intention to “export a different cinematic image of Gaza” and “make the truth…
" NEW YORK: Columbia University, the epicenter of pro-Palestinian protests that have upended college campuses across the United States, began suspending student demonstrators after they defied an ultimatum to disperse.
The move follows almost two weeks of protests against Israel’s war in Gaza that have swept through higher education institutions from coast to coast, after…
" Oil edged down on Tuesday after Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks in Cairo helped quell market fears of an expanded conflict in the Middle East, while worries about the outlook for U.S. interest rates weighed on the market.
Brent crude futures dipped 10 cents, or 0.11%, to $88.30 a barrel at 0423 GMT, while U.S. West…
" Prosecutors from the International Criminal Court have interviewed staff from Gaza’s two biggest hospitals, two sources told Reuters, the first confirmation that ICC investigators were speaking to medics about possible crimes in the Gaza Strip.
The sources, who asked not to be identified due to the sensitivity of the subject, told Reuters ICC investigators…
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CAIRO:
A Hamas delegation will visit Cairo on Monday for talks aimed at securing a ceasefire, a Hamas official told Reuters on Sunday, as mediators stepped up efforts to reach a deal ahead of an Israeli assault on the southern city of Rafah.
The official, who asked not to be named, said the delegation will…
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RIYADH: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday only the United States could stop Israel from attacking the border city of Rafah in Gaza, adding that the assault, which he…
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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Sunday called for regional “stability”, warning of the effects of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war on global economic sentiment at the start of a summit attended by…
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A humanitarian aid flotilla destined for Gaza was halted after Guinea Bissau decided to remove its flag from two vessels, activist group Freedom Flotilla Coalition said on Saturday.
“The Guinea-Bissau…
" Relatives gathered by a tiny sandy grave in Gaza on Friday, where they had buried a baby girl, who lived just a few days after doctors delivered her from the womb of her dying mother following an Israeli airstrike.
The baby had been given the names Sabreen, after her dead mother, and Rouh, which…
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ISTANBUL (AFP) - A "Freedom Flotilla" aimed at delivering aid to Gaza was blocked in Turkey Saturday after being denied use of two of its ships, which organisers blame on Israeli pressure.
The coalition of NGOs and other associations said it was unable to set sail after the West African country of Guinea-Bissau withdrew…
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RAFAH:
Relatives gathered by a tiny sandy grave in Gaza on Friday, where they had buried a baby girl, who lived just a few days after doctors delivered her from the womb of her dying mother following an Israeli airstrike.
The baby had been given the names Sabreen, after her dead mother, and Rouh, which…
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RIYADH:
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and several international officials will be in Riyadh this week for talks aimed at pushing for a peace agreement in Gaza to be held on the sidelines of a World Economic Forum meeting, the WEF's president said on Saturday.
"We do have the key players now in Riyadh and hopefully…