Geneva, May 30 (IANS) There is no indication that Israel will open the Rafah crossing soon, Palestine’s Health Minister Majed Abu Ramadan said here. “This is totally in the hands… Continue reading No indication Israel will open Rafah crossing soon: Palestine’s Health minister
Madrid, May 30 (IANS) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez held a meeting on Gaza with a delegation of the Ministerial Committee commissioned by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit here, a… Continue reading Spanish PM meets Arab-Islamic delegation for Gaza
Khartoum, May 30 (IANS) The Sudanese government has voiced rejection of US calls to return to the Jeddah negotiation platform between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid… Continue reading Sudan rejects US calls to return to Jeddah negotiations
Cairo, May 29 (IANS/DPA) Saudi Arabia has condemned Israel following deadly airstrikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. The Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Riyadh condemned… Continue reading Saudi Arabia blasts Israel’s ‘continuous genocidal massacres’
Gaza, May 29 (IANS/DPA) Palestinian medics have said dozens of people have died in fresh Israeli attacks on the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Tuesday, two days after 45… Continue reading Dozens killed in fresh Israeli attacks on Rafah: Palestinian medics
Berlin, May 29 (IANS/DPA) The use of the death penalty has reached its highest level worldwide since 2015, London-based human rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday. Some 1,153 people… Continue reading Global use of death penalty at highest level since 2015: Amnesty
Washington, May 29 (IANS/DPA) The US has no plans to change its Israel policy following a deadly airstrike on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, but it is closely watching… Continue reading White House says US waiting for further investigations into Rafah attacks
Ramallah, May 29 (IANS) Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesperson for the Palestinian presidency, has blamed the US administration for the ongoing escalation in Rafah, the southernmost city of the Gaza Strip.… Continue reading Palestinian presidency blames US for escalation in Rafah
Seoul, May 28 (IANS) United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will make a state visit to South Korea on Tuesday to discuss ways to expand cooperation… Continue reading UAE President to make state visit to S. Korea
Wellington, May 28 (IANS/DPA) Australia and New Zealand have pledged millions of dollars of aid to Papua New Guinea in the wake of a deadly landslide. Several villages in the… Continue reading Australia, NZ pledge millions to Papua New Guinea after deadly landslide
Cairo, May 28 (IANS) Countries in the Middle East and the European Union have condemned Israel’s airstrike on tents housing displaced civilians in northwestern Rafah of the Gaza Strip, which… Continue reading Mideast countries, EU condemn Israel’s strikes on Rafah camp
Seoul, May 28 (IANS) North Korea said on Tuesday that its latest attempt to launch a new rocket carrying a military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure due to the midair… Continue reading N. Korea says military reconnaissance satellite launch ends in failure
New York, May 28 (IANS/DPA) The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday, following the deadly airstrike by Israel near Rafah in the southern Gaza… Continue reading UNSC to hold emergency meeting after Rafah attack
Beijing, May 27 (IANS) Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Tunisia’s President Kais Saied, and the United Arab Emirates’ President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed… Continue reading Heads of state from Bahrain, Egypt, Tunisia, UAE to visit China
Sao Paulo, May 27 (IANS) Record rainfall and flooding in southern Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state have claimed 169 lives since the storms hit the state on April 29,… Continue reading Death toll from Brazil floods hits 169
