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The Undersecretary of the Palestinian Ministry of Social Development, Assem Khamis, said all 170 Palestinian children who are currently imprisoned by Israel have been subjected to various forms of abuse and torture. Speaking before the regional conference on preventing grave violations against children in armed conflicts held in the...

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has frozen a controversial bill aimed at curbing the activities of non-profit civil and human rights organisations following significant criticism from the United States and prominent European countries. Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported on Sunday that the bill will not be put to a vote...

The US administration has demanded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shelves a controversial bill aimed at curbing the activities of civil society organisations, as a precondition to meet with US President Joe Biden, Israeli media outlets reported on Sunday. The Israeli Army Radio said senior White House officials have...

A former Israeli general said Sunday the Israeli army is afraid of the future actions of Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, explaining that Israel has not built capabilities to deal with a regional war against it. On Sunday, the Hebrew Maariv newspaper quoted General Yitzhak Brick, former...

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday that all Israeli settlements in Palestine, including Homesh, are illegal. "All Israeli occupation settlements built on the land of the State of Palestine, including the formerly evacuated Homesh settlement in the north of the West Bank, are illegal," Abbas' official...

Two Frenchmen were killed and two others injured in a collision between two light aircraft used in a tourist race in the Tunisian governorate of Tozeur, Civil Protection spokesman Moez Triaa said on Sunday. The accident took place on Saturday and resulted in the death of two Frenchmen and...

Deputy secretary-general of the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad, Hisham Abu Mahfouz has praised the 20th "Palestinians in Europe" Conference saying it constitutes an important national achievement aimed at emphasising the right of return. Abu Mahfouz praised in a statement the conference activities which was held on Saturday, in...

The ruling Insaf party in Mauritania secured a comfortable majority in the next parliament, winning more than 100 seats, according to the partial results of the second round of the legislative elections, which were held on Saturday. Insaf won more than 23 seats in the second round in addition to...

Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir filed a lawsuit on Sunday against former defence minister Moshe Ya'alon. "I filed a lawsuit against the "failed former Member of Knesset Moshe Ya'alon for spreading lies against me," Ben-Gvir wrote in a post on his Twitter account. "If Ya'alon thinks that...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday submitted a draft bill to the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, for the introduction of sanctions against Iran, Anadolu news agency reported citing local media. The draft bill submitted to the parliament serves to "approve the decision of the National Security and Defence Council...

Four sons of Palestinian lawmaker Fathi al Qaraawi's have been in Israeli jails for months or years and the fifth of them was detained by the Palestinian Authority early this month and interned at Jericho's "slaughterhouse." "They stripped me off my sons in order to break us like what...

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Palestinian political prisoner inside Palestinian Authority (PA) prison, Musab Shtayyeh, strongly condemned the PA's raid on his house and assault on his family members, Al Resalah newspaper reported. In a letter sent from his prison, Shtayyeh said: "My message to the honourable people of the PA: stop oppressing your...

Instead of relying on Palestinian workers, Israel has decided to import 10,000 workers from India. The Indian Government has signed an agreement with Israel to bring 10,000 Indian workers to the country. Half of these workers are destined for the construction sector, with the remaining half designated for nursing...

Prominent Palestinian figures and national leaders have called for the reconstruction of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the election of a National Council on the 59th anniversary of its establishment. Political forces, national activities, and the People's Conference of 14 million launched an appeal to adhere to the...

Arab League called on Sunday for the international community to "take serious action and stop Israeli violations on Palestinian children, protect them and guarantee their safety." This came in the remarks of Arab League's Assistant Secretary General and Head of Social Affairs Sector, Haifa abu Ghazaleh, made during the inauguration of a virtual...

The Deanship of Student Affairs at Al Najah University, one of Fatah's strongholds in the occupied West Bank, declared on Sunday student Omar Sari, from Hamas students' wing, head of university's student council. Last week, the Islamic Bloc, Hamas' student wing, won the majority of seats in the students'...

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been reelected Turkiye's president in runoff elections, the chairman of the country's Supreme Election Council (YSK) said on Sunday, reports Anadulou. Speaking to reporters in the capital Ankara, YSK head Ahmet Yener said that Erdogan won Turkiye's presidency over opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday congratulated his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his victory in the presidential election. Putin said he appreciates Erdogan's contribution in strengthening of "friendly" relations between Moscow and Ankara, and expressed his readiness to continue "constructive dialogue" on bilateral, regional and international agenda,...

I would like to thank each and every member of our nation who once again conveyed to us responsibility for governing Turkiye for next 5 years Turkiye's 85 million-strong citizens are the winners in the national elections that concluded today, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, confident in...

The leaders of Qatar, Hungary, Somalia and Pakistan were among the first heads of state and government on Sunday to congratulate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is leading in the presidential runoff election. "My dear brother, congratulations on your victory, and I wish you success in your new term,...

Al-Ittihad clinched the Saudi Pro League title for the first time since 2009 with a 3-0 win at Al-Feiha on Sunday, eclipsing Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr to the accolade, reports Reuters. A third-minute strike by Ahmed Sharahili and two goals from Romarinho secured victory for Al-Ittihad, who made amends for...

Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said arrived in Tehran on Sunday for a two-day visit expected to focus on regional diplomatic and security issues, Iranian state media reported, two days after Muscat mediated a prisoner swap between Iran and Belgium, reports Reuters. Oman has long been an interlocutor for the West with Iran...

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Iraq said that an electricity grid interconnection with Jordan will start production on July 1, reports Anadolu Agency. "Production will start with a capacity of 50 megawatts in the first phase," Electricity Ministry spokesman Ahmed Moussa said in statements quoted by state news agency INA. He said production had...

Saudi Arabia and the United States on Sunday called on Sudan's warring rivals to extend their temporary cease-fire, reports Anadolu Agency. A 7-day cease-fire between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group is set to expire on Monday. The agreement was reached during face-to-face talks...

Western-based Christian NGOs have been accused of exploiting the plight of northern Iraq's indigenous Yazidi community by trying to proselytise Christianity to them, according to a report yesterday by Middle East Eye (MEE). The religious minority had already suffered from forced conversions, mass killings and sexual slavery under the...

Clashes renewed between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group in the capital Khartoum on Saturday despite a cease-fire agreement, reports Anadolu Agency. A 7-day cease-fire came into force between the rivals on May 22 following talks between the two conflicting parties in Saudi Arabia....

Sixty-five-year-old Irish activist, Mick Bowman, is on a long, arduous walk from Calais to Palestine to raise awareness about the plight of refugees and human rights violations in the Occupied Territories. As of yesterday, he was in Coublanc, a commune in France and should reach the Swiss border in...

Ten European countries have called on Israel to halt its policy of home demolitions and confiscation of Palestinian properties in the occupied West Bank, reports Anadolu Agency. The call came in a joint statement issued by the consulates general of Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, the UK, Denmark, Finland,...

A Turkish defense company has signed a multimillion-dollar contract with an African country to supply its border and internal security needs, reports Anadolu Agency. Asisguard, which operates in the fields of armed drones, electro-optics, and vehicle modernization, signed a contract of some $36.5 million with the country, according to...

A Saudi technical team has arrived in Syria to prepare the reopening of the Saudi Arabian embassy in Damascus, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The delegation, led by a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official, Ghazi bin Rafea Al-Anzi, met with  Syria's Assistant Foreign and Expatriates Minsiter, Ayman...

At least two Iranian border guards were killed and two others injured in fierce clashes with the Taliban at a border outpost in southeastern Iran on Saturday, reports Anadolu Agency. It was not immediately clear what triggered the clashes, which came amid fresh tensions between the two neighboring countries...

UN aid agencies in Lebanon on Saturday announced a temporary suspension of its cash assistance program to Syrian refugees in Lebanon, reports Anadolu Agency. The move came amid disagreements between the aid agencies and the Lebanese government on aid provided to refugees in the country. A joint statement by...

Turkiye's Merve Dizdar won best actress at the Cannes Film Festival with About Dry Grasses, or Kuru Otlar Ustune, reports Anadolu Agency. Kutu Otlar Ustune is a Turkish film directed by award-winning Nuri Bilge Ceylan. The drama focuses on a young teacher who hopes to be appointed to the...

Millions of voters started heading to the polls in Turkiye as the country's first-ever presidential runoff election began Sunday at 8 am local time (0500GMT), reports Anadolu Agency. More than 64.1 million people are registered to vote, including over 1.92 million who already cast their ballots at overseas polling...

Around 14 million Syrians face significant obstacles preventing their return to their homes in Syria due to the regime's seizure of land and property over the past decade, a new report has revealed. According to a report by the UK-based Syrian Network for Human Rights (SOHR), shared with The...

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Saudi Arabia has condemned the attack on the home of Jordan's envoy in Sudan, as violence in the country continues despite a week-long ceasefire agreement. The Jordanian Foreign Ministry yesterday announced that the home of its ambassador in the Sudanese capital Khartoum had been attacked and vandalised, but assured...

The Syrians will go A phrase widely spread on billboards in Turkish cities ahead of the second round of the presidential elections, in which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is competing against opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu. The Turkish opposition have chosen such a racist slogan to secure a victory...

A boat carrying around 500 migrants that set off from Libyan coasts has been lost in the central Mediterranean, Alarm Phone, a group that picks up calls from refugee vessels in distress, revealed on Friday. The group shared that the boat, which disappeared on Wednesday morning, was carrying at...

French football legend Zinedine Zidane has rejected a deal of $80 million a year to manage Saudi Pro League team Al-Nassr FC, sports news site Foot Mercato reported on Thursday. Zidane was offered a two-year €150 million ($160 million) contract to manage the Riyadh-based club for which Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo is currently playing. The...

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas declared on Friday: "Barbaric attacks of Israeli Jewish settlers will not scare Palestinians." In a statement, senior Hamas leader Abdul-Hakim Hanini also condemned the continuous Israeli closure of the Palestinian village of Al-Mugheir in the east of the West Bank city of Ramallah....

European Diplomatic missions in Jerusalem on Friday called on the Israeli occupation to halt all confiscations and demolitions in the occupied West Bank. In a press statement, the consortium of missions urged: "Israel, as the occupying power, to halt all confiscations and demolitions and to give unimpeded access to...

The extremist Israeli government is preparing a law to dismiss Israeli Arab students who raise the Palestine flag or express their support for Palestinian resistance inside universities, Israel Hayom revealed on Thursday. An extremist Israeli Mk from the far-right Otzma Yehudit Party is preparing the law, the Israeli newspaper...

Extremist Israeli settlers burnt Palestinian vehicles and crops on Friday between the villages of Turmus Ayya and Al-Mughayyir, northeast of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. Local sources reported aggression of Israeli settlers from Adei Ad illegal settlement on Palestinians after burning the vehicles and crops in both Palestinian...

READ: Israel mulls imposing restrictions on foreign funding for NGOs...