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Penny Wong is the Australian foreign minister [Alex Ellinghausen/Sydney Morning Herald/Getty-archive] Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Saturday the country’s support for a Palestinian bid to become a full United Nations member was part of building momentum to secure peace in the war in Gaza. Australia voted on Friday with the overwhelming majority of […]

Hamas said on Saturday that another one of the hostages abducted during its October 7 attack on Israel has died. Hamas released a video saying that Nadav Popplewell, who was taken hostage from the southern Israeli community of Kibbutz Nirim, died after being wounded in an Israeli strike in Gaza. “He died because he didn’t

The government of Iraq has asked the UN to end its decades-long political mission to the country by 2025, stating that the force is no longer necessary, according to a letter seen by AFP on Friday. In the document sent to the Security Council, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani described what he said were

Saudi Arabia’s Donia Abu Talib has qualified for the Paris Olympics in Taekwondo [Getty] There was more Olympics action in the Arab world as Donia Abu Talib carves out a path for Saudi women in taekwondo, while Ahmed Hafnaoui has doubts about defending his swimming title due to injury. Meanwhile, former Kuwaiti Olympic power broker

Israel’s evacuation orders to Palestinian civilians trapped in the southern Gazan city of Rafah are “unacceptable”, EU chief Charles Michel wrote Saturday on X, formerly Twitter. Earlier Saturday, Israel’s military ordered Palestinians to leave more areas of eastern Rafah and the northern Gaza Strip as it pressed ahead with its fight against Hamas militants. “Evacuation

The UAE maintains that its diplomatic relations with Israel has allowed it to get aid into Gaza [Getty] The United Arab Emirates hit out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday after the Israeli leader said the Gulf state could be involved in aiding a future government in Gaza after the war. The prominent

Conditions for Palestinians held in Israeli jails and detention facilities are said to have deteriorated since the Gaza war [file photo/GETTY] Palestinians detained in Israeli military camps are subjected to horrific conditions and subject to abuse, including being put in stress positions, having limbs amputated and forced to wear diapers, an investigation has found. Since October,

Macklemore performs at Spark Arena on May 09, 2024 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Dave Simpson/WireImage) Macklemore’s latest song demonstrates his unwavering support for Palestine and students across the United States protesting against Israel’s war on Gaza. In his song titled ‘Hind’s Hall’, the Grammy-award-winning rapper admonishes the US government, telling President Joe Biden “blood

Kamel Hawwash resigned from the Labour Party over its stance on Israel’s war on Gaza [GETTY] A British-Palestinian professor is running on a pro-Gaza platform in Birmingham Selly Oak, UK—a constituency with a significant Muslim population—against a prominent Labour MP. Kamel Hawwash, a professor at the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Birmingham

Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah was barred entry into Germany from speaking at a Palestine solidarity conference in Berlin [GETTY] Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the German government to explain whether it has imposed a Schengen-wide entry ban on prominent Palestinian surgeon and activist Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah. The ban means that a non-citizen is