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This year, Hajj is set to take place from the evening of Friday, June 14, to the evening of Wednesday, June 19.  As one of the Five Pillars of Islam, Hajj is a sacred pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, which every Muslim must undertake at least once in their lifetime. Each year, millions of Muslims […]

The humanitarian situation in Gaza is increasingly dire with each passing day, as Israel’s war persist [Getty/file photo] Jordan will host a summit on Tuesday on the urgent humanitarian response for Palestinians enduring more than eight months of devastating war in Gaza, where the United Nations has warned of looming famine. With much of the

Miriam Margolyes is among the UK’s most outspoken pro-Palestinian artists [Getty/file photo] Veteran British-Jewish actress, Miriam Margolyes, said that renowned English author and champion of the underdog Charles Dickens would have been “pro-Palestinian” during a literature event hosted by the UK’s Queen Camila. The 83-year-old actress, best known for her role in the Harry Potter series,

Lebanon’s Hezbollah has traded near-daily cross-border fire with Israeli forces in the eight months since the war on Gaza war began [Getty] At least five people were killed after Israel struck deep inside Lebanese territory overnight on Monday, including three Syrians reportedly working with Hezbollah, according to Lebanese media reports. Israeli strikes targeted a convoy of tankers in the Hermel

Israel’s parliament voted on Tuesday to revive a controversial bill to conscript ultra-Orthodox Jews, which is backed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but has been criticised by his defence minister. Lawmakers voted 63 to 57 to press ahead with the draft law, which foresees a gradual but limited increase in the number of ultra-Orthodox Jews

The Israeli mlitary is currentyl carrying out a military camapign in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah, where the explosion occurred [Getty/file photo] The Israeli military said on Tuesday that four soldiers had been killed in fighting in southern Gaza the previous day, more than eight months into its the country’s brutal war in the enclave.

Houthi rebels in Yemen have staged attacks against US and Israeli subjects in solidarity with Gaza since the start of the war [Getty/file photo] Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday said they had arrested a “spy network” operating under the cover of humanitarian organisations, after aid workers including 11 UN staff were held last week. The

Blinken has made eight visits to the region following the outbreak of the war in Gaza [Getty/file photo] US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed on with a Middle East crisis tour Tuesday to promote a Gaza ceasefire plan as the country’s military offensive continued to ravage the territory. Visiting Israel, Blinken said that Prime

Sudanese refugees believed to have died from the heat wave en route to Aswan. [Getty] Dozens of Sudanese refugees lost their lives earlier last week as they reportedly attempted to cross into Egypt via neighbouring Aswan during a heat wave striking the southern Egyptian province for days, reaching as high as nearly 50 degrees Celsius.

A lawsuit against the US administration over its support for Israel’s war in Gaza was appealed this week in US federal court. [Getty] At a federal appeals court in San Francisco on Monday, a panel of three judges listened to the arguments for Palestinian-Americans with families in Gaza and for those they are suing, the