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Israel launches air raids on Syrian city
DAMASCUS — Israel has launched air raids on Syria, targeting defense locations near the government-held city of Homs, but Syrian air defenses downed most of the missiles, according to state media.The SANA news agency, quoting an army statement early on Sunday, said the missiles flew over parts of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, before hitting locations in the vicinity of Homs.They resulted only in material damage, SANA said.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Sunday that Israeli warplanes had targeted a Syrian air defense battery from which they claimed an anti-aircraft rocket was launched towards Israel.The Israeli fighter jets also attacked other targets in the area, IDF spokesman Avichay Adraee said.The anti-aircraft rocket launched from Syria into Israel early Sunday exploded...
July 02, 2023

Israel launches air raids on Syrian city

Some 6.8 million people are internally displaced in Syria. — courtesy UNOCHA Syria
Syrians facing ‘ever worsening’ conditions, top UN officials warn
NEW YORK — Syrians are facing an “ever worsening humanitarian crisis” amid the ongoing 12-year-long conflict, top UN officials told the Security Council on Thursday, ahead of the General Assembly’s vote on a draft resolution that would address the issue of more than 100,000 people still missing in the country.“The violence and suffering of the Syrian people remind us of what is at stake as diplomatic efforts continue on Syria,” said Najat Rochdi, UN Deputy Special Envoy for the country. “Ultimately, we need a nationwide ceasefire in line with Security Council resolution 2254.”Briefing on current conditions, she said recent reports have tracked deadly drone attacks, shelling, terrorist attacks, and a spate of pro-government airstrikes.“Syrians face an ever-worsening...
June 29, 2023

Syrians facing ‘ever worsening’ conditions, top UN officials warn

A woman holds a copy of the Qur'an during a march in Istanbul, Turkey, against the burning of the holy book in Stockholm in January.
Muslim countries condemn Qur'an burning protest in Stockholm
BRUSSELS — Several Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran, have condemned a "provocative" incident in which a man burned pages from the Qur'an outside a Stockholm mosque, denouncing it as "incitement to hatred".At a rally authorized by the Swedish authorities on Wednesday – which Muslims marked as the Eid al-Adha celebration – an Iraqi man who had fled his country for Sweden, trampled on a copy of Islam's holy book outside the capital's largest mosque before ripping out and burning several of its pages.While the authorities gave permission for the protest by Salwan Momika, police said afterward they were investigating his action as a potential act of "agitation against an ethnic group".This was the latest in a string...
June 29, 2023

Muslim countries condemn Qur'an burning protest in Stockholm

A fire erupted in Tower 02 within the Ajman One complex. (screenshot)
Fire breaks out in Ajman residential building, brought under control
AJMAN — A massive fire broke out in a high-rise residential complex in United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Ajman city in the early hours of Tuesday, Khaleej Times reported. The incident occurred in Tower 02 of the Ajman One complex of the Al Rashdiyah 3 district.A video shared by Ajman police headquarters on Instagram shows the corner of the building engulfed in flames reaching from the ground level to the top.Meanwhile, debris can be seen falling on the ground as emergency services arrive at the scene. After a few hours, the fire was brought under control.Emergency teams from Ajman Police and the Civil Defense swung into action quickly to control a fire which broke out in a residential tower in the early hours of Tuesday.According to a senior official from Ajman Civil Defense, the building...
June 27, 2023

Fire breaks out in Ajman residential building, brought under control

The Jewish settlement of Kedar in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
US 'troubled' by Israeli settlement expansion plans
WASHINGTON — The Israeli government has advanced plans for some 5,700 new homes in the occupied West Bank.The announcement comes despite US pressure to stop settlement expansion, which it sees as an obstacle to peace with the Palestinians.A US spokesperson said Washington was "deeply troubled" by the development.Four Israeli settlers were shot dead by Palestinians last week, prompting days of settler violence.Violence between Palestinians and Israelis has flared since Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was re-elected last year.His nationalist-religious coalition has vowed to extend its presence in the West Bank.According to the Israeli anti-settlement group Peace Now, the last six months have seen more than 13,000 settlement homes advanced in the territory -- about...
June 27, 2023

US 'troubled' by Israeli settlement expansion plans

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sign a joint declaration to raise the level of cooperation between the two countries to strategic partnership on Sunday. — courtesy of Egyptian Presidency
Egypt, India forge strategic partnership with signing of joint declaration
CAIRO — Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed on Sunday a joint declaration to raise the level of cooperation between the two countries to strategic partnership, said Egypt’s Presidential spokesperson Ahmed Fahmy.Such a signing reflects the two countries’ will to strengthen bilateral relations and affirms the shared and extended heritage between the governments and people of Egypt and India, the presidential spokesperson affirmed.“We had the pleasure of receiving President El-Sisi as the chief guest at our Republic Day celebrations this year. These two visits in the span of a few months are a reflection of our rapidly evolving partnership with Egypt, which was elevated to a strategic partnership during El-Sisi’s visit,” Modi also...
June 25, 2023

Egypt, India forge strategic partnership with signing of joint declaration

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded a warm welcome by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly in Cairo on Saturday.
Indian Premier Modi arrives in Egypt to strengthen ties, discuss trade
CAIRO — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off a two-day visit to Egypt on Saturday, a trip that underscores the growing ties between the two countries.Modi’s flight landed at Cairo’s international airport Saturday afternoon, coming from a four-day trip to the United States where he held talks with President Joe Biden, delivered a speech to the US Congress, and met with top American and Indian executives.It’s the first state visit to Egypt by an Indian prime minister since 1997. Modi was received by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly.The two leaders are scheduled to hold a roundtable meeting on Saturday to discuss aspects of bilateral cooperation, including trade, investment, and security.Modi and Madbouly inspected an honor guard and listened to the national anthems....
June 24, 2023

Indian Premier Modi arrives in Egypt to strengthen ties, discuss trade

In the West Bank people have been forced to flee their homes. — courtesy UNOCHA
Killings drive Israelis and Palestinians ‘deeper into an abyss’, warns Türk
GENEVA — A particularly deadly week of violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory’s West Bank risks spiraling out of control, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Friday, after a “major intensification” involving Israeli airstrikes and drone attacks.“These latest killings and the violence, along with the inflammatory rhetoric, serve only to drive Israelis and Palestinians deeper into an abyss,” said the High Commissioner for Human Rights, as his office warned of the “terrible impact on both Palestinians and Israelis” of the escalation, before calling for an immediate end to the bloodshed.Türk’s comments followed remarks by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who on Thursday “condemned all acts of violence against civilians” in the Occupied...
June 24, 2023

Killings drive Israelis and Palestinians ‘deeper into an abyss’, warns Türk

The GCC Secretary General Jassem Mohamed Al Budaiwi  highlighted the GCC women’s essential role in nurturing generations after generations, adding that they are the pillar of the family.
Al Budaiwi: Gulf women play a decisive diplomatic role regionally and globally
RIYADH — The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Jassem Mohamed Al Budaiwi extended his sincere congratulations on the occasion of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy (IDWID) which is observed on June 24 annually.The GCC Secretary General highlighted the GCC women’s essential role in nurturing generations after generations, adding that they are the pillar of the family.“Today, as everyone knows, the GCC women play a decisive diplomatic role regionally and globally, including in cementing ties among countries and spreading peace at regional and global levels,” he stated.Furthermore, Al Budaiwi pointed out that diplomatic women today are a symbol of strength and creativity, as they have leadership skills and distinguished negotiating capabilities, and know how to...
June 24, 2023

Al Budaiwi: Gulf women play a decisive diplomatic role regionally and globally

People stand near a burnt car, reportedly set ablaze by Israeli settlers, at a gas station in Al-Lubban Al-Gharbi in the occupied West Bank on June 21, 2023.
Palestinian villagers attacked in wake of Israeli settler killings
JERUSALEM — Dozens of Palestinian villagers were attacked by Israeli settlers overnight in the wake of the killing of four settlers in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, a Palestinian official who monitors settler violence told CNN Wednesday.At least 37 villagers were injured by live or rubber-coated bullets, stones, or tear gas according to the official, Ghassan Douglas.He said 147 vehicles were damaged with stones or set on fire, including an ambulance, and that 23 houses and 16 shops were damaged, and crops set on fire in fields.The violence was reminiscent of settler attacks in and around the village of Huwara in February in response to the killing of two Israeli settler brothers in the village. February’s violence was so severe that the commander of Israeli forces in the West Bank...
June 21, 2023

Palestinian villagers attacked in wake of Israeli settler killings

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