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Global Sumud Flotilla to sail April 12 as Greenpeace deploys ship for Gaza mission
9+ hour, 16+ min ago (881+ words) Activists from Greenpeace are set to join the upcoming Global Sumud Flotilla, deploying the organisation's vessel, the Arctic Sunrise, as part of a widening international effort to challenge Israel's ongoing blockade of aid to Gaza. "At this time of escalating…...
Hezbollah says it hit an Israeli warship; Tel Aviv denies
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (542+ words) Hezbollah said on Sunday it targeted an Israeli military warship off the Lebanese coast and hit it directly, while the Israeli occupation army denied'any such strike. The claim came as fighting between Hezbollah and Israel continued to widen, with the…...
Female MPs and the political pageantry of ridicule
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (944+ words) This sensitivity surfaces clearly in media coverage and in social media reactions to news about candidates in the 2026 parliamentary elections, and to current women members of parliament. Women hold 26.8% of seats in Egypt's House of Representatives, roughly in line with…...
General strike in West Bank over Israeli death penalty law
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (560+ words) The West Bank shut down Wednesday in a general strike that paralyzed schools, transport, banks and government offices, as Palestinians protested a newly approved Israeli law allowing the death penalty for prisoners. Palestinian factions desribed the law as "a dangerous…...
Israel’s death penalty law for Palestinians raises fears of escalation
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (743+ words) Palestinian factions called for escalated resistance and protests, amid anger following the Israeli parliament's approval of a new law Monday allowing the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners. The law marks a major escalation in Israel's treatment of Palestinian prisoners at…...
Global protests mark 50th Land Day as Sakhnin faces restrictions
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (372+ words) Globally, the anniversary still drew visible solidarity in cities worldwide through protests and public events. In Seoul, the group People in Solidarity with Palestinians organized a march on Sunday that brought together dozens of Koreans and members of Arab communities....
Trump signals escalation over Iran’s oil as El-Sisi urges him to end the war
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (762+ words) Trump's latest statement sharpened both the military threat and the political message from Washington, pairing talk of negotiations with explicit warnings of a broader strike on Iran's energy and civilian infrastructure. It also marked a shift in tone by referring…...
Iran war enters second month as US signals weeks more war
1+ week, 1+ day ago (663+ words) As the war on Iran enters its second month, signs are mounting that the conflict could drag on for weeks, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio telling Washington's allies that fighting may last another two to four weeks. The…...
Hamas to deliver "qualified" reply to Trump's Gaza proposal
1+ week, 4+ day ago (388+ words) A senior political bureau official in Hamas told'Al Manassa the movement will submit its response on Friday to a proposal put forward by the US-led "Board of Peace, signaling it will avoid an outright rejection despite broad factional opposition. The…...
Gaza-Egypt travel halts as EU mission suspends work at Rafah crossing
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (419+ words) The European Union mission at the Rafah land crossing between Gaza and Egypt suspended its work on Monday, halting movement in both directions for sick travelers and their companions without giving a clear reason, a source in the mission told…...