During the past week, Israeli incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and raids on the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood Sheikh Jarrah continued, while a brutal Israeli military offensive on the blockaded Gaza Strip has left many Palestinians dead. But an extraordinary phenomenon has also taken […]
Day: May 16, 2021
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson heads his way into EPL history books
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker scored a 95th-minute winner as the Reds beat West Brom 2-1 on Sunday to keep a place in next season’s Champions League in their own hands. Jurgen Klopp’s men would have needed favours from Leicester and Chelsea in their final two […]
Iran calls for international action on ‘apartheid’ Israel
Tehran, Iran – Iranian officials have called on the United Nations and fellow Muslim nations to step in to stop “apartheid” Israel from attacking Palestine while a top military commander has pledged Iran will stand by Palestinians. The High Council of Human Rights of Iran […]
‘Historic’: Chile votes for who will draft new constitution
Santiago, Chile – Maribel Mora Curriao, a Mapuche poet who lives in the Chilean capital, was excited to cast a ballot on Sunday in what she described as a “historic election for the Mapuche people”. Curriao flew to Freire, a small town in southern Chile, […]
Palestinian shot dead after car rams Israeli police in Jerusalem
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian driver who crashed his car into a police roadblock, injuring six officers, in a flashpoint Jerusalem neighbourhood, police said. The incident on Sunday occurred in Sheikh Jarrah, in Israeli occupied East Jerusalem, which is the focus of a court […]
Two dead as stand collapses at synagogue in Israeli settlement
Israeli medics said at least two people were killed and more than 150 injured after a bleacher collapsed at an uncompleted synagogue in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the eve of a major Jewish holiday. The bleacher was packed with ultra-Orthodox worshippers and collapsed […]
Six rebels killed by Myanmar military, anti-coup force says
Six opposition rebels have been killed by the military after days of clashes in Myanmar, an anti-coup defence force made up of civilians said Sunday, as the United Kingdom and the United States condemned the military’s violence against civilians. Since the military seized power in […]
Who controls the media message on the Israel-Palestine conflict?
Israel warned residents of building, which also housed AP and residential flats, to evacuate an hour before air raid. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2021/5/16/who-controls-the-media-message-on-the-israel-palestine-conflict
Cyclone Tauktae: Indian states put on alert ahead of storm
At least four people have died in torrential rain and winds as coronavirus-hit India braces for a powerful cyclone, officials said on Sunday, with tens of thousands set to be evacuated from their homes. Cyclone Tauktae – India’s first major tropical storm this season – […]
Timeline: How US presidents have defended Israel over decades
As the Palestinian death toll from Israel’s continuing bombardment of Gaza mounts, anger with US President Joe Biden’s handling of the situation is growing. On the same day that Israeli air raids killed 10 members of a single family and levelled an 11-storey building housing […]