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By day 344 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 41,182 killed, 95,280 injured
Al Mayadeen: The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced on Wednesday, the 344th day of the ongoing Israeli genocidal war on the Strip, that the number of martyrs has risen to 41,182, with 95,280 others wounded. In the past 48 hours, the Israeli occupation committed four massacres against families in Gaza, killing 64 Palestinians and injuring 155 others. Read More
Arab regimes are colluding with Israeli enemy: Sayyed al-Houthi
Al Mayadeen: Condemning the roles of some Arab governments and leaders, the leader of the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement, Sayyed al-Houthi said that such regimes are "colluding and cooperating with the Israeli enemy" to launch a war on the Palestinian people. "Arabs have not been moved by the obligations of the Arab League or the resolutions of official conferences," adding that "Muslims have not taken a firm collective stance." Read More
Man reportedly lit himself on fire outside Boston’s Israeli consulate to protest Gaza genocide
Mondoweiss: A man in Boston reportedly lit himself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Boston on September 11, making him the third person in the U.S. to self-immolate outside an Israeli consulate since the Gaza genocide began nearly one year ago. Read More
Turkish vice president, foreign minister attend funeral of Turkish American activist killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank
Yeni Safak: Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday attended the funeral service of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish American activist who was killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank on Sept. 6. A memorial service in the coastal city of Didim in the Aegean province of Aydin was also attended by several high-ranking Turkish officials, including Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus, Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Ozdemir Goktas, Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunc, and Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. Read More
Iran successfully launches Chamran-1 research satellite into orbit
Al Mayadeen: Iran has successfully launched the domestically-produced Chamran 1 research satellite into orbit, Iranian media reported. The satellite was placed in a 550-kilometer orbit on Saturday morning using the Qaem-100, a solid-fueled satellite carrier developed by aerospace experts from the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC). Read More
Iran competes with world's top 5 leaders in air defense capabilities
Al Mayadeen: Iran is among six countries that have achieved long-range surface-to-air missile production capabilities, the Commander of Air Defense Force in northwestern Iran, Brigadier General Abbas Azimi said.Azimi pointed to the fast-paced proliferation of Iran's homegrown air defense capabilities, which did not exist prior to the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The Brigadier General explained that procuring Iran's air defense equipment and systems depended solely on imports before the Islamic Revolution. Read More
Iranian MoD told Al Mayadeen: 90% of our military needs homegrown
Al Mayadeen: A spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Defense, Brigadier General Reza Talaei-Nik, told Al Mayadeen that "Iran has not and will never be the initiator of any war." He stressed, however, that his country "will spare no effort in decisively defending its independence and security." He also confirmed that Tehran has become among the top 10 countries in the world in terms of defense industry technology. The spokesperson also stressed that Iran was able, in 45 years, to "transform from an importer of weapons to a country that manufactures about 90% of its military needs." Read More
Iran says made breakthrough in defense capabilities
Al Mayadeen: A high-ranking Iranian military commander praised Iranian technicians for their development and production of a range of military equipment. He emphasized that these new munitions match the quality of the unmanned aerial vehicles and missiles for which the Islamic Republic is internationally recognized. Brigadier General Ali Shadmani, the deputy coordinator of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, made these remarks on the sidelines of the Army 2024 International Military-Technical Forum, held at Patriot Park near Moscow on Tuesday. Read More
Israeli bombardment kills 60 people in Gaza overnight
Al Mayadeen: Israeli occupation forces have continued their relentless war on Gaza for the 343rd consecutive day, launching intensive airstrikes on various parts of the besieged Palestinian territory.These attacks targeted central Gaza, Gaza City, and areas in the southern part of the Strip, resulting in dozens of casualties. The death toll has reached 60 since last night, with many others wounded in the strikes, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported. Read More
Hamas to tread path of defeating 'Israel': Sinwar to Sayyed Nasrallah
Al Mayadeen: Hamas Political Bureau Leader Yahya Sinwar sent a telegram to Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah thanking him for his letter in which he congratulated him on his assumption of the Resistance movement's leadership and offering his and Hezbollah's condolences over the martyrdom of former political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh. Read More
Is Islamic alliance proposed by Türkiye against Israel possible?
Daily Sabah: Questions arose after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan last week called for the creation of an Islamic alliance for Gaza against Israel's "expansionism," with critics wondering what such an alliance’s framework could be and whether it is possible in the first place. "The only step that will stop Israeli arrogance, Israeli banditry and Israeli state terrorism is the alliance of Islamic countries," Erdoğan said at a vocational school association event near Istanbul. He also said that the recent steps that Türkiye has taken to improve ties with Egypt and Syria are aimed at "forming a line of solidarity against the growing threat of expansionism," which he also warned Lebanon and Syria about. Read More
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi's body arrives in Türkiye for burial
TRT World: The body of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish American activist killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank last week, arrived in Istanbul via Azerbaijan. A Turkish Airlines plane brought Eygi's body to the Istanbul Airport, where a ceremony was held on Friday. Read More
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Gaza war to influence 2024 US presidential election
Anadolu Agency: Ahead of November elections, both major political parties face increasing pressure to address concerns of Muslim-American voters. As the 2024 US presidential election draws near, the war in Gaza and American support for Israel have emerged as pivotal issues, especially in swing states where the Muslim vote could prove decisive. In the first part of Anadolu's “Gaza Effect on the US Elections” series, the impact of the new Gaza movements on the US elections and the effect of undecided votes are analyzed. Read More
CAIR-NY Announces Release of ‘Feeling the Hate in Our Schools’ Report
CAIR: Today, the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) announced the release of its new report, “Feeling the Hate in Our Schools.” As a result of the increase in Islamophobia in New York, CAIR-NY conducted comprehensive surveys to better understand Muslim students’ experiences with Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hate within the school settings. Read More
The Killings of Bangladeshis in India-Bangladesh Border
Countercurrent: India’s rise as a new imperial power has entangled Bangladesh with a new form of imperial control, affecting the country’s sovereignty and peace, where killings of Bangladeshis in India-Bangladesh border indicate India’s treatment of Bangladesh as a colonial (imperial) subject. Read More
Sudan is Burning and Foreign Powers are Benefiting – what’s in it for the United Arab Emirates?
The Conversation: The United Nations has accused foreign players of prolonging the war in Sudan, making it harder for the country to find peace. The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces started in April 2023. It was sparked by two generals competing for power after a failed political transition. Since then, the conflict has taken on a regional and international dimension. Several external actors are supporting the two warring parties with arms, ammunition and money. The United Arab Emirates is emerging as one of the foreign players most invested in the war. Read More
Israel kills at least 40 people in Gaza humanitarian zone airstrike
Daily Sabah: Israel killed at least 40 Gazans and wounded 60 others in overnight airstrikes on a tent camp at a designated humanitarian zone in the enclave, local emergency services said Tuesday. With dozens of people missing, rescue workers continued their searches at the tent encampment near Khan Younis in the Al-Mawasi area, which Israel has designated a humanitarian safe zone for displaced Palestinians. Read More
Day 340 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 41,020 killed, 94,925 injured
Al Mayadeen: The number of Palestinians killed in Gaza since the start of the Israeli war in October has risen to 41,020 with 94,925, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said on Tuesday as the genocide marked its 340th day. In its daily report, the Ministry mentioned that Israeli occupation forces committed three massacres in Gaza, killing 32 people and wounding 100 others in 24 hours only. Read More
2.2 million Palestinians in Gaza in 'urgent' need of food, aid: WFP
Al Mayadeen: The World Food Program (WFP) has sounded the alarm that 2.2 million Palestinians in Gaza are still in "urgent" need of food aid after 11 months of war. In a post, the UN aid agency reiterated that "a ceasefire is needed!" Read More
Netanyahu is preparing for settlements and annexation of northern Gaza to Israel
Al Jazeera: Haaretz revealed on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing government are preparing for the next phase of the war on Gaza, which includes preparations for settlements and annexation of the northern Gaza Strip. Read More
Arab ministerial meeting opens in Egypt to discuss Israeli war on Gaza
Yeni Safak: An Arab ministerial meeting convened in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Tuesday to discuss Israel's ongoing offensive on the Gaza Strip. Addressing the meeting, Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit called for halting the Israeli onslaught on the Palestinian enclave. Read More
Hamas is not collapsing, 'Israel' is: Israeli media
Al Mayadeen: Israeli media cited a security source confirming that "Hamas has successfully restored its capabilities in the northern Gaza Strip." Reports indicate that an estimated 3,000 Hamas fighters "have resumed operations in the northern Gaza Strip and are actively working to enhance the organization's operational capabilities." Read More
Yemeni army downs second US MQ-9 Reaper drone in 72 hours
Al Mayadeen: The spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF), Brigadier General Yahya Saree, announced on Tuesday that Yemeni air defenses successfully shot down an American MQ-9 drone while it was conducting hostile activities in the airspace of Saada Governorate. Read More
45 rockets fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel
Yeni Safak: The Israeli army claimed Tuesday that nearly 45 rockets were launched from Lebanon toward northern Israel.“Drones targeted launch sites in the areas of Tayr Debba (Bint Jbeil District) and Mansouri (Tyre District) from which rockets were fired towards the Sasa (Upper Galilee) and Western Galilee regions earlier today,” it wrote on X. “Fighter jets earlier today struck a Hezbollah military facility in the Rachaf area (Bint Jbeil District) in southern Lebanon.” Read More
Likud ideology is based on Israeli occupation of West Bank, Gaza
TRT World: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has displayed a map showing Israel from the sea to the river without any Palestine. He was merely echoing his party’s official stance. Read More
Erdogan says the cannot remain indifferent to the increasingly audacious Israeli attacks
Al Mayadeen: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on leaders of Muslim-majority nations to convene at the highest level "without further delay" to support the Palestinian people and defend occupied al-Quds against Israeli attacks. Read More
The invincible Palestinian Resistance
Alexander Tuboltsev: Delving into the historical events that shaped Palestine shows us the continuity of generations of Palestinian fighters and their willingness to fight for their independence and the security of their homeland. Read More
US grants Egypt $1.3bn in military aid
Al Jazeera: The US government is overriding human rights concerns by providing $1.3bn in military aid to Egypt, a State Department spokesperson says.The announcement comes as Washington has relied heavily on Cairo – a longstanding US ally – to mediate so far unsuccessful talks between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire deal to end the bloody war on Gaza. Read More
Is Türkiye losing interest in partnership with the EU?
by Valeria Giannotta: Türkiye’s participation in the EU foreign ministers’ informal meeting held in Brussels on Aug. 29 has an important meaning, at least from a symbolic perspective, as it is intended to revitalize Ankara’s relations with the 27-member bloc. Indeed, after five years of absence, Türkiye has been invited again to the table to discuss several issues of mutual interest. Read More
The forgotten civil war: Sudan's crisis deepens as death toll passes 20,000
TRT World: Sudan is facing one of the most severe humanitarian crises in recent history, with the civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claiming over 20,000 lives since last April. Despite the staggering death toll and displacement figures, the conflict has garnered little attention from mainstream media, leading many to call it the world's "forgotten war." Read More
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly passes resolution against Pak army’s intervention in politics
By Abdus Sattar Ghazali: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Tuesday approved a resolution against Army’s interference in the politics. The resolution came in the aftermath of apparent detention of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur who was detained for several hours by the intelligence agencies of the army in Islamabad on Monday. Read More
At least 11 PTI MNAs arrested; Intelligence agencies raid National Assembly
Pakistani police late Monday evening arrested several opposition lawmakers from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on the premises of parliament, the party said.The arrests of opposition lawmakers came a day after the PTI held a massive public rally in Islamabad's outskirts to demand Khan's release and the "return of seats won" by the party in the Feb. 8 general elections, which it claimed were rigged, accusing the country's electoal authority of manipulating results. Read More
Israel kills 16 more Gazans as death toll approaches 41,000
Yeni Safak: At least 16 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, taking the total death toll since last Oct. 7 to 40,988, the Health Ministry in the war-torn territory said on Monday. A ministry statement added that some 94,825 other people have been injured in the assault. “Israeli forces killed 16 people and injured 64 others in two ‘massacres' of families in the last 24 hours,” the ministry said. Read More
Erdoğan urges regional solidarity against Israel
Daily Sabah: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called for establishing regional solidarity in the face of rising Israeli aggression, as he warned of potential threats. Speaking to reporters in the capital Ankara following a cabinet meeting, Erdoğan said all countries of the region must establish what he called a "line of solidarity" against Israel. He warned that if Tel Aviv does not halt its attacks, its occupation would further expand, posing an immediate threat to the countries of the region. Read More
Hundreds mourn for Turkish-US activist slain by Israel in West Bank
Anadolu Agency: Hundreds of mourners gathered in the West Bank city of Nablus on Monday to pay respects and bid farewell to Turkish-American activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, who was killed by Israeli forces on Friday. The funeral procession began from Rafidia Government Hospital in Nablus, with mourners walking through several streets, chanting slogans condemning Israeli actions and praising foreign supporters, according to an Anadolu Agency (AA) reporter. Read More
Italian activist who witnessed Aysenur Ezgi Eygi's final moments recounts tragic event
Yeni Safak: An Italian activist who witnessed the final moments of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish American activist who was killed last week by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank during a protest against illegal Israeli settlements, described the attack. “About 200 meters away, there were Israeli soldiers on the roof of a Palestinian house. We were standing on the side of the road in an olive grove and Aysenur was a little behind me under an olive tree,” said Mariam, who only gave her first name, speaking to Anadolu at Rafidia Hospital in Nablus. Read More
Whose life matters more to the U.S.?
Abdullah Muradoğlu: Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi is not the first American killed by Israel in occupied Palestinian territories. Rachel Corrie, 14-year-old Urwa Hammad, 16-year-old Mahmoud Shalan, and journalist Shireen Abu Akleh were also killed, but their cases remain unresolved due to Israel’s refusal to cooperate with U.S. judicial authorities. The U.S. government, in turn, has allowed these cases to fade away, enabling Israel to avoid accountability. Read More
Strong August affirms Türkiye's march toward record defense exports
Anadolu Agency: Türkiye’s defense and aerospace industry made $423 million worth of exports in August, official data showed on Monday, maintaining an upward course that could see it reach a fresh all-time high in sales by the end of the year. Driven by combat drones, Türkiye’s defense exports reached a record $5.5 billion in 2023, renewing the peak of $4.4 billion in 2022. Read More
In India’s heartland, this is how Hindu far right is bulldozing Muslims
TRT World: The story of a small village in Madhya Pradesh exemplifies the perils of the minority community – caught between biased official machinery and Hindu groups affiliated with Prime Minister Modi’s party. Read More
France faces rising anti-Muslim violence. A terrorism trial won't fix it
TRT World: An upcoming prosecution barely addresses France's growing Islamophobia and in fact exposes the state's reluctance to fully confront its role in enabling increasing instances of hate. Read More
Ending Israeli Atrocities in Five Days: A Full Blockade Could Halt the Genocide
Yeni Safak: For 11 months, Israel has been carrying out a genocide in Gaza right before the world’s eyes, resulting in the deaths of over 40,000 Palestinians. Rather than taking action to stop the carnage, the global system seems to almost encourage it, while Muslims watch “helplessly.” Read More
By day 337 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 40,939 killed, 94,616 injured
Al Mayadeen: The number of Palestinians killed in Gaza since the start of the Israeli war in October has risen to 40,939 and those injured 94,616, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said on Saturday as the genocide marked its 337th day. In its daily report, the Ministry mentioned that Israeli occupation forces committed four massacres in Gaza, killing 61 people and wounding 162 others in 48 hours. Read More
How Wars and Political Wickedness Destroy Humanity? The Case of Palestine
By Dr. Mahboob A. Khawaja: Political wickedness is not the cherished value of normal human character but embodies the characteristics of abnormal minds boasting clichés of power and affluence over others. Leaders and nations lacking rational thinking imply it to disguise cynicism and treachery for socio-economic and political domination. For the past 11 months, the US-Israel war on Gaza and Palestine goes unabated without an end in sight against the global humanity of consciousness of rights and wrongs in global affairs. Read More
US State Department declines to Condemn Israel for Shooting American Activist in the Head, Killing Her
By Juan Cole: The US State Department, which would have gone ballistic if Hamas or Putin had killed an American, issued mealy-mouthed pablum. They are going to “gather information.” But they didn’t act that way in other instances where a foreign military shot down an American in cold blood. Read More
What Hamas Hoped to Achieve on October 7. Mike Whitney
By Mike Whitney: The Palestinians saw more of their land lost to annexation while their Arab allies gradually succumbed to the security inducements offered by Washington. Palestinian issues were progressively swept under the rug while their people were being slow-marched to extinction. Palestinian leaders were left with no options; they had to act. As Hamas’s former prime minister Ismail Haniyeh said, ‘We must have an integrated plan to bring down normalization’. That plan was October 7. Read More
Erdoğan welcomes al-Sisi to Turkey for the first time in the shadow of the Gaza genocide
WSWS: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s visit to Turkey on Wednesday was the Butcher of Cairo’s first official trip to the country since his bloody 2013 coup. He and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met for the first time in over a decade in February this year in Cairo. Until recently, Erdoğan had condemned the coup that ousted Egypt’s elected president Mohamed Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, and refused to meet with al-Sisi. Morsi was ousted in July 2013 in a coup led by al-Sisi, who was then chief of general staff. Erdoğan, who had a close relationship with Morsi, was one of the leaders who reacted most strongly to the coup, and relations between Ankara and Cairo reached breaking point. Read More
Bngladesh leader Has Read The Writing On The Wall
Pressenza:In an interview with the Indian news agency PTI, Dr Yunus also gave a message that the Iron Lady would be extradited to Bangladesh to face the music of justice for the deaths of more than nearly a thousand students and youths during the July massacre, the enforced disappearance, extrajudicial deaths of opponents and critics.“She [Hasina] has to be brought back, or the people of Bangladesh won’t be at peace. The atrocities she has committed must be addressed through a trial here,” said the inventor of microcredit, the founder of Grameen Bank. Read More
Rohingya Muslims risk losing homeland in Myanmar
TRT World: Rohingya Muslims face the risk of losing their homeland if the international community fails to address the issue, according to one observer. Rohingya rights activist and co-founder of the Free Rohingya Coalition, Nay San Lwin, said that following forced displacements in Rakhine State, there are approximately 600,000 Rohingya Muslims in the region, with estimates suggesting that 10,000 were forced to seek refuge in Bangladesh last week. Read More
Timeline: The persecution and exodus of Myanmar's Rohingya
TRT World: The Rohingya refugee crisis is a complex and protracted humanitarian crisis that stems from decades of discrimination and violence against the Muslim Rohingya community in Myanmar. The situation is characterised by frequent waves of displacement, failed repatriations and ongoing human rights concerns. The 2017 exodus was a watershed moment, resulting in a massive influx of refugees into neighbouring Bangladesh and drawing global attention to the crisis. Read More
Day 336 of aggression: 40,875 killed, 94,450 injured
Al Mayadeen: In recent hours, Israeli bombing has concentrated on the southern and central Gaza Strip, as well as several areas of Gaza City, marking the 336th day of the relentless war waged by the occupation forces on the Strip. In Rafah, located in the southern Gaza Strip, occupation forces demolished residential blocks northwest of the city. Additionally, the bodies of two martyrs were recovered in the northern region. Read More
Philadelphi main obstacle to ceasefire
Al Mayadeen: A trusted leader in the Palestinian Resistance informs Al Mayadeen that the Philadelphi Corridor remains the primary obstacle to achieving a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. This impasse is due to the occupation's continued refusal to withdraw from the area during the first phase of the agreement. Read More
Israelis kill US-Turkish activist in West Bank, shoot her in the head
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) targeted and sniped a human rights activist and US-Turkish citizen in the head while she was peacefully protesting the expansion of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, an American-Turkish human rights activist, arrived in the West Bank on Tuesday to volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) as part of a campaign to protect Palestinian farmers from settler and IOF violence. Read More
Arab regimes sitting idly by amid Israeli atrocities, Qur’an desecration, says Ansarullah leader
Press TV: The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement has taken a swipe at certain Arab regimes over sitting idly by whilst the occupying Tel Aviv regime presses ahead with its brutalities against the oppressed Palestinian nations and desecrates the holy Muslim book of Qur’an in the besieged Gaza Strip.“Arab countries are simply watching the Zionist regime's crimes against Palestinians, arson attacks on mosques and desecration of copies of Holy Qur’an without taking a clear stance in this regard,” Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said in a televised speech broadcast from the Yemeni capital Sana’a on Thursda afternoon. Read More
Israel shouldn’t doubt Iran’s resolve to retaliate: Top military official
Press TV: A ranking Iranian military official says the Israeli regime should not doubt the Islamic Republic’s resolve to retaliate over the regime’s assassination of senior Palestinian resistance leader, Ismail Haniyeh, which took place in Tehran in late July. The Iranian Armed Forces’ Deputy Chief of Staff for Coordination, Brigadier General Ali Abdollahi made the remarks during a ceremony in the northwestern Iranian city of Koumeleh. “The Zionist regime should not dream that Iran would not respond to this atrocity...because the Islamic Republic has [already] proven its will to deploy all its capacities towards responding to enemies’ violation of its soil and waters,” he said. Read More
Xi Jinping unveils $50Bln plan to strengthen China-Africa partnership
Al Mayadeen: At the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit, a declaration and an action plan were adopted to build an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era. Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on Friday that China is ready to work with Africa on implementing 10 partnership actions to promote modernization jointly, the Global Times report. Read More
Day 335 of Israeli genocide in Gaza, 40,878 killed, 94,454 injured
Al Mayadeen: The number of Palestinians killed in Gaza since the start of the Israeli war in October has risen to 40,878 and those injured 94,454, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said on Thursday as the genocide marked its 335th day. Read More
Israel seeks military solution to Gaza crisis by 'disappearing' a nation: Palestinian envoy to UN
Yeni Safak: The Palestinian envoy to the UN accused Israel on Wednesday of attempting to impose a military solution to the Gaza crisis by "disappearing a nation." "Israel has unleashed a full-fledged war against the Palestinian people. Israel is seeking to impose a military solution to the conflict by disappearing a nation," Riyad Mansour said at a UN Security Council session. Read More
Israeli defence minister foreshadows Gaza-type genocide in West Bank
by Peter Symonds: As the Israeli military continued its murderous operations in the occupied West Bank into an eighth day, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant yesterday foreshadowed a massive escalation that would inflict death and destruction on the scale being witnessed in Gaza. Speaking after meeting with senior officers, Gallant described the current military attacks on Jenin, Tulkarm and the Far’a refugee camp near Tubas as “mowing the lawn” of Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants. While supposedly to destroy “terror networks,” the operations have killed men, women and children, old and young, with the aim of terrorising the population. Read More
New Chinese helipads close to LAC fresh worry as India bolsters Ladakh with additional districts
India Today: India’s fresh concerns emerge from recent satellite pictures revealing that the Chinese military has constructed a string of helipads close to the LAC. The images suggest the heliports are designed to enhance rapid troop deployment. Their proximity to areas like Depsang and Gogra indicate a strategic focus on rapid induction and logistics support. Additionally, underground bunkers and expanded airbases signal intensified Chinese preparations for long-term deployment in the contested Aksai Chin area. Read More
Türkiye applies for BRICS membership in push for new alliances: Report
Daily Sabah: Frustrated by a lack of progress in its accession to the European Union, Türkiye has officially requested to join the BRICS alliance of developing markets as it looks to forge new ties beyond its traditional Western allies, according to a report in Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s administration believes the geopolitical center of gravity is shifting away from developed economies, according to the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they aren’t authorized to comment. Read More
Russia says BRICS will consider Türkiye’s bid for full membership
Daily Sabah: Russia on Wednesday said that BRICS member states would consider Türkiye’s formal application for full membership. "Türkiye has applied for full membership. We'll consider this bid," Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov told reporters in Vladivostok. Bloomberg earlier reported, citing sources, that Turkish authorities had applied to join BRICS several months ago. Read More
Here's how Pakistan could address rising violence in Balochistan
TRT World: Following a string of coordinated terrorist attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan province late last month, all eyes are set on Pakistan's effective response options. The attacks, perpetrated by Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) terrorists, killed over 70 people and signalled further alarm: it was a rare instance of Baloch attacks stretching to border areas of Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province. Previous attacks were largely concentrated within Balochistan, and away from its borderlands. Read More
By day 332 of Israeli genocide in Gaza, 40,786 killed, 94,224 injured
Al Mayadeen: The number of Palestinians killed in Gaza since the start of the Israeli war on October 7 has risen to 40,786 and those injured 94,224, confirmed the Gaza Health Ministry on Sunday. In its daily report, the ministry mentioned that Israeli occupation forces committed three massacres in Gaza, killing 48 people and injuring 70 others in only 24 hours. Read More
Israel’s war on Gaza live: 8 killed as Israel attacks people buying bread
Al Jazeera: Israeli attack kills eight people queueing at a bread seller’s stand in front of an UNRWA school shelter in Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp. Read More
Israel kills 184 in 5 days as women, children continue to be targeted in attacks
Al Jazeera: A further 184 Palestinian were reported killed by Israeli forces in attacks on Gaza during the five-day period between Thursday and Monday, while 369 people were injured, the UN reports, with many of the victims being women and children. Read More
Yemen strikes ship in Red Sea
Al Mayadeen: The Yemeni Armed Forces Monday announced that they attacked a Panama-flagged ship in the Red Sea over its violation of the embargo on the Israeli occupation. Read More
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claim responsibility for Tarqumiyah operation
Al Mayadeen: The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades - the military wing of the Fatah movement - claimed responsibility for the shooting operation that eliminated three Israeli police officers in Tarqumiyah, in the southern West Bank governorate of al-Khalil. Martyr Muhannad Mohammed Al-Asoud carried out the operation earlier on Sunday, according to the statement issued by the Brigades. Read More
Israel’s Violent Invasion of West Bank Parallels the Early Stages of War on Gaza
By Jeremy Scahill: Israel is in the midst of its largest scale assault of the occupied West Bank since 2002. Beginning in the predawn hours on Wednesday, hundreds of Israeli forces in columns of armored vehicles and bulldozers backed by drones and helicopters stormed into refugee camps in Jenin, Tulkarem, and Tubas. Israel also carried out drone strikes and snipers have reportedly been firing on people inside Jenin. Internet and cell phone service, as well as water and sewage systems, were shut down in parts of the West Bank as Israeli forces conducted house raids. Local residents have reported widespread demolitions of their homes and streets and the blocking of ambulances and medical workers attempting to reach wounded people. Israeli forces surrounded the main hospital in Jenin and have reportedly been searching people entering and exiting the facility. Read More
Israel Destroys ‘Everything’ in Khan Younis
by Dr Marwan Asmar: Khan Younis is a wasteland one blogger wrote referring to the mass destruction of the second biggest city that lies to the south of the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army in its Division 98, Friday, withdrew from the city of Khan Younis after a 22-day bloody military operation that left mass destruction in its wake. Read More
China urges Israel to immediately cease all military operations in Gaza
Countercurrent: Remarks by Chinese Ambassador Fu Cong at the UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question on August 22. Read More
Red Sea operations sound death knell for US, Zionist crimes
By Hannan Hussain: In a stunning development, the total number of UK, US and Israel-bound ships has decreased substantially in the Red Sea following "Israel’s" condemnable assault on Hodeidah. Yemen’s critical operations against Western aggressors also appear to rob the occupation of any viable arrangement in the Red Sea to facilitate "Israel"-bound vessels, indicating the extent of internal panic. Read More
Democrats refused to allow a Palestinian speaker at the Democratic National Convention
Mondoweiss: The Democrats did not allow a Palestinian speaker at the DNC because they did not want to encourage any possible sympathy for the Palestinian people who are facing a genocide fully supported by the Biden-Harris administration. Read More
Govt. machinery a ‘mute spectator’ despite continuous attacks on Muslims: Rahul Gandhi
PTI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday (September 1, 2024) accused the BJP government of being a "mute spectator" in the face of "continuous attacks" on minorities, especially Muslims, and demanded the strictest action against "anarchist elements" behind such incidents. His comments come in the wake of two incidents of mob violence in the BJP-ruled Haryana and Maharashtra. In Haryana, a Muslim was beaten to death by cow vigilantes. In Maharashtra, an elderly man was beaten up in a train on the suspicion of carrying beef. Read More
40 Nepalis killed in Russia-Ukraine war: Report
Andadolu Agency: The death toll among Nepalis fighting for the Russian side climbed to 40 as of Aug. 30, said the Kathmandu Post, citing the foreign ministry of the Himalayan nation. Read More
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