Palestine

Argentine media reports suggest that Milei supports this initiative, but the decision lies with the Buenos Aires Legislature, where there are differing views. By JOANIE MARGULIES FEBRUARY 22, 2025 21:37 Updated: FEBRUARY 22, 2025 22:47 Kfir and Ariel Bibas, who were murdered in captivity by Hamas in November 2023. (photo…

RAMALLAH: The United Nations (UN) has expressed deep concern over the continued Israeli aggression against cities in the West Bank, particularly in the north, for the second consecutive month, according to the Palestine News and Information Agency (WAFA). During a press conference, Stephane Dujarric, the official spokesman for the UN…

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of Egypt attended an informal gathering of Arab leaders in the Saudi capital on Friday, 22 February, to discuss the ongoing crisis in Palestine, the Egyptian presidency announced in a statement. The meeting, convened by Saudi Arabia, brought together Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Saudi Crown Prince…

Sinn Féin will not travel to the White House for St Patrick's Day, Mary Lou McDonald has announced. Ms McDonald and Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill, the Sinn Fein vice president, made the announcement on Friday, citing “a principled stance against the threat of mass expulsion of the Palestinian…

Are we intense?” asks Damien “Irv” Tuit, before he and his bandmate, James McGovern, explode into laughter. The men – two-fifths of the Irish rock outfit The Murder Capital – are sitting with me in an east London pub, and have just talked me through their origin story. “I played…

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday dismissed a proposal by the United States to displace Palestinians from the war-devastated Gaza Strip, saying it "will go nowhere". Khamenei made the remarks during a meeting in Tehran with Ziyad al-Nakhalah, leader of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad. "The idiotic…

say something Petticrew won one of the top awards and focused their speech on the lack of mental health services in Northern Ireland BELFAST ACTOR LOLA Petticrew criticised politicians and made an impassioned plea for greater access to mental health services in Northern Ireland while picking up one of the…

"Meanderings & Reflections of a Life", a new book by John Herbert, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. Friends often ask mammalogist John Herbert about his life in Africa and the Caribbean, so he would tell stories about his family and their experiences and they would often respond,…

RIYADH: The rise of community living and the increased accessibility of suburbs, driven by advancements in transportation, are transforming real estate trends in Saudi Arabia, experts say. At the Real Estate Future Forum in Riyadh on Jan. 28, Khaled Elsehamy, chief development officer for real estate at the National Housing…

Police arrested around 77 people at a pro-Palestine rally in central London on Saturday following clashes between officers and members of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC). Some of the hundreds in attendance voiced their disapproval as officers were seen restraining a woman on the ground shortly after the rally began…