Palestine

Officials in southeastern Michigan were angry when a landfill and deep-injection wells near Detroit received contaminated soils and liquids from a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Resistance also was fierce in other states, including Indiana and Oklahoma. Federal officials say states can't stop hazardous waste shipments to facilities certified…

Nabil Abu Rudeineh, Spokesperson for President Mahmoud Abbas, said that the continuous Israeli provocations against the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem are rejected, and will turn its courtyards into a battlefield, which will lead to a serious deterioration of the situation. “The daily attacks against holy sites and worshipers during…

Demonstrators staged a brief sit-in on Oxford’s High Street, after Israeli riot police clashed with Palestinian worshippers inside the Al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. Carrying a banner bearing the words ‘no silence until it’s over’ and ‘hands off Al-Aqsa’, the Oxford protesters marched down the High Street before coming…

Noam Chomsky, the world-famous academic and known public intellectual and philosopher, sat down with Al Jazeera to discuss the way things have been going lately in the region. He also shared his views on the sins of society, mementoes of his travels and the things he wishes he’d said. Al…

BEIRUT: Officials at an historic Lebanese golf club have launched a drive to keep it up and running amid the country’s economic meltdown. Karim Salam, president of the Golf Club of Lebanon in south Beirut — known for its elite client base — told Arab News that innovative ways to…

How the Muslim Brotherhood could use Sudan’s protracted crisis to plot a comeback JUBA, South Sudan: The role of the Muslim Brotherhood in shaping Sudan’s continuing conflict is a cause for concern among experts, who warn that the group could influence the country’s military leaders and even determine the nation’s…

Author of the article: The Associated Press John Flesher Published Mar 11, 2023  •  7 minute read Join the conversation EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Heather Bable speaks rapidly, recalling the terror of the night when a train loaded with hazardous chemicals derailed less than a half-mile from her home…

The chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio, hit home for legendary golfer Annika Sorenstam. Mike McGee is the son of four-time PGA Tour winner Jerry McGee and the husband of LPGA Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam. McGee grew up with his sister Michelle in East Palestine, Ohio. A freight train…

The institutionalization of anti-Palestinian racism in Canada has shown its ugly face once again. Its earlier subtle and vague innuendos have now given way to unabashed discrimination. This time, it targets one of Palestine’s most cherished and traditional symbols, the keffiyeh. An example of a keffiyeh. Credit: hui / Flickr…

Norfolk Southern's CEO and others testify during a Senate committee hearing on the fiery train derailment that occurred in early February in East Palestine, Ohio. AILSA CHANG, HOST: The head of Norfolk Southern Railroad offered an apology today for the train derailment and release of toxic chemicals last month in…