Palestinian and Jewish protesters stage rare peace march
Chanting "yes, to peace, yes, to a deal", hundreds of Palestinian and Jewish Israelis marched noisily through Tel Aviv on...Geostrategy
The Biden bombshell: a plot twist that roils Trump too
With the Democrat no longer in the race, the Trump operation finds itself pushed into a strategic pivot, forced now...Geostrategy
US approves ’emergency’ sale of munitions to Israel
Washington, United States - The United States on Friday announced the approval of a $147.5 million sale of 155mm high-explosive artillery...The same provision was used earlier this month to approve the sale of nearly 14,000 rounds of 120mm tank ammunition to Israel
Israel requested that 155mm fuses, primers and charges be added to previous foreign military sale cases, increasing their estimated total cost from $96.51m to $147.5m
UAE extradites the accused Gergely Franc to Belgium
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The UAE on Friday extradited Gergely Franc, an Albanian national, charged with premeditated murder, to Belgium....The accused was transferred according to the extradition agreement, signed by the United Arab Emirates and Belgium
Such procedures confirm the UAE’s continued collaboration with international partners in the pursuit of international justice
‘Let’s resolve to make 2024 a year of building trust’
"The United Nations will keep rallying the world for peace, sustainable development and human rights. Let’s resolve to make 2024...António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, urges global unity in 2024 for rebuilding trust and hope after the significant suffering, violence, and climate crises of 2023.
In his New Year's message, Guterres stresses unity for trust and hope in 2024, urging collective achievements and wishing a peaceful and happy year.
South Africa moves ICJ, accuses Israel of ‘genocidal acts’ in Gaza
South Africa launched a case at the International Court of Justice against Israel for what it said were "genocidal" acts...There was no immediate comment from Israel, which had earlier denied charges that its military was using disproportionate force in Gaza.
The war was triggered by the attack on Israel on October 7 and is now nearing its 12th week, with vast areas of northern Gaza in ruins.
Gaza death toll tops 21,507 as Israel continues bombing
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said at least 21,507 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory since war...A total of 1,095 have been wounded while taking refuge at UN sites, UNRWA said on social media platform X.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said 308 people seeking shelter in their facilities have been killed during the war
Google agrees to settle $5bn data privacy breach lawsuit
Google has agreed to settle a consumer privacy lawsuit seeking at least $5 billion in damages over allegations it tracked...The lawsuit, filed in a California court, claimed Google's practices had infringed on users' privacy by "intentionally" deceiving them
Lawyers for the plaintiffs were seeking at least $5,000 for each user it said had been tracked as they visited Google Analytics in private browsing mode
UN agency says Israel targeted Palestinian aid convoy
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories - The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said on Friday an aid convoy came under fire...The UN official said "Israeli soldiers fired at an aid convoy as it returned from northern Gaza along a route designated by the Israeli army".
The Israeli military responded to requests for comment saying that it was looking into reports about the incident.
Iran executes 4 on charges of spying for Israel, says judiciary
Iran hanged four people convicted of spying for arch foe Israel, the judiciary said, less than two weeks executing a...The group "committed extensive actions against the country's security under the guidance of the Mossad", Israel's spy agency, Mizan said.
On December 16, a man also convicted of working for Mossad was executed in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan.
Israel to negotiate release of Gaza hostages: Netanyahu
Tel Aviv, Israel - Israel is negotiating the release of hostages held by the radical Palestinian movement Hamas in the...Netanyahu confirmed to hostages' families that Israel is working to get all the hostages back, adding that Qatar and Egypt have made two separate proposals
His meeting with the families came ahead of a meeting of the war cabinet to discuss proposals by Qatar and Egypt to mediate in the Israel-Hamas conflict
Hamas delegation to discuss Egypt’s Gaza ceasefire plan
Sources close to Hamas say Cairo's three-stage plan provides for renewable ceasefires, a staggered release of hostages held by Hamas...The ceasefire plan was put last week to officials of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, which is also battling IDF in the territory, when the chiefs of both movements visited Cairo
Diaa Rashwan, who heads Egypt's State Information Services, confirmed that Cairo had put forward "a framework intended to bring together the views of all parties concerned