Arab states on Friday condemned Israel for the famine officially declared in the Gaza Strip, with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Muslim World League and Palestine accusing Tel Aviv…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Gaza famine “is Netanyahu’s legacy”
Former UNRWA spokesperson Chris Gunness calls the Gaza famine a "sadistic obscenity" linked to Netanyahu's name.
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Famine in Gaza “manufactured down to the calorie”
Dr James Smith calls the Gaza famine a predictable crisis, manufactured by the Israeli occupation.
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Texas Senate approves redrawn congressional map favouring Republicans | News
Governor Greg Abbott is expected to quickly sign it into law, though Democrats have vowed to challenge it in court.
The Texas Senate has given final approval to a new Republican-leaning congressional voting map, sending it to Governor Greg Abbott…
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Will Israel choose truce or war? | Politics
Journalist and author Jeremy Scahill argues that Israel is feigning ignorance if it thinks Hamas will surrender.
If Israel rejects the latest offer to pause its War on Gaza, it’s a sign that Israel “doesn’t want any deal,” argues US…
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LIVE: Man City vs Tottenham – Premier League
Follow our live build-up, with full team news coverage and analysis, ahead of our live text and photo commentary stream.
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Lyle Menendez denied parole decades after murder of parents | News
His brother Erik was also denied parole on Thursday for the 1989 shotgun killing of their parents at their Beverly Hills home.
A United States judicial commission has denied parole to Joseph Lyle Menendez, a day after his brother Erik was also
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UK delays ruling on Chinese embassy after Beijing withholds information | Construction News
The embassy, which would be situated near the Tower of London, would be the largest in Europe.
The British government has extended the deadline to October to decide on whether to approve China‘s plans to build the largest embassy in Europe in…
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What will Uganda gain from accepting US deportees? | Human Rights News
Uganda is the latest of several countries to strike a deportation deal with the United States as President Donald Trump ramps up controversial efforts to remove migrants from the country.
In a statement on Thursday, Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign…
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How Nigerians reinvented an Italian tinned tomato brand | Features
In a busy Lagos food market, a customer points at an enamel bowl filled with rice. “How much for a derica?” she asks.
Salesman Christopher Onyekwere scoops grains into a tin can and holds it up, listing the prices for local and imported…
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