Dozens of tents at a camp sheltering Syrian refugees in Lebanon were destroyed in a fire on Wednesday. The Lebanese Civil Defence said that 65 tents were burned at the Arsal Camp in the Beqaa Valley area of Lebanon, adding that civil defence workers sp…
Israeli settlers blow horns in graveyard near Al-Aqsa
Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound ahead of the religious holiday of Yom Kippur and blew musical horns between the graves of Muslims in a nearby cemetery. Hundreds of Israelis stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque early Tuesday, to…
US journalist sacked for calling Israel an ‘apartheid state’
American journalist Katie Halper has been reportedly fired from her post at The Hill, a US newspaper and digital media company, for allegedly calling Israel an “apartheid state”. Halper, 41, who is Jewish-American and has been described as left-wing, i…
Kuwait reappoints emir’s son Ahmad Nawaf Al-Sabah as PM
Kuwait’s crown prince reappointed Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Sabah, the ruling emir’s son, as prime minister on Wednesday after the government’s resignation following legislative polls in the Gulf state, where a domestic political feud has stalled reforms. …
PA hands over Israelis entered Nablus ‘by mistake’
The Palestinian Authority’s security forces on Tuesday handed over two JewishIsraeli women and their children to Israeli forces from Nablus’ Old City after they entered by mistake. Dozens of young Palestinian men on Monday surrounded a vehicle in which…
‘Martyred’ Nika Shakarami becomes icon of Iran protests
Iranians are mourning the death of teenager Nika Shakarami, who was killed while taking part in anti-government protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini. Sixteen-year-old Nika was reportedly killed on 20 September during a protest in Tehran and wen…
Israeli forces kill Palestinian, arrest another near Nablus
Israeli forces killed one Palestinian and wounded other six others with live fire in a military raid on the Palestinian village of Deir Al-Hatab, east of Nablus. The victim was identified by the Palestinian health ministry as Alaa Zaghal, 21 years old,…
Lebanon lawmaker leaves bank with savings for surgery
Lebanese lawmaker Cynthia Zarazir ended a protest at a bank on Wednesday after obtaining the funds she needed from her frozen savings to pay for surgery, her lawyer said, in the latest in a series of stand-offs between individuals and lenders. Zarazir,…
Jokowi: locked doors, steep stairs key in stadium stampede
Locked stadium doors were a key reason why an Indonesian football riot turned so deadly, President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday, ordering an urgent review of safety in stadiums and suggesting that the sport’s governing body FIFA could help fix some is…
Israeli army targets fishermen and farmers in Gaza
Local sources reported on Wednesday that theIsraeli army forces on Wednesday once again attacked Palestinian farmers and fishermen in the besieged Gaza Strip. Palestinian security sources in Gaza said to The New Arab that the Israeli navy opened their …