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London: Diaspora organisations hold ‘vigil for democracy in India’ as anti-Muslim hate speech spikes around elections

15 diaspora organisations expressed their dismay at a ‘Vigil for Democracy in India’ event held at Parliament Square in London, on May 5, Sunday. 

Astrazeneca withdraws Covid vaccine, weeks after report on rare side effects

Weeks after admitting that its Covid vaccine can cause rare side effects, AstraZeneca Tuesday announced that it is withdrawing the Oxford-AstraZeneca novel coronavirus shot worldwide.

Israel take control of Gaza side of Rafah crossing

The Israeli military on Tuesday said its 401st Armored Brigade captured the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing, Gaza's only crossing with Egypt. The military operation comes shortly after Hamas agreed to a US-mediated ceasefire proposal.

Hamas accepts ceasefire proposal: Report

Hamas source tells that it sent word of its acceptance of a ceasefire proposal to Qatari and Egyptian mediators, Al Jazeera and Middle East Eye reported.

Over 50 Al Jazeera journalists attacked since October 7, media network says amid global condemnation of Israel’s actions

Israel has ramped up attacks on Al Jazeera and other media in recent months as it has faced protests over its handling of the war in Gaza. According to the network's Jerusalem bureau chief Walid Omary, there have been more than 50 attacks against Al Jazeera journalists since October 7th, 2023 alone.

Katchatheevu row internal political debate, dispute settled 50 years ago, says Sri Lankan FM

After a week of silence, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said on Wednesday that the political row over Katchatheevu happening in India was an internal political debate about...

Palestine renews push for United Nations membership

Amidst the genocidal war in Gaza, on Tuesday, the State of Palestine sent a letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations requesting consideration of their membership application...
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Iran’s president says Israel’s Syria strike ‘will not go unanswered’

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi condemned the Israeli strike on his country's consulate in Damascus, Syria, saying the "cowardly crime will not go unanswered".

Al-Shifa Medical Complex Witnesses One of the Largest Massacres in Palestinian History: Euro-Med Monitor

Though the exact number of casualties from the atrocity is still unknown, preliminary reports suggest that over 1,500 Palestinians have been killed, injured, or are reported missing as a...
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Israeli parliament passes law paving way for Al Jazeera ban, Netanyahu vows to “act immediately”

Following the Israeli parliament's approval of a law enabling senior ministers to close foreign news outlets considered a security threat, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed to shut...

Five aid workers, including four foreigners, killed in Israeli attack

At least four foreign aid workers and a Palestinian associated with World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israel attack in the city of Deir al-Balah in the central...
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Israeli military withdraws from Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital after two-week-long deadly siege

The Israeli army on Monday confirmed that it has withdrawn from Al-Shifa Hospital and its vicinity in Gaza City, ending a two-week-long siege on the medical complex that leaves a trail...

Over 400 Pales­tini­ans killed in Is­rael’s siege on Gaza’s al-Shi­fa Hos­pi­tal

Gaza’s media office said more than 400 people – patients, war-displaced and healthcare staff – have been killed in Israeli attacks during 13-day siege of al-Shifa Hospital.
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Israel seized 6,672 acres of Palestinian land in occupied West Bank since 7 October: Report

Israel has seized 27,000 dunams (27 square kilometres or 6,672 acres) of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank since October 7, according a Land Day statement by the Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission (CWRC).

US quietly approves more bombs, fighter jets worth billions for Israel: Report

Despite growing worldwide calls for an arms embargo, the Biden administration in recent days has approved the transfer of billions of dollars worth of new weapons shipments to Israel,...
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Video: Protests in Jordan over Israel’s war on Gaza enters sixth night

Thousands of people rallied near the Israeli embassy in Jordan’s capital Amman on Friday in a sixth night of large-scale protests against Israel. Heavy security was evident as the...

Video: Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad reads her poem ‘Only in Gaza’

Palestinian journalist and writer Plestia Alaqad shares a poem with Middle East Eye's Mohamed Hassan during a conversation about the power of storytelling, leaving Gaza and what the world is still missing in the way it sees Palestine.
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