Friday, April 26, 2024

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Gaza protests in US universities: Over 550 students arrested so far

Around 550 arrests have been made in the last week across major US universities as police crackdown on peaceful and iconic protests against Israel’s war in Gaza.

Half of Gaza’s population ‘starving’, food relief a ‘drop in the ocean’ of need: WFP

The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has said half of Gaza’s population – estimated to be some 2.3 million people – are starving.

After Columbia, Pro-Palestine protests expand to major US universities

Students of major universities in the United States have launched pro-Palestinian protests demanding divestment from companies involved in...

Leicester Ram Navami procession: Muslim groups seek police action against Hindutva mob for Islamophobic chants

Multiple Muslim organisations lodged complaints with Leicestershire police seeking action against a Hindutva mob for their Islamophobic chants raised during Ram Navami procession.

Setback for BJP as foreign parliamentarians demand action on human rights violations in India

Parliamentarians from several countries have come together to express their profound concern over escalating human rights violations in India.

Canada backs pro-Palestine UN resolution

The vote comes after the US’ announcement that it no longer considers Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem as illegal, reversing decades of US foreign policy.

Tolerance is the fundamental pillar of the UAE’s vision for the present and the future

HE Abdul Rahman bin Mohammad Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention stressed that tolerance is the hallmark of intellectually and morally advanced societies, the engine of prosperity and sustainability and the backbone of stability.
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Iraq Refugee Crisis – Explained

Since 2014, more than 3 million Iraqis have been displaced within the country and another 260,000 have been forced to flee to neighboring countries.

A story about how the visionary led and managed Sharjah’s cultural project

The book presents the Sharjah Ruler’s strategic mindset and is an excellent reference for government departments, researchers and the media who are following up on the needs, suggestions and complaints of members of society.
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UN expert on torture sounds alarm again that Julian Assange’s life may be at risk

The UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Nils Melzer, has expressed alarm at the continued deterioration of Julian Assange’s health since his arrest and detention earlier this year, saying his life was now at risk.

Explained: NSO, Israeli spyware Pegasus, surveillance via WhatsApp and Citizen Lab

WhatsApp is publicly attributing the attack to NSO Group, an Israeli spyware developer that also goes by the name Q Cyber Technologies.
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Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk slams Modi govt over violence against Muslims

In the presence of Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, Nobel prize winning author Orhan Pamuk revealed the secrets to his writing process and discussed the art of the novel during his headlining session at the Sharjah International Book Fair

Hong Kong prepares for Halloween protests with city in recession

HONG KONG - Hong Kong police tightened security ahead of possible clashes on Thursday between masked pro-democracy protesters and Halloween fancy-dress clubbers as the Chinese-ruled city confirmed it was...
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Sharjah book fair: Steve Harvey announced principal guest of honour

America’s most-loved host, Steve Harvey, has been announced Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF 2019)’s ‘Principal Guest of Honour’. He is slated to speak at the fair’s 38th edition, on October...

Parliamentarians and activists demand UN deceleration on elimination of Casteism

The first Global Forum on Discrimination based on Work and Descent (DWD), was convened on 20th September in New York, which took place concurrently with the UN General Assembly....
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A historic win for women and football in Iran

Though Iran football team set the field on fire 14 goals against Cambodia in World cup qualifier, all attention was stolen by a few hundred women fans who created...

‘A writer who has used his voice to offer public succor to perpetrators of genocide,’ PEN America decries Peter Handke’s Nobel win

Austrian writer Peter Handke's Nobel literature prize win on Thursday has sparked outrage in Bosnia and Kosovo, where he is widely seen as an apologist of late Serbian President...
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