ATHENS (AA) – Greece’s New Left party placed a banner in the yard of the parliament building in solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon. “Peace Now! Solidarity with Lebanon, Freedom for Palestine,” read the banner that was held by five lawmakers. “The far-right government of Israel pursues genocide in Gaza with the terrorist attacks and de...
MOSCOW (AA) – The Kremlin has urged Russians in Lebanon to leave the country for security reasons. The Russian embassy and other diplomatic missions in Lebanon are working to inform some 3,000 Russian citizens staying in Lebanon about the existing warnings and recommendations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a press briefing in M...
ANKARA (AA) — Pope Francis has called on the international community to “make every effort to stop this terrible escalation” after days of intense Israeli airstrikes killed hundreds in Lebanon. “I am saddened by the news coming out of Lebanon,” the pope said at his weekly general audience at the Vatican, voicing hope &#...
ANKARA (AA) – Qatar and Saudi Arabia have expressed deep concern over Israel’s ongoing escalation of attacks on Lebanon, warning that Tel Aviv’s “impunity” is driving it to escalate the situation, endangering regional security. The Qatari Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it “strongly condemns the Israeli ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Francesca Albanese, UN’s special rapporteur on Palestine, has sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s assertion that Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon were solely aimed at Hezbollah, calling the claim false. “Like the Palestinians, the Lebanese know that you are lying,” Albane...
Turkish president calls for coercive UN Security Council measures against Israel; Jordanian King warns of crisis threatening UN legitimacy Muslim Network TV NEW YORK (MNTV) – Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered scathing criticism against Israel on the opening day of the 79th United Nations Gene...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian authorities have warned thousands of people in northern Gaza may die in winter amid lack of heating resources. “Thousands are at risk of dying from cold weather due to the unavailability of heating supplies like cooking gas, charcoal and wood,” the Gaza-based Ministry of Social Development said in ...
LONDON (AA) – Oscar-winning Spanish actor Javier Bardem has denounced the Israeli government for committing “crimes against humanity” in the Gaza Strip and urged the international community to hold those responsible to account. Bardem told reporters at the Donostia Award as part of the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain tha...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – At least 716 Palestinians, including 160 children, have been killed by Israeli army and illegal settlers in the occupied West Bank since October 7, 2023, Palestine’s Health Ministry says. A ministry statement said the death toll from Israeli aggression in the West Bank has reached 716, with 5,750 wounded since ...
ANKARA (AA) – Celtic football club fans have expressed solidarity with the people of Palestine facing Israel’s devastating attacks. Fans of the Scottish team displayed pro-Palestine banners during a Wednesday night UEFA Champions League match in Glasgow against Slovan Bratislava. “They can oppress you, they can imprison you, but th...
