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The Qatari Embassy in Cairo says two others were also wounded in the ‘tragic traffic accident’ in Egypt.Three Qatari officials have been killed in a car crash near the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, according to the Qatari Embassy in Cairo.In a statement on Sunday, the diplomatic mission said that all three men worked for the Amiri Diwan, the administrative office of Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3‘Suspend Israel now’: Gaza ceasefire fails to quash calls for football banlist 2 of 3El-Sisi and Trump to chair Gaza summit…
Leaders from more than 20 countries to attend meeting in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh, Egyptian presidency says.Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will chair an international summit to discuss the US president’s proposal to end Israel’s war on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday.The meeting will involve leaders from more than 20 countries, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Madagascar soldiers join antigovernment protesters assembled in capitallist 2 of 3No survivors found after Tennessee explosives plant blastlist 3 of 3Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton dies aged 79end of listIt will…
Activists campaign to suspend Israel from European football, calling for accountability for genocide.Calls for Israel’s suspension from European football have been renewed a day after the ceasefire in Gaza came into effect and as the Israeli team has resumed its qualification campaign for the FIFA World Cup 2026.The human rights campaign group Game Over Israel urged UEFA on Saturday to suspend Israel until it ends its abuses against Palestinians.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3‘Ban Israeli football’: Scholars urge UEFA to bar Israel over Gaza horrorslist 2 of 3‘Total impunity’: Why FIFA won’t sanction Israel despite Gaza genocidelist…
UN special rapporteur on right to housing says Palestinians returning to destroyed northern Gaza face ‘profound trauma’.Israel must allow tents and caravans to immediately be delivered to the Gaza Strip, a United Nations expert says, as displaced Palestinians returning to the north of the bombarded territory have found their homes and neighbourhoods destroyed.Balakrishnan Rajagopal, the UN special rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, said people are finding nothing but rubble in areas from which Israeli forces have withdrawn in northern Gaza.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3What children in Gaza are saying about the ceasefirelist 2 of…
Tens of thousands gather in British capital with protest leader saying there is ‘relief’ and ‘trepidation’ over truce in the Palestinian territory.Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters have marched in London, expressing scepticism and cautious hope as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has entered its second day.“We’re … sharing the relief of the Palestinian people,” said Ben Jamal, director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, which has organised mass monthly pro-Palestinian rallies in London since the start of the war on October 7, 2023.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3First US flight with third-country deportees arrives…
There may be a ceasefire on the ground, but the siege has not ended. We still need the freedom flotillas.On October 10, a ceasefire in Gaza was officially announced. International news media were quick to focus on what they now call “the peace plan”. United States President Donald Trump, they announced, will go to Cairo to oversee the agreement and then to Israel to speak at the Knesset. The air strikes over Gaza, they reported, have stopped.The bombs have indeed stopped, but our suffering continues. Our reality has not changed. We are still under siege. Israel still has full control…
Activists say 60 killed as RSF attacks displacement shelter and university grounds in besieged area of North Darfur.A drone and artillery attack has killed at least 60 people at a displacement centre and university grounds where people had been seeking refuge, in the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher in North Darfur state, according to activists.The El Fasher Resistance Committee said on Saturday that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been at war with the Sudanese army, had carried out a “massacre” on the Dar al-Arqam displacement centre.“Children, women and the elderly were killed in cold blood, and many were…
Lebanese president condemns Israeli attack on Msayleh as a ‘blatant aggression’ against civilian infrastructure.Israeli air attacks on a southern Lebanese village have killed one person and wounded seven others, temporarily severing a key route connecting Beirut to the country’s south, in the latest near-daily violation by Israel of the November 2024 ceasefire it signed with Hezbollah.The strikes hit Msayleh village in the early hours of Saturday morning, targeting a site that sold heavy machinery and destroying numerous vehicles.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Pope Leo plans symbolic debut foreign trips to Turkiye and Lebanonlist 2 of 3Syrian FM…
Aisha Nasim among the first Pakistani educators who secured prestigious Golden Visa in recognition of her outstanding contributions to education Under Aisha Nasim’s leadership, the His Highness Shaikh Rashid Al Maktoum Pakistani School has flourished as a model of community-driven school. It is a moment of great privilege and honour for the His Highness Shaikh Rashid Al Maktoum Pakistani School, Dubai, as its principal Aisha Nasim has been awarded the prestigious UAE Golden Visa in recognition of her outstanding contributions to education. This recognition, conferred by the Dubai government, emphasises her commitment to fostering academic excellence and creating impactful learning…
Displaced Palestinians return to the ruins of homes, driven by loss, defiance and the will to rebuild.The bodies of 135 Palestinians have been pulled from beneath the rubble across the Gaza Strip, as Israel’s ceasefire-mandated halt in its two-year genocidal war allowed rescue workers to reach devastated areas.Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that at least 135 bodies were recovered on Saturday.Dozens more were retrieved from several hospitals across Gaza, including 43 bodies taken to al-Shifa Hospital and 60 to al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, with others arriving at hospitals in Nuseirat, Deir el-Balah and Khan Younis.Separately, medical officials said…