“Democratic Front”: US–Israeli positions against UNRWA are extension of Gaza’s extermination by other means

“Democratic Front”: US–Israeli positions against UNRWA are extension of Gaza’s extermination by other means Ramallah – SABA: The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine on Saturday condemned hostile statements by U.S. and Israeli...

Hamas calls for expedited formation of Gaza administration committee

Gaza – Saba: Hazem Qassem, spokesman for the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), called on Saturday for expediting the formation of the committee agreed upon to hand over the administration of the Gaza Strip to carry out its reconstruction tasks....

For 3rd year without schools, UNICEF warns of lost generation in Gaza

Geneva – Saba: UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder, warned of the risk of an entire lost generation in the besieged and devastated Gaza Strip, where the education system is in a state of "collapse"...

Left-leaning independent Catherine Connolly set to become Ireland’s next president after rival concedes

Irish voters handed a major rebuke to the ruling establishment, electing left-wing independent Catherine Connolly as president in a landslide. Connolly, 68, campaigned on economic justice, criticism of Israel’s Gaza war, and defending Ireland’s...

Feature: "Sealed border, sealed fate" -- thousands of Gaza patients stranded without access to treatment abroad

GAZA, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- In a small tent pitched atop the rubble of her destroyed home, Nour Mohammed Abu Madi, 34, is losing her battle with bone cancer. She has no access to chemotherapy, no way to leave for treatment abroad, and little hope...

Fatah rejects any external guardianship over Palestinians

RAMALLAH, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) on Saturday rejected any form of external guardianship over the Palestinian people and said that opposition to a unified Palestinian authority would only deepen...

Ahrar Movement: Palestinian Factions' Meeting Affirms Consensus to End Our People's Suffering

Ahrar Movement: Palestinian Factions' Meeting Affirms Consensus to End Our People's Suffering Gaza – Saba: The Palestinian Al-Ahrar Movement stated that "the meeting of Palestinian factions in Cairo affirms the national consensus to end our...

Rebuilding devastated Gaza after two years of war is a monumental task. Who is going to pay for it?

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Bahrain condemns Israeli bills on West Bank, urges international action

SK TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Bahrain has condemned Israeli Knesset’s approval of two bills aimed at imposing Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West Bank and illegal settlements, calling the move a clear violation of...

Gaza 'scholasticide': We mourn our universities as one mourns an old friend

Here I am, answering your call, my university of truth. Here I am, standing tall with your flag held high. Here I am, a pioneer on the path of our pride. Here I am, shining like the full moon in the dark. Here I am, my university... This is the...

Off the radar: The real genocide is not taking place in Gaza, but in Nigeria

Global conflict has reached its highest level since World War II, fueled by a surge in terrorist insurgencies, political upheaval, and full-scale wars in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, and dozens of other regions. According to the Peace Research Institute,...

17 Countries, Including Saudi Arabia, Condemn Israeli Laws On Sovereignty Over West Bank

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) A group of Arab and other Asian and African countries have come together to condemn two Israeli laws that allow "Israeli sovereignty" over the occupied West Bank. The countries and organisations that condemn the laws are:...

‘No war, no Hamas, no terrorism’: Militia leader outlines plan for new Gaza governance

Israeli support for the “New Gaza” project of four militias combating Hamas has been revealed: According to Sky News, Israel is supplying support to four militias fighting the terror organization that controls the Gaza Strip, as part of a joint...

A bomb in Gaza's rubble wounds twins who thought it was a toy

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Israel Kills Nearly 100 Palestinians in Gaza Since Ceasefire Began

Rabat – The Israeli Occupation Forces have killed at least 93 Palestinians in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect on October 11, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. Another 324 people have been injured during the same period, the ministry...

Dhaka slams ‘Israeli claim of sovereignty’ over the West Bank

Sat Oct 25, 2025 02:00 AM Last update on: Sat Oct 25, 2025 08:04 AM BSS, Dhaka Sat Oct 25, 2025 02:00 AM Last update on: Sat Oct 25, 2025 08:04 AM Bangladesh has strongly condemned the recent approval by the Israeli Knesset of draft laws aimed at...

Pakistan’s Pragmatic Turn: The End of Extremist Politics

Something remarkable is unfolding in Pakistan — quietly, deliberately, and against all historical precedent. For a country long defined by its hard-line approach, the recent trajectory suggests not merely a policy adjustment but a fundamental...

Gaza faces harsh winter as Israel blocks aid, UNRWA warns

ISTANBUL Gaza faces a worsening crisis as winter approaches, with vital shelter and supplies blocked by Israel from entering the enclave, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned on Saturday. In a statement on US social media company X, UNRWA...

UK psychotherapist warns Gaza faces ‘trauma’ beyond calculation as support systems collapse

ISTANBUL The genocide in Gaza has led to psychological harm so vast and layered that its long-term consequences are still impossible to measure, a leading UK trauma expert told Anadolu on the sidelines of the Gaza Tribunal in Istanbul. Gwyn...

Early voting starts for New York mayoral and New Jersey gubernatorial races

Polling places opened on Saturday for the start of in-person voting for two of the year’s most closely watched elections: the New York City mayor’s race and the contest to pick New Jersey’s next governor. New Yorkers are choosing between Democrat...