Day: March 25, 2024

GENEVA: The UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls, Reem Al-Salem, expressed her concern about the increasing cases of rape committed by Israeli soldiers against Palestinian women in Gaza.

Al-Salem explained in a post she made on X…

NEW YORK: The UN Security Council passed today a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during the holy month of Ramadan and the urgent need to expand the flow of aid into Gaza.

The draft also reiterated its demand for lifting all barrie…

RAMALLAH: Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Mustafa today held several consultative meetings with various actors, factional representatives, civil society representatives and various delegations as part of ongoing efforts to form the nineteenth govern…

DUBLIN: Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin said today that the use of starvation as a weapon in Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip constitutes a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law.

In a post on his account on the ‘X’ platform, the Ir…

ANKARA: The Spokesperson of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Önc Keçeli, considered the UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the month of Ramadan and humanitarian access to Gaza as a positive step.

‘We h…

JERUSALEM: Israeli colonists this evening carried out a violent attack against shops and their owners in the Bab al-Amoud area of the Old City in occupied Jerusalem, according to local sources.

Several colonists, backed by Israeli forces, raided seve…

CAIRO: The Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmad Aboul Gheit welcomed today the resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip during the blessed month of Ramadan.

Aboul Gheit state…

BRUSSELS: The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, welcomed the adoption of today’s UNSC Resolution 2728 on Gaza.

It demands an immediate ceasefire during Ramadan, leading to a lasting one, he s…