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The Government Media Office in Gaza announced on Tuesday evening that the number of Palestinian journalists killed by Israeli army fire has risen to 257 since the beginning of the Israeli genocide against the Gaza Strip in October 2023.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The Government Media Office in Gaza announced on Tuesday evening that the number of Palestinian journalists killed by Israeli army fire has risen to 257 since the beginning of the Israeli genocide against the Gaza Strip in October 2023.
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WHO chief urged end to attacks on medical facilities in Sudan
WHO chief urged end to attacks on medical facilities in Sudan
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has called for an immediate end to attacks on medical facilities in Sudan, warning that ongoing violence con…
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December 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
WHO chief urged end to attacks on medical facilities in Sudan
Israel detained 21,000 Palestinians in occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem since start of Gaza genocide
Israel detained 21,000 Palestinians in occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem since start of Gaza genocide
Israel has detained around 21,000 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem since the start of its genocide in Gaza on 8 October 2023, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club said on Tues…
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December 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Israel detained 21,000 Palestinians in occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem since start of Gaza genocide
The Israeli army is building a new separation barrier deep inside the northern Jordan Valley, at least 12 kilometres west of the Jordanian border.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The Israeli army is building a new separation barrier deep inside the northern Jordan Valley, at least 12 kilometres west of the Jordanian border.
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Trump urges Netanyahu to implement phase 2 of Gaza deal and halt killing of Hamas members as pardon prospects emerge
Trump urges Netanyahu to implement phase 2 of Gaza deal and halt killing of Hamas members as pardon prospects emerge
The details of the phone call between the US President and the Israeli Prime Minister were disclosed by Israeli television. According to US officials, the President raised several issues in which h…
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December 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Trump urges Netanyahu to implement phase 2 of Gaza deal and halt killing of Hamas members as pardon prospects emerge
Transformed by the People: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s Road to Power in Syria
Reviewed by Usman Butt
Reviewed by Usman Butt
Transformed by the People: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s Road to Power in Syria
Ahmed Al-Sharaa has been in power in Syria for nearly 1-year. The lightening rebel offensive that brought down five decades of the dictatorial rule of the Assad family, was a shock to many. In Al-S…
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December 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Transformed by the People: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s Road to Power in Syria
Reviewed by Usman Butt
Reviewed by Usman Butt
Educators from around the world will gather in Istanbul for the fifth Education Summit on 5-6 December.
Organised by the Turkish Maarif Foundation, the Summit will convene under the theme “Healing the world through education.”
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Organised by the Turkish Maarif Foundation, the Summit will convene under the theme “Healing the world through education.”
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December 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Educators from around the world will gather in Istanbul for the fifth Education Summit on 5-6 December.
Organised by the Turkish Maarif Foundation, the Summit will convene under the theme “Healing the world through education.”
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Organised by the Turkish Maarif Foundation, the Summit will convene under the theme “Healing the world through education.”
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Gaza media office reports 257 journalists killed since start of Israeli genocide
Gaza media office reports 257 journalists killed since start of Israeli genocide
The Government Media Office in Gaza announced on Tuesday evening that the number of Palestinian journalists killed by Israeli army fire has risen to 257 since the beginning of the Israeli genocide …
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December 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Gaza media office reports 257 journalists killed since start of Israeli genocide
The sight of the Palestinian flag sweeping through London’s streets is no longer a sporadic gesture enabled merely by freedom of expression.
#OPINION by Adnan Hmidan
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#OPINION by Adnan Hmidan
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December 3, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The sight of the Palestinian flag sweeping through London’s streets is no longer a sporadic gesture enabled merely by freedom of expression.
#OPINION by Adnan Hmidan
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#OPINION by Adnan Hmidan
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UN General Assembly adopts resolution demanding that Israel withdraw from Syrian Golan to 1967 line
UN General Assembly adopts resolution demanding that Israel withdraw from Syrian Golan to 1967 line
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Tuesday that declares Israel’s continued occupation and de facto annexation of the Syrian Golan “illegal” and demands its withdrawal to the …
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December 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
UN General Assembly adopts resolution demanding that Israel withdraw from Syrian Golan to 1967 line
Israel builds new separation barrier, deepening isolation in Jordan Valley
Israel builds new separation barrier, deepening isolation in Jordan Valley
The Israeli army is building a new separation barrier deep inside the northern Jordan Valley, at least 12 kilometres west of the Jordanian border. The project is expected to separate Palestinian vi…
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December 3, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Israel builds new separation barrier, deepening isolation in Jordan Valley
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel expects Syria to establish a demilitarized buffer zone from Damascus to the occupied Golan Heights.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel expects Syria to establish a demilitarized buffer zone from Damascus to the occupied Golan Heights.
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When the Palestinian flag soars in London but fades across Arab horizons
by Adnan Hmidan
by Adnan Hmidan
When the Palestinian flag soars in London but fades across Arab horizons
The sight of the Palestinian flag sweeping through London’s streets is no longer a sporadic gesture enabled merely by freedom of expression. It has become a vivid expression of a global conscience …
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December 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
When the Palestinian flag soars in London but fades across Arab horizons
by Adnan Hmidan
by Adnan Hmidan
Germany on Tuesday called on Israel to abide by the ceasefire in Gaza and allow more humanitarian aid in the war-ravaged region.
“Israel, too, must adhere to the ceasefire and, in particular, facilitate even more humanitarian aid.
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“Israel, too, must adhere to the ceasefire and, in particular, facilitate even more humanitarian aid.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Germany on Tuesday called on Israel to abide by the ceasefire in Gaza and allow more humanitarian aid in the war-ravaged region.
“Israel, too, must adhere to the ceasefire and, in particular, facilitate even more humanitarian aid.
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“Israel, too, must adhere to the ceasefire and, in particular, facilitate even more humanitarian aid.
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AlArab in UK rally for Gaza: 300 orphans sponsored and “Arab Personality of the Year 2025” honoured
AlArab in UK rally for Gaza: 300 orphans sponsored and “Arab Personality of the Year 2025” honoured
AlArab in UK held its third annual conference in London this week, bringing together more than 240 prominent professionals, public figures and activists from across the United Kingdom. The event pl…
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December 3, 2025 at 8:14 AM
AlArab in UK rally for Gaza: 300 orphans sponsored and “Arab Personality of the Year 2025” honoured
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the National Journalists’ Union (SNJ) announced on Tuesday that they filed a complaint over restrictions on press freedom and alleged war crimes in the Palestinian territories.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the National Journalists’ Union (SNJ) announced on Tuesday that they filed a complaint over restrictions on press freedom and alleged war crimes in the Palestinian territories.
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The UN General Assembly passed two resolutions on Tuesday demanding Israel cease its illegal occupation of Palestinian and Syrian land.
December 3, 2025 at 7:14 AM
The UN General Assembly passed two resolutions on Tuesday demanding Israel cease its illegal occupation of Palestinian and Syrian land.
Israel frees 5 Gazan detainees after harsh imprisonment conditions
Israel frees 5 Gazan detainees after harsh imprisonment conditions
Israel released five Palestinian detainees from the Gaza Strip after months in detention, the Hamas-run Prisoners’ Information Office said Tuesday, Anadolu reports. The office said that the freed d…
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December 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Israel frees 5 Gazan detainees after harsh imprisonment conditions
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has strongly denied Israel’s accusations, calling them baseless and unsupported by any evidence.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has strongly denied Israel’s accusations, calling them baseless and unsupported by any evidence.
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Syria’s top diplomat meets US envoy amid efforts to calm tensions with Israel
Syria’s top diplomat meets US envoy amid efforts to calm tensions with Israel
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and US Special Envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack on Tuesday discussed regional developments and ways to enhance joint cooperation amid efforts by Washington to…
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December 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Syria’s top diplomat meets US envoy amid efforts to calm tensions with Israel
Mediators working to advance to 2nd phase of Gaza ceasefire deal: Qatar
Mediators working to advance to 2nd phase of Gaza ceasefire deal: Qatar
Qatar said Tuesday that mediators are working to advance to the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, Anadolu reports. “Mediation efforts are ongoing to ensure that…
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December 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Mediators working to advance to 2nd phase of Gaza ceasefire deal: Qatar
German court bars Muslim woman from serving as judge due to her headscarf
German court bars Muslim woman from serving as judge due to her headscarf
A German court has ruled that a Muslim woman cannot serve as a judge or prosecutor if she refuses to remove her headscarf during court proceedings, a decision critics call a violation of religious …
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December 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
German court bars Muslim woman from serving as judge due to her headscarf
A group of Palestinians, including children, who were detained during Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, were released on Tuesday, Dec. 2.
December 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A group of Palestinians, including children, who were detained during Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, were released on Tuesday, Dec. 2.
Israeli prime minister says he expects Syria ‘to establish demilitarized buffer zone up to Golan’
Israeli prime minister says he expects Syria ‘to establish demilitarized buffer zone up to Golan’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel expects Syria to establish a demilitarized buffer zone from Damascus to the occupied Golan Heights, Anadolu reports. Netanyahu mad…
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December 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Israeli prime minister says he expects Syria ‘to establish demilitarized buffer zone up to Golan’
Filipino seamen to return home from Oman after being released by Houthis: Foreign Ministry
Filipino seamen to return home from Oman after being released by Houthis: Foreign Ministry
The Philippines said on Tuesday that nine Filipino seamen will return home from Oman after being held hostage by the Houthis in the Red Sea, Anadolu reports. The Filipinos were taken hostage from a…
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December 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Filipino seamen to return home from Oman after being released by Houthis: Foreign Ministry