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The story of a Palestinian refugee stuck in ICE detention is a tragic illustration of this absurdity.Earlier this week, 10 countries recognised Palestinian statehood. With them, the number of UN member states recognising Palestine as a state have reached 157 out of 193. This means the vast majority of the world accepts the Palestinians have a state. And yet they continue to be treated as if they do not, with many experiencing the soul-crushing reality of statelessness at borders and in immigration detention.As a freelance English-Arabic interpreter with Respond Crisis Translation, I frequently support asylum seekers in detention. I have…
Control over lucrative exports was a major point of contention between Baghdad and Kurdistan region, with a key pipeline to Turkiye shut since 2023.Iraq has resumed crude oil exports from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to Turkiye after an interim deal broke a two-and-a-half-year deadlock over legal and technical disputes.The resumption started at 6am local time (03:00 GMT), according to a statement from Iraq’s oil ministry on Saturday. “Operations started at a rapid pace and with complete smoothness without recording any significant technical problems,” the ministry said.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Is Turkiye Israel’s next target in the…
The E3 countries triggered the mechanism one month ago to reimpose sanctions, which come into effect on Sunday.Iran has recalled its envoys to the United Kingdom, France and Germany for consultations, according to state media, after the three European countries triggered a mechanism reinstating the United Nations’ sanctions on the Islamic Republic for the first time in a decade.“Following the irresponsible action of the three European countries to reinstate repealed UN Security Council resolutions, Iran’s ambassadors to Germany, France and the United Kingdom have been summoned to Tehran for consultations,” state news agency Tasnim and others reported on Saturday.Recommended Stories…
Pressure is growing on football’s governing bodies to take action against Israel’s national football team over the war on Gaza.Turkiye has become the first member of European football’s governing body, UEFA, to publicly call for Israel’s suspension from all football competitions, as pressure ramps up on the sport’s organising bodies to take action over the ongoing war on Gaza in advance of the World Cup 2026.Turkish Football Federation President Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu on Friday sent a letter to international football leaders urging that “it is now time for FIFA and UEFA to act” – referring to the world and European football…
Half of the victims on Friday died in Israeli air strikes in Gaza City, while 13 others were killed near GHF aid sites.Israel’s military has killed dozens more Palestinians across Gaza in its latest attacks, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to “finish the job” against Hamas during a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.Medical sources told media that 60 people were killed across the besieged and bombarded Palestinian territory on Friday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3As delegates walk out, Netanyahu tells UN Israel must ‘finish job’ in Gazalist 2 of 3‘Beyond humanity’:…
Security Council votes against delaying reimposition of UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme.The United Nations Security Council has voted against a resolution drafted by Russia and China to delay by six months the reimposition of sanctions on Iran.In a 4-9 vote, with two abstentions, world leaders on Friday opted to reimpose sanctions owing to Iran’s nuclear programme. The sanctions are set to snap back as of 8pm in New York on Saturday (00:00 GMT on Sunday).Russian and Chinese diplomats pushed for the Security Council to delay the return of sanctions, but they failed to sway enough of the…
Report exposes global firms profiting from Israel’s unlawful settlement enterprise in the occupied West Bank.The United Nations has released a report, revealing that more than 150 companies, including Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia and TripAdvisor, are profiting from Israel’s illegal settlement enterprise in the occupied West Bank.The UN human rights office on Friday updated its database, listing 158 firms operating inside settlements deemed unlawful by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Why has Microsoft cut Israel off from some of its services?list 2 of 3“Military-style injuries” seen on Gaza civilians unlike any other warlist 3…
Rosatom has agreed to build new reactors with total capacity of 5GW in the southern Hormozgan province.Tehran and Moscow have signed a $25bn deal to build four nuclear power reactors in southern Iran, according to Iranian state media.Friday’s announcement comes as the United Nations Security Council is expected to vote on a China- and Russia-backed resolution seeking delay, for at least six months, in the reimposition of international sanctions against Iran under the so-called “snapback mechanism” over its nuclear programme.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3‘Dead end’: Khamenei rules out talks with US over Iran’s nuclear programmelist 2…
Move follows news investigation in August revealing Israel was using Microsoft’s services to spy on Palestinians.Microsoft has announced that it has withdrawn some of its services from the Israeli army, following an investigation that raised concerns that Israel may be violating the company’s terms of service by using its artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services to spy on millions of Palestinians throughout Gaza and the West Bank.The decision on Thursday followed a joint investigation by the United Kingdom’s Guardian newspaper and Israeli publications +972 Magazine and Local Call, which revealed in August that the Israeli army was using Microsoft’s Azure…
UNSC resolution to delay action likely to fail; Iran warns deal with IAEA will be “terminated” if sanctions, due at midnight GMT, are reinstated.The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set for a vote that could open the way for the revival of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme.The UNSC will vote on Friday on a resolution proposed by Russia and China seeking a delay to reimposing the penalties. UN “snapback” sanctions are set to be triggered at 00:00 GMT on Saturday, after the United Kingdom, France and Germany accused Tehran of violating a 2015 deal aimed at preventing…