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For the volunteers on one boat trying to reach Gaza, crew duties and history lessons, hope and anxiety coexist.With the Global Sumud Flotilla en route to Gaza, Colombian journalist Mauricio Morales, who has been covering the flotilla’s journey for media, describes a typical day at sea for the two dozen or so volunteers on board his boat.7amPeople begin to stir, grab their phones, and scroll for news. Most boats have a Wi-Fi connection: a lifeline for the volunteers and the mission.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Gaza humanitarian flotilla departs Barcelona to break Israeli siegelist 2 of 4The…
Aid from the kingdom’s charity KSRelief will also help rebuild dozens of schools and bakeries throughout Syria.Saudi Arabia has announced a new project to help with clearing rubble and doing reconstruction in Syria’s capital, Damascus, deepening the kingdom’s ties with the new authorities in Syria.The state-backed King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre charity (KSRelief) said on Sunday that it would provide an aid package that would help clear an estimated 75,000 cubic metres of rubble from the capital and its surroundings.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israel launches new operations in Syria after strike kills soldierslist 2…
Yemeni group vows to ‘escalate’ attacks, warning that Israeli airports ‘are unsafe’ and will continue to be targeted.Yemen’s Houthi group has claimed responsibility for a drone strike against Israel’s Ramon Airport near the Red Sea city of Eilat that injured two people.The attack on Sunday, which targeted the arrivals hall, had halted operations at the airport for around two hours.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Yemen’s Houthi leader condemns Israel’s ‘record of terror’ after killingslist 2 of 4Israel threatens to unleash biblical plagues on Yemen’s Houthislist 3 of 4Big dreams but no protein shake: Yemeni bodybuilder fighting to…
Two Palestinians are injured as settlers target homes while Israel’s national security minister participates in storming of occupied West Bank town of Umm al-Fahm.Israeli settlers have assaulted a Bedouin family near the village of Taybeh, east of Ramallah, while Israeli forces continue to carry out raids and arrests across the occupied West Bank amid the relentless pounding of the Gaza Strip.Settlers also opened fire on a group of Palestinians and their property in an attack in the town of Sinjil, northeast of Ramallah, with Wafa news agency reporting that the attack took place as Palestinians were trying to prevent a…
We sail to sustain hope. To lose hope is to give up on the people of Gaza and surrender them to an evil regime.Food. Medication. Shelter. Freedom of movement. Water. Air.Six basics for the survival of any human being and yet, for the past 23 months, we have watched with horror as apartheid Israel, backed by some of the most powerful governments in the world, has robbed the people of Gaza of these basic necessities for survival.Together with many in the world, we have marched, spoken up, boycotted – reflecting the sentiments of the global majority. But this has not…
Microsoft warns customers of ‘increased latency’ in connectivity and says efforts are under way to resolve the issue.Internet disruptions have been reported in the Middle East and South Asia after multiple undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea, tech giant Microsoft, which has been criticised for its links to Israel as its war on Gaza rages on, said in a statement.The statement on Sunday did not give further details about what caused the cuts.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemslist 1 of 2Microsoft fires four workers over protests against firm’s ties to Israellist 2 of 2Conflicts trigger globe’s highest rate of…
Director Ben Hania pays tribute to slain five-year old Palestinian girl, calls for accountability for Israeli killings.A harrowing docudrama about Israel’s killing of a five-year-old Palestinian girl during its ongoing war on Gaza has won the Silver Lion prize at the Venice Film Festival.The Voice of Hind Rajab, by French-Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania, came in second on Saturday to the movie Father Mother Sister Brother by United States indie director Jim Jarmusch.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israeli tank fired at Hind Rajab family car from metres away: Investigationlist 2 of 3‘The Night Won’t End’: Biden’s War…
The Israeli army is systematically destroying remaining infrastructure as it moves to seize Gaza’s largest urban centre.The Israeli army has bombed another high-rise in Gaza City after telling Palestinian residents to evacuate or face being killed amid its ongoing siege and imposed mass starvation in the enclave.The Israeli military designated more high-rise towers as targets in a map released on Saturday. Shortly after releasing the map, it bombed the 15-storey Soussi Tower, which is located opposite a building belonging to the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of…
The government’s push for a public music event generates heated political interpretations over its intentions.Tehran, Iran – By now, a celebrated Iranian singer was supposed to have performed a mega-concert at Tehran’s iconic Azadi Tower in a state-organised demonstration of national unity after the 12-day war with Israel.But the much-hyped late Friday public concert by 50-year-old Homayoun Shajarian, a traditional vocalist and son of legendary Mohammad Reza Shajarian, was cancelled by the authorities after days of speculation.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Iran’s currency hits new low as ‘snapback’ looms over nuclear programmelist 2 of 4Iran arrests eight…
Activists want to end Israel’s blockade of Gaza and expect to set sail on Sunday when the flotilla from Spain arrives.Tunis, Tunisia – At 61 Station Street, downtown Tunis, volunteers are busy receiving and documenting donations for the Maghreb Sumud Flotilla – one of four organising groups of the Global Sumud Flotilla, aiming to break Israel’s siege on Gaza.The initial plan was for the boats to set sail from Tunis on Thursday. But the Tunisian boats will have to wait until the Spanish flotilla – led by, among others, the Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg – that set off from…