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Observers condemn Israeli army’s killing of two Palestinian men in northern West Bank as ‘shocking crime’.Israeli soldiers have shot and killed two Palestinian men during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin as the pair attempted to surrender to the military, according to video footage and witness accounts from the scene.media’s Nour Odeh said journalists in Jenin reported on Thursday that the two men had “pulled their shirts up, showing that they were unarmed” before the military ordered them to go back into a building that they had been holed up in.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist…

Sonia Dahmani, arrested in 2024 after questioning government policy on African refugees and migrants, says she hopes her release will mark end of ‘nightmare’ for herself and other prisoners.Tunisia has freed prominent lawyer Sonia Dahmani, a vocal critic of President Kais Saied, after a year and a half in prison.Dahmani, who is also a media commentator, is widely seen as a leading dissenting voice in Tunisia, and her arrest prompted local protests demanding her release and international criticism.She was convicted over comments during a television appearance that questioned the government’s stance on undocumented African refugees and migrants in Tunisia. When…

Advocates say the 16-year-old’s health had been in decline since his arrest in February for allegedly throwing rocks.Israeli authorities have freed Palestinian American teenager Mohammed Ibrahim after more than nine months of detention, in a case that advocates say embodies Israeli abuses against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.Mohammed’s release on Thursday came after a months-long pressure campaign from United States lawmakers and civil rights groups.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Cold cells, meagre meals: Palestinian American boy suffers in Israeli jaillist 2 of 3US activist from Gaza flotilla alleges ‘psychological torture’ by Israellist 3 of 3Family demands…

Critics worry that the creation of ‘alternative safe communities’ may tip the enclave into permanent division.The United States Department of State has backed plans to establish what it calls “alternative safe communities” (ASC) in Gaza, part of a US-Israeli plan that would appear to divide the Palestinian enclave into two.A State Department spokesperson confirmed to media that it supported the ASC “approach”, saying it was “seen as the most effective way to achieve” the goal of “moving people into safe accommodations as quickly as possible”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4What’s the price tag on Israel’s propaganda machine?list…

Humanitarian group says at least 400 children reached Tawila without their parents after Rapid Support Forces’ advance.Hundreds of Sudanese children have arrived in the town of Tawila in Sudan’s western Darfur region without their parents since the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized control of the city of el-Fasher last month, a humanitarian group says.The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said on Thursday that at least 400 unaccompanied children had arrived in Tawila but that the real number was likely much higher.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Sudan’s RSF committing war crimes in Darfur, says Amnestylist 2 of 3US…

The vote is carefully managed from start to finish so that only one outcome is possible: a longer lease on power for el-Sisi.It is difficult to overstate the importance of Egypt’s ongoing House of Representatives elections.The voting results will not only decide the composition of the next parliament but will also determine whether, and for how long, the rule of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will be extended.The vote comes amid an economic crisis and growing public frustration, raising the stakes for a president desperate to secure his long-term political survival.El-Sisi came to power following a 2013 military coup, quickly consolidating…

Photographer Yasin Akgul says he will continue on his path ‘with even more reporting’ following his acquittal.A Turkish court has acquitted four journalists accused of taking part in an allegedly unlawful demonstration they were covering in Istanbul earlier this year.The ruling was issued on Thursday morning after the court found no evidence that the media workers – a photographer with the AFP news agency and three local journalists – had committed any offence, according to AFP and local media reports.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3‘Enough repression’: Thousands of Tunisians protest against Kais Saiedlist 2 of 3Associated Press,…

Trump’s break with Marjorie Taylor Greene exposes a deeper struggle inside the American right over what ‘America First’ truly means.When Donald Trump withdrew his endorsement of Marjorie Taylor Greene, the far-right Georgia congresswoman who rose to prominence as one of his most loyal allies, on November 15, many dismissed it as just another episode of political theatre. But the moment marks something far more significant than a personal falling-out. It reveals a deepening civil war inside the Republican Party over who will lead the conservative movement after Trump, and over what “America First” should really mean.The dividing issue is no longer…

Key scheduling, venue and start times before the Arab world’s biggest football competition begins on December 1. The 11th FIFA Arab Cup is hosted by Qatar and kicks off in the capital, Doha, on Monday. Tunisia will face Syria, and Qatar will host Palestine on the opening day of the tournament. The final will take place at the iconic 89,000-seat Lusail Stadium on December 18. A total of six venues have been selected, all of which were used during the 2022 World Cup. The 16 participating teams will be divided into four groups, with 32 matches in total. The group…

There is ‘no evidence’ that Israel’s genocidal intent has changed, says the rights group.Rights group Amnesty International has warned that “Israeli authorities are still committing genocide” in Gaza in spite of the declared ceasefire, including by waging fresh attacks and curbing critical aid access.Israel has repeatedly violated the ceasefire deal, more than 500 times in seven weeks, that was meant to end its genocidal war on the devastated enclave that has killed nearly 70,000 Palestinians.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Powerful storms, floods bring new challenges to Palestinians in Gazalist 2 of 3Video: Popemobile converted into clinic to…