Activists say ICJ’s ruling will do little for Palestinians under occupation unless other states apply pressure to Israel to withdraw. Activists and legal experts in the West Bank say Friday’s ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which has found that Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories is unlawful, will do
Looming health disaster for displaced Palestinians living in tent camps, where sewage flows freely, contaminating water. Poliovirus has been detected in samples of sewage water in the densely populated Gaza Strip, placing “thousands” of Palestinians at risk of contracting the highly infectious disease that can cause paralysis. Gaza’s Ministry of Health
UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, has announced that the UK will lift the pause on funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) six months after halting it. In his first statement to members of parliament, the foreign secretary outlined that “the UK will release £21 million [$27
By Ragheema Mclean Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame is poised for a fourth term in office, with provisional results indicating he has secured more than 99 percent of the vote, as reported by electoral authorities. The 66-year-old has maintained power since the end of Rwanda’s genocide in 1994, running virtually unopposed
By Kouthar Sambo The Palestinian resistance group Hamas expressed its condemnation of the “blatant bias” towards the occupation. This comes after a Human Rights Watch report reflected a “lack of professionalism and credibility.” “After 285 days of continuous Zionist crimes against our Palestinian people, the likes of which modern history
By Kouthar Sambo Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame stands to be re-elected for a fourth term in office, securing more than 99% of the votes, based on reports from electoral authorities. This comes as Kagame served for three decades unopposed while the courts banned his most prominent critics. Despite allegations that
By Kouthar Sambo The Palestinian resistance group Hamas released the latest numbers on the most recent massacres executed by the Israeli occupation forces against Palestinians. “Over 320 martyrs and injured have reached hospitals in the past 48 hours with their bodies burned due to the use of internationally prohibited weapons
Sudanese political and civil forces have called for an end to the war in the country, more humanitarian aid to be allowed to be distributed, and the formation of an “interim, non-partisan” caretaker government. The call was made during the closing stage of meetings in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa,
The latest attack on a UN-run school in Nuseirat camp kills 17, wounds about 80. Israeli forces have attacked five separate schools in Gaza in just eight days, killing dozens of people sheltering in them, according to Palestinian officials, medics and rescuers. The latest attack on Sunday struck the United Nations-run
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
