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Israel Air Force commander threatens to bomb Arab countries

Israeli Air Force Commander Tomer Bar has stated that Tel Aviv had plans to launch attacks in Yemen. Bar shared that the Air Force, as a strategic arm of Tel Aviv, is ready and acting across the Middle East in every required arena and place, according to what the official Israel Broadcasting Authority reported. The Israeli military official’s statements came days after the Yemeni armed forces affiliated with the Houthi […]

today18 November 2023

Local

Cape Town rally calls to end Palestinian genocide

End the genocide. This was the call of thousands of people who took to the streets of Cape Town in support of the Palestinian people. The protest against Israel united Christians, Jews, and Muslims… The call for a free Palestine also united the African National Congress (ANC), Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), National Freedom Party (NFP) and Al Jama-ah. They all condemned Israel for its war on Palestine. Demands included an immediate […]

today12 November 2023

International

Istanbul bombing: Syrians in Turkey fear more animosity after attack

INTERNATIONAL As Istanbul's central shopping district of Taksim recovers from the weekend attack that killed six people and wounded dozens more, Turkey's Syrian community finds itself in the spotlight, fearing a backlash. Turkish authorities have arrested Ahlam Albashir, a Syrian national the police say confessed to being trained by the armed wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). A further 46 people have been arrested over Sunday's attack. The PKK on Monday denied responsibility for the […]

today18 November 2022

Local

MJCSA condemns bomb attack in Istanbul, calls for justice

LOCAL The MJC SA has expressed its support for Turkiye following a deadly explosion in the capital of Istanbul this weekend. Reports indicate that a suspect has been arrested, after a bomb went off in a busy street, claiming at least six lives and wounding over 80 others. In a statement, the MJC condemned the bomb attack and extended condolences for victims and prayers for the wounded. The council further […]

today14 November 2022

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Turkey: At least six killed and 81 wounded after central Istanbul explosion

INTERNATIONAL At least six people were killed and 81 wounded, including two critically, after an explosion hit Istiklal Avenue in the historic Beyoglu district in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday, Vice President Fuat Oktay said. "We consider it to be a terrorist act as a result of a female attacker, detonating the bomb," Oktay said. In earlier remarks on Sunday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking to reporters ahead of his departure to the G20 summit in […]

today14 November 2022

International

Qatar to rebuild Gaza homes destroyed by Israel offensive

Qatar has accepted Hamas's request to rebuild Palestinian homes destroyed by the Israeli occupation during the latest three-day offensive on the besieged Gaza Strip. In a statement, Hamas disclosed that Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad Bin Abdul-Rahman told Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh that Qatar accepted his request to rebuild the destroyed homes. The Qatari prime minister told Haniyeh that his country would carry out the reconstruction via the Qatar Committee […]

today13 August 2022

International

Israel dredges up details of Iranian drones ferrying arms to Gaza

In what appears to be an attempt to apply pressure on its Western allies, Israel has dredged up details of a military operation a year after it happened, claiming that it had intercepted Iranian drones carrying firearms and ammunition to the Gaza Strip. Israeli military aircraft reportedly intercepted two Iranian drones en route to the besieged enclave in March last year, an official spokesperson for the occupation army said yesterday. […]

today8 March 2022

International News

Iraq: 17 military personnel killed in multiple night-time raids

Eighteen Iraqis, the majority military personnel, were killed overnight Friday to Saturday in separate attacks by militants, mainly in the greater Baghdad area, security sources told AFP. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, but they were in line with the modus operandi of the Islamic State (IS) group, which still has sleeper cells in Iraq despite its territorial defeat in 2017. One attack targetted troops in […]

today2 May 2021

News

Authorities still to confirm status of suspected Verulam mosque bomb

Authorities are yet to confirm the status of a suspected Verulam mosque bomb. A device resembling what appears to be a bomb was found in the Imam Hussein mosque, in Kwazulu-Natal yesterday evening. The discovery came just hours after Police Minister, Bheki Cele, visited the mosque.  This after the mosque was attacked leaving one dead last week. Reaction Unit South Africa was alerted to a suspicious device at 18h49 on […]

today14 May 2018

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