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Palestinian resistance group Hamas condemns Israel’s bomging of UNRWA premises which houses displaced Palestinians

By Kouthar Sambo The Palestinian resistance group Hamas said the ongoing targeting of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) premises for Palestine Refugees is a direct reflection of Israel's disregard for international law. This comes after the Israeli occupation forces bombed a school in the Beach refugee camp in western Gaza City on Friday, leaving martyrs and wounded among the displaced Palestinians. "Since the beginning of its aggression, the […]

8 June 2024

International

“Israel has consistently been bombing Rafah throughout February, March, and April, and dozens of people are killed at one time”

By Kouthar Sambo Israel’s relentless bombardment has shown complete disregard for international law. This comes after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled for Israel to withdraw its military from Rafah. Israel responded to this ruling by launching a massacre resulting in numerous casualties on Sunday evening, followed by another massacre on Tuesday when the Israeli military injured scores of innocent civilians at a displacement encampment in the city. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive show […]

28 May 2024

International

“This is not an aid package but a war package”

By Kouthar Sambo Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have thanked the United States (US) lawmakers after they voted in favour of new aid packages for their countries worth billions of dollars and Africa receiving little aid. Speaking on VOC's Drive Time on Wednesday, International Relations Expert Donovan Williams said the United States (US) cannot even afford to take care of its own poor. "This is not […]

25 April 2024

International

US envoy hints at disagreement with Israel over timing to scale down war

The United States hinted, on Friday, at disagreement with Israel over how quickly to scale down the war in Gaza, with President Joe Biden’s national security adviser saying such timing was now the subject of “intensive discussion” between the allies, Reuters reports. With intense ground fighting having expanded this month across the length of the Gaza Strip and aid organisations warning of a humanitarian catastrophe, Biden said at the start of the week that […]

16 December 2023

International

Hamas refutes claims of using Al-Shifa Hospital for military purposes

By Kouthar Sambo "The Pentagon just claimed that Hamas used Al-Shifa Hospital for military purposes but has yet to give the exact location or time of the so-called use." This is according to the Resistance Movement, Hamas. The US State Department also alleged that Hamas used hospitals and schools as military sites, expressed Hamas, but the claims have not gone unnoticed by the movement. "That these claims are a repetition […]

17 November 2023

Local

The rand takes an all time hit since the Lady R incident

By Kouthar Sambo The Lady R case has impacted the country’s economy since the announcement by US Ambassador to South Africa Rueben Brigety claimed in May that South Africa supplied Russia with arms in December through the Lady R cargo vessel. The incident resulted in the rand taking a significant hit. While it may have recovered weeks later, recent reports indicated that the matter had not been entirely resolved since […]

5 October 2023

International

US slams murder of Palestinian by Israel settlers as ‘terrorism’

Washington has condemned as "terrorism" the killing of a Palestinian by suspected Jewish settlers, in language that appears to reflect US frustration with surging violence in the occupied West Bank under Israel's hard-right government, Reuters reported. Israeli police detained two settlers following Friday's attack near the village of Burqa. According to Palestinians, they were part of a group that threw rocks, torched cars and, when confronted by villagers, shot a 19-year-old dead and wounded […]

7 August 2023

International

US: First Muslim woman confirmed as federal judge

The US Senate has officially confirmed Nusrat Choudhury as a federal judge, making history as the first Muslim woman and the first Bangladeshi American to join the federal judicial bench. The 50-49 vote took place on Thursday and passed along party lines. Choudhury will assume her lifetime appointment in Brooklyn Federal Court in New York. She will be the second Muslim judge on the federal bench, after Zahid Quraishi, a […]

17 June 2023

International

UAE withdraws from US-led maritime coalition

The UAE said Wednesday it had exited a US-led multinational security force that protects shipping in the Gulf, in a high-profile sign of the ongoing rift between Washington and a key Middle East security partner. “As a result of our ongoing evaluation of effective security cooperation with all partners, two months ago, the UAE withdrew its participation in the Combined Maritime Forces,” the Emirati Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday. The statement was […]

1 June 2023

US

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