Jerusalem | AFP | – Amos Oz, who died of cancer Friday aged 79, was a celebrated Israeli novelist and passionate peace advocate whose stirring memoir “A Tale of Love and Darkness” became a worldwide bestseller. His daughter Fania Oz-Salzberger confirmed his death on Twitter, calling him “a wonderful family man, an author, a man […]
Israel Vows to Block Palestine Bid to Become Full UN Member
United Nations, NYC | AFP | – Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, has vowed to fight any bid by the Palestinians to seek full membership in the United Nations Israel has vowed to work with the United States to block a bid by the Palestinians for full membership in the United Nations, […]
Second Guatemalan Child dies Christmas Eve in US Border Protection Custody
By Maggy Donaldson | – Washington, DC | AFP | – An eight-year-old migrant from Guatemala died in US government custody on Tuesday, Customs and Border Protection said, the second child fatality in American detention this month. The boy, who was with his apprehended father, had been transferred to a New Mexico medical center showing […]
Abandoned by Trump, Syrian-Kurdish YPG Closes in on Last ISIL Bastions
Beirut, Lebanon | AFP | – Smoke billows after bombings near Hajin, in eastern Syria, on December 15, 2018 Kurdish-led forces made fresh gains against jihadists defending their eastern Syria stronghold Monday, forcing hundreds of people to flee the fighting, a war monitor said. The Syrian Democratic Forces, with aerial support from the US-led coalition, […]
Top 6 Players in Syria affected by US Departure
Beirut, Lebanon | AFP | – US President Donald Trump’s decision last week to pull troops out of Syria could have far-reaching repercussions for the multitude of parties involved in the conflict. Turkey After a call with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Trump appeared to be passing on responsibility for the fight against the […]
France’s Macron slams Trump as Unreliable Ally over Syria Withdrawal
N’Djamena, Chad | AFP | – French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday criticised US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American forces from Syria, saying “an ally must be reliable”. In a sign of the growing diplomatic rift between the two leaders, Macron said “I deeply regret the decision” by Trump to pull out US […]
Supreme Court Slaps down Trump Automatic Denial of Asylum to Migrants
Washington, DC | AFP | – The Supreme Court dealt President Donald Trump’s attempt to crack down on illegal immigration a blow Friday when it rejected a White House bid to implement his asylum ban on Central Americans. The high court declined to overturn a block placed by the San Francisco federal appeals court on […]
Tales of Displaced Yemenis: Two Camps, Same Tragedy
By Khaled Mohammed | – Khokha, Yemen | AFP | – More than two million Yemenis have been displaced by the conflict between the Saudi-backed government and Iran-aligned Huthi rebels For many families in Yemen, the war has not only stripped them of their livelihoods, homes and belongings but something far more valuable: their dignity. […]
Erdogan Vows to Destroy Leftist Kurdish YPG Militia – a US Ally – in Syria
By Ezzedine Said with Raziye Akkoc in Ankara Istanbul, Turkey | AFP | – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday vowed to drive out a US-backed Kurdish militia and jihadists from Syria as Kurdish forces there warned that any attack by Ankara could seriously undermine the fight against the Islamic State. Erdogan’s promise followed […]
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