Gaza: Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, has reiterated that banning the flow of life-saving humanitarian aid to Gaza is a collective punishment for the Gazans, as civilian women, children, and men account for the vast majority of the Strip. According to Qatar News Agency, Lazzarini posted

Jerusalem: Israeli occupation forces arrested 13 Palestinians on Sunday from Jenin, Qalqilya, Nablus, and Ramallah in the West Bank. According to Qatar News Agency, the arrests included five people from Qalqilya, four from Nablus, three from Ramallah, and one from Jenin. The arrests were carried out by raiding and searching homes. In the same context, occupation forces continue to forcibly

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the double standards of human rights and freedoms advocates in Western countries, who preach these values to the world but remain silent on the genocide and killing of children in Gaza by the Israeli entity. According to Qatar News Agency, Turkiye is conducting multi-faceted diplomatic efforts to reestablish a ceasefire and to end

Doha: Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre met Sunday with African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Yusuf, who is visiting Somalia. According to Qatar News Agency, the two sides discussed enhancing cooperation between Somalia and the African Union, particularly in the areas of security, counterterrorism, and the role of the new African Union mission in the country. The Somali

Doha: An earthquake measuring 4.5 magnitude on the Richter scale struck on Sunday the south of the Kermadec Islands, off the coast of New Zealand. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 309.2 km, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. According to Qatar News Agency, there are no reports of casualties or material damage due to the earthquake. The

Caracas: Venezuela announced an agreement with the United States to resume flights of Venezuelan migrants, days after the controversial deportation of Venezuelan migrants accused of belonging to a criminal gang to El Salvador. “We have agreed with the US government to resume the repatriation of Venezuelan migrants with an initial flight tomorrow, Sunday,” said President of Venezuela’s Assembly and chief