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ALU chief condemns Ben Gvir's storming of Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2025-05-27 17:52:18 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:11196675

CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Arab Lawyers Union (ALU) Mekkaoui Benaissa has strongly condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and hundreds of settlers, and the raising of the ....

CCCM Cluster decries attacks on displacement sites in Gaza

Date: 2025-05-27 17:11:39 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:11196463

GENEVA/GAZA CITY, May 27 (MENA) - The Global Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster said it is deeply alarmed by the escalating humanitarian crisis resulting from the renewed Israeli military offensive across the Gaza Strip, which has ....

UN agencies doubt reports on Gaza aid delivery

Date: 2025-05-27 14:19:52 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:11196191

LONDON, May 27 (MENA) - UN agencies said they are unsure how much aid has been delivered inside Gaza by an Israeli-backed logistics group, said the Guardian newspaper. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), an Israeli-backed logistics group, ....

FAO: Less than 5% of Gaza cropland available for cultivation

Date: 2025-05-27 07:20:09 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:11195455

NEW YORK, May 27 (MENA) - Less than five percent of the Gaza Strip’s cropland area remains available for cultivation, according to the latest geospatial assessment carried out by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and ....

UK must impose sanctions on Israel to meet legal obligations, say more than 800 lawyers

Date: 2025-05-27 07:10:26 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:11195435

LONDON, May 27 (MENA) - The UK must impose sanctions on the Israeli government and its ministers and also consider suspending it from the UN to meet its “fundamental international legal obligations”, more than 800 lawyers, academics and retired ....

Israel intercepts ballistic missile launched from Yemen

Date: 2025-05-27 06:16:07 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:5 - ID:11195345

GAZA CITY, May 27 (MENA) - A ballistic missile launched at Israel from Yemen a short Tuesday was intercepted by air defenses, marking the second such incident in hours. No sirens were activated “according to protocol,” as no towns were under any ....

Colombia appoints first ambassador to Palestine

Date: 2025-05-27 05:25:00 GMT - Colombia - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:11195305

BOGOTA, May 27 (MENA) - Colombia announced on Tuesday appointing its first ambassador to the Palestinian state. Colombia has appointed Jorge Ivan Ospina, the former mayor of Cali and a close associate of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, as the ....

Over 80 Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes since dawn Monday

Date: 2025-05-26 22:00:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:11195244

GAZA CITY, May 26 (MENA) - Two Palestinians were killed and others injured on Monday evening after Israeli occupation troops bombarded several areas in the Gaza Strip, WAFA reported. A Palestinian citizen was killed and some others injured by ....

Arab Parliament speaker strongly condemns continued Israeli escalation against Palestinians

Date: 2025-05-26 20:42:14 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:11195219

CAIRO, May 26 (MENA) - Arab Parliament Speaker Mohammed Al-Yamahi has expressed his strong condemnation of the continued escalation by the Israeli occupying entity against unarmed Palestinian people, accompanied by horrific massacres, crimes of ....

Environment min.: Arab, African priorities right in heart of new mission at CEDARE

Date: 2025-05-26 17:02:33 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:11194986

CAIRO, May 26 (MENA) - Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees and Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad participated in the 18th meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Center for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE) at ....