SANAA: The death toll from floods and heavy rains in western Yemen’s Al-Hudaydah province has risen to 84, with 25 others injured, the Houthi group said on Friday. “The number of victims of floods and heavy rains that Al-Hudaydah province has witnessed since the beginning of August has risen to 84 deaths and 25 injuries,” the Houthi-affiliated Saba News Agency reported, citing a province emergency committee statement. It added that the floods reached the northern entry point of Al-Hudaydah city, flooded hundreds of houses, caused severe damage to infrastructure and agricultural lands, and washed away a number of city roads.…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
The Taliban government’s morality police said it would not cooperate with the United Nation’s mission in Afghanistan, calling it “an opposing side”. It comes after the UN mission, known as UNAMA, warned that a new morality law cementing policies that restrict women’s lives would damage prospects for engagement with the international community. “Due to its continued propaganda, effective from now, the PVPV (the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice) will not provide any support or cooperation with UNAMA, which will be considered as an opposing side,” the ministry said in a statement on social media…
GAZA CITY: The Israeli army killed 12 Palestinians in a series of raids across the Gaza Strip, with more bodies being recovered from areas previously vacated by Israeli forces. Palestinian Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal stated that six Palestinians were killed in two Israeli airstrikes in Jabalia, northern Gaza, including one targeting a gathering of people. In the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of northwestern Gaza City, another Palestinian was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a residential home, according to the statement. In central Gaza, two Palestinians were killed in airstrikes on a home in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp and on…
ISTANBUL: The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories on Friday sharply criticized Israel for attempting to justify its military offensive in the occupied West Bank, saying Tel Aviv cannot claim self-defense for its occupation and actions in the region. Since early Wednesday, the Israeli army has been conducting a large-scale and ongoing military offensive in the cities of Tulkarm, Jenin, and Tubas in the northern West Bank, which is the most extensive since 2002. As of Friday afternoon, at least 19 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli military assaults. “Israel claims that what it is doing in…
A Russian guided bomb attack on Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv hit a residential building and a playground on Friday, killing seven people and injuring at least 77 more, local authorities said. Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said a 14-year-old girl was among the dead. Ihor Terekhov, the city’s mayor, had earlier said on Telegram that one child was killed in the playground. The 12-storey apartment block caught fire as a result of the strike, the mayor said. The death toll from the attack climbed to seven when a woman’s body was recovered from the rubble, he added in a later…
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) chief on Friday said that the time agreed on for a polio vaccination campaign in Gaza is “unlikely to be enough” to achieve adequate coverage. The polio vaccination campaign for children under 10 will begin in Gaza on Sunday and will last three days in each zone: central, south and north of Gaza – where humanitarian pauses will take place during the distribution. “Due to insecurity, damage to roads and infrastructure, and population movement and displacement, three days in each area is unlikely to be enough to achieve adequate coverage,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told…
WASHINGTON: An Israeli air strike on an aid convoy carrying food and fuel to a Gaza hospital killed four Palestinians on Thursday, US-based aid group Anera said as Israel claimed they were “armed assailants,” which the group denied. The four Palestinians were in the lead vehicle of an Anera aid convoy bound for the Emirati Red Crescent Hospital in Rafah in southern Gaza, the aid group said in a statement on Friday. Soon after the convoy left the Israel-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza, four Palestinians from the community “took control of the leading vehicle, citing concern that the route was unsafe…
WASHINGTON: Kamala Harris’ strong support for Israel as it continues its war in Gaza is fueling calls for a fresh round of protests at campaign stops, universities and public events in the weeks ahead, activists told Reuters, describing what they said was her failure to listen to pro-Palestinian voices. Arab Americans, Muslims and their allies, shut out of a Democratic National Convention speaking slot in Chicago, plan to show up in force during Harris’ debate against Donald Trump in Philadelphia on Sept. 10 and in major cities and college campuses on the Oct. 7 anniversary. On Thursday, they interrupted Harris’…
Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, is likely to secure a substantial share of the Muslim vote in the upcoming election, according to a recent survey by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). The survey, conducted between 25 and 27 August, shows that Harris could receive 29.4% of the Muslim vote. However, the survey also suggests a tight race with Green Party candidate Jill Stein, who is expected to garner 29.1% of the Muslim vote. Despite Harris’s growing support within the Muslim community, 16.5% of Muslim voters remain undecided on their preferred candidate. The survey reflects a significant shift in…
WASHINGTON: Kamala Harris’ unwavering support for Israel as it continues its military campaign in Gaza is igniting calls for renewed protests at her campaign events, universities, and public gatherings. Activists told Reuters that Harris is disregarding pro-Palestinian perspectives, further fuelling discontent among these groups. Arab Americans, Muslims, and their allies, who were denied a speaking platform at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, plan to stage protests during Harris’ debate against Donald Trump in Philadelphia on September 10. Additionally, demonstrations are expected across major cities and university campuses on October 7, marking the anniversary of the Hamas attack. On…
