GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP – Israeli gunfire on Saturday wounded 24 Palestinians, including a 13-year-old boy who was shot in the head, health officials said. An Israeli policeman was critically wounded by Palestinian gunfire during the clashes along Gaza’s border …
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Taliban Days From ‘Inclusive Islamic’ Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD – A week after retaking power in Afghanistan through stunning military victories, leaders of the Taliban insurgency are still conducting internal talks and meetings with former rivals on forming what they have promised will be an “inclusive Islamic government.”…
Read moreUS Embassy Tells Americans: Do Not Go to Kabul Airport
The U.S. Embassy in Kabul issued a new security warning Saturday advising Americans not to go to the airport without “individual instructions from a U.S. government representative,” noting possible security threats posed by the Islamic State outside the airport gates.…
Read moreAfghans Evacuated to Qatar Speak of Despair, Uncertainty
DOHA, QATAR – Afghans who fled their country this week have spoken about their despair at leaving loved ones behind and the uncertain future ahead of them after the Taliban’s rapid takeover.
The Taliban advance has led to a mass …
Read moreOn the anniversary of Al-Aqsa Mosque arson, Presidency demands international protection of holy sites
RAMALLAH, Saturday, Marking the 52nd anniversary of the arson attack on the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Presidency of Palestine called today upon the international community to provide protection from the holy sites in occupied Jerusalem.
It said in a press release …
Read moreIsraeli soldiers attack Palestinian technicians while surveying land in south of West Bank
HEBRON, Saturday, Israeli soldiers today attacked a team of Palestinian technicians from the Land Settlement Authority while they were surveying land in Masafer Yatta in the south of the occupied West Bank, according to a local activist.
Fouad al-Imour, from …
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