This was among the conclusions listed in the report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, released on Wednesday. “Amid months of losses and despair, retribution and atrocities, the only tangible result has been compounding the immense suffering of both Palestinians and Israelis, with civilians,…
Dr. Adnan Al Bursh, 50, the head of the orthopaedic department at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, died on April 19, 2024, in Ofer prison, a detention facility in the West Bank. His body has not yet been released by Israeli authorities. Before his death, he had reportedly been beaten in prison, with his body…
The Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence requires media, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other nonprofits to register as “pursuing the interests of a foreign power” if they receive more than 20 per cent of their funding from abroad. It was adopted on Tuesday. The adoption has sparked protests in the capital, Tbilisi, and has been…
Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini briefed journalists in New York a day after the independent review panel published its findings. Former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna spearheaded the report, which found that UNRWA has put in place a large number of mechanisms and procedures to ensure its commitment to the principle of neutrality and outlines some 50…
Appointed by the Secretary-General in early February following Israeli allegations that 12 UNRWA employees were involved in the Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel in October, the group also aims to meet Palestinian Authority officials and may request a visit to Gaza, said its chair, former French former minister Catherine Colonna, who spoke outside the Security Council after…
Mir Asim Kurd Gallo Shahbaz Sharif announced joining the party in a meeting—Photo: Screengrab Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League (N) has increased the number of seats in the Balochistan Assembly where the member Mir Asim Kurd Gilo who was elected as an independent from Constituency PB-12 Kuchi Bolan announced his participation in the meeting with Shahbaz…
Speaking exclusively to UN News, she said her office had raised repeated concerns over the past months, among them, over Mr. Navalny’s deteriorating health. Arrested in 2021, the 47-year-old anti-corruption activist was serving multiple sentences on charges, including extremism. “It’s very shocking that this happened today less than a month before the Russian presidential election,…
Independent Members of Punjab Assembly met Shehbaz Sharif – Photo: Screen grab Lahore: Members elected as independent members from various constituencies of Punjab Assembly are continuing to join Pakistan Muslim League (N) and another 4 independent members announced their joining the party after meeting President Muslim League (N) Shehbaz Sharif. Among the 4 members who…
Lahore: Former Prime Minister and President of Pakistan Muslim League (N) Shehbaz Sharif says that it is a constitutional requirement that whoever has the majority should form the government and if independent candidates show majority, we will sit in the opposition with great enthusiasm. Shahbaz Sharif, while holding a news conference at the Party Secretariat…
Lahore: The PML-N started contacting independent members for government formation in the Federation and Punjab. After the results of the general elections, where the Muslim League-N is contacting other political parties to form the government, there are also contacts with independent members to form the government in the Federation and Punjab. Party sources say that…
