World News in Brief: Israeli settlement plan condemned, abductions in northern Nigeria, alarm over...
In a statement, Tor Wennesland reminded that all Israeli settlements the Occupied Palestinian Territory are illegal under international law.
Permits for the new dwellings were...
Paris Police Clear Gaza Protesters at Sorbonne University
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
Police moved in to clear dozens of protesters who had set up tents in a courtyard at the Sorbonne University in...
News in Brief 4 January 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Gaza crisis deepens as UN aid convoys face delays and obstaclesAmid reports of continued Israeli...
Anti-Israel Faculty Target University Presidents With New Tactic in Bid to Oust Them Over...
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
Anti-Israel faculty have been increasingly using a new tactic to push to terminate university presidents who punished students and requested police...
News in Brief 14 March 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.
Gaza: Aid missions under constant threat, warns UN aid chief
Desperately needed aid operations in Gaza...
Nigerian state cracks whip on cyber crime
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
...
‘Thank God we’re still alive’: UNRWA staffers keep working under fire |
The Spokesperson for the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) in Gaza has seen his own home partially destroyed and family members injured as Israel...
Kenya to establish ‘revolutionary’ data centre for Africa
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
...
Harvard Law School Passes Resolution Accusing Israel of Genocide, Calling for Divestment
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
The Harvard Law School (HLS) Student Government has passed a divestment resolution that falsely accuses Israel of genocide and ethnic cleansing...
“It Would Be an Unprecedented Antisemitic Hate Crime,” says Netanyahu
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
i24 News – Prosecutors from the International Criminal Court (ICC) have reportedly initiated interviews with staff from Gaza’s major hospitals as...
IDF Targets PIJ HQ Positioned in Courtyard of Shifa Hospital
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
i24 News – The IDF confirms that it targeted a command center belonging to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, situated within the...
Gaza: ‘Somehow their nightmare has just got that much worse’ |
Saying nowhere is safe in Gaza is not a cliché, according to UNICEF’s James Elder, speaking to UN News from Rafah in southern Gaza.“That’s...
UN launches investigation into Lebanon explosion that injured peacekeepers
In a statement released on Saturday, UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti, said that the casualties – three military observers from the UN Truce Supervision Organization...
UN agencies warn of imminent starvation risk in Sudan’s Darfur region
Since fighting erupted last April between rival militaries, Sudan has witnessed shocking levels of violence, plunging the country into a devastating humanitarian and protection...
Nigeria dispels attempts of a coup
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
...
Dell reports massive uptake of GenAI
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
...
Pro-Hamas Mob Tries to Breach Hotel in Greece, Police Protect Israeli Tourists Forced to...
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
A mob of pro-Hamas demonstrators attempted to break into a hotel where Israeli tourists were staying in Athens, according to media...
US, 17 Other Countries Urge Hamas to Release Hostages, End Gaza Crisis
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
The United States and 17 other countries on Thursday issued an appeal for Hamas to release all of its hostages as a pathway to end the crisis in Gaza, but the Palestinian terrorist group vowed not...
Israeli-Turkish Relations Nosedive Again Following Erdogan’s Threat to ‘Send Netanyahu to Allah’
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
Turkey’s foreign ministry issued a furious condemnation of Israel on Friday as it responded to a dressing-down of Ankara’s ambassador in...
Lebanon’s Precarious Sectarian Balance Tipping Amid Hezbollah-Israeli War
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
As the Lebanese Christian village of Rmeish marks its first Easter since the Gaza war erupted, residents say a parallel confrontation...
Sudan: Security Council members call for immediate halt to military escalation in El Fasher
The call comes amid reports of an imminent offensive by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allied militia against the city, which could...
Egypt Frees Last of Al Jazeera Journalists It Had Detained
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
Egypt has freed the last two Al Jazeera journalists who remained in detention in the North African country following a thaw...
Gaza: No chance of pre-positioning aid ahead of Rafah invasion |
UN News: We will have to start with the reports emerging about Israel's troop withdrawal from southern Gaza. What's your comment on that?Jamie McGoldrick:...
Rosatom discussed the BRICS energy transition skills at the Africa Energy Indaba 2024
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
...
