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Italian Cultural Leaders Call on Government to Defend Francesca Albanese
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN) A coalition of influential Italian artists, actors, and intellectuals have urgently called on their nation’s leaders to defend Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, who recently faced US...
Gaza Bleeds: Israeli Atrocious Airstrikes Kill Over Five Palestinians
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN) More than five Palestinians lost their lives and several others sustained injuries on Tuesday following a fresh wave of Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, according to a Palestinian news agency. Among the fatalities were five...
Italian Artists Urge Government Support for UN Palestine Envoy
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN) A collective of well-known Italian creatives, performers, and thinkers has appealed to national leaders to show support for Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Albanese, who holds Italian...
EU Denounces U.S. Sanctions on UN Palestine Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
MENAFN
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July 13, 2025
(MENAFN) The European Union voiced “deep regret” on Friday regarding the United States’ recent sanctions imposed on Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur focused on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories. During a midday...
Gaza Bleeds: Israel Kills 34 Palestinians, Eight of Them Gathering Water
MENAFN
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July 13, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 34 Palestinians lost their lives Sunday as Israeli airstrikes targeted multiple residential zones and displacement tents throughout the Gaza Strip, with casualties including children and eight people gathering water, according to...
Nearly 60 British Labour MPs Urge UK to Recognize Palestine Immediately
MENAFN
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July 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Close to 60 British Labour MPs have urgently called on the UK government to officially recognize Palestine as a sovereign state and take swift action to halt what they label “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza, according to a media report on...
British Labour MPs Urge UK to Recognize Palestine
MENAFN
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July 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Almost 60 members of the British Labour Party have pressed the UK administration to formally acknowledge Palestine as an independent state and to swiftly intervene to prevent what they referred to as “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza, according...
Dozens detained following UK labeling Palestine Action ‘terror group’
MENAFN
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July 13, 2025
(MENAFN) More than 70 individuals were arrested across the UK on Saturday for allegedly supporting Palestine Action, which was officially designated a terrorist organization that same day. The Metropolitan Police reported that 41 of the arrests...
Israel Kills 17-Year-Old Palestinian, World’s Youngest Freed Detainee
MENAFN
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July 13, 2025
(MENAFN) A 17-year-old Palestinian youth, once recognized as the world’s youngest former detainee, was fatally struck Saturday in an Israeli air raid targeting central Gaza, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office reported. Youssef al-Zuq lost his...
ICC unsuccessful to consent prosecution of world presidents
MENAFN
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July 13, 2025
(MENAFN) The International Criminal Court (ICC) has failed to reach an agreement on an amendment that would broaden its ability to investigate and prosecute world leaders for crimes of aggression, considered the gravest offense under the Rome...
Israel Reports Downing Houthi Drone Targeting Red Sea City
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel announced on Tuesday that its military successfully intercepted a drone launched by Yemen's Houthi forces aimed at the Red Sea city of Eilat. “The IAF (Israel Air Force) intercepted a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) that was launched...
Palestine: journalists in the West Bank face increased attacks
National Union of Journalists
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July 10, 2025
NUJ and IFJ condemn rising number of threats and violent attacks against Palestinian journalists. The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in condemning an alarming increase in attacks in...
Gaza Genocide: Ongoing Israeli Attacks Kill Over 57,800 Palestinians
MENAFN
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July 12, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 57,823 Palestinians have been confirmed dead in Israel's ongoing military campaign against Gaza, the Health Ministry announced on Friday, marking a grim milestone in the violence that has engulfed the region since October 2023....
Minister Blade Nzimande: Science, Technology and Innovation Dept Budget Vote 2025/25
South African Government
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July 10, 2025
Honorable Chairperson; Honorable Members; Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Honourable, Dr. Nomalungelo Gina; Members of the Portfolio Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation; Director-General of the Department of...
Minister Blade Nzimande: Post Science, Technology and Innovation Dept Budget Vote 2025/26 media briefing
South African Government
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July 10, 2025
Programme Director, Mr Veli Mbele Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Honourable Dr Nomalungelo Gina Director-General of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Mlungisi Cele Deputy Directors-General...
Fourth Conference on Cooperation Among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development, 11 July 2025
Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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July 11, 2025
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan attended the Fourth Conference on Cooperation Among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development Ministerial Meeting (CEAPAD IV) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 11 July 2025. CEAPAD was...
Palestinian Envoy Urges EU to Suspend Israel Agreement
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Palestine’s representative in Austria, Salah Abdel Shafi, has urged the European Union to halt its Association Agreement with Israel “until Israel complies with the terms of the agreement.” This appeal reflects growing dissatisfaction...
Palestine’s Ambassador to Austria Pressures EU to Suspend Israel Pact
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Palestine’s Ambassador to Austria, Salah Abdel Shafi, is urging the European Union to freeze its Association Agreement with Israel “until Israel complies with the terms of the agreement.” In response to intensifying public outcry, the EU...
Amnesty International Condemns US Sanctions on UN Rapporteur
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Amnesty International has strongly criticized the sanctions imposed by the United States on UN Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Francesca Albanese, describing the action as a "shameless and transparent attack on...
Brazilian President Announces Resumption of Mercosur-Indonesia Trade Talks
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced Wednesday that Brazil will leverage its current leadership of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) to restart negotiations on a free trade deal with Indonesia. The announcement came...