Escaping Occupied Kuwait: History's Largest Air Evacuation

Eight-year-old Viju Cherian went to sleep in Kuwait City on Aug. 1, 1990, excited about a friend’s birthday party the next day. By the time he woke up the next morning, though, the party had been called off. Kuwait was under occupation, and the only people celebrating were Iraqi soldiers, young men in olive fatigues […]

Striking photos show demonstration where hundreds of women occupied a US Senate building to protest family separations

More than one thousand women from all over the US marched in the streets and occupied the Hart Senate Office Building on Thursday. They were protesting the Trump administration’s immigration policies and calling for the abolition of Immigration Customs and Enforcement. At least 575 women were arrested, according to Capitol police. More than one thousand […]

US has de-facto occupied part of Syria & hinders humanitarian aid – Moscow

All limitations on the access of humanitarian convoys to the Rukban refugee camp in the Al-Tanf area of Syria – which is de-facto occupied by US forces – must be lifted, Russia’s Foreign Ministry has said. Moscow has firmly emphasized “the need to respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Syria in the implementation […]

UN panel blasts Israel over abuses and settlement expansion in Occupied Palestinian Territories

Israel continues the illegal practice of settlement expansion in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, a United Nations expert panel has said in its annual evaluation. It further accuses Tel Aviv of excessive use of force and collective punishment against Palestinians. After gathering testimonies from civil society organizations, UN representatives and Palestinian officials, the UN Special Committee […]

Israel approves additional 3,000 houses in occupied West Bank

Israel has approved the construction of more than 3,000 additional housing units in the West Bank – just a week after the government approved some 2,500 buildings in the occupied Palestinian territories. “The decision comes as part of the resumption of normal life in Judea and Samaria and in order to provide a real answer […]