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Deadly air strikes hit Idlib markets
Air strikes on two markets in northwest Syria have killed more than 50 people, local sources told Al Jazeera, as Syria's opposition negotiators said that they were leaving peace talks held in Geneva. The strikes were among the deadliest since a ceasefire took effect in Syria at the end of February, Rami Abdulrahman, chief of the UK-based Syrian Observatory.. More -
Palestinians take to streets to mark Prisoners Day
Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets across the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Sunday to mark Prisoners Day, to shed light on the plight of 7,000 compatriots who are incarcerated by Israel. Prisoners Day has been commemorated annually since 1974, when the first Palestinian detainee - Mahmoud Hijazi - was released in a swap deal with Israel. In.. More -
Islamic body urges West to combat Islamophobia
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called on Western states to take necessary measures against xenophobia and Islamophobia. In its ‘Istanbul Declaration’ adopted on Friday by member states, signatories expressed “concern” over the rising tide of “xenophobia, Islamophobia, anti-Muslim racism in Western countries&rd.. More -
Second deadly quake hits Japan, 'race against time' to find survivors
Japanese rescuers were digging through the rubble of buildings and mud on Saturday to reach dozens believed trapped after a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck a southern island, killing at least 32 people and injuring about a thousand. The shallow earthquake hit in the early hours, sending people fleeing from their beds on to dark streets, and.. More -
Powerful Ecuador earthquake leaves 41 people dead
A powerful, 7.8-magnitude earthquake has shaken Ecuador's northwest Pacific coast, killing at least 41 people and spreading panic. The US Geological Survey said the shallow quake, the strongest in decades to hit Ecuador, was centred 27km south-southeast of Muisne, a sparsely populated area of fishing ports that's popular with tourists. The quake caused.. More -
Israeli raid in Ramallah sparks fire, clashes
Israeli forces raided a money changer in the Palestinian political capital Ramallah early on Thursday, blowing up a safe and sparking a fire, which led to minor clashes, the army and witnesses said. An Israeli army spokeswoman said the pre-dawn raid was to "confiscate terror funds" held in the shop in the occupied West Bank. She said the.. More -
Syrian opposition: Regime using pretexts to avoid talks
Syrian regime is flouting all UN resolutions and using pretexts to avoid talks, opposition leader Asaad al-Zoubi told reporters on Wednesday after holding talks with special UN envoy in Geneva. Zoubi, the chief mediator for the opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC), described Assad as "the disease that has struck Syria", which can.. More -
Far-right protesters target mosque in London
Protestors from the far-right "Britain First" group targeted the East London Mosque in Whitechapel of London in the UK. A group of protesters gathered outside the mosque on Saturday afternoon with Union flags and a large banner saying, “No more mosques" and "We want our country back." The protest spilled onto Whitechapel.. More -
Rage in Kashmir over killing of youths by Indian army
Hundreds of Kashmiris have taken to the streets, throwing rocks and chanting freedom slogans after Indian army shot dead at least two people during a protest against an alleged case of sexual harassment by an army soldier. The two men, Nayeem Ahmad and Muhammad Iqbal, were shot dead when a protest erupted on Tuesday following an allegation by local.. More -
Suicide bomber targets young men in Yemen's Aden
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives belt near a football stadium in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, killing at least four people, witnesses said. Eight people were wounded in the attack on Tuesday, which appeared to target young men queueing to sign up for the military. The witnesses told the Associated Press news agency that the four people.. More -
Israel destroyed 523 Palestinian structures in 3 months
Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) destroyed a total number of 523 Palestinian homes and civilian buildings in the West Bank since the start of 2016, with an increase of 275% from last year, a Palestinian center reported Sunday. According to the report by the Land Research Center (LRC), the Israeli occupation army demolished 188 civilian structures.. More -
Saudi Arabia, Egypt agree to build bridge over Red Sea
King Salman of Saudi Arabia has said that an agreement has been reached with Egypt to build a bridge over the Red Sea connecting the two countries. The monarch made the announcement in televised comments on Friday - the second day of his visit to Cairo - after meeting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and before representatives of the two countries.. More -
Syrian opposition capture key town north of Aleppo
Syrian opposition forces seized a strategic town from ISIL near the Turkish border north of Aleppo in another important step on the march towards the armed group's de facto capital, Raqqa. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor confirmed that groups fighting under the banner of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) captured the town of al-Rai.. More -
Families of Afghans killed in US drone raids seek probe
Relatives and tribal elders in southeastern Afghanistan are demanding an investigation into the killing of 17 people by US drones this week, claiming the air strikes hit civilians - not members of armed groups. US army officials said on Thursday two air strikes in Paktika province, near the Pakistani border, had only targeted fighters, without any.. More -
HRW calls for aid to Iraq's 'starving' Fallujah
Human Rights Watch called Thursday for Iraq to allow aid to reach starving residents of the city of Fallujah, and for the ISIL group to allow civilians to leave. "The people of Fallujah are besieged by the government, trapped by (ISIL), and are starving," HRW's deputy Middle East director, Joe Stork, said in a statement. "The warring.. More
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