A Texas woman has been accused of the attempted drowning of a three-year-old Palestinian-American Muslim girl, and police said the incident was motivated by bias and the suspect made racially motivated statements. The incident occurred in May but gained media attention on Monday after the Council on American Islamic Relations offered support to the victims … Read more
Labor senator Fatima Payman maintains she voted in line with her convictions and followed her conscience by supporting Palestinian statehood as her colleagues voted against it. Senator Payman has become the first Labor senator to cross the floor in almost two decades and faces possible expulsion under party rules. Her vote on Tuesday’s Senate motion … Read more
President Biden is running out of time to complete his goal of ending Israel’s war against Hamas and implement a megadeal to reshape the Middle East toward a position of peace. The administration is focusing all its efforts to first get Hamas to agree to a three-phase, cease-fire deal that would establish, immediately, at least … Read more
The UAE expects to see a net inflow of 6,700 millionaires from around the world by the end of 2024, according to new research. Buena Vista Images | Stone | Getty Images The United Arab Emirates is set to be the world’s leading wealth magnet for the third year in a row. That’s according to … Read more
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei leads funeral prayer for the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials who died in a helicopter crash at the Tehran University campus in Tehran, Iran on May 22, 2024. Iranian Leader Press Office | Anadolu | Getty Images Iran is holding snap elections on … Read more
President Joe Biden doesn’t expect to seal a Gaza ceasefire deal in the near future, given a US-backed proposal with global support has not been fully embraced by Israel or Hamas. Biden said international leaders had discussed the ceasefire at the Group of Seven summit in Italy but, when asked if a truce deal would … Read more
Both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes in the early stages of the Gaza war, a United Nations inquiry has found, saying that Israel’s actions also constituted crimes against humanity because of the immense civilian losses. The findings were from two parallel reports, one focusing on the October 7 Hamas attacks and another on Israel’s … Read more
Emergency humanitarian talks in the Middle East will involve Australia after the “horrifying massacring” of people in Gaza. Early Childhood Education Minister Dr Anne Aly will travel to Amman this week to join an international conference being hosted by Egypt, Jordan and the United Nations. Human rights groups have condemned the loss of Palestinian life … Read more
ANALYSIS As Joe Biden was standing shoulder to shoulder with Emmanuel Macron honouring France’s war dead at Paris’s Arc de Triomphe, they were celebrating in Tel Aviv. Israel had successfully freed four hostages held by Hamas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s apparent refusal to sign up to a ceasefire agreement had found limited, short-term success. … Read more
Logo of Aramco, officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Group, Saudi petroleum and natural gas company, seen on the second day of the 24th World Petroleum Congress at the Big 4 Building at Stampede Park, on September 18, 2023, in Calgary, Canada. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Saudi state oil giant Aramco commenced its … Read more
