US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says his government has determined that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its allied militias have committed genocide in the war against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAR) which started in April 2023. Blinken cited the “638,000 Sudanese experiencing the worst famine in Sudan’s recentContinue Reading
Beirut, Lebanon – On December 9, an army air attack hit a fuel station in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, killing at least 28 people and injuring scores. The army said it was targeting fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group that has been at war since April 2023.Continue Reading
Israeli soldiers have stormed Kamal Adwan Hospital, the last remaining medical facility in the northern Gaza Strip, torching large sections and ordering hundreds of people to leave. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said on Friday that contact had been lost with staff inside the hospital in Beit Lahiya, which has beenContinue Reading
Israeli troops and military aircraft have killed at least eight Palestinians, including two women and a teenager, in attacks on the Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. Seven people were killed in an Israeli drone attack and shooting by troopsContinue Reading
“Wir schaffen das!” or “We can do it!” said former German Chancellor Angela Merkel nine years ago, when she proclaimed that Germany and Europe had the capacity to grant asylum to people seeking refuge. Back then, her words offered hope to hundreds of thousands of Syrian people who were fleeingContinue Reading
The looting of 97 trucks of a UN aid convoy in sight of Israeli military installations at the Karem Abu Salem crossing (Kerem Shalom for Israelis) has exacerbated the suffering of the blockaded Gaza Strip, already in an acute humanitarian crisis. The 109-truck convoy of aid shipments from several UNContinue Reading
Dura, Occupied West Bank – Ziad Abu Helaiel – political activist and social reformer – was best known for his defiant phrase “Bihimmish!” (“doesn’t matter”, in Arabic). The phrase was delivered brazenly, dismissively even, to Israeli soldiers who were trying to scare him as he stood in their way, oftenContinue Reading
Senior Pentagon and Department of State officials warned US President Joe Biden’s administration of potential Israeli war crimes days after the start of the October 7, 2023, war on Gaza, an investigation by the Reuters news agency finds. Reuters reported on Friday that after reviewing three sets of email exchangesContinue Reading
Deir el-Balah, Gaza – An insight I gained over the past two decades is that trauma is not only experienced, it is encoded in our genes, passed down through generations, shaping our collective memory, identity and attitude. About 17 years ago, I received my first laptop as a family gift.Continue Reading
Uganda’s high court will on Tuesday deliver judgment on the case of Thomas Kwoyelo, a former commander of the rebel group, Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), after more than 15 years of delay. Kwoyelo is being tried by the international crimes division of the court based in northern Gulu city, aContinue Reading
