Press Releases

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(MENAFN) A Gaza-bound humanitarian convoy known as the Global Sumud Flotilla said on Monday that its vessels were facing what it described as increased surveillance and possible interception attempts while sailing off the coast of Greece,...

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(MENAFN) The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate in the Gaza Strip organizes a protest on Sunday demanding international protection for reporters and calling for an end to what it describes as Israeli “genocide” against media workers during the...

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian photojournalist's searing documentation of human suffering in Gaza claimed journalism's most coveted honor Monday, as the 2026 Pulitzer Prizes cast a spotlight not only on extraordinary reporting — but on the increasingly...

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(MENAFN) Palestinian photojournalist Saher Alghorra has been awarded the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for his coverage of the humanitarian situation in Gaza, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Italy has opened an investigation into allegations involving Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over the alleged treatment of international activists detained during a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, according to reports.

International Committee of the Red Cross

Hamdi lives with a disability that limits his mobility and had to leave school because it was not accessible for him. Before finding the ICRC programme, he had taught himself the basics of design.

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(MENAFN) The Palestinian militant movement Hamas declared Tuesday that meaningful progress had been achieved on the most divisive sticking points of a Gaza ceasefire agreement with Israel, following a fresh round of negotiations in the Egyptian...

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(MENAFN) Palestinian women’s football player Rand al-Halawani has been released after nearly a week in detention and placed under a five-day house arrest order, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The Jerusalem Governorate has warned of what it described as “blatant aggression” targeting the Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli groups, amid calls for large-scale visits to the compound in occupied East Jerusalem.

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(MENAFN) A coalition of 22 countries and senior European officials on Monday sounded the alarm over an Israeli High Court ruling that upheld a contentious registration law targeting international non-governmental organizations, cautioning that the...

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(MENAFN) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights organization in the United States, on Saturday criticized Israeli attacks that reportedly killed at least seven Palestinians, including a seven-month-old...

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(MENAFN) Italy’s foreign minister on Tuesday sharply criticized what he described as “unacceptable” comments made by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, after the far-right official reacted angrily to an investigation in Rome over...

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(MENAFN) At least 10 Palestinians were killed and 29 others wounded across the Gaza Strip from Sunday morning onwards, as Israel pressed ahead with what Palestinian sources describe as near-daily violations of an active ceasefire agreement,...

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(MENAFN) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez made a high-profile appearance at Barcelona's Primavera Sound music festival Saturday, lending his presence to an event that has evolved in recent years into one of Europe's most visible cultural...

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(MENAFN) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attended the Primavera Sound music festival in Barcelona on Saturday, an event that has increasingly become associated with expressions of solidarity with Palestinians and criticism of Israel’s...

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(MENAFN) Egypt and Qatar reaffirmed Sunday their joint commitment to advancing the Gaza ceasefire agreement, with top diplomats from both nations convening in Cairo to coordinate efforts on one of the region's most pressing crises.

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(MENAFN) Israel shut down every crossing into the Gaza Strip and suspended all humanitarian aid deliveries indefinitely Monday, following a large-scale Iranian ballistic missile attack on Israeli territory, authorities announced in the early...

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(MENAFN) Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that Israel is intentionally creating conditions that she said are aimed at weakening and potentially collapsing the Palestinian Authority.

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(MENAFN) An investigative report by Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant, which examined what journalists described as the deliberate targeting of children in Gaza, has received the European Press Prize 2026, one of Europe’s most prominent journalism...

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(MENAFN) Late on Wednesday, four Palestinian women lost their lives and six others were wounded after fragments from a projectile hit a beauty salon in the occupied West Bank. According to the Palestine Red Crescent Society, emergency teams...