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EU considering coal and oil sanctions against Russia

EU considering coal and oil sanctions against Russia

The EU is considering to hit Russia with sanctions on oil or coal over the war in Ukraine, a top official said on Tuesday, though some countries remain worried of the potential economic fallout. The European Union and US are currently preparing more sanctions against Russia after allegations that Russian forces carried out war crimes […]

Israel municipality bars Arabs from community services

Israel municipality bars Arabs from community services

The Mayor of the Israeli city of Netivot, Yehiel Zohar, has barred Arab citizens of Israel and Palestinians from the occupied West Bank from carrying out community service in various institutions, local media reports have said. The Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel (Adalah) said yesterday that it had sent a letter to Zohar, as well to the municipality’s judicial adviser, Tal Shlomi, asking them to back […]

53,000 Palestinian children detained by Israel since 1967

53,000 Palestinian children detained by Israel since 1967

Israeli occupation authorities have arrested more than 53,000 Palestinian children since 1967, the Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs said in a statement yesterday. Abdul Nasser Ferwaneh, the commission’s head of Studies and Documentation Department, said that the Israeli occupation deals with Palestinian children like adults, stating that they are subject to the same torture, investigation and […]

UK plans to designate Yemen’s Houthis as terrorists risk disaster warns aid agencies

UK plans to designate Yemen’s Houthis as terrorists risk disaster warns aid agencies

The British government’s plans to designate Yemen’s Houthi movement as a terrorist group risk worsening the humanitarian crisis in the country, leading aid agencies have warned in a letter to cabinet ministers. According to a report yesterday by The Guardian, 11 British aid agencies, including Save the Children, Care, the International Rescue Committee and Islamic […]