Israeli forces shot and killed a Jewish man in central Jerusalem overnight Wednesday after mistaking him for a “Palestinian attacker,” Israeli police and media said. Israeli media said the man was shot after he attempted to grab a weapon from Israeli security forces after an argument. The man was identified[…]
In Khawaja Ghar, a village in Deh Sabz district on the dusty outskirts of Kabul, there is little noticeable government presence, and Afghan soldiers and police are a rare sight. In fact, you are almost as likely to come across a Taliban fighter, residents of Khawaja Ghar and surrounding settlements[…]
Speaking at Wednesday’s ‘welcome rally’ for a delegation of visit Hamas officials, Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) president, Ml Ighsaan Hendricks took a more political tone in praising the ruling African National Congress(ANC) for its continued support for the Palestinian people and their struggle for liberation. The delegation, led by the[…]
VOC News was on the front-lines outside parliament on Wednesday, as protesting students from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) and University of Cape Town (UCT) voiced their displeasure at government’s refusal to scrap proposed tuition fee increases. Students have expressed dismay at the decision of several tertiary institutions[…]
The ANC said it was “concerned” by the “invasion of the parliamentary premises” by protesting students on Wednesday. It also believed the situation could have been handled “differently”. The ruling party released a statement shortly after university students gathered in their thousands and stormed the parliamentary precinct. It said it[…]
Thousands of people gathered in Surrey Estate, at the Darul Islam High school, where the Hamas delegation addressed a crowd of supporters, who have all reaffirmed their support for Palestine. Young and old came together Wednesday afternoon to witness what has been called a historic moment for South Africa as[…]
Rising fees at the Stellenbosch University, and other tertiary institutions around South Africa, affect all students but especially poor black students. This was the message from a protesting student addressing a crowd at the Rooiplein at Stellenbosch on Wednesday, one of a number of protests against rising university fees taking[…]
Protesting University of Cape Town and Cape Peninsula University of Technology students forced themselves into the Parliamentary precinct on Wednesday, while the National Assembly was in session for Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene’s mid-term budget speech. Students were shouting for Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande to address them and gathered at[…]
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged an end to spiralling violence as he met Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, saying all recent killings must be thoroughly investigated. Ban’s visit on Wednesday was aimed at calming three weeks of deadly unrest in which 50 Palestinians and eight Israelis were killed[…]
Secretary-General of the PLO, Saeb Erekat, on Wednesday strongly condemned comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the 37th World Zionist Congress which blamed the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem for actions taken by Nazi Germany under leader Adolf Hitler. Addressing the World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said that[…]
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