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Top Celebrities Demand “Free Palestine” at Emmy Awards

(MENAFN) At Sunday night’s 77th annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, several prominent artists took to the stage and red carpet to deliver urgent calls for “Free Palestine,” donning symbolic keffiyehs and handbags while shouting “CEASE FIRE!” Hannah...

Luxembourg Plans to Recognize Palestinian State This Month

(MENAFN) Luxembourg plans to formally acknowledge Palestine as a sovereign state during the upcoming United Nations General Assembly session in New York later this month, according to local media reports released Monday. The announcement was made...

Israeli Airstrikes Kill 14-Year-Old Palestinian Footballer with 14 Family Members

(MENAFN) The Palestinian Football Association confirmed Monday that Mohammed Ramez Al-Sultan, a 14-year-old player for Al-Hilal, was killed alongside 14 family members in an Israeli airstrike targeting their home in northern Gaza City. According...

Gaza Starves: Israeli Blockade Kills 428 Palestinians

(MENAFN) The death toll from starvation in Gaza has surged to 428, including 146 children, as Israel’s complete blockade of all border crossings intensifies the region’s famine crisis, the Health Ministry reported Tuesday. In its latest daily...

Luxembourg Plans on Recognizing Palestine

(MENAFN) Luxembourg aims to formally acknowledge Palestine as a sovereign state later this month during the UN General Assembly in New York, local outlets reported Monday. Prime Minister Luc Frieden and Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel disclosed the...

UPDATED SCHEDULE: “The Mosquers” Muslim Film Festival Adds Historical Drama “Palestine 36” to Its Film Lineup

EDMONTON, Alberta, Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Mosquers Film Festival 2025 is excited to announce the addition of Palestine 36 to its festival lineup, marking its first public screening following its world premiere to the Toronto...

Artists Advocate for “Free Palestine” at Emmy Awards

(MENAFN) Several entertainers utilized their appearances to demand “Free Palestine,” donning keffiyehs and themed handbags, and shouting “CEASE FIRE!” during Sunday evening’s 77th annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California. “Hacks” actress...

Lebanon Kicks Off 4th Phase of Arms Crackdown in Palestinian Camps

(MENAFN) Lebanon has entered the fourth phase of a sweeping campaign to disarm Palestinian refugee camps, with military units initiating weapons collection on Saturday from the Beddawi camp in the north and Ain al-Hilweh camp near Sidon in the...

Gaza Starves: Israeli Blockade Kills Two More Palestinians

(MENAFN) Two additional Palestinians have died from starvation and malnutrition due to the severe Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip, the Health Ministry confirmed on Sunday. According to a ministry statement, the latest deaths bring the total...

Lebanon Moves Ahead with Disarming Palestinian Camps

(MENAFN) Lebanon on Saturday initiated the fourth phase of its strategy to seize weapons from Palestinian refugee settlements, according to local press accounts. The military commenced the handover process in the Beddawi camp in northern Lebanon...

Gaza Bleeds: Nearly 64,900 Palestinians Killed in Israel’s Relentless Bombardments

(MENAFN) The death toll from Israel’s relentless genocidal campaign on the Gaza Strip since October 2023 has surged to 64,871 Palestinians, with two additional fatalities reported from starvation, the Health Ministry confirmed on Sunday. In the...

New international joint campaign to stop foreign complicity in Israel's illegal settlement project: Stop Trade with Settlements

Campaign focuses on companies that trade, or have until recently traded, with Israeli settlements JCB (UK), Barclays Bank (UK), Siemens (Germany), Carrefour (France), Maersk (Denmark), Tui (Germany), eDreams Odigeo and Opodo (Spain) An alliance of...

Oxfam UNGA80 Media Advisory

Oxfam and partners at UNGA80 Oxfam leaders, experts, and partners are joining the UN 80th General Assembly and Climate Week in New York, hosting and attending events and releasing reports and statements focused on gender, humanitarian crises with...

Palestine: At least 221 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza

Latest figure follows death of photojournalist Rasmi Jihad Salem. Another journalist has died covering the war in Gaza. The latest casualty is Rasmi Jihad Salem, a photojournalist for Al-Manara Media Company, who was killed on 2 September in an...

POLL: Most American Voters Would Accept U.S.-Backed Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Over 9 in 10 US Voters Would Accept U.S.-Backed Israeli-Palestinian Peace Deal that combines Israeli-Arab normalization with recognizing Palestinian state WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, September 12, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Ahead of expected...

Japanese Lawmakers Press Government for Palestinian State Recognition

(MENAFN) A coalition of Japanese lawmakers pressed the government on Thursday to officially recognize Palestinian statehood, according to local reports. A cross-party group, including members from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, submitted a...

Palestinian President Visits UK

(MENAFN) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Britain on Sunday for an official visit aimed at discussing matters concerning Palestine, according to local media reports. A state news agency reported that Abbas is scheduled to meet UK...

UC Community Sues Trump Administration

(MENAFN) A wide alliance of professors, employees, students, and labor organizations within the University of California (UC) system initiated a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Tuesday in response to the suspension of federal financing...

UN Investigation Reveals Israel Perpetrated Genocide in Gaza

(MENAFN) A groundbreaking report released Tuesday by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, has accused Israel of perpetrating genocide against Palestinians in the...

Pro-Palestine Activists Take Over BBC Office

(MENAFN) On Monday, a group of pro-Palestine demonstrators took over the lobby of the BBC office in Manchester, accusing the broadcaster of being "complicit" in Israel's genocide in Gaza. Members of Youth Demand, a pro-Palestine solidarity...