LONDON: Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters rallied outside the UK prime minister’s official residence in central London on Tuesday, demanding that Israel cease airstrikes against the Gaza Strip that have killed dozens of people, including children. They were met by a small counter-demonstration of pro-Israel supporters. The pro-Palestinian march was attended by prominent
One of the most promising developments following the military coup in Myanmar was the formation of a pro-democracy front to resist the coup from among the ousted democratic parties, along with representatives of civil society groups and of previously marginalized ethnic groups. It therefore came as a tragic shock that the Rohingya, the ethnic group most oppressed in Myanmar in
JERUSALEM: The last 10 days of the holy month of Ramadan are always special. In Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque they are unique and charged. On May 10, Israeli police, firing tear gas and rubber bullets, stormed the Haram Al-Sharif, which houses both Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. More than 300 people were injured in the ensuing violence.