Category: 1. Palestine

Canada’s relationship with the United States is back in the spotlight after US President Donald Trump suggested that Canada could be annexed as the 51st American state. The comment has sparked political backlash and heightened tensions on both sides of the border.

So is this threat of annexation credible?

This week in UpFront, Redi Tlhabi speaks with Canada’s…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Discrepancies in casualty figures, rising fatalities, and internal military disagreements underscore the escalating human cost of Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza.

More than 300 Israeli soldiers have been killed during the last 12 months alone, according to new figures released on Friday by the Israeli Defense Ministry—part of a rising toll that coincides with growing domestic discontent and calls…

Seven Iranian oilfields will be developed in cooperation with Russian firms, according to Iran’s oil minister.

Iran will sign a $4bn energy agreement with Russian companies, Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has announced, as the two nations seek to bolster ties while trying to cope with punishing Western economic sanctions.

Speaking on state TV earlier on Friday, Paknejad said the deal aims to develop seven Iranian oilfields in cooperation with Russian firms.

From military cooperation…

Chris Eubank Jr fined £375,000 after missing the weight limit for Saturday’s grudge match with Conor Benn.

Chris Eubank Jr will be fined 375,000 pounds ($500,000) after hitting the scales 14g (0.5oz) more than the weight limit for Saturday’s long-awaited fight with fellow Briton Conor Benn at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Benn came in lighter than expected at 71kg (156.4lb) with the limit for the 12-round Ring Magazine middleweight bout set at 72.57kg (160lb).

Eubank was 72.597kg…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

As conditions in Gaza rapidly deteriorate, UNRWA warns of mass displacement, collapsing services, and deliberate obstruction of lifesaving aid.

Nearly 500,000 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced in the Gaza Strip over the last month due to Israel’s ongoing military operation in the enclave, the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on…

Damascus (Quds News Network)- US Congressman Cory Mills has said that Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa indicated he was willing to normalise relations with Israel and join the Abraham Accords under the “right conditions”.

Republican congressman and President Donald Trump ally Cory Mills met with Sharaa in Damascus for 90 minutes last week on a fact-finding trip sponsored by Syrian Americans, outlining key conditions for the possible easing of US sanctions including…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Israel confirmed on Thursday that its army’s actions had killed the Bulgarian worker in an explosion on March 19 in Deir al-Balah.

Bulgaria will demand compensation for the relatives of a Bulgarian UN worker killed in an Israeli attack in Gaza last month, the foreign minister said on Thursday, according to the BTA news agency.

The statement follows…

A home-made explosive device blows up in a parked car, killing Lieutenant-General Yaroslav Moskalik, authorities say.

A senior Russian general has been killed after a home-made explosive device ripped through a parked car in the town of Balashikha, east of Moscow, according to the Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes in the country.

Authorities named Lieutenant-General Yaroslav Moskalik, deputy head of the main operational directorate of the military’s General Staff, as the…