Gaza’s tiny Christian community tries to capture the holiday spirit during the ceasefire
GAZA(RAHNUMA): Attallah Tarazi recently received Christmas presents that included socks and a scarf to shield him against the Gaza winter, and he joined some fellow Palestinian Christians in a round of hymns. “Christ is born,” the group sang in Arabic. “Hallelujah.” The presents and hymns offered the 76-year-old a taste of the holiday in a […]
Palestinian president affirms efforts to release Marwan Barghouti from Israeli prison
LONDON(RAHNUMA): President Mahmoud Abbas emphasized the Palestinian Authority’s efforts to support calls for the release of senior Fatah leader and Central Committee member Marwan Barghouti from an Israeli prison. On Tuesday, Abbas received Fadwa Barghouti, his wife, at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah, affirming that his release has always been a top priority for both […]
Palestinian succumbs to injuries inflicted by Israeli gunfire near Jerusalem
LONDON(RAHNUMA): A Palestinian man died on Tuesday from injuries sustained in Al-Ram town, north of East Jerusalem, after being shot by Israeli forces. Yousef Omar Aql, 33, from the town of Bidya, which is west of Salfit in the northern occupied West Bank, died from a gunshot wound inflicted by Israeli forces. He was injured […]
Netanyahu ‘sought plan to evade responsibility for Oct. 7 attack
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): A former close aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that immediately following the October 2023 Hamas attack that triggered Israel’s two-year war in Gaza, the Israeli leader instructed him to figure out how the premier could evade responsibility for the security breach. Former Netanyahu spokesperson Eli Feldstein, who faces trial for allegedly leaking […]
Lebanese PM urges swift approval of law aimed at paying back depositors
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam urged the Cabinet to swiftly approve a draft law allowing depositors to gradually recover funds frozen in the banking system since a financial collapse in 2019, a move critical to reviving the economy. The collapse — the result of decades of unsustainable financial policies, waste and corruption — led […]
Turkiye says contact lost with private jet carrying Libyan army chief
ISTANBUL(RAHNUMA): Turkiye said on Tuesday it lost contact with a Falcon 50-type private jet with five passengers onboard, including Libya’s chief of staff, after it took off from the capital Ankara. “Contact was lost at 20:52 local time (1752 GMT) with a Falcon 50-type business jet, tail number 9H-DFJ, departing from Ankara’s Esenboga airport bound […]
Delhi Speaker presents book on Assembly to Union Minister Manohar Lal
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday presented to Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal a Coffee Table Book titled “Delhi Legislative Assembly presents Shatabdi-Yatra, Veer Vithalbhai Patel,” dedicated to Vithalbhai Patel, the first Indian elected Speaker of the Central Legislative Assembly. The book is a significant historical […]
RBI data expose TDP-JSP lies, says Jagan Mohan Reddy
Amaravati, Dec 23 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Tuesday that the lies of TDP-JSP have been exposed with the statistics released by the RBI about the state’s performance in the manufacturing and industry sectors during 2019-24. YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president said that after forming the government, […]
PM Modi pays homage to Jnanpith awardee Vinod Kumar Shukla
New Delhi/Raipur, Dec 23 (IANS) Renowned Hindi litterateur and Jnanpith Award recipient Vinod Kumar Shukla passed away on Tuesday at the age of 89 while undergoing treatment at AIIMS Raipur. Shukla, celebrated for his experimental yet simple style of writing, breathed his last at 4:48 PM after battling multiple organ infections. He had been admitted […]
Andaman & Nicobar Islands release draft electoral roll after intensive revision drive
Sri Vijaya Puram, Dec 23 (IANS) The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Andaman & Nicobar Islands has published the Draft Electoral Roll as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, marking a significant step toward ensuring a clean and inclusive voter list ahead of future elections. The initiative, aligned with the Election Commission of […]
