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OPINION - Censorship in German media: Silencing Gaza
Since the beginning of Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, German media have been accused of pro-Israeli bias. A new investigation shows that one of Germany's largest outlets, public broadcaster ZDF, systematically silences criticisms on Israel. ZDF...

Global Tech Leaders Unite to Propel Emerging Future-Critical Sectors at GITEX GLOBAL 2025
Landmark 45th edition of GITEX GLOBAL brings together the world’s most advanced AI and tech enterprises and leaders from 180 countries, from 13-17 October at Dubai World Trade Centre Expand North Star celebrates its 10th editionfrom 12-15 October...
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Winners and losers In Trump’s Gaza peace plan
Saeed Naqvi What is the urgency driving Donald Trump to push his Gaza peace plan, even by dishonest means if necessary? In his eagerness to bid for the Nobel Peace Prize, Trump resorted to subterfuge, straightforward knavery. Even more compelling...

In photos: Ottawa protesters mark two-year anniversary of military siege in Gaza
Community members and Carleton University advocates marched Saturday to protest two years of Israel’s military siege in Gaza, hitting the pavement outside Parliament Hill with Palestinian flags and keffiyehs in hand. Groups such as the Palestinian...

Two Years of Genocide in Gaza: Where Does Israel Get Its Weapons?
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - As Israel’s devastating assault on Gaza enters its third year on October 7, 2025 — with more than 67,200 Palestinians killed, most of them women, children, and the elderly — growing attention has turned to the countries and...

What Gaza’s disability crisis reveals about the devastating human cost of war
With hospitals destroyed and aid blocked, preventable injuries in Gaza are turning into lifelong disabilities, amputations, and avoidable deaths UN experts warn that without rehabilitation, assistive technology, and proper nutrition, Gaza’s...
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Can Donald Trump’s Gaza plan win him the Nobel Peace Prize?
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize announcement is scheduled for Friday, and much of the attention this year revolves around one name: Donald J Trump. The US President, who has long expressed his desire to win the world’s most coveted peace award, has...

A divided Israel marks 2 years since Oct. 7 attack as war in Gaza grinds on and hostages...
In the Gaza Strip, where Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed tens of thousands of people and razed entire towns and cities, those who can are fleeing another Israeli invasion of Gaza City while others are sheltering in place. Many are unable...

Portuguese technology transforming the management of global health systems
Founded in 2013, the company started its activity with the aim of replacing fragmented solutions, digitizing processes that escaped traditional management systems. This vision allowed them to identify common patterns between different...

Canon Expands Large Format Graphics Production Portfolio With New 3.4M Colorado XL-Series Roll-To-Roll And Hybrid Printer Powered By Its Unique Uvgel Technology
The Canon Colorado XL-series – here shown as hybrid model – offers excellent flexible and rigid media handling with one UVgel 860 ink set Dubai, UAE, October 2025 – Canon today announces the Colorado XL-series, a new platform of 3.4m printers that...

Greta Thunberg cheered by crowd in Athens after Israel expels Gaza flotilla activists
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Telcos Enter the Gaming Arena: Fees for Games Vary Severalfold Across Arab Markets
(MENAFN- Arab Advisors Group) Key Stats 100% of telcos' games in the Levant and the GCC regions are third party games 98% of telcos' games in Egypt and Sudan are third party games ~US$ 13 average monthly fees in the GCC Online games rule the...

Cycling Team Cuts Israeli Ties after Global Outrage over Gaza War
The cycling team announced Monday that it will drop “Israel” from its name beginning in the 2026 season, following weeks of escalating demonstrations during the Vuelta a España race. The decision came after relentless criticism of Israel’s ongoing...

Two years on, Palestinians tell of loss, defiance and survival
Almost 70,000 Palestinians have been killed since the war in Gaza began two years ago after Hamas launched its deadly attack on Israel. About 90 per cent of residential buildings have been damaged or destroyed. On average, a child is killed every...
Pakistani, Malaysian leaders discuss Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan, counterterrorism
Pakistani and Malaysian leaders on Monday discussed a string of key regional and global issues, including US President Donald Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan, establishing peace in South Asia, and joint counterterrorism efforts. "We jointly look...

Oman congratulates Egypt on election of first Arab UNESCO Director-General
Muscat – His Excellency Sayyid Badr held a telephone conversation with His Excellency Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt. During the call, His Excellency...

UNESCO Board Backs Egypt’s El-Enany as New Director, First Arab to Lead Agency
The executive board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has selected former Egyptian antiquities and tourism minister Khaled El-Enany as its next director general. El-Enany secured 55 votes against two...

Israeli society is in collective denial over what is happening in Gaza. Media isn’t helping
They were both atheists and did not observe religious laws or attend synagogue. They viewed religious institutions as corrupt, hungry for power and control. My grandfather, in fact, had been a Marxist communist in his youth in Iraq. Still, they...

Wodek Szemberg: A covenant divided: On Gaza, October 7, and the Jewish soul
For many Jews, Yom Kippur came early in 2025—a summer of painful soul-searching. It was as if we heard the ancient call of Hillel the Elder echo across centuries: “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? And...

A Young Poet Chronicles Gaza’s Life and Loss
When I Survive When I Survive I won’t rush to get to my university lectures And I won’t get angry if dinner is late When I get back from my gym workout I’ll take a warm shower and think about making major decisions I’ll tell my mom I love you a...