A total of 28 employees were fired by Google on Wednesday, according to an internal memo seen by CNBC, following a series of protests against working conditions and the company’s contract to provide cloud computing and artificial intelligence services to the Israeli government and military. The news comes a day after nine Google employees announced … Read more
The UN today denounced the deliberate destruction of hard-to-obtain advanced medical equipment in besieged hospitals and maternity wards in Gaza. The situation exacerbates the risks for women who already give birth in inhumane and unbelievable conditions. “Recent missions by the United Nations to 10 hospitals in Gaza revealed that many of them have been reduced … Read more
A “cyber attack,” rather than striking targets inside Iran or Iran’s nuclear facilities, will be Israel’s retaliation for Tehran’s attack, predicts award-winning American-Palestinian journalist and former Princeton University journalism professor Daoud Qutab. In the interview he granted to “Vima”, he estimates that the developments in Gaza will be determined by two factors: the attitude of … Read more
Hamas leader Ismail Haniya lost three of his sons and four grandchildren in an airstrike in Gaza. The moment of the announcement can be seen on video, during Haniya’s visit to injured Palestinians in a hospital in Qatar. He nods and with complete composure says: “God rest their souls, they became martyrs.” The killings threaten … Read more
The war in the Middle East is on the way to escalation, as according to what the international news agencies are reporting, Iran is preparing to attack Israel, in retaliation for the blow attributed to it against the Iranian embassy in Damascus, where they had lost their lives the officials of the Revolutionary Guards. Specifically, … Read more
The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas has announced that it will “study” an Israeli proposal to declare a ceasefire lasting several weeks in the Gaza Strip. As part of the agreement, dozens of Israeli hostages are expected to be released and Palestinian prisoners in exchange, although it does not meet his basic demands. Six months after … Read more
Groups of fishermen in Cyprus acknowledge that in recent days there have been many interferences in the wider area and clarify that there is no problem with the machines. “Those who went to sea today will notice that the icon of the boat is somewhere near Beirut,” they note. This latest observation, according to SigmaLive’s … Read more
Oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel on Monday, with Brent to fall below $90 as there are clear signs of easing tension in the Middle East after Israel withdrew large swathes of its troops from southern Gaza and committed to new ceasefire talks. Brent crude futures were down $1.42, or 1.6%, at $89.75 … Read more
Hamas official Osama Hamdan said today that no progress has been made in ceasefire talks in Gaza, despite the Palestinian organization showing flexibility. Hamdan said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was raising obstacles preventing both sides from reaching an agreement and that he was “not interested” in freeing the Israeli hostages. “The occupation government is … Read more
A sea convoy of food for Gaza returned to Cyprus on the Wednesday after death of World Central Kitchen (WCK) workers by an Israeli airstrike on Monday night. A cargo ship carrying 240 tons of food, intended for residents of the besieged Palestinian enclave, returned to Larnaca, Cyprus after the deadly attack, dropping anchor just … Read more