Bahrainis protest to denounce Al Khalifah regime for hosting Israeli delegation at security forum
Bahraini people have taken to the streets to condemn the Al Khalifah regime for hosting an Israeli delegation at a security forum in the Persian Gulf island country. ٖFaraan: The demonstrators expressed their strong dissent against the raising of the Israeli flag during the Manama Dialogue Forum, which kicked off on Friday. The demonstrators once…
UK’s blacklisting of Hamas draws condemnation, concern
Hamas and Yemen’s Supreme Political Council have strongly condemned the British government’s decision to ban the Palestinian resistance movement as a terrorist organization which could see supporters of the group punished with 14 years in prison. Khalil al-Hayya, deputy head of the Hamas political bureau, said the UK’s move will not change the fact that…
Iran Warns of Lack of Int’l Supervision over Israel’s Atomic Program
Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Majid Takht Ravanchi warned that Israel is advancing its nuke program without any supervision by the relevant world bodies, including the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Faraan: Takht Ravanchi enumerated a long list of the Israeli regime’s violations of international nuclear regulations and its terrorist activities targeting…
More than 100 public figures sign letter criticizing Israel’s ‘outlawing’ of Palestinian human rights groups
More than 100 celebrities, including musicians, actors, and authors have signed an open letter criticizing Israel’s decision to designate six prominent Palestinian Human Rights groups as terrorist organizations. Faraan: The signatories include Hollywood stars Richard Gere, Claire Foy, Tilda Swinton and Susan Sarandon; director Ken Loach, musician Jarvis Cocker, the band Massive Attack, and authors…
Israeli spyware infected targeted websites, report reveals
New evidence has been discovered proving that more spyware developed by an Israeli company had been used to target and hack computers belonging to critics of autocratic states in the Middle East. Faraan: In a report released by researchers from the Slovakian internet security firm, Eset, based in Montreal, the Israeli company, Candiru, was revealed…
Palestinian Prisoner Dies in Israeli Jails Due to Medical Negligence
Palestinian prisoner Sami Al-Amour has passed away in Israeli jails, according to a statement released by the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). Faraan: The statement said that the Al-Amour, 39, from the city of Deir Al-Balah in the Gaza Strip, died in his prison cell as a result of intentional medical negligence, WAFA news agency reported….
Report: Israel Backs Libyan Presidential Candidates to Pave Way for Normalization
Israel expects that the upcoming presidential elections in Libya would pave the way for a new normalization agreement with another Arab country, as the main Libyan presidential candidates scramble to maintain contacts with Tel Aviv in order to gain approval of its ally, the United States, according to a report. Faraan: Lebanon’s Al-Akhbar daily said…
Palestinian prisoner dies of medical negligence in Israeli jail
A Palestinian inmate has died as a result of deliberate medical negligence in an Israeli detention center. Faraan: In a report on Thursday, the Palestinian Information Office identified the victim as Sami al-Amour, 39, without elaborating on further details. Imprisoned since 2008, Amour suffered from congenital heart problems that continued to worsen in detention because…
Book Introduction/ The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
Renowned Israeli historian, Ilan Pappe’s groundbreaking book revisits the formation of the Israeli regime. Between 1947 and 1949, over 400 Palestinian villages were deliberately destroyed, civilians were massacred and around a million men, women, and children were expelled from their homes at gunpoint. Denied for almost six decades, had it happened today it could only…
Identity of Israeli cyber spy involved in anti-Iran attacks revealed
Fars News Agency (FNA) has obtained information and images that disclose the identity and role of a senior Israeli officer active in cyber espionage operations against Iran. The senior Zionist officer named ‘Ohad Zeidenberg’ previously worked in the electronic surveillance and decryption intelligence unit of the Israeli regime called ‘Unit 8200’ and is now a…