Explosion at Quneitra at the Syrian side of the Israeli Syrian border, as seen from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Israel July 22, 2018.   Photo: Reuters

Damascus, July 24 (RHC)-- The Israeli army has carried out an attack on a Syrian military site near Masyaf.  ... More


Israel plans large-scale attack on Gaza.  Photo: AFP

Tel Aviv, July 24 (RHC)-- In southern Israel, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced that Israel was preparing to launch a “large and painful military operation” that he said would rival the 2014 assault on Gaza, which killed over 2,300 Palestinians while leaving 17,000 injured. ... More


Santiago, July 24 (RHC)—Chile’s Episcopal Conference has admitted the gravity of the situation in the face of the number of victims of sexual abuse committed by Catholic Church ministers .... More


A view of Jabalia refugee camp. Jabalia is the largest of the Gaza Strip's eight refugee camps. It is located north of Gaza City. UN Photo

United Nations, July 24 (RHC)-- From arbitrary detentions and deliberate deprivation, to attacks against civilians and forced displacements, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, expressed “acute concerns” on Monday over the current human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.... More


Julian Assange has been at Ecuadorean embassy in London for more than six years.  Photo: AP

London, July 23 (RHC)-- Ecuador’s president has reportedly cleared the way for his government to withdraw asylum protection for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and to hand him over to British authorities. ... More


Donald Trump threatens attack against Iran.  Photo: Twitter

Washington, July 23 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out against Iran Sunday, warning he was prepared to unleash what he called "dire consequences” if Iran’s president threatens the United States again. ... More


 Attack in Afghanistan kills at at least 23.  Photo: Reuters

Kabul, July 23 (RHC)-- In Afghanistan, at least 23 people were killed and more than 100 others were wounded Sunday after a suicide bomber struck near Kabul’s main airport.... More


Suicide bombing kills Pakistani presidential candidate.  Photo: AP

Islamabad, July 23 (RHC)-- In northwestern Pakistan, a suicide bomber struck a convoy carrying a candidate in Pakistan’s general election, killing him and his driver and wounding three other people. ... More


Trump's personal driver sues his boss for unpaid overtime.  Photo: AP

New York, July 23 (RHC)-- In the United States, President Trump’s longtime personal driver, Noel Cintron, has sued the Trump Organization, arguing he was not paid for more than 3,000 hours of overtime in recent years. ... More


Migrant children still separated from their parents.  Photo: AP

Washington, July 23 (RHC)-- In the United States, only 60 of the more than 100 children under the age of five whom immigration officials separated from their parents have been reunited, despite a court-imposed deadline requiring all of these young children be reunited. ... More


Tegucigalpa, July 21 (RHC)-- Hondurans have clashed with police in the capital Tegucigalpa during a protest against rising fuel prices. Public transport workers, taxi drivers and university students took part in the protest, which turned violent when police fired tear gas and water cannons at the demonstrators. ... More


Gaza City, July 21 (RHC)-- At least four Palestinians have lost their lives and nearly 120 others sustained critical injuries when Israeli military aircraft and battle tanks hit targets throughout the Gaza Strip as the Tel Aviv regime presses ahead with its acts of aggression against the besieged coastal sliver.... More


Protest in Spain demands justice for victims of Francisco Franco.  Photo: EFE

Madrid, July 20 (RHC)-- On the anniversary of the coup led by military dictator Francisco Franco, which started the Spanish Civil War in 1936, hundreds of people rallied in Madrid to demand justice for the victims of the Franco era.... More


Palestinian doctors and medical staff try to save 22-year-old Abdel-Karim Radwan at the European Gaza Hospital, Gaza Strip, on July 19, 2018.  Photo: Twitter

Gaza City, July 20 (RHC)-- At least one Palestinian man lost his life and three others sustained injuries when an Israeli fighter jet launched an airstrike against an area in the southern part of the Gaza Strip as the Tel Aviv regime continues with its acts of aggression against the impoverished coastal sliver.... More


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the dedication ceremony of the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018.   Photo: Reuters

Washington, July 20 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump spent over $21 million, which is over 100 times what he said it would cost, on adding features to the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, according to the official U.S. State Department estimate. ... More


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