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Israel army arrests 8-year-old Palestinian in West Bank

HEBRON/RAMALLAH, Palestine, 10 Nov 2018 [Fik/News Sources]:  The Israeli army on Friday arrested an eight-year-old Palestinian boy in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), according to a Palestinian activist. 8-year-old Omar Abu Ayyash Mohamed Awad, an anti-settlement activist, told Anadolu Agency that an Israeli military force had arrested the child, Omar Abu Ayyash, in Hebron’s Beit Ummar district. According to the army, the eight-year-old was arrested for throwing stones at Israeli troops deployed in the city. In a related development, a Palestinian ambulance driver was hurt when Israeli troops opened fire on a Palestinian ambulance -- with rubber bullets -- in the town of Ras Karkar west of Ramallah. According to the Palestinian Red Crescent (PRC), the driver was injured by

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Trump defends Saudi prince despite Khashoggi murder

WASHINGTON, 20 Nov 2018 [Fik/News Sources]: U.S. President Donald Trump continues to defend Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid mounting evidence that he is responsible for the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, The New York Times reported Monday. In an opinion piece, The Times wrote that Trump called Saudi Arabia a “truly spectacular ally” in direct contrast to his earlier criticism of the Kingdom for “the worst cover-up in history”. Even after the CIA released a report which concluded that bin Salman ordered the assassination, Trump said he would wait for his administration to deliver its own report before making any comments and assigning blame. "For Mr. Trump, it is enough that Prince Mohammed denied any involvement in the killing in phone calls with him," said The

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Floods kill 9, damage hundreds of homes in northern Iraq

SALADIN, 24 Nov 2018 [Fik/News Sources]: Flash floods in northern Iraq have killed at least nine people, including women and children, and severely damaged thousands of homes, officials said Friday. According to local health and security authorities, heavy flooding inundated the town of Al-Shirqat in Saladin province northwest of Baghdad following days of heavy rainfall in the area. Local officials, meanwhile, reported that as many as 300 homes have been heavily damaged by the floods, especially in Nineveh and Kirkuk provinces. Several countries in the region -- including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Jordan -- have been pounded by torrential rains in recent days that have left scores

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