Day: November 16, 2023

UN Palestinian agency says ‘deliberate attempt to strangle’ Gaza operations

Energy News Beat The head of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency has warned of a “deliberate attempt to strangle” its operations in the Gaza Strip and said it risks shutting down all its humanitarian work because of a lack of fuel. Israel has refused to allow fuel shipments to the enclave it has besieged, […]

Fury vs Usyk heavyweight title fight set for February 17 in Saudi Arabia

Energy News Beat Sports|Boxing Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will fight for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on February 17, organisers have announced. Britain’s Fury is the WBC world champion while Ukrainian Usyk holds the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts. Both have unbeaten records. list of 4 items […]

Sweden’s NATO bid delayed in Turkish parliament

Energy News Beat The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission has delayed a vote on Sweden’s NATO membership bid in a further setback to the Nordic country’s hopes of joining the Western alliance after 18 months of waiting. Chairman Fuat Oktay said the commission will hold further talks and may bring the bill back on its […]

The Occupied West Bank: The Other Front

Energy News Beat Since Israel began its bombardment of the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, violence has also surged in the occupied West Bank to unprecedented levels. More than 2,000 Palestinians have been arrested and almost 200 have been killed in the last month alone. Scores more have been arrested, beaten and tortured, fueling […]

Australia edge South Africa to set up Cricket World Cup final with India

Energy News Beat Sports|ICC Cricket World Cup Australia will play Virat Kohli and India for the Cricket World Cup trophy after beating South Africa by three wickets in a semifinal thriller. After restricting the South Africans to 212 – despite David Miller’s defiant 101 – Australia eked their way to 215-7 to win with 16 […]

Telecommunications cut off in Gaza after fuel runs out

Energy News Beat Palestinian telecommunications companies Jawwal and Paltel have announced their network went out of service in the Gaza Strip as a result of failure to allow fuel into the besieged territory. The companies wrote in statements on X on Thursday that “all energy sources sustaining the network have been depleted”. They had warned […]

German police raid Islamic centre over alleged ties to Iran, Hezbollah

Energy News Beat News|Israel-Palestine conflict Police in Germany have conducted raids at 54 sites across the country as part of an investigation into an Islamic centre for alleged links to Iran and the Tehran-backed group Hezbollah. The Ministry of the Interior said Thursday’s operation primarily targeted the Islamic Centre of Hamburg (IZH) as well as […]

‘The land is still alive’: A Mapuche leader’s fight for home in Argentina

Energy News Beat Bariloche, Argentina – Standing on the land she inhabited for five years, 22-year-old Betiana Colhuan scrolled through her phone’s camera roll. The screen flickered with memories of home: an image of Colhuan sitting in a field of yellow flowers. Another of her small son standing in front of the white horse she […]

Israeli forces kill three Palestinians after alleged West Bank attack

Energy News Beat Three Palestinians have been killed after allegedly carrying out a shooting attack at an Israeli checkpoint near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank amid soaring violence across the territory. At least six members of the Israeli security forces were wounded in the attack, one critically, Israeli police said on Thursday. list of […]

Is Israel using communication blackouts in Gaza as a weapon of war?

Energy News Beat Israel’s war on Gaza has taken a multitude of shapes, but the bombing and the raids are only part of the story. Another less talked-about weapon is connectivity – or lack thereof. list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Live on TikTok: Cousin of Palestinian activist beaten by Israeli soldiers list […]