(BelfastTelegraph) The Israeli military said thousands of Palestinians threw stones and rolled burning tyres toward troops on the other side of the border fence. Thousands of Palestinians marched to Gaza’s border with Israel on Friday in the largest such demonstration in recent memory with more than a dozen killed by Israeli fire. It was the first day of what organisers said… Read more »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected Saudi Arabia’s bid to dismiss lawsuits claiming that it helped plan the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and should pay billions of dollars in damages to victims. U.S. District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan said the plaintiffs’ allegations “narrowly articulate a reasonable basis” for him to assert jurisdiction over Saudi Arabia… Read more »
(Bloomberg) Saudi Arabia and SoftBank Group Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding to build a $200 billion solar power development that’s exponentially larger than any other project. SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son, known for backing ambitious endeavors with flair, unveiled the project Tuesday in New York at a ceremony with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. The powerful heir to the throne of… Read more »
(Haaretz) According to the committee organizing the march, the Palestinian in the video is Abed el-Fatah Abed e-Nabi, 18, and was killed as a result of the shooting ■ IDF claims Hamas distributes many videos, some of which are partial and fabricated… A Palestinian taking part in Friday’s “March of Return” near the Gaza border was shot with his back… Read more »