Hamdan Ballal: Academy apologizes after backlash over silence
On Wednesday, AMPAS released a statement condemning the suppression of artistic voices but failed to mention Ballal by name. This vague response did not sit well with many.
On Wednesday, AMPAS released a statement condemning the suppression of artistic voices but failed to mention Ballal by name. This vague response did not sit well with many.
Ballal is a co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land'. His work highlights the struggles of Palestinian communities under Israeli occupation.
Palestinian militants in Gaza, led by Hamas, released eight hostages, three Israelis and five Thais, on Thursday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that "there has been progress" in efforts to secure a ceasefire-for-hostages deal with Hamas, but cautioned that the timeline for reaching an agreement remains unclear.
On November 21, the Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) formally issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant, for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from 8 October 2023, unt
India sent 30 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Palestine on Tuesday in the midst of the ongoing war in West Asia.
Amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, India on Tuesday sent humanitarian assistance for the people of Palestine through the United Nations Works & Relief Agency (UNRWA).
The response from Iran is also troubling, the country's foreign ministry said in a statement.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri declined the 2024 Isamu Noguchi Award in protest of the Noguchi Museum's dismissal of employees for wearing keffiyeh scarves.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas on the sidelines of the Summit of the Future in New York and called for an end to the war in West Asia.
