Saudi hosts Arab diplomats for Gaza talks after Blinken tour RIYADH: Four top Middle Eastern diplomats reiterated calls for “irreversible” steps towards the recognition of a... Published 09 Feb, 2024 10:36am
Print Israel bombs Rafah city as battlefront nears GAZA STRIP: Israel’s armed forces stepped up air strikes on Gaza’s far-southern Rafah on Thursday as fears of... Updated 09 Feb, 2024 09:42am
World Antony Blinken pushes for hostage deal with Israel cabinet centrists TEL AVIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday discussed ways to secure the release of Gaza hostages... Updated 08 Feb, 2024 06:21pm
World Troops ordered to ‘prepare to operate’ into Gaza’s Rafah: Netanyahu JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said he had ordered troops to “prepare to operate” in... Published 08 Feb, 2024 12:41am
World Blinken pursues Gaza truce as Israel presses onslaught DOHA/CAIRO/GAZA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met the main mediators in Gaza peace talks on Tuesday during a... Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am
Markets Oil gains on tighter supply prospects, Gaza ceasefire talks in focus HOUSTON: Oil prices rose on Tuesday in anticipation of tighter supply later in February while markets watched US... Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am
World US reviewing Hamas response to hostage deal framework, will discuss with Israel DOHA: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday the United States was reviewing a response from Hamas... Published 06 Feb, 2024 11:35pm
World Blinken meets MBS amid heightened Mideast tensions RIYADH: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, his first stop in a Middle East tour... Published 06 Feb, 2024 05:00am
World Blinken arrives in Riyadh amid heightened Mideast tensions RIYADH: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, his first stop in a wider tour of... Published 05 Feb, 2024 08:46pm
World US ‘all in’ for Africa, Blinken says opening coastal tour ABIDJAN: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday the United States was committed to deeper relations with... Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:15am
World At least $15bn needed for Gaza housing: Palestinian official DAVOS: At least $15 billion will be needed to rebuild houses in Gaza, the head of the Palestine Investment Fund said... Published 17 Jan, 2024 10:46pm
World Blinken says US in demand as he mourns ‘gutwrenching’ scenes in Gaza DAVOS: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told business and political leaders in Davos on Wednesday he could not... Published 17 Jan, 2024 04:41pm
World China warns Philippines not to ‘play with fire’ over president’s Taiwan remarks BEIJING/MANILA: China summoned the ambassador from the Philippines on Tuesday and warned the country “not to play... Published 17 Jan, 2024 06:02am
World Blinken says Arab countries not keen to rebuild Gaza if it will be ‘leveled’ again Arab countries are not keen to get involved in the rebuilding of Gaza if the Palestinian enclave will be “leveled”... Published 16 Jan, 2024 11:09pm
World Blinken promises Zelensky US will sustain support for Ukraine DAVOS: Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised sustained US support for Ukraine in a meeting Tuesday with... Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:50pm
World Blinken meets Egypt’s Sisi as Middle East diplomacy tour wraps up CAIRO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Thursday, as... Published 11 Jan, 2024 05:50pm
World Israel strikes southern Gaza as Blinken heads to Egypt for talks GAZA STRIP: Israel bombarded the southern Gaza Strip overnight, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to... Published 11 Jan, 2024 12:28pm
World Israel keeps bombing as Blinken meets Palestinian leader GAZA STRIP (Palestinian Territories): US top diplomat Antony Blinken on Wednesday met the head of the Palestinian... Published 11 Jan, 2024 06:15am
World Blinken asks Israel to avoid further civilian harm TEL AVIV: More than three months into the deadliest ever Gaza war, US top diplomat Antony Blinken urged Israel on... Published 10 Jan, 2024 05:22am
World Blinken meets Saudi crown prince before heading to Israel AL-ULA (Saudi Arabia): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Monday with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler before... Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am
World Blinken meets Saudi crown prince before heading to Israel AL-ULA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Monday with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler before heading to Israel... Published 08 Jan, 2024 09:39pm
World Blinken warns Israel-Hamas war could ‘metastasize’ DOHA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned on Sunday the war in Gaza could spread and threaten security in... Updated 08 Jan, 2024 05:17pm
Print Jordan urges US to push for ceasefire AMMAN: Jordan’s king urged the top United States diplomat on Sunday to push for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and an... Updated 08 Jan, 2024 08:32am
World Blinken says he will raise protecting Gaza civilians while in Israel this week DOHA: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said when he visits Israel this week he will tell Israeli officials ... Published 07 Jan, 2024 10:53pm
World Blinken tackles Gaza with Erdogan ISTANBUL: Washington’s top diplomat discussed the Israel-Hamas war with Turkey’s mercurial leader on Saturday... Published 07 Jan, 2024 02:43am
Markets Oil prices higher on ME tensions HOUSTON: Oil prices settled higher on Friday as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a week-long sweep through... Published 07 Jan, 2024 02:43am
World Hamas chief urges Blinken to focus on ending Israeli 'aggression' GAZA STRIP: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has called on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to use his current Middle... Updated 06 Jan, 2024 05:37pm
World US and Europe launch new diplomatic drive to stop Gaza war escalating CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Europe’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, embarked on a... Published 05 Jan, 2024 08:13pm
World US, Mexico agree to keep border crossings open: Lopez Obrador MEXICO CITY: Mexican and US officials agreed to keep border crossings open, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez... Published 28 Dec, 2023 11:35pm
World Blinken seeks way forward in Mexico on migration surge WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Antony Blinken travelled to Mexico on Wednesday in hopes of tackling surging... Published 28 Dec, 2023 04:52am
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