Palestinian detainee says he was tortured in Israeli detention centre KHAN YOUNIS: Palestinian medic and ambulance worker Tarek Rabie Safi, freed from an Israeli jail as part of a... Published 17 Feb, 2025 08:37pm
World Arab summit on Trump’s Gaza plan postponed to Friday: diplomats RIYADH: A planned Saudi meeting of Arab leaders in response to US President Donald Trump’s plan to take control of... Published 17 Feb, 2025 06:13pm
World Hamas expected to name Israeli hostages it will free this weekend OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Hamas was expected Friday to name three hostages it will release this weekend as part of a... Published 14 Feb, 2025 11:01am
World Hamas says committed to truce, Israeli hostage release timeline OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Hamas said Thursday it was committed to honouring a truce with Israel that has come under severe... Published 13 Feb, 2025 06:38pm
World Israel seen as likely to attack Iran by midyear, Washington Post reports U.S. intelligence warns that Israel is likely to launch a preemptive attack on Iran’s nuclear program by midyear,... Updated 13 Feb, 2025 08:24pm
World UAE’s ambassador to Washington says US Gaza approach ‘difficult’ DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates’ ambassador to the United States, Yousef Al Otaiba, said on Wednesday that the US... Published 12 Feb, 2025 08:06pm
World China says ‘Gaza belongs to the Palestinians’, opposes ‘forced displacement’ BEIJING: China Wednesday reiterated its opposition to what it called “forced displacement” of Palestinians when... Updated 12 Feb, 2025 07:30pm
World Qatar, Egypt ‘working intensively’ to resolve Gaza truce ‘crisis’: Palestinian source GAZA CITY: Mediators Qatar and Egypt were “working intensively” to resolve the crisis surrounding the Gaza ceasefire... Published 12 Feb, 2025 05:14pm
World Israeli military calls up reservists as concern over Gaza ceasefire mounts JERUSALEM/DUBAI: Israel’s military has called up reservists in preparation for a possible resumption of fighting in... Published 12 Feb, 2025 04:08pm
World Trump presses Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza; king opposes displacement WASHINGTON: Donald Trump on Tuesday pressed Jordan’s King Abdullah to take in Palestinians who would be permanently... Published 12 Feb, 2025 11:17am
World North Korea condemns Trump’s Gaza takeover proposal as ‘bluster’ SEOUL: North Korean state media on Wednesday denounced U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to take over Gaza and... Published 12 Feb, 2025 08:35am
Pakistan PM Shehbaz hopes Gaza would see ‘lasting peace’ after ‘genocidal operation’ Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed hope on Tuesday that the people of Palestine and Gaza would finally witness... Updated 11 Feb, 2025 10:43pm
World Palestinians have no right of return under Gaza plan: Trump WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Palestinians would have no right of return to Gaza under his US takeover... Published 10 Feb, 2025 09:12pm
World Israeli ceasefire talks delegation returns from Qatar OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: An Israeli delegation that flew to Doha for talks on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire at the... Published 10 Feb, 2025 08:04pm
World Arab nations slam Netanyahu remarks on Palestinian state on Saudi land RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries Sunday condemned remarks by Israel’s prime minister who appeared to... Published 09 Feb, 2025 07:12pm
World Hamas says Israel withdraws from key Gaza road GAZA CITY: A Hamas official said Israeli troops on Sunday completed their withdrawal from a strategic road bisecting... Published 09 Feb, 2025 05:08pm
World Health ministry in Gaza says over 48,000 killed in war GAZA CITY: The health ministry in Gaza Strip said on Saturday that at least 48,181 people had been killed in the... Published 08 Feb, 2025 08:01pm
World Hamas accuses Israel of ceasefire breaches ahead of next hostage-for-prisoner exchange CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Hamas accused Israel of multiple breaches of their ceasefire agreement on Friday, a day before the... Published 07 Feb, 2025 09:18pm
World Hamas says Trump remarks are ‘declaration of intent to occupy’ Gaza Calls urgent Arab summit to confront displacement of Palestinians from Gaza Updated 06 Feb, 2025 09:56pm
World Israel commits to new Gaza talks ahead of Trump meeting WASHINGTON: Israel said it was sending a team to negotiate the next phase in its fragile ceasefire with Hamas,... Published 04 Feb, 2025 05:28pm
World Israeli prime minister in Washington for Gaza ceasefire talks OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to begin talks Monday on a second phase of the... Published 03 Feb, 2025 05:36pm
World Health ministry in Gaza says war toll at 47,306 GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Sunday the death toll from the war with Israel had reached... Published 26 Jan, 2025 09:32pm
World Gaza officials say tens of thousands blocked from reaching north at Israeli barrier NUSEIRAT: Gaza’s civil defence agency said tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians were blocked from returning... Updated 26 Jan, 2025 10:46pm
World More Gaza funding needed to hit ceasefire targets, UN official says GENEVA: Funding shortages may affect the UN’s ability to maintain aid flows at target levels throughout the Gaza... Published 24 Jan, 2025 04:35pm
World Gazans ready tent camps for families returning to north after ceasefire CAIRO/CAIRO: Palestinians in northern Gaza prepared tent encampments for displaced families on Thursday, two days... Published 24 Jan, 2025 12:19pm
World Palestinian official says hundreds leave Jenin as Israel presses raid JENIN: A Palestinian official said hundreds of people began leaving their homes in a flashpoint area of the West... Published 23 Jan, 2025 05:26pm
World Gazans begin searching for people under rubble on day two of ceasefire GAZA/CAIRO: Palestinians began searching on Monday for thousands of Gazans believed still buried under rubble, as... Published 20 Jan, 2025 09:01pm
World Hamas says Gaza will ‘rise again’, rebuild after Israeli destruction GAZA CITY: Palestinian group Hamas said Monday that Gaza and its people “will rise again” and rebuild the territory... Published 20 Jan, 2025 08:15pm
World Israel-Hamas truce holding after first hostage-prisoner swap OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: A fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was holding Monday, following the dramatic exchange... Published 20 Jan, 2025 06:41pm
World Biden says ‘the guns in Gaza have gone silent,’ aid begins US President welcomes ceasefire in Gaza, saying hundreds of trucks entering seaside enclave to help Palestinians Updated 19 Jan, 2025 10:45pm