Antony Blinken due in Mideast in new bid to secure truce GAZA STRIP: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to return Wednesday to the Middle East in a new bid to... Published 20 Mar, 2024 12:01pm
World Qatar ‘cautiously optimistic’ as Gaza truce talks progress DOHA: Negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release are progressing in Doha and a counter-proposal could... Published 19 Mar, 2024 05:29pm
World Britain’s deputy PM defends Israel but calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza SEOUL: Britain’s deputy prime minister defended on Tuesday Israel’s right to protect itself amid growing tension... Published 19 Mar, 2024 02:25pm
World Biden, Netanyahu hold first call in over a month: White House WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Monday, the White House said,... Published 18 Mar, 2024 09:51pm
World WHO ‘terribly worried’ as battle rages at Gaza’s largest hospital GENEVA: The World Health Organization chief voiced alarm Monday after Israeli forces launched an operation at Gaza’s... Published 18 Mar, 2024 07:06pm
World Gaza world's biggest 'open-air graveyard': EU's Borrell BRUSSELS: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza had turned the... Updated 18 Mar, 2024 08:41pm
World UN Palestinian refugee agency chief says hunger in Gaza is ‘man-made’ CAIRO: The head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency said on Monday the hunger in the Gaza Strip was “man-made”.... Published 18 Mar, 2024 04:38pm
World Israeli army launches what it calls ‘operation’ at Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital GAZA STRIP: The Israeli army launched Monday what it called an operation around Gaza’s largest hospital, Al-Shifa,... Updated 18 Mar, 2024 10:35pm
World Israel PM says army will go into Gaza’s Rafah despite international ‘pressure’ OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israeli troops would pursue a... Published 17 Mar, 2024 05:40pm
World Germany’s Scholz say Rafah assault would make regional peace ‘very difficult’ AQABA: The large number of civilian casualties that would result from an Israeli assault on the Gaza city of Rafah... Published 17 Mar, 2024 04:51pm
World Deadly strikes hit Gaza as Israel mulls truce talks position Gaza health ministry says at least 31,645 people killed in the territory during more than five months of war Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:02pm
World First aid boat unloads in Gaza as Hamas proposes new truce GAZA STRIP: A first aid ship plying a new maritime corridor from Cyprus began unloading its cargo of desperately... Updated 16 Mar, 2024 10:17pm
World EU close to sanctioning violent Israeli settlers: diplomats BRUSSELS/PARIS: The European Union is close to agreeing sanctions on Israeli settlers attacking Palestinians in the... Published 15 Mar, 2024 06:38pm
World Israeli general in Gaza criticises political leaders JERUSALEM: An Israeli general leading troops in Gaza has delivered rare public criticism of the country’s political... Published 14 Mar, 2024 05:19pm
World Aid ship slowly heads for Gaza as calls for assistance grow GAZA STRIP: A first boat loaded with 200 tonnes of food aid was making slow progress towards the Gaza Strip on... Published 14 Mar, 2024 12:31pm
Pakistan Pakistan, Bahrain call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza No relief for Palestinians in Ramazan as fresh bombardments could be heard in southern Gaza Published 13 Mar, 2024 09:52pm
World Spanish ship en route to Gaza with desperately needed aid GAZA STRIP: A Spanish aid boat was en route to Gaza on Wednesday, opening a new maritime corridor intended to allow... Updated 13 Mar, 2024 01:45pm
World First aid ship to Gaza leaves Cyprus port in pilot project LARNACA: A ship taking almost 200 tons of food to Gaza left a port in Cyprus early on Tuesday in a pilot project to... Published 12 Mar, 2024 01:06pm
World Houthi missiles fired at ship in Red Sea, US military says CAIRO: Yemen’s Houthi group fired missiles at a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Red Sea but did not hit the... Updated 12 Mar, 2024 06:07pm
World UN chief urges ‘silencing the guns’ in Gaza for Ramazan UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Monday for “silencing the guns” in Gaza in honor of the... Published 11 Mar, 2024 08:21pm
World Palestinians prepare for Ramazan in the shadow of Gaza war OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/RAFAH: Palestinians prepared for Ramazan in sombre mood with heightened security measures by... Updated 10 Mar, 2024 09:31pm
World Gaza talks mediators pushing to secure truce, Israel says CAIRO/RAFAH: Efforts to secure a deal on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza are ongoing, Israel’s... Published 10 Mar, 2024 11:45am
World Israel strikes landmark residential tower in southern Rafah as truce talks stall CAIRO/RAFAH: Israel struck one of the largest residential towers in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday,... Published 09 Mar, 2024 05:34pm
World China FM calls war in Gaza a ‘disgrace for civilisation’ BEIJING: China’s foreign minister Wang Yi on Thursday called Israel’s war in Gaza a “disgrace for civilisation” and... Updated 07 Mar, 2024 12:14pm
World Gaza ceasefire talks extended in Cairo for another day, Hamas says CAIRO/RAFAH: Hamas negotiators will remain in Cairo for another day at the request of mediators, keeping ceasefire... Published 05 Mar, 2024 06:18pm
World 8,000 patients need evacuating from Gaza: WHO GENEVA: An estimated 8,000 patients need evacuating out of the Gaza Strip, the World Health Organization said... Published 05 Mar, 2024 05:44pm
World US military cargo planes begin air drop to Gaza WASHINGTON: Three US military cargo planes air-dropped food into the besieged Gaza Strip on Saturday, an American... Published 02 Mar, 2024 08:59pm
World Palestinian Authority hopes for Gaza ceasefire by Ramazan ANKARA: The Palestinian Authority hopes a ceasefire can be agreed in the Gaza war in time for Ramazan, its foreign... Updated 02 Mar, 2024 04:14pm
World Shoukry says Egypt hopeful of Gaza ceasefire deal before Ramadan ANTALYA: Egypt’s foreign minister said on Friday Cairo was hopeful that talks initiated by Qatar could agree on a... Published 01 Mar, 2024 09:00pm
World UN says Israel ‘systematically’ blocking Gaza aid access GENEVA: Israeli forces are “systematically” blocking access to people in need in Gaza, complicating the task of... Published 27 Feb, 2024 06:49pm