Israel resumes Gaza attacks as truce expires, heavy fighting reported Gaza health officials report that at least 100 people have already been killed and dozens wounded in Israeli air strikes Updated 01 Dec, 2023 10:20pm
World Hamas says youngest hostage, relatives killed in previous Israeli air strike CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Hamas said on Wednesday that 10-month-old child Kfir Bibas, his 4-year-old brother and their mother... Published 29 Nov, 2023 07:47pm
World Blinken says to focus on extending Gaza pause on Israel visit BRUSSELS: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday he would work to prolong a pause in the fighting in... Published 29 Nov, 2023 05:06pm
World Turkiye’s Erdogan welcomes Gaza pause as temporary ‘stop of bloodshed’ ANKARA: Turkiye President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he welcomed a pause in the war in Gaza and the exchange... Published 29 Nov, 2023 02:57pm
World Israel, Hamas due to release more people amid efforts to extend truce GAZA/JERUSALEM: Hamas and Israel were expected to release more hostages and prisoners on Wednesday, the last day of... Updated 29 Nov, 2023 09:39pm
World Deal reached to extend Gaza truce by two days, Qatar and Hamas say Agreement has been reached to extend the humanitarian truce for an additional two days in the Gaza Strip Updated 27 Nov, 2023 10:49pm
World Negotiators close to agreeing extension of Gaza truce, say Egyptian security sources GAZA/JERUSALEM: Egyptian, Qatari and U.S. negotiators closed in on an extension of a four-day truce in Gaza that... Published 27 Nov, 2023 08:04pm
World EU diplomacy chief urges ‘long lasting’ Gaza truce BARCELONA: EU’s top foreign policy official Josep Borrell called for an extension of the truce in the Gaza Strip,... Published 27 Nov, 2023 05:29pm
World Palestinians demand Israel give news of detained Gazans RAMALLAH: Palestinian authorities have demanded the Israeli military release information about more than 100 people... Updated 27 Nov, 2023 05:57pm
World Qatar, Egypt, US, EU, Spain trying to extend Israel-Hamas truce: Palestinian Authority BARCELONA: Qatar, Egypt, the United States, the European Union and Spain are working to extend the temporary... Published 27 Nov, 2023 05:03pm
World Biden hopes for extension of Israel-Hamas truce as more hostages released JERUSALEM: US President Joe Biden said he hoped the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas can go on as long as... Updated 27 Nov, 2023 01:04pm
World UN says 61 trucks deliver aid in northern Gaza According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 200 more trucks have been sent to the Gaza Strip Updated 26 Nov, 2023 09:11pm
World Thailand says Hamas still holds 20 of its nationals after freeing 10 BANGKOK: Hamas is still holding 20 Thai nationals after having freed 10 from Gaza, Thailand’s foreign ministry said... Published 25 Nov, 2023 10:29am
World Hamas releases 24 hostages on first day of Gaza truce, Red Cross confirms Qatar says 39 Palestinian women, children released from Israeli jails Updated 24 Nov, 2023 10:31pm
World Aid trucks enter Gaza from Egypt after truce begins RAFAH: Aid trucks were entering the Gaza Strip from Egypt on Friday, around 1-1/2 hours after a truce began between... Published 24 Nov, 2023 02:30pm
World Israel, Hamas to start first truce in Gaza war DOHA/GAZA: Israel and Hamas start a four-day truce on Friday morning with the Hamas to release a first group of 13... Published 24 Nov, 2023 10:40am
World Qatar says Gaza ceasefire, hostage release to start Friday War rages on in Gaza as proposed truce is delayed for at least another day Updated 23 Nov, 2023 10:17pm
World War rages on in Gaza as truce delayed until at least Friday GAZA/JERUSALEM: War raged on in Gaza on Thursday, as a proposed truce and release of hostages was delayed for at... Updated 23 Nov, 2023 11:44pm
World France’s Macron to host Arab foreign ministers PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will on Wednesday discuss “the situation in the Middle East” with foreign... Published 22 Nov, 2023 06:26pm
World Turkiye says Gaza humanitarian pause ‘positive’, expects full compliance ANKARA: The deal between Israel and Hamas to declare a humanitarian pause in Gaza and release some hostages is a... Published 22 Nov, 2023 05:51pm
World Arab ministers welcome Israel, Hamas truce but call for extended cessation of hostilities LONDON: Arab foreign ministers welcomed an agreement for a temporary truce between Israel and Gaza group Hamas on... Published 22 Nov, 2023 04:01pm
World Yemen’s Houthis say they seized Israeli vessel, Israel denies HODEIDA: Yemen’s Houthi militia said on Sunday they had seized an Israeli ship in the Red Sea, a claim immediately... Published 19 Nov, 2023 10:06pm
World Tentative Gaza deal reached to free some hostages, pause fighting: report Israel, the United States, and Hamas have reached a tentative agreement to free dozens of women and children held hostage in Gaza in exchange for a five-day pause in fighting Updated 19 Nov, 2023 04:20pm
World Fifteen Palestinians killed in Israeli bombardment of central, southern Gaza Fifteen Palestinians were killed early on Sunday in Israeli air bombardments of the central and southern Gaza strip,... Updated 19 Nov, 2023 04:10pm
World Ministers from Arab, Muslim countries to visit China in bid to end Gaza war: Saudi minister Tour will be the first step in carrying out decisions reached at a joint Arab and Islamic summit held in Riyadh this month Updated 19 Nov, 2023 10:30pm
World EU chief discusses Gaza humanitarian crisis in Egypt CAIRO: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday said she was opposed to the “forced... Published 18 Nov, 2023 06:43pm
World Jordan minister doubts Israel can wipe out Hamas MANAMA: Jordan’s foreign minister said on Saturday that he did not understand how Israel’s goal of obliterating the... Published 18 Nov, 2023 02:06pm
World Mass grave inside Israeli-encircled Gaza hospital, no plan to rescue babies Israeli forces surround Al Shifa hospital in Gaza City, which they say sits atop underground headquarters of Hamas, a claim that Hamas denies Updated 14 Nov, 2023 08:53pm
World Brazil’s Lula welcomes citizens rescued from Gaza, condemns ‘inhumane violence’ SAO PAULO: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday welcomed 32 nationals that his government managed... Published 14 Nov, 2023 10:29am
World Iran president lands in Saudi for Gaza summit: state-affiliated media RIYADH: Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday for a summit on Gaza, state-affiliated... Published 11 Nov, 2023 05:43pm