Israeli aggression in Gaza brings urgency to two-state solution OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: More than seven months of Israeli aggression after Hamas attacks have highlighted the gulf... Published 22 May, 2024 07:38pm
World Israeli forces raze parts of Gaza’s Jabalia, hit Rafah with airstrikes Israeli forces thrust deeper into Jabalia in northern Gaza on Tuesday, striking a hospital and destroying... Published 22 May, 2024 10:32am
World Israel shuts down Associated Press live video feed of Gaza OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel said it had shut down an Associated Press live video feed of Gaza on Tuesday, sparking a... Updated 21 May, 2024 10:26pm
World Israel-Saudi normalisation needs Gaza quiet, discussion of Palestinian rule: US envoy JERUSALEM: Forging formal Israeli-Saudi relations as part of an emerging trilateral deal involving Washington would... Published 21 May, 2024 04:40pm
World Israel, Hamas reject bid before ICC to arrest leaders for war crimes RAFAH: Israel and Hamas, engaged in heavy fighting in the Gaza Strip, both angrily rejected on Monday moves to... Updated 21 May, 2024 11:52am
World 35,562 Palestinians killed in Gaza offensive since Oct. 7 DUBAI: More than 35,562 Palestinians have been killed and 79,652 injured in the Israeli military offensive on Gaza... Published 20 May, 2024 05:41pm
World Strikes pound Gaza as Israel voices ‘duty’ to expand Rafah incursion RAFAH: Air strikes and shelling hit Gaza on Monday, witnesses said, as battles raged in the besieged territory’s... Published 20 May, 2024 05:35pm
World ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM, defence chief and 3 Hamas leaders Decision equates victim with executioner, Hamas official says Updated 20 May, 2024 10:12pm
World UN aid chief warns of ‘apocalyptic’ consequences of Gaza shortages DOHA: The stranglehold on aid reaching Gaza threatens an “apocalyptic” outcome, the UN’s humanitarian chief Martin... Published 19 May, 2024 05:10pm
World Iran confirms indirect talks with United States TEHRAN: Iran has confirmed that it held indirect talks with arch foe the United States in Oman despite the two... Published 19 May, 2024 02:39pm
World Deadly bombs hit Gaza as US security envoy visits Israel RAFAH: An Israeli strike in Gaza killed 31 people Sunday, the Palestinian civil defence agency said, as US National... Updated 19 May, 2024 10:58pm
World Saudi crown prince, US national security adviser meet on Gaza, bilateral deal CAIRO: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met to discuss... Published 19 May, 2024 10:21am
World WHO says no medical supplies received in Gaza for 10 days GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Friday that it has received no medical supplies in the Gaza Strip for 10... Updated 17 May, 2024 08:47pm
World Israel moves into north Gaza Hamas stronghold, pounds Rafah without advancing CAIRO/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s tanks pushed into the heart of Jabalia in northern Gaza on Thursday, facing... Published 17 May, 2024 02:01pm
World Egypt president says Israel evades Gaza ceasefire efforts DUBAI: Israel continues to evade efforts to reach a ceasefire in its war with Hamas in Gaza, Egyptian President... Published 16 May, 2024 06:28pm
World Israel claims it’s wearing down Hamas, sending more troops to area of Rafah JERUSALEM: Israel’s defense minister said on Thursday that additional troops would join a ground aggression in an... Updated 16 May, 2024 06:48pm
World Arab leaders head to Bahrain for Gaza-focused summit MANAMA: Arab leaders are gathering Thursday in Bahrain for a summit dominated by the Israel-Hamas war which has been... Published 16 May, 2024 11:24am
World India says it is working to repatriate UN staffer killed in Gaza NEW DELHI: India said on Wednesday it was working to repatriate the body of a former Indian Army officer serving as... Published 15 May, 2024 06:48pm
World Turkiye says to apply to intervene in ICJ genocide case against Israel ANKARA: Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday that Turkiye decided to submit its declaration of official... Published 14 May, 2024 08:12pm
World UN says nearly 450,000 displaced from Gaza’s Rafah since May 6 RAFAH: The United Nations said Tuesday that nearly 450,000 people have been displaced from Rafah since Israel began... Published 14 May, 2024 07:52pm
World Gazans strive to study as war shatters education system AL-MAWASI: Pupils sitting cross-legged on the sand take classes in a tent near Khan Younis in Gaza. Two sisters... Updated 13 May, 2024 05:47pm
World Israeli forces step up aggression on Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp, Rafah CAIRO: Israeli tanks, under cover from heavy fire from air and ground, pushed aggression further into Jabalia in the... Updated 13 May, 2024 05:22pm
World Hamas says Biden remarks on Gaza hostages ‘setback’ for negotiations DOHA: Remarks by US President Joe Biden that a ceasefire in Gaza would be possible if Hamas released its hostages... Published 12 May, 2024 08:50pm
World Fighting rages across Gaza as death toll tops 35,000 RAFAH: Israel struck Gaza on Sunday and troops were battling with fighters in several areas of the Hamas-run... Published 12 May, 2024 07:11pm
World Banning UK arms exports to Israel would strengthen Hamas, UK’s Cameron says LONDON: Stopping British arms sales to Israel if it launches a ground assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip would... Published 12 May, 2024 05:41pm
World Full-scale Rafah offensive ‘cannot take place’: UN rights chief GENEVA: A full-scale Israeli assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah “cannot take place”, the UN human rights... Published 12 May, 2024 05:11pm
World UN chief calls for ‘immediate’ Gaza ceasefire, hostage release KUWAIT CITY: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged an immediate halt to the Israel-Hamas war in... Published 12 May, 2024 03:05pm
World Israel strikes Gaza after fresh Rafah evacuation order RAFAH: Israel launched strikes on Gaza Sunday after it expanded an evacuation order for Rafah, with the United... Updated 12 May, 2024 10:28pm
World Gaza agency says two doctors killed in Israeli air strike on central Gaza PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Sunday that two doctors were killed in an Israeli air... Updated 12 May, 2024 01:32pm
World Hamas releases video of Israeli-British hostage held in Gaza GAZA STRIP: Hamas’s wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, on Saturday released a video of a man held hostage in... Updated 11 May, 2024 10:02pm