Antony Blinken urges Hamas to agree truce to help Gazans OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Top US diplomat Antony Blinken has urged Hamas to accept a Gaza truce plan despite an Israeli... Published 02 May, 2024 12:02pm
World More war debris in Gaza than Ukraine: UN GENEVA: The Gaza Strip is filled with more war debris and rubble than Ukraine, the head of UN demining operations... Published 01 May, 2024 07:22pm
World Hamas official insists Gaza ceasefire must be permanent PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Hamas will respond to an Israeli truce proposal for Gaza “within a very short period”, an... Updated 01 May, 2024 09:02pm
World French foreign minister makes unscheduled Cairo stop as Gaza truce talks intensify CAIRO: France’s foreign minister arrived in Cairo on Wednesday on an unscheduled stop during a Middle East tour as... Published 01 May, 2024 02:39pm
World Netanyahu says troops to enter Rafah 'with or without' Gaza truce OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the Israeli military will launch a ground... Updated 30 Apr, 2024 10:31pm
World Hamas prepares response to Gaza truce offer OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Hamas was studying Tuesday Israel’s offer of a 40-day truce in the war in the Gaza Strip in... Updated 30 Apr, 2024 01:22pm
World Egypt ‘hopeful’ of new Israel-Hamas truce: foreign minister RIYADH: Egypt’s foreign minister said he was “hopeful” about a new proposal for a truce in Gaza as a Hamas... Published 29 Apr, 2024 08:45pm
World Blinken says US almost ready with Saudi rewards for Israel normalisation RIYADH: The United States is nearly ready with a security package to offer Saudi Arabia if it normalises relations... Published 29 Apr, 2024 05:30pm
World Israel kills at least 20 Palestinians in Rafah, new Gaza ceasefire talks expected in Cairo CAIRO: Israeli airstrikes on three houses in the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed at least another 20 Palestinians... Updated 29 Apr, 2024 09:47pm
World Hamas delegation to arrive in Egypt for Gaza truce talks OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: A Hamas delegation is due to arrive Monday in Egypt, where it will respond to Israel’s latest... Published 29 Apr, 2024 12:07pm
World Hamas official says delegation to respond to Gaza truce plan in Egypt Monday GAZA STRIP: A senior Hamas official told AFP on Sunday that the group would deliver its response to Israel’s latest... Published 28 Apr, 2024 06:27pm
World US will use sanctions to disrupt Iran’s ‘malign’ activity, Yellen says WASHINGTON: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday said Iran’s attack on Israel last weekend and its... Published 16 Apr, 2024 06:08pm
World Aid to Gaza has increased dramatically, White House’s Kirby says WASHINGTON: Humanitarian aid getting into the Gaza Strip has increased by a large amount in the last few days, White... Published 15 Apr, 2024 06:24pm
World Dozens of Palestinians killed in Gaza as Hamas official vows to ‘break’ Israel GAZA: Israeli forces fought Hamas in the north and centre of the Gaza Strip on Friday as Khaled Meshaal, a senior... Published 12 Apr, 2024 06:29pm
World 33,634 Palestinians killed in Israel’s offensive in Gaza since Oct.7, Gaza health ministry says DUBAI: At least 33,634 Palestinians have been killed and 76,214 injured in Israel’s military offensive in Gaza since... Updated 12 Apr, 2024 11:07pm
World Iran aims to contain fallout in Israel response, will not be hasty, sources say Tehran's message to Washington was conveyed by Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian during visit to Gulf Arab state of Oman Updated 12 Apr, 2024 11:05pm
World Netanyahu says Israel preparing for scenarios in other areas than Gaza JERUSALEM: Israel is keeping up its aggression in Gaza but also preparing for scenarios in other areas, Prime... Updated 12 Apr, 2024 09:31am
World Netanyahu not consulted on killing of Haniyeh's sons, Israeli media say OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli forces killed three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in an air strike in Gaza without... Updated 12 Apr, 2024 08:49am
World US has no evidence of unfolding genocide in Gaza: Pentagon WASHINGTON: The United States does not have evidence that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza as it carries out... Published 09 Apr, 2024 09:26pm
World Israel says more aid is entering Gaza, but figures disputed GENEVA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel says aid is moving into Gaza more quickly after international pressure to increase... Published 09 Apr, 2024 09:23pm
World Right time to do a hostage deal, says Israel’s defence minister OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Monday it is the right time to do a hostage deal... Published 08 Apr, 2024 08:04pm
World Israeli military says it reduces troops in south Gaza OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli military has withdrawn more ground troops from the southern Gaza Strip, leaving just... Published 07 Apr, 2024 07:17pm
World Israeli military reduces troops in southern Gaza, spokesperson says OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli military has withdrawn more ground troops from the southern Gaza Strip, leaving just... Published 07 Apr, 2024 05:34pm
World Six months of bloodshed: the Gaza war in numbers OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The bloodiest ever war in Gaza that broke out exactly six months ago has taken an appalling... Published 07 Apr, 2024 04:35pm
World Hamas says delegation to go to Cairo on April 7 for Gaza ceasefire talks CAIRO: A Hamas delegation headed by the group’s deputy chief in Gaza, Khalil Al-Hayya, will go to Cairo on April 7... Published 06 Apr, 2024 07:32pm
World US says truce talks on after Gaza aid worker death outcry GAZA STRIP: American and Israeli negotiators are expected in Cairo over the weekend in a renewed push for a... Updated 06 Apr, 2024 10:07pm
World Israel announces ‘temporary’ opening of aid routes into Gaza OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel announced on Friday that it would allow “temporary” aid deliveries into famine-threatened... Updated 05 Apr, 2024 10:08pm
World CIA chief to travel to Egypt this weekend, Axios reports WASHINGTON: US CIA Director Bill Burns is expected to travel to Cairo this weekend to meet with his Egyptian and... Published 05 Apr, 2024 11:15am
World Israeli explanation for aid workers deaths ‘not good enough’, Australia PM says SYDNEY: Israel’s explanation for the deaths from an air strike in Gaza of seven aid workers, including Australian... Published 04 Apr, 2024 10:28am
World Hamas chief accuses Israel of procrastination in truce talks BEIRUT: Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh accused Israel on Wednesday of procrastinating in stalled talks to secure a... Published 03 Apr, 2024 09:46pm