Hamas leader Haniyeh visits Iran: state media TEHRAN: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was in Tehran on Tuesday for talks with Iranian officials, state media reported,... Updated 26 Mar, 2024 02:34pm
World Netanyahu cancels Israeli delegation visit to US over UN Gaza vote JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said he will not send a delegation as planned to... Published 26 Mar, 2024 04:20am
Pakistan Pakistan welcomes UNSC resolution on Gaza ISLAMABAD: Pakistan welcomed the adoption of the UN Security Council resolution 2728 on Monday, demanding an... Published 26 Mar, 2024 04:20am
Opinion Gaza: UNSC resolution Finally, the United Nations Security Council has demanded an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the... Published 26 Mar, 2024 04:20am
World Gaza’s hungry eat wild plant with no aid relief in sight GAZA: As the U.N. Security Council demands an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and concerns grow that famine may take... Published 25 Mar, 2024 10:50pm
World Trump says Hamas’ Oct 7 attack was horrible, but Israel should wrap up war JERUSALEM: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would have reacted the same way Israel did after... Published 25 Mar, 2024 10:42pm
World US disappointed by cancelation of Israeli visit: White House WASHINGTON: The United States is “very disappointed” by the cancelation of an Israeli delegation’s planned visit to... Published 25 Mar, 2024 10:35pm
World UN Security Council demands immediate ceasefire in Gaza United States abstains, remaining 14 council members vote for resolution Netanyahu cancels Israeli delegation's visit to Washington Updated 25 Mar, 2024 10:21pm
World UN agency a ‘lifeline of hope’ for Palestinians: Guterres AMMAN: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Monday defended the UN agency for Palestinian refugees as a... Published 25 Mar, 2024 05:02pm
World Israel kills dozens in Gaza attacks and besieges two hospitals: Palestinian medics CAIRO: Israel’s military killed dozens of people in new attacks in Gaza, Palestinian medics said on Monday, and its... Updated 25 Mar, 2024 09:21pm
World UN Security Council to vote on new Gaza ceasefire resolution UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a new draft resolution on an “immediate” ceasefire in... Published 25 Mar, 2024 11:37am
Markets Oil up on supply concerns as Russia orders output cuts HOUSTON: Oil prices rose on Monday as the Russian government ordered producers to curb output as hostilities between... Updated 25 Mar, 2024 09:55pm
World Gaza fighting rages as UN chief decries ‘horror and starvation’ GAZA STRIP: Heavy fighting raged in Gaza on Sunday as Israel has vowed to push on with its ground war in the... Published 24 Mar, 2024 05:45pm
World Guterres says aid to Gaza ‘requires Israel removing’ obstacles CAIRO: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said Sunday in Cairo that delivering the necessary aid to... Published 24 Mar, 2024 05:28pm
World 32,226 Palestinians killed in Israel aggression since Oct. 7, health ministry says DUBAI: At least 32,226 Palestinians have been killed and 74,518 injured in Israel’s military aggression in Gaza... Updated 24 Mar, 2024 09:28pm
World Hamas official speaks of big gaps with Israel in truce talks GAZA STRIP: Deep differences exist between Hamas and Israel in negotiations for a Gaza truce, an official from the... Published 24 Mar, 2024 03:15am
World UN chief to visit Gaza border in new plea for truce CAIRO: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Egypt’s border with Gaza on Saturday to renew... Published 23 Mar, 2024 10:57am
Markets UAE markets gain on possibility of Gaza ceasefire DUBAI: Stock exchanges in the United Arab Emirates closed higher on Friday on the possibility of nearing Gaza... Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am
World Lebanon says Israel ‘disrupting’ navigation systems around airport BEIRUT: Lebanon will lodge a complaint against Israel at the UN Security Council accusing it of disrupting... Published 23 Mar, 2024 12:40am
World Blinken says Rafah offensive risks further isolating Israel globally TEL AVIV: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that an offensive on the southern Gaza city of Rafah... Published 22 Mar, 2024 10:56pm
World UN Security Council to vote on Gaza ceasefire with uncertain outcome UNITED NATIONS: The United States, which has repeatedly blocked calls for a truce in Gaza, will submit a draft... Updated 22 Mar, 2024 02:22pm
World UK, Australia call for ‘immediate cessation of fighting’ in Gaza ADELAIDE: Britain and Australia declared the need for an “immediate cessation of fighting” in Gaza, as diplomatic... Published 22 Mar, 2024 11:51am
World US urges ‘immediate’ ceasefire as Gaza war grinds on GAZA STRIP: The US top diplomat stressed Thursday the need for an “immediate ceasefire” and a deal to free... Published 22 Mar, 2024 04:57am
World Israel says spy chief going to Doha for Gaza talks JERUSALEM: The head of Israel’s spy agency is to return to Doha Friday to meet with his American and Egyptian... Published 21 Mar, 2024 11:12pm
World Satellite images show 35% of Gaza’s building destroyed, UN says GENEVA: Satellite images analysed by the United Nations Satellite Centre show that 35% of the Gaza Strip’s buildings... Published 21 Mar, 2024 03:25pm
World Israeli army says over 140 gunmen killed in Al-Shifa operation GAZA CITY: More than 140 gunmen have been killed in four days of fighting in and around Gaza’s largest hospital,... Published 21 Mar, 2024 01:59pm
World Two killed in Israeli air strike in West Bank: Palestinian Authority RAMALLAH: Two Palestinians, who the Israeli military said posed a “threat” to its soldiers, were killed by an air... Published 21 Mar, 2024 11:48am
World Saudi Arabia boosts funding to UNRWA by $40m RIYADH: A Saudi-funded humanitarian agency pledged on Wednesday to boost the kingdom’s funding to the UN... Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am
World Blinken tours Mideast as Israel-Hamas war pushes Gaza towards famine GAZA STRIP: US top diplomat Antony Blinken touched down Wednesday in the Middle East to bolster international ... Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am
World Senate Democrats urge ‘bold’ US push on Palestinian state WASHINGTON: More than a third of the US Senate’s Democrats called on President Joe Biden’s administration... Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am