‘Digital guillotine’: Hollywood celebrities face backlash over Gaza silence Reality star Kim Kardashian, who attended the Met Gala in New York, has lost hundreds of thousands of Instagram followers in recent days Updated 14 May, 2024 05:33pm
World Israel’s Rafah attack set Hamas talks ‘backward’: mediator Qatar DOHA: Israel’s military operation in Rafah has set truce negotiations with Hamas “backward”, mediator Qatar said on... Published 14 May, 2024 01:45pm
World Pro-Palestinian protesters cleared from Geneva university GENEVA: Swiss police moved in early Tuesday to remove some 50 pro-Palestinian student protesters holed up in a... Published 14 May, 2024 01:42pm
World 35,173 Palestinians killed in Gaza offensive since Oct. 7, health ministry says DUBAI: Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 35,173 Palestinians and wounded 79,061... Published 14 May, 2024 12:34pm
World Fierce fighting rocks Gaza after US warning of post-war ‘anarchy’ GAZA CITY: Israel battled Hamas in Gaza on Monday, including in far-southern Rafah, despite US warnings against a... Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am
Print Dutch cities: Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy university buildings AMSTERDAM: Pro-Palestinian protesters on Monday occupied university buildings in the Dutch cities of Amsterdam,... Updated 14 May, 2024 09:34am
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
Print Egypt says to support South Africa ICJ case against Israel CAIRO: Egypt on Sunday announced its intention to formally support South Africa’s case at the International Court of... Updated 13 May, 2024 09:04am
World Donors pledge over $2bn for Gaza at Kuwait conference KUWAIT CITY: A conference of international donors in Kuwait pledged over $2 billion in aid to Gaza Sunday as UN... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am
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 Biden says Gaza ceasefire possible ‘tomorrow’ if Hamas frees hostages MEDINA: US President Joe Biden said Saturday that a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was possible as soon as... Published 12 May, 2024 02:03am
World New field hospital established in Gaza, Israeli military says JERUSALEM: Israel’s military said on Saturday that a new field hospital had been established in the central Gaza... Published 11 May, 2024 10:56pm
World Israel army says about 300,000 Gazans have ‘evacuated’ east Rafah OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli army said on Saturday about 300,000 people have left eastern Rafah for a... Updated 11 May, 2024 10:00pm
World US says Israel's use of weapons may have violated international law WASHINGTON: The Biden administration on Friday said Israel’s use of US-supplied weapons may have violated... Updated 11 May, 2024 05:13pm
World Australia says Palestinian UN membership bid builds peace momentum SYDNEY: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Saturday the country’s support for a Palestinian bid to... Published 11 May, 2024 10:34am
World UAE hits out at Netanyahu for saying Gulf state could help run Gaza CAIRO/DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates hit out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday after the... Updated 11 May, 2024 08:10pm
World Spain, Ireland to recognise Palestinian state on 21st MADRID: Spain, Ireland and other European Union member countries plan to recognise a Palestinian state on May 21, ... Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am
World Trump accuses Biden of siding with Hamas NEW YORK: Donald Trump accused election rival Joe Biden Thursday of siding with Hamas when he threatened to stop... Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am
Markets UAE markets fall on escalating conflict in region DUBAI: Stock markets in United Arab Emirates closed lower on Friday, as investors turned cautious after the latest... Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am
World South Africa asks World Court to order Israel’s withdrawal from Rafah AMSTERDAM: South Africa has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order Israel to withdraw from Rafah as... Published 10 May, 2024 11:45pm
World UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership Assembly adopts resolution with 143 votes in favour and nine against - including US and Israel - while 25 countries abstain Published 10 May, 2024 09:47pm
World Dozens arrested at Penn, MIT in latest crackdowns on Gaza protests Police dismantled encampments and arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at the Massachusetts Institute of... Published 10 May, 2024 07:50pm
World Rafah offensive would lead to ‘humanitarian disaster’: UN chief NAIROBI: An Israeli ground attack in Gaza’s Rafah would lead to an “epic humanitarian disaster”, UN... Updated 10 May, 2024 06:25pm