Relative of freed hostage appeals for Gaza deal RAMAT GAN: A relative of a hostage freed overnight from Gaza appealed Monday for a broader deal between Israel and... Updated 12 Feb, 2024 03:26pm
World Israel frees two hostages in Rafah under cover of air strikes, Gaza health officials say 67 killed DOHA/JERUSALEM: Israel freed two Israeli-Argentinian hostages in Rafah on Monday under the cover of airstrikes which... Updated 12 Feb, 2024 03:21pm
World Netanyahu promises ‘safe passage’ to Rafah civilians, disputes Gaza toll WASHINGTON: Israel will push into Rafah in southern Gaza despite widespread concerns over the potential toll, Prime... Published 11 Feb, 2024 09:55pm
World Palestinian president in Qatar to discuss ceasefire efforts DOHA/RAMALLAH: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Doha on Sunday for talks on securing a ceasefire in... Published 11 Feb, 2024 09:51pm
World IMF chief says Israel-Hamas war ‘devastating’ Palestinian economy DUBAI: The Israel-Hamas war has devastated the economies of both the embattled Gaza Strip and the occupied West... Updated 11 Feb, 2024 10:05pm
World Benjamin Netanyahu pledges 'safe passage' for Rafah civilians WASHINGTON: Benjamin Netanyahu says in an interview airing Sunday that the Israeli military will provide “safe... Updated 11 Feb, 2024 02:09pm
World Saudi warns of ‘catastrophe’ if Israel moves on Rafah RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that Israel’s planned army operation in overcrowded Rafah would cause a... Published 10 Feb, 2024 05:17pm
World Israel deploys new military AI in Gaza war TEL AVIV: Israel’s army has deployed some AI-enabled military technology in combat for the first time in Gaza,... Published 10 Feb, 2024 02:58pm
World Aid groups warn of Rafah ‘bloodbath’ if Israel advances GENEVA: Any Israeli military advance into southern Gaza’s Rafah area could cause mass deaths among the more than a... Published 09 Feb, 2024 05:33pm
World UAE foreign minister calls for efforts to prevent expansion of Gaza conflict DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates foreign minister called for an intensification of efforts to prevent the expansion... Published 09 Feb, 2024 05:11pm
World Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 27,947 GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in the Gaza Strip said Friday that at least 27,947 people have been killed in the... Published 09 Feb, 2024 02:52pm
World Biden to host Jordan king next week to discuss Gaza WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will host Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Washington on Monday for talks on... Published 08 Feb, 2024 08:13pm
World Israeli destruction to make Gaza 'buffer zone' a 'war crime': UN GENEVA: Israel's reported ongoing destruction of all buildings along the border inside Gaza with the aim of creating... Published 08 Feb, 2024 08:07pm
World UN chief says world in ‘age of chaos’ UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that the world is entering “an age of chaos”... Published 07 Feb, 2024 09:48pm
World Hamas proposes 135-day Gaza truce with complete Israeli withdrawal DOHA/TEL AVIV/GAZA: Hamas has proposed a ceasefire plan that would quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half... Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:16pm
World 8,000 displaced people evacuated from Gaza hospital: Red Cross GENEVA: Around 8,000 displaced people have been evacuated from a besieged hospital in Gaza’s main southern city of... Published 06 Feb, 2024 07:07pm
World UN Security Council to meet on US strikes in Iraq and Syria UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council was to convene Monday at Russia’s demand to discuss US air strikes on... Published 05 Feb, 2024 09:04pm
World OECD ups world growth forecast but sees Middle East ‘risk’ PARIS: The OECD raised its 2024 world economic growth forecast Monday but warned that the Middle East conflict posed... Published 05 Feb, 2024 05:45pm
World Antony Blinken heads to Mideast to press for truce GAZA STRIP: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to the Middle East for another crisis tour on Monday in a... Published 05 Feb, 2024 12:52pm
World US Senate unveils $118bn bill on border security, aid for Ukraine, Israel WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Sunday unveiled a $118 billion bipartisan border security bill that would also provide... Published 05 Feb, 2024 11:49am
World 'Despair': Israel presses on with aggression in Gaza as fears grow of push into Rafah GAZA STRIP: Israel pressed its blistering aggression in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as fears grew over a push into... Updated 04 Feb, 2024 03:02am
World Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 27,238 GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Gaza said Saturday at least 27,238 people have been killed in the territory... Published 03 Feb, 2024 03:38pm
World Hamas unlikely to reject ceasefire but will demand Israeli withdrawal Hamas is unlikely to reject a Gaza ceasefire proposal it received from mediators this week, but will not sign it... Published 01 Feb, 2024 06:43pm
World Israeli forces attack Gaza, Hamas studies ceasefire proposal GAZA/DOHA: Israeli forces pounded areas in northern and southern Gaza on Wednesday after the Palestinian group Hamas... Updated 31 Jan, 2024 04:25pm
World Yemen’s Houthis say they will target US, British warships in self defence DUBAI: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Wednesday they plan to continue targeting US and British warships in the... Published 31 Jan, 2024 12:06pm
World Qatar says Gaza truce proposal to be sent to Hamas as war rages on GAZA STRIP: A framework to halt the Gaza fighting and for hostage releases is to be relayed to Hamas, mediator Qatar... Published 30 Jan, 2024 12:37pm
World Three US troops killed in Jordan drone strike linked to Iran WASHINGTON: Three US service members were killed and at least 34 wounded in a drone attack by Iran-backed group on... Published 29 Jan, 2024 11:48am
World US, Israel, Egypt, Qatar officials in Gaza talks in Paris: sources US-led negotiators getting closer to an agreement under which Israel will suspend its war in Gaza for about two months in return for release of more than 100 hostages, according to The New York Times Updated 28 Jan, 2024 11:55pm
World UN urges reversal of funding pause for Palestinian agency, vows to punish staffers DOHA/GENEVA: U.N. officials implored countries to reconsider a pause in funding for the U.N. agency for Palestinians... Updated 28 Jan, 2024 10:31pm
World More Palestinians displaced as Israel battles Hamas in south Gaza DOHA/GAZA: Medical facilities are at risk of collapse in Khan Younis, the southern Gaza city now at the focus of... Updated 28 Jan, 2024 10:58pm
Following $600mn Ambani wedding, India has set the stage for its next growth phase, Pakistan is still lost
Following $600mn Ambani wedding, India has set the stage for its next growth phase, Pakistan is still lost
Following $600mn Ambani wedding, India has set the stage for its next growth phase, Pakistan is still lost