Washington police clear pro-Palestinian university encampment WASHINGTON: Washington police cleared an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters at George Washington University on... Published 08 May, 2024 06:10pm
World Israel pessimistic on Gaza truce talks, but delegation remains in Cairo JERUSALEM: Israel sees no sign of a breakthrough in Egyptian-mediated talks on a truce with Hamas that would free... Published 08 May, 2024 05:39pm
World Israel continues aggression in Gaza as negotiators work towards truce RAFAH: Israel struck targets in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after seizing the main border crossing with Egypt, where... Updated 08 May, 2024 11:05pm
World African Union ‘firmly condemns’ Israeli incursion into Rafah NAIROBI: The African Union condemned Wednesday the Israeli military’s moves into southern Gaza’s Rafah, calling for... Published 08 May, 2024 02:09pm
World US paused shipment of weapons to Israel to head off Rafah invasion WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s administration paused a shipment of weapons to Israel last week in opposition... Published 08 May, 2024 11:44am
World Israel seizes Rafah crossing as Gaza truce talks resume RAFAH, (Palestinian Territories): Israel sent tanks into Rafah in southern Gaza, seizing control of the border... Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am
Life & Style Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside the Met Gala NEW YORK: Protesters in New York converged near the Met Gala on Monday in a rally against the ongoing Israeli... Updated 07 May, 2024 07:52pm
World Death, misery, hunger: Israeli aggression in Gaza In Gaza City, home to some 600,000 people before the war, the situation is dire: almost three-quarters (74.3 percent) of its buildings have been damaged or destroyed Published 07 May, 2024 06:50pm
World Pulitzer Prizes honor Gaza war coverage NEW YORK: The war in Gaza featured prominently in Monday’s Pulitzer Prizes, which included a special citation for... Published 07 May, 2024 05:33pm
World Al Jazeera to pursue legal action ‘until the end’ over Israel ban DOHA: Al Jazeera will look to pursue all possible legal action “until the end” to challenge Israel’s ban on its... Published 07 May, 2024 04:40pm
World Dutch police end a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Amsterdam university AMSTERDAM: Dutch riot police ended a pro-Palestinian demonstration at an Amsterdam university early on Tuesday,... Published 07 May, 2024 11:29am
Markets Most Gulf markets muted as Mideast tension rises DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf were subdued on Monday amid rising fears the Israel-Hamas conflict could still... Published 07 May, 2024 07:27am
World Gaza officials say Israel army strikes two Rafah areas it ordered ‘evacuated’ RAFAH/CAIRO: Gaza civil defence and aid officials said on Monday that Israeli jets struck two areas in eastern Rafah... Updated 06 May, 2024 10:46pm
World Israel’s Rafah evacuation order ‘unacceptable’: EU’s Borrell BRUSSELS: EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell on Monday condemned Israel’s order for Palestinians living in... Published 06 May, 2024 05:41pm
World Israel begins evacuating part of Rafah ahead of threatened assault RAFAH: Israel called on civilians to evacuate parts of Rafah on Monday in what appeared to be preparation for a... Updated 06 May, 2024 01:28pm
Opinion Palestine and pseudo-democracy in a free Orwellian world “I am in blood,” Macbeth says, “stepped in so far that should I wade no more,/returning were as tedious as go... Updated 06 May, 2024 06:59am
World ADL warns of global surge in anti-Semitism NEW YORK: The Anti-Defamation League on Sunday warned that “the future of Jewish life in the West” was under... Published 06 May, 2024 05:30am
World Dozens arrested in weekend of protests on US campuses NEW YORK: Police on Saturday arrested at least 25 pro-Palestinian protesters and cleared an encampment at the... Published 06 May, 2024 05:30am
World Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 34,622 GAZA CITY: The health ministry in Gaza said on Friday that at least 34,622 people have been killed in the... Published 03 May, 2024 06:54pm
World US Defence Secretary says there was no indication Hamas planning attack on US troops HONOLULU: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday he did not see any indication Hamas was planning any... Published 03 May, 2024 10:38am
World US universities ‘contaminated by hatred, anti-Semitism’: Israel OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s president on Thursday slammed US universities for campus unrest over Israel’s war ... Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am
World Palestinian GDP seen falling 27pc on seven months of war: UNDP WASHINGTON: The Palestinian economy is estimated to shrink by 26.9 percent after seven months of war, with the... Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am
World 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 Blinken tells Israel ‘better ways’ to deal with Hamas than Rafah assault ASHDOD: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that he made clear to Israeli leaders US opposition to a... Published 01 May, 2024 11:20pm
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 Turkiye to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at World Court, minister says ISTANBUL: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday that Turkiye would join in South Africa’s genocide... Published 01 May, 2024 06:51pm
World Iran’s Khamenei criticises Arab-Israel normalisation bids TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday efforts underway to forge a normalisation of... Published 01 May, 2024 06:39pm
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 Antony Blinken says US ‘determined’ to get Israel-Hamas deal ‘now’ TEL AVIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken renewed calls for Hamas to accept a ceasefire deal on Wednesday as he... Updated 01 May, 2024 09:54pm
World Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters in Columbia University raid NEW YORK: New York City police raided Columbia University late on Tuesday to arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian... Published 01 May, 2024 10:50am
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