US and Europe launch new diplomatic drive to stop Gaza war escalating CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Europe’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, embarked on a... Published 05 Jan, 2024 08:13pm
World Health ministry in Gaza says 22,600 killed in war GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Gaza said Friday at least 22,600 people have been killed in the besieged... Published 05 Jan, 2024 05:06pm
World Death toll rises as bombing of Gaza continues GAZA STRIP: Israeli bombing killed dozens of people in besieged Gaza, the health ministry of the Hamas-run... Published 05 Jan, 2024 03:12am
World Israel focuses aggression on southern Gaza amid concern over wider war Israeli shelling kills another 14 Palestinians, including nine children Published 04 Jan, 2024 09:36pm
World Israeli forces search house to house in West Bank city RAMALLAH: Israeli forces searched houses in the Nour al-Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarm... Published 04 Jan, 2024 05:48pm
World Iran blames Israel, US for deadly blasts near grave of Guards general Soleimani TEHRAN: Iran blamed Israel and the United States on Wednesday for twin bomb blasts that killed at least 95 people in... Published 04 Jan, 2024 12:30pm
World Blinken set for Israel visit as regional war fears mount OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head Thursday to the Middle East as fears mount that... Published 04 Jan, 2024 11:50am
World Hezbollah, Israel appear to signal no desire for spread of Gaza war BEIRUT/CAIRO/OCCUPIED GAZA: Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Israeli army made statements suggesting the two avowed... Published 04 Jan, 2024 11:20am
World Gaza war tensions spike after deadly Iran blasts, Lebanon killing JERUSALEM: Fears that Israel’s war in Gaza could spiral across the Middle East grew Wednesday after a drone strike... Published 04 Jan, 2024 05:41am
World EU’s Borrell urges world to ‘impose’ solution to Israel-Palestinian conflict LISBON: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Wednesday said the international community had to “impose” a... Published 03 Jan, 2024 08:24pm
World Israel minister slams US for condemning call for mass exodus of Gazans JERUSALEM: Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has hit back at ally the United States over its... Published 03 Jan, 2024 03:37pm
World Israel launches air strikes in Syria DAMASCUS: Israel launched pre-dawn air strikes near the Syrian capital on Tuesday, state media said citing a ... Published 03 Jan, 2024 05:32am
World Fighting between Hamas and Israel rages on, Palestinian death toll passes 22,000 JERUSALEM/CAIRO/GAZA: Israel said on Tuesday its troops had killed dozens of fighters in the north of the Gaza Strip... Updated 02 Jan, 2024 05:24pm
World Syria says Israeli attack on Damascus outskirts caused material damage DUBAI: A Syrian military statement said an Israeli air strike early on Tuesday that came from the direction of the... Published 02 Jan, 2024 03:18pm
World Fighting rages in Gaza as Israel signals tactics shift, troop pullback OCCUPIED AL-QUDS: Israel pulled tanks out of some Gaza City districts on Monday, residents said, as it announced... Published 02 Jan, 2024 05:21am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: Social media cannot be contained, it is here to stay… “I would label 2023 as a revelatory year.” “Yes indeed, the fate of the two brothers.” “I don’t get... Published 02 Jan, 2024 05:21am
Print Iran warship in Red Sea: Israel warns war to continue throughout 2024 GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories: Israel warned the Gaza war will continue throughout 2024 as unrelenting strikes... Updated 02 Jan, 2024 10:19am
Print US strikes kill 10 Houthis attacking ship in Red Sea HODEIDA, (Yemen): The US military said Sunday its Navy helicopters fired at Iran-backed Houthi rebel boats off Yemen... Updated 01 Jan, 2024 09:06am
World World welcomes New Year with fireworks, some stark words and a royal farewell New Zealanders were among the first in the world to celebrate the arrival of 2024 with a fireworks display in... Published 31 Dec, 2023 11:58pm
World Israeli jets pound central Gaza as Netanyahu indicates longer war CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israeli jets intensified attacks on central Gaza on Sunday, residents and medics said, as... Published 31 Dec, 2023 11:29pm
World Netanyahu says Israel must control Gaza's border with Egypt, war to last months CAIRO/GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retake control of the Gaza Strip’s... Updated 31 Dec, 2023 12:33pm
World Nearly 200 killed in 24 hours as Israel intensifies air, ground offensives in Gaza CAIRO/GAZA: Fierce Israeli tank fire and aerial bombing struck Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on Friday night,... Updated 30 Dec, 2023 08:16pm
World South Africa files ICJ case accusing Israel of ‘genocidal acts’ THE HAGUE: South Africa launched a case on Friday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel for ... Published 30 Dec, 2023 06:28am
World Displaced Gazans flee again as Israel launches more tank, air assaults CAIRO/GAZA: Tens of thousands of newly displaced Gazans huddled under tarpaulins on Friday in the centre of the... Published 30 Dec, 2023 06:28am
World Israel bombs south Gaza as Hamas officials due in Cairo for truce talks GAZA STRIP: Israel pounded south and central Gaza on Friday as Egypt was to host a high-level Hamas delegation for... Published 29 Dec, 2023 07:05pm
World India says Qatar reduced sentence of death row ex-navy personnel NEW DELHI: India’s foreign ministry said Thursday that Qatar had reduced the sentence of eight ex-navy personnel,... Published 29 Dec, 2023 02:58am
Technology Israeli startups raised $1.5bn in Q4, $7bn in 2023 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli high tech firms raised $1.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023, preliminary data... Published 28 Dec, 2023 03:12pm
World Iran’s Guards link Hamas attack on Israel to general’s 2020 killing TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday the October attacks on Israel by Tehran-backed Hamas were in... Published 28 Dec, 2023 04:52am
World Erdogan says Netanyahu no different from Hitler ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was no... Updated 28 Dec, 2023 06:59am
Opinion Job of a journalist It’s still hard to figure out which is worse. Pretty and/or entitled brats with fancy connections landing... Updated 28 Dec, 2023 05:13am
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