Israeli-owned ship hit in suspected Iran drone attack: US defence official The reported attack comes almost a week after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized an Israel-linked cargo ship in the southern Red Sea Updated 25 Nov, 2023 09:32pm
World Israel reviews list of hostages set to be freed by Hamas on Saturday 24 hostages were released on Friday Updated 25 Nov, 2023 05:33pm
World Thailand says Hamas still holds 20 of its nationals after freeing 10 BANGKOK: Hamas is still holding 20 Thai nationals after having freed 10 from Gaza, Thailand’s foreign ministry said... Published 25 Nov, 2023 10:29am
World Israeli forces detain Al-Shifa hospital chief in Gaza GAZA STRIP: The head of Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital, the largest in the Palestinian territory, was arrested... Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am
World Yemen’s Houthis say they seized Israeli vessel, Israel denies HODEIDA: Yemen’s Houthi militia said on Sunday they had seized an Israeli ship in the Red Sea, a claim immediately... Published 19 Nov, 2023 10:06pm
World Israel-Hamas war: Death toll reaches 13,000 in Gaza Gaza authorities say more than 5,500 children are among dead, alongside 3,500 women, with 30,000 more people wounded Updated 19 Nov, 2023 11:06pm
World Germany’s Scholz tells Netanyahu of ‘urgent need’ to ease Gaza humanitarian crisis BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday there was an... Published 18 Nov, 2023 11:22pm
World No ‘significant’ pause in Gaza before hostage releases: US official MANAMA: US President Joe Biden’s main adviser on the Middle East said Saturday there would be a “significant pause”... Published 18 Nov, 2023 06:54pm
World Hamas health ministry says more than 80 dead in strikes on refugee camp At least 50 people were killed in an Israeli strike at dawn on the UN-run Al-Fakhura school in the camp Updated 18 Nov, 2023 08:51pm
World UN says starvation imminent in Gaza, no let-up in Israeli assault Humanitarian crisis for 2.3 million residents of Gaza enters new, more dire phase as war enters its seventh week Updated 17 Nov, 2023 10:49pm
World Israel allows two fuel tankers into Gaza daily JERUSALEM: Israel’s war cabinet has allowed the delivery of two tankers of diesel fuel daily to the embattled Gaza... Published 17 Nov, 2023 07:14pm
World Israeli hostage families near Jerusalem in march of solidarity and protest JERUSALEM: The families of Israeli hostages and thousands of supporters marched towards Jerusalem on Friday,... Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:39pm
World Israel orders residents from southern Gaza towns, raising fear of war’s spread GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israel ordered civilians to leave four towns in the southern part of the Gaza Strip on Thursday,... Published 16 Nov, 2023 04:48pm
World Qatar seeking Israel-Hamas deal to free 50 hostages and 3-day truce DOHA/CAIRO: Qatari mediators were on Wednesday seeking to negotiate a deal between Hamas and Israel that includes... Published 15 Nov, 2023 06:36pm
World UN, Red Cross alarmed over raid at Gaza hospital GENEVA: The United Nations and the Red Cross voiced alarm Wednesday after Israeli forces raided Gaza’s largest... Published 15 Nov, 2023 02:53pm
World Health ministry says over 200 dead in overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza GAZA STRIP: Intense Israeli strikes killed more than 200 people overnight in the Gaza Strip, the health ministry in... Updated 06 Nov, 2023 02:33pm
World US says no indication Hezbollah ready to go in 'full force' amid strikes on Israeli targets WASHINGTON: The White House is concerned about attacks on Israeli forces by Hezbollah, as they exchange fire and... Published 03 Nov, 2023 12:42am
World Bahrain halts trade ties with Israel, envoys return: parliament MANAMA: Bahrain’s lower house of parliament announced Thursday the halting of economic ties with Israel and the... Updated 02 Nov, 2023 10:35pm
Pakistan JI for liberating national politics from few ruling families LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq has emphasized the necessity to liberate national politics from the... Published 02 Nov, 2023 03:16am
World First evacuees leave Gaza as Israeli aggression intensifies Evacuation follows another day of bloodshed in Gaza in which an Israeli air strike on Tuesday killed about 50 people in a refugee camp Updated 01 Nov, 2023 10:29pm
World Iran, Turkey call for meeting to avert spread of Israel-Hamas war ANKARA: Turkey and Iran on Wednesday called for a regional conference aimed at averting the spread of the... Published 01 Nov, 2023 05:44pm
World At least 4 killed in West Bank, Palestinians call general strike RAMALLAH: At least four Palestinians were killed during Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health... Published 01 Nov, 2023 02:29pm
World Flags and murals as North Irish pick sides in Israel-Hamas war BELFAST: Northern Ireland may be thousands of miles from the Middle East but signs of the current heightened... Published 31 Oct, 2023 12:22pm
World Israel says it attacked Hamas inside Gaza tunnels Netanyahu on Monday evening ignored call from 120 countries for a sustained humanitarian truce Updated 31 Oct, 2023 10:50pm
World Ground battles rage in Gaza GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Armoured Israeli forces attacked Gaza’s key northern city from two sides on Monday and... Published 31 Oct, 2023 05:26am
World Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinians in West Bank: health ministry RAMALLAH: Israeli forces killed three Palestinians across the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the Palestinian health... Updated 29 Oct, 2023 10:55pm
World Israeli tanks in overnight Gaza raid ahead of ‘next stage’ JERUSALEM: Israel sent tanks, troops and armoured bulldozers into the Gaza Strip in a “targeted raid” overnight that... Updated 26 Oct, 2023 10:41pm
Business & Finance Israel to amend budget, Gaza war direct cost at $246mn daily OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Wednesday the 2023-2024 national budget was... Published 25 Oct, 2023 01:27pm
World Israeli drone strike in West Bank kills three Palestinians, officials say RAMALLAH: Israeli forces on an overnight raid in the occupied West Bank came under fire by a group of Palestinians... Published 25 Oct, 2023 11:33am
World Israeli soldiers skirmish with Hamas inside Gaza GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel battered Gaza from the air on Monday, killing more people, while its soldiers fought... Updated 24 Oct, 2023 05:59am