Gaza health authorities say Israeli fire kills 104 waiting for aid Death toll in nearly five months of war passes 30,000 Palestinians Updated 29 Feb, 2024 10:29pm
World Antony Blinken says Gaza hostage deal still possible but ‘very hard’ issues remain WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that a deal on the release of hostages held by... Published 16 Feb, 2024 11:18am
World US Senate faces new test on Ukraine aid bill WASHINGTON: A narrowly divided US Senate will try to move closer to passing a $95.34 billion aid package for... Published 11 Feb, 2024 04:29pm
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 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
World World Court to deliver ruling in Israel genocide case on Jan 26 AMSTERDAM: Judges at the International Court of Justice will rule on Friday whether or not they will grant emergency... Published 24 Jan, 2024 10:50pm
World Six Palestinians were killed at a UN-run shelter in Gaza: UNRWA chief DOHA: Six displaced Palestinians were killed when one of the U.N.-run shelters was hit in Khan Younis, the focus of... Published 23 Jan, 2024 11:00pm
World Death toll from Israeli strikes in Gaza passes 25,000, Gaza health officials say 178 Palestinians killed in past 24 hours in Gaza 62,681 injured in the enclave since October 7 Updated 21 Jan, 2024 09:30pm
World Middle East missile attacks raise Gaza escalation risk WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD: Missile attacks in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen on Saturday threw into sharp focus the... Published 21 Jan, 2024 11:44am
World Hezbollah says three of its fighters killed in southern Lebanon Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group said on its Telegram account on Monday that three of its fighters were killed... Published 02 Jan, 2024 12:23am
World Iran’s supreme leader leads prayers during funeral of senior Guards adviser Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei led prayers on Thursday at the funeral of Sayyed Razi Mousavi, a senior... Published 28 Dec, 2023 12:42pm
World Palestinian media reports dozens killed in Israel airstrikes CAIRO/GAZA: Dozens of Palestinians were killed in Gaza on Saturday in air strikes by Israel, said Palestinian media,... Published 16 Dec, 2023 01:50pm
World Israel mistakenly kills 3 hostages; US urges Israel to narrow attacks CAIRO/GAZA: The Israeli military said it killed three hostages held by Hamas in Gaza after wrongly identifying them... Published 16 Dec, 2023 10:28am
World Israeli armed forces killed 3 hostages by mistake: spokesperson The Israeli military mistakenly killed three hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas during an incident which is “under... Published 16 Dec, 2023 01:01am
World Turkiye strongly condemns Israeli raid on Jenin, calls for accountability ANKARA: Turkiye strongly condemns “provocations” by Israeli forces during raids on a refugee camp in the occupied... Published 15 Dec, 2023 11:45am
World Israeli strikes the length of Gaza as US calls for more accurate targeting CAIRO/GAZA: Israel pounded the length of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing families in their homes even as... Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:23pm
World UN says food trucks being intercepted as hunger grows in Gaza Israeli aggression has left besieged Gaza in ruins, killing more than 18,600 people, mostly women and children Updated 14 Dec, 2023 10:19pm
World Moscow calls for UN conference to solve Israel conflict ‘forever’ MOSCOW: The Russian foreign minister on Wednesday called on UN chief Antonio Guterres to organise an international... Published 13 Dec, 2023 05:11pm
World EU chief urges sanctions on ‘extremist’ Israeli West Bank settlers STRASBOURG: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday backed imposing sanctions on “extremist” Israeli settlers... Published 13 Dec, 2023 05:08pm
World UN demands ceasefire in Gaza as Israel, US show increasing divisions UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO/GAZA: Israel faced growing diplomatic isolation in its war against Hamas as the United Nations... Published 13 Dec, 2023 10:10am
World Palestinian man killed in West Bank in Israeli settler raid RAMALLAH: Israeli settlers attacked two Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank late on Saturday, killing one... Published 03 Dec, 2023 01:46pm
World Israel and Hamas agree to extend temporary truce GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israel and Hamas struck a last-minute agreement on Thursday to extend their six-day ceasefire by at... Published 30 Nov, 2023 10:53am
World Doctor at Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital says director arrested by Israel GAZA STRIP: A doctor at Gaza’s largest hospital Al-Shifa told AFP that the facility’s director and several other... Updated 23 Nov, 2023 05:08pm
World Israeli army says intercepts cruise missile fired at south of country OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli military on Wednesday said it intercepted a cruise missile fired towards the south ... Published 23 Nov, 2023 03:19am
World Putin to take part in virtual BRICS summit on Gaza MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in a virtual summit of the BRICS group of nations on Tuesday... Published 20 Nov, 2023 07:55pm
World Xi, Macron discuss Israel-Hamas war in call: state media BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed the Israel-Hamas war in a... Published 20 Nov, 2023 05:21pm
World Israeli tanks reported near hospital in embattled north Gaza GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli tanks were positioned around a hospital complex in north Gaza where 12 Palestinians... Published 20 Nov, 2023 01:26pm
World Fear grows for patients inside Gaza hospital GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Palestinian medics said on Thursday they are increasingly afraid for the lives of hundreds... Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:06am