President corrects himself Published 25 Nov, 2023 05:19am EDITORIAL: Finally, the president walked back to the country’s stated stand on the two-state solution of the...
US vetoes UN Security Council action on Israel, Gaza Published 18 Oct, 2023 08:02pm UNITED NATIONS: The United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Wednesday that would have...
Turkiye in talks with Hamas on hostages but 'nothing concrete for now': state media Published 18 Oct, 2023 04:24pm ANKARA: Turkiye is in talks with the Palestinian group Hamas to secure the release of hostages it seized in Israel...
Malala ‘horrified’ at Gaza hospital bombing, announces $300,000 in aid for Palestinians Updated 18 Oct, 2023 04:16pm Activist calls for an 'immediate ceasefire' and an 'enduring peace' in the region
Blinken to extend Middle East tour, return to Israel on Monday Updated 15 Oct, 2023 10:45pm CAIRO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return to Israel on Monday, a senior State Department official...
China says Israel acting ‘beyond scope of self-defence’ Published 15 Oct, 2023 06:00pm BEIJING: Israel’s actions in Gaza have gone “beyond the scope of self-defence” and the Israeli government must...
Gaza braces for Israeli ground assault, fears of conflict spreading grow Updated 15 Oct, 2023 10:46pm Iran warns of far-reaching consequences if Israel's bombardment is not stopped
Blinken asks China to use 'influence' for Middle East calm Updated 14 Oct, 2023 07:43pm ABU DHABI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Saturday on China, a partner of Iran, to use its influence to...
Lebanon’s Hezbollah says fired on Israeli positions Published 14 Oct, 2023 07:06pm BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group said it shelled Israeli positions in a contested border area on...
Russian diplomat hopes to meet Hamas for talks to free hostages Published 14 Oct, 2023 03:43pm MOSCOW: Moscow’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov hopes to meet representatives of the Palestinian group...
Saudi pauses talks on normalisation with Israel Updated 14 Oct, 2023 05:16pm RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has suspended talks on potentially normalising ties with Israel, a source told AFP on Saturday,...
Protesters in New York call for a ‘free Palestine’ Published 14 Oct, 2023 11:00am NEW YORK: Cries of “Free Palestine” rang out in New York on Friday, as thousands of protesters took to the streets...
Gaza faces evacuation deadline as Israel prepares ground offensive Updated 14 Oct, 2023 10:48pm More than one million residents of northern Gaza on Friday received 24 hours notice from Israel to flee south before an expected ground offensive
China’s Middle East envoy met Arab League: China Foreign Ministry Published 14 Oct, 2023 10:23am BEIJING: China’s Special Envoy on the Middle East on Friday met with representatives of the Arab League in China for...
Hezbollah says ‘prepared’ for action against Israel when time comes Published 13 Oct, 2023 07:20pm BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement said Friday it would be “fully prepared” to join its Palestinian...
Turkiye says Israel’s call for Gazans to move south ‘completely unacceptable’ Published 13 Oct, 2023 06:46pm ANKARA: Turkiye said on Friday that Israel’s call for Gazans to move south in 24 hours ahead of its planned ground...
Iran holds state-organised rallies in support of Palestinians Published 13 Oct, 2023 05:59pm State-organised rallies were held across Iran on Friday in support of Tehran’s Palestinian Hamas and against the...
White House: Israel’s call to move Gaza civilians is ‘a tall order’ Published 13 Oct, 2023 05:34pm WASHINGTON: Israel’s call for more than 1 million civilians in northern Gaza to move within 24 hours is going to be...
Demonstrations across Pakistan, Afghanistan in support of Palestinians Updated 13 Oct, 2023 11:19pm ISLAMABAD: Several thousand Pakistani Muslims protested across the country after Friday prayers against Israel’s...
Nine US citizens confirmed dead in Israel-Gaza violence Published 09 Oct, 2023 06:57pm WASHINGTON: The United States confirmed Monday the deaths of nine US citizens in the war between Israel and Hamas...
Dozens of Palestinians killed, wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza refugee camp on Monday Published 09 Oct, 2023 03:38pm GAZA: Gaza’s health ministry said there were dozens of Palestinians killed and wounded in Israeli air strikes on the...
Israel imposes total siege on Gaza, cuts off water supply Updated 09 Oct, 2023 10:48pm Bombs targets in crowded Palestinian enclave in response to Hamas surprise assault
Israel says no rocket impacts at Ben Gurion Airport Published 09 Oct, 2023 03:06pm JERUSALEM: A rocket salvo at the Tel Aviv area on Monday did not lead to any impacts at Ben Gurion Airport, Israel’s...
Russia’s Lavrov and Arab League chief call for end to fighting in Israel Published 09 Oct, 2023 02:48pm MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for a swift end to fighting between Israeli forces and...
Iran calls for emergency OIC meeting as Israel battles Hamas Published 09 Oct, 2023 01:36pm DUBAI: Iran has called for an emergency meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as fighting between...
Haifa port operator Adani says closely monitoring Israel situation Published 09 Oct, 2023 01:30pm BENGALURU: Billionaire Gautam Adani’s Adani Ports, operator of the Haifa Port in northern Israel, said on Monday it...
More than 123,000 people displaced in the Gaza Strip: UN Updated 09 Oct, 2023 10:21pm Adnan Abu Hasna, a spokesman for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), says he expects numbers to rise further
Nepal says 10 nationals killed in Israel after Hamas attack Published 09 Oct, 2023 01:13pm KATHMANDU: Nepal said on Monday at least 10 of its nationals were killed in Israel after the attack by Palestinian...
Turkish, Emirati ministers discuss Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Turkish source Published 09 Oct, 2023 01:16am ANKARA: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed the fighting between Israeli and Palestinian forces with his...