World Qatar, Egypt, US, EU, Spain trying to extend Israel-Hamas truce: Palestinian Authority BARCELONA: Qatar, Egypt, the United States, the European Union and Spain are working to extend the temporary... Published 27 Nov, 2023 05:03pm
World All set for second prisoner-hostage exchange GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories: Hamas said Saturday it was going ahead with the release of a second group of... Published 26 Nov, 2023 03:31am
World WHO voices concern over fate of Gaza hospital chief GENEVA: The World Health Organization voiced concern on Friday about the fate of the head of Gaza City’s Al-Shifa... Published 26 Nov, 2023 03:31am
Editorials President corrects himself EDITORIAL: Finally, the president walked back to the country’s stated stand on the two-state solution of the... Published 25 Nov, 2023 05:19am
World Mixed emotions as first group of Israeli hostages return from Gaza JERUSALEM: The first group of Israelis freed from captivity in Gaza returned to Israel on Friday, on the first day... Published 25 Nov, 2023 12:07am
World Palestinians say 24 women, 15 teenaged males to be freed from Israeli jails RAMALLAH: Israel will on Friday release 39 Palestinians prisoners, among them 24 women and 15 teenaged males, in the... Updated 24 Nov, 2023 04:17pm
World 27 dead in Israeli strike on UN school in Gaza GAZA STRIP, (Palestinian Territories): A Palestinian doctor said Thursday at least 27 people had been killed and 93... Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am
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
Pakistan JI chief condemns killing of children in Gaza Strip ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami(JI) Pakistan Chief Sirajul Haq, Thursday, while expressing serious grief and anger over... Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am
World ‘You are in a safe place’: Israel prepares to embrace hostages JERUSALEM: “I am here to take you home. You are in a safe place” – Israeli soldiers are being carefully prepared to... Published 23 Nov, 2023 10:43pm
Opinion Only Gaza will decide about its future Now is the time, with a four-day truce in place, to listen to the resistance in Gaza about a solution to the ... Published 23 Nov, 2023 03:19am
World BRICS urges immediate Gaza truce, South Africa slams Israeli ‘genocide’ JOHANNESBURG: The BRICS group of nations Tuesday called for an immediate and sustained humanitarian truce in Gaza... Published 22 Nov, 2023 05:48am
World Saudi crown prince: We demand a ‘serious’ peace process for a Palestinian state RIYADH/BEIJING: Saudi Arabia demands the start of a serious and comprehensive peace process to establish a... Updated 21 Nov, 2023 10:27pm
World Israeli army kills two Palestinians in West Bank incursion The Israeli army killed two Palestinians in incursions in the occupied West Bank early on Sunday, the Palestinian... Published 19 Nov, 2023 10:59am
Editorials Israel under Netanyahu beyond the pale EDITORIAL: It’s plausibly argued by every man and woman of conscience in the world that the situation in Gaza is... Published 18 Nov, 2023 06:03am
World US sanctions seven in Iraq over attacks on its troops WASHINGTON: The United States unveiled sanctions Friday against seven people it said were affiliated with... Published 17 Nov, 2023 11:01pm
World Norway parliament says be ready for Palestinian state ‘recognition’ OSLO: Norway’s parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution calling on the government to be ready to recognise an... Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:06am
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
World Gaza locked in new 'total communication blackout': UN agency GENEVA: The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said he feared for civil order in the Gaza... Published 16 Nov, 2023 10:49pm
World Biden believes deal on Hamas hostages ‘going to happen’ WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he believes that a deal with Hamas to free the hostages the are... Published 14 Nov, 2023 10:36pm
World Mass grave inside Israeli-encircled Gaza hospital, no plan to rescue babies Israeli forces surround Al Shifa hospital in Gaza City, which they say sits atop underground headquarters of Hamas, a claim that Hamas denies Updated 14 Nov, 2023 08:53pm
World UN observes minute’s silence for 101 staff killed in Gaza GENEVA: United Nations workers observed a minute’s silence on Monday to honour the more than 100 employees killed... Updated 14 Nov, 2023 06:55am
Opinion By the way, where’s Hezbollah? The role of Hezbollah in Lebanon in relation to growing Israeli atrocities on Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied... Updated 14 Nov, 2023 06:56am
World Norway urges Israel to release full Palestinian tax transfer OSLO: Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere urged Israel on Monday to release the full tax transfer it is... Published 13 Nov, 2023 11:26pm
World Israel blocks website of Lebanon's Al-Mayadeen TV JERUSALEM: Israel on Monday blocked all web access to a Lebanese satellite TV channel known for its pro-Iran stance... Published 13 Nov, 2023 10:33pm
Opinion Palestinian journalist deserves a lot of praise That the situation in besieged Gaza is profoundly profound is a fact that has found its best expression from... Published 13 Nov, 2023 06:31am
World Paris protesters call for end to Gaza massacre PARIS: Several thousand people demonstrated in Paris on Saturday under the rallying cry “Stop the massacre in... Published 12 Nov, 2023 03:14am
World Palestinian envoy criticises West for Gaza stance, calls for more support GENEVA: A Palestinian envoy on Friday criticised Western states for supporting Ukraine by calling out Russia's... Published 11 Nov, 2023 01:00am
World Saudi crown prince, African leaders call for end to war in Gaza RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's crown prince on Friday called for an end to the war in Gaza, a stance later echoed in a... Published 11 Nov, 2023 12:25am
World Evacuations from Gaza to Egypt suspended on Friday CAIRO: Evacuations from the Gaza Strip into Egypt for foreign passport holders and for Palestinians needing urgent... Published 11 Nov, 2023 12:17am