Egypt is striving to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, Sisi says DUBAI: Egypt is seeking to reach a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza, increase entry of aid and to allow displaced people... Published 15 Mar, 2024 02:38pm
World Gazans break fast without 'joy of Ramazan' as Israel aggression continues GAZA STRIP: The first day of Ramazan came and went in Gaza, with residents marking a joyless iftar against a... Updated 12 Mar, 2024 10:29pm
World Palestinians prepare for Ramadan in the shadow of Gaza war OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/CAIRO/RAFAH: Palestinians prepared for Ramadan in a sombre mood with heightened security measures... Published 11 Mar, 2024 12:17pm
World Israel strikes landmark residential tower in southern Rafah as truce talks stall CAIRO/RAFAH: Israel struck one of the largest residential towers in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday,... Published 09 Mar, 2024 05:34pm
World Israeli offensive in Gaza’s Rafah ‘cannot be allowed to happen’: UN GENEVA: The United Nations human rights office said on Friday that an Israeli offensive in Gaza’s border town of... Published 08 Mar, 2024 02:59pm
World Gaza death toll nears 30,000 as aid groups warn of ‘imminent’ famine GAZA STRIP: The reported Palestinian death toll neared 30,000 Wednesday as Israeli aggression continued in the... Updated 28 Feb, 2024 10:39pm
World Israel vows to push into Gaza’s far-south as truce talks underway GAZA STRIP: Israel’s prime minister said Sunday a potential ceasefire in its war against Hamas would only delay a... Published 26 Feb, 2024 05:07am
World US lawmakers hopeful of pause in Gaza war before Ramadan AMMAN: Two senior U.S lawmakers who held talks with Israeli and Arab leaders said on Tuesday that they were hopeful... Published 21 Feb, 2024 12:23pm
World Israeli offensive would turn Rafah into a ‘graveyard’: MSF US WASHINGTON: An Israeli ground offensive in Rafah would turn the southern Gaza city into a “graveyard” and heighten... Published 20 Feb, 2024 11:07pm
World Prospects dim for truce as Israel rejects calls to spare Rafah GAZA STRIP: Prospects for an Israel-Hamas ceasefire dimmed Sunday after the United States signalled it would veto ... Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am
World UN likely to vote Tuesday on Gaza ceasefire, US signals veto Gaza death toll reaches 28,985 Palestinians killed since October 7, says health ministry Updated 18 Feb, 2024 06:45pm
World Joe Biden again tells Netanyahu that Rafah civilians must be protected US President Joe Biden on Thursday again told Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he should not proced... Published 16 Feb, 2024 11:07am
World Canada, Australia, NZ call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza SYDNEY: The leaders of Canada, Australia and New Zealand on Thursday called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire... Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am
World Gaza doctors measure children for malnutrition RAFAH: Medical workers held strips of plastic around the upper arms of small children in a Rafah tent, measuring the... Published 15 Feb, 2024 10:47pm
World South Africa asks World Court to weigh Israel’s Rafah offensive JOHANNESBURG: South Africa said on Tuesday it had asked the World Court to consider whether Israel’s plan to extend... Updated 13 Feb, 2024 10:28pm
World Israel frees two hostages, Gaza officials say 67 killed in assault DOHA/JERUSALEM: Israel freed two Israeli-Argentine hostages held by Hamas in Rafah on Monday in a ferocious rescue... Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am
World WHO head concerned at attacks on Gaza’s Rafah DUBAI: The World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday reiterated calls for a ceasefire in... Published 12 Feb, 2024 01:26pm
World Israel frees two hostages in Rafah under cover of air strikes, Gaza health officials say 67 killed DOHA/JERUSALEM: Israel freed two Israeli-Argentinian hostages in Rafah on Monday under the cover of airstrikes which... Updated 12 Feb, 2024 03:21pm
World Netanyahu promises ‘safe passage’ to Rafah civilians, disputes Gaza toll WASHINGTON: Israel will push into Rafah in southern Gaza despite widespread concerns over the potential toll, Prime... Published 11 Feb, 2024 09:55pm
World Hamas says Israeli push into Rafah would threaten hostage talks GAZA STRIP: Hamas on Sunday warned that any Israeli offensive in Gaza’s far-southern city of Rafah would threaten... Published 11 Feb, 2024 06:39pm
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 Saudi warns of ‘catastrophe’ if Israel moves on Rafah RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that Israel’s planned army operation in overcrowded Rafah would cause a... Published 10 Feb, 2024 05:17pm
World Aid groups warn of Rafah ‘bloodbath’ if Israel advances GENEVA: Any Israeli military advance into southern Gaza’s Rafah area could cause mass deaths among the more than a... Published 09 Feb, 2024 05:33pm
World UN chief says world in ‘age of chaos’ UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that the world is entering “an age of chaos”... Published 07 Feb, 2024 09:48pm
World Gaza mediators search for ‘final formula’ for Israel, Hamas ceasefire DOHA/GAZA: US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators prepared a diplomatic push to bridge differences between Israel and... Updated 07 Feb, 2024 02:09pm
Markets Oil gains as Gaza ceasefire talks in focus LONDON: Oil prices maintained upward momentum on Tuesday as investors awaited the result of top U.S. diplomat Antony... Updated 06 Feb, 2024 07:06pm
World Antony Blinken heads to Mideast to press for truce GAZA STRIP: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to the Middle East for another crisis tour on Monday in a... Published 05 Feb, 2024 12:52pm
World Backs to the wall, Gazans fear Israeli assault on last refuge Israeli forces shelled the outskirts of the last refuge on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip on Friday, where the... Published 02 Feb, 2024 07:22pm
World Israeli forces attack Gaza, Hamas studies ceasefire proposal GAZA/DOHA: Israeli forces pounded areas in northern and southern Gaza on Wednesday after the Palestinian group Hamas... Updated 31 Jan, 2024 04:25pm
World UN chief to meet donor nations after refugee agency accusations UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet Tuesday with key donors to the UN agency... Published 30 Jan, 2024 12:15pm