Antony Blinken pushes for hostage deal with Israel cabinet centrists TEL AVIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday discussed ways to secure the release of Gaza hostages... Updated 08 Feb, 2024 06:21pm
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
World Antony Blinken heads to Egypt to seek ‘enduring end’ to Gaza war GAZA STRIP: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due in Egypt on Tuesday as part of a Middle East crisis tour... Updated 06 Feb, 2024 07:58pm
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World China presses Iran to rein in Houthi attacks in Red Sea, sources say DUBAI: Chinese officials have asked their Iranian counterparts to help rein in attacks on ships in the Red Sea by... Published 26 Jan, 2024 11:09am
World Antony Blinken builds US ties with Africa west coast as Sahel concerns grow ABIDJAN: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday opens a week-long tour of Africa’s west coast as he seeks to... Published 22 Jan, 2024 10:49am
World Israel bombs Gaza amid disagreements with US over possibility of Palestinian state GAZA STRIP: Israel bombarded southern Gaza on Friday after it publicly sparred with its main ally the United States... Updated 19 Jan, 2024 01:51pm
World Blinken says Arab countries not keen to rebuild Gaza if it will be ‘leveled’ again Arab countries are not keen to get involved in the rebuilding of Gaza if the Palestinian enclave will be “leveled”... Published 16 Jan, 2024 11:09pm
World Antony Blinken meets Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in occupied West Bank TEL AVIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas in the... Published 10 Jan, 2024 03:02pm
Markets Oil rises as Middle East tensions offset economy concerns LONDON: Oil rose around 1% on Wednesday in a second day of gains as Middle East supply concerns arising from the... Updated 10 Jan, 2024 09:23pm
World Blinken carries Arab message to Israel: keep Palestinian state hope alive GAZA/TEL AVIV/CAIRO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his latest mission to rein in the Gaza war, told... Updated 09 Jan, 2024 10:41pm
World Israel’s Herzog to Blinken: Genocide claim at ICJ ‘atrocious and preposterous’ OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Tuesday that “there is nothing more atrocious and... Published 09 Jan, 2024 01:11pm
World Blinken on diplomacy push in Israel as it says war to continue all year GAZA/TEL AVIV/CAIRO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to meet Israeli leaders on Tuesday in his quest to... Published 09 Jan, 2024 12:36pm
Markets Oil prices firm on Middle East crisis and Libya outage LONDON: Oil prices rose on Tuesday as the Middle East crisis and a Libyan supply outage reduced the previous day’s... Updated 09 Jan, 2024 09:29pm
World Jordan’s King Abdullah says US must push Israel to agree to ceasefire in Gaza AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah on Sunday warned US Secretary of State Antony Blinken of the “catastrophic... Published 07 Jan, 2024 03:40pm
World Three months in, deaths mount and diplomats vie to stop Gaza war's spread OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/AMMAN: Top international diplomats discussed strategies for keeping the Gaza war from spreading... Updated 07 Jan, 2024 10:02pm
Markets Oil prices rise on Middle East tensions LONDON: Oil prices rose on Friday as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to visit the Middle East in an... Updated 05 Jan, 2024 07:05pm
World Blinken set for Israel visit as regional war fears mount OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head Thursday to the Middle East as fears mount that... Published 04 Jan, 2024 11:50am
World Hezbollah, Israel appear to signal no desire for spread of Gaza war BEIRUT/CAIRO/OCCUPIED GAZA: Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Israeli army made statements suggesting the two avowed... Published 04 Jan, 2024 11:20am
World US criticizes Israel on Gaza civilian toll as UN to hear ceasefire demand GAZA/WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in his strongest public criticism of Israel’s conduct of the... Updated 08 Dec, 2023 12:01pm
World Death toll in Gaza reaches 17,177: health ministry GAZA/CAIRO: Israel has killed at least 17,177 people in the Gaza Strip, the health ministry in the Palestinian... Updated 07 Dec, 2023 09:21pm
World OSCE meeting starts, amid controversy over Russia SKOPJE: The world’s largest regional security body convened in North Macedonia on Thursday amid controversy, with... Published 30 Nov, 2023 02:05pm
World Blinken says truce between Israel-Hamas is producing results TEL AVIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said that a temporary truce between Israel and... Updated 30 Nov, 2023 09:46pm
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 Henry Kissinger, singular US diplomat, dead at 100 WASHINGTON: Henry Kissinger, the former US secretary of state whose unapologetic promotion of raw American power... Updated 30 Nov, 2023 04:26pm
World China calls for immediate ‘sustained humanitarian truce’ in Israel-Hamas conflict BEIJING: China on Thursday called for a “sustained humanitarian truce” in the Israel-Hamas conflict, in a foreign... Updated 30 Nov, 2023 12:22pm
World US Vice President Harris to attend COP28 climate summit in Dubai US Vice President Kamala Harris will attend the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday,... Published 29 Nov, 2023 12:26pm
World Israel, Hamas appear to abide by truce, discuss further extensions CAIRO/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli forces and Hamas fighters appeared to be abiding by a truce for a fifth morning on... Updated 28 Nov, 2023 03:23pm
World US ‘congratulates’ Argentina’s Milei: Blinken WASHINGTON: The United States congratulated Argentina’s president-elect Javier Milei on his election victory Sunday,... Published 20 Nov, 2023 12:10pm
World APEC leaders divided on Ukraine, Gaza wars, back WTO reform SAN FRANCISCO: Pacific Rim leaders showed divisions over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza after a two-day summit of the... Updated 18 Nov, 2023 05:04pm
Following $600mn Ambani wedding, India has set the stage for its next growth phase, Pakistan is still lost
Following $600mn Ambani wedding, India has set the stage for its next growth phase, Pakistan is still lost
Following $600mn Ambani wedding, India has set the stage for its next growth phase, Pakistan is still lost