Middle East Turkiye says to apply to intervene in ICJ genocide case against Israel ANKARA: Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday that Turkiye decided to submit its declaration of official... Published 14 May, 2024 08:12pm
Middle East UN says nearly 450,000 displaced from Gaza’s Rafah since May 6 RAFAH: The United Nations said Tuesday that nearly 450,000 people have been displaced from Rafah since Israel began... Published 14 May, 2024 07:52pm
Middle East Economic shocks spur Saudi to ‘reprioritise’ reforms: official DOHA: Global economic “shocks”, from the coronavirus pandemic to the war in Gaza, have prompted Saudi Arabia to... Published 14 May, 2024 06:48pm
MENA World Court to hold hearings over Israel’s Rafah attacks THE HAGUE: The U.N.‘s International Court of Justice will hold hearings on Thursday and Friday to discuss new... Published 14 May, 2024 05:33pm
Middle East Israel’s Rafah attack set Hamas talks ‘backward’: mediator Qatar DOHA: Israel’s military operation in Rafah has set truce negotiations with Hamas “backward”, mediator Qatar said on... Published 14 May, 2024 01:45pm
Middle East 35,173 Palestinians killed in Gaza offensive since Oct. 7, health ministry says DUBAI: Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 35,173 Palestinians and wounded 79,061... Published 14 May, 2024 12:34pm
South Asia India, Iran sign 10-year agreement to develop port project TEHRAN: India and Iran on Monday signed a 10-year contract to develop and equip the strategic Chabahar port in Iran... Published 13 May, 2024 07:37pm
Middle East Gazans strive to study as war shatters education system AL-MAWASI: Pupils sitting cross-legged on the sand take classes in a tent near Khan Younis in Gaza. Two sisters... Updated 13 May, 2024 05:47pm
Middle East Israeli forces step up aggression on Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp, Rafah CAIRO: Israeli tanks, under cover from heavy fire from air and ground, pushed aggression further into Jabalia in the... Updated 13 May, 2024 05:22pm
Middle East Emirates Group books record $5.1bn annual profit DUBAI: Dubai’s Emirates Group announced annual profits of $5.1 billion on Monday, a rise of 71 percent, as the... Updated 13 May, 2024 05:20pm
Middle East Iran conservatives tighten grip in parliament vote TEHRAN: Iran’s conservatives and ultra-conservatives clinched more seats in a partial rerun of the country’s... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am
Middle East Palestinian public sector salaries squeezed RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Authority said on Sunday the Israeli finance ministry was continuing to withhold tax... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am
Middle East 27 killed in renewed clashes in Sudan’s El-Fasher: UN PORT SUDAN: Clashes reignited between the Sudanese army and rival paramilitaries earlier this week in the key Darfur... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am
Middle East Powerful Iraqi cleric Sadr girds for political comeback NAJAF: Powerful Iraqi Shia Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is laying the groundwork for a political comeback two years... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am
Middle East Israel offensive on Rafah would not eliminate Hamas: Blinken WASHINGTON: An all-out Israeli offensive on the Gaza city of Rafah would provoke “anarchy” without eliminating... Published 12 May, 2024 09:31pm
Middle East Hamas says Biden remarks on Gaza hostages ‘setback’ for negotiations DOHA: Remarks by US President Joe Biden that a ceasefire in Gaza would be possible if Hamas released its hostages... Published 12 May, 2024 08:50pm
Middle East Fighting rages across Gaza as death toll tops 35,000 RAFAH: Israel struck Gaza on Sunday and troops were battling with fighters in several areas of the Hamas-run... Published 12 May, 2024 07:11pm
Middle East Full-scale Rafah offensive ‘cannot take place’: UN rights chief GENEVA: A full-scale Israeli assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah “cannot take place”, the UN human rights... Published 12 May, 2024 05:11pm
Middle East UN chief calls for ‘immediate’ Gaza ceasefire, hostage release KUWAIT CITY: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged an immediate halt to the Israel-Hamas war in... Published 12 May, 2024 03:05pm
Middle East Israel strikes Gaza after fresh Rafah evacuation order RAFAH: Israel launched strikes on Gaza Sunday after it expanded an evacuation order for Rafah, with the United... Updated 12 May, 2024 10:28pm
Middle East Gaza agency says two doctors killed in Israeli air strike on central Gaza PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Sunday that two doctors were killed in an Israeli air... Updated 12 May, 2024 01:32pm
Middle East Hamas releases video of Israeli-British hostage held in Gaza GAZA STRIP: Hamas’s wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, on Saturday released a video of a man held hostage in... Updated 11 May, 2024 10:02pm
MENA Israel army says about 300,000 Gazans have ‘evacuated’ east Rafah OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli army said on Saturday about 300,000 people have left eastern Rafah for a... Updated 11 May, 2024 10:00pm
Middle East UAE hits out at Netanyahu for saying Gulf state could help run Gaza CAIRO/DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates hit out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday after the... Updated 11 May, 2024 08:10pm
Middle East UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership Assembly adopts resolution with 143 votes in favour and nine against - including US and Israel - while 25 countries abstain Published 10 May, 2024 09:47pm
Middle East Rafah offensive would lead to ‘humanitarian disaster’: UN chief NAIROBI: An Israeli ground attack in Gaza’s Rafah would lead to an “epic humanitarian disaster”, UN... Updated 10 May, 2024 06:25pm
Middle East Israel strikes eastern Rafah as ceasefire talks end with no deal CAIRO/RAFAH: Israeli forces bombarded areas of Rafah on Thursday, Palestinian residents said, as Prime Minister... Updated 10 May, 2024 09:17pm
Middle East Yemen’s Houthis chief says group will target any ships related to transport of goods to Israel DUBAI: The leader of Yemen’s Houthis, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said on Thursday the group would target ships of any... Published 09 May, 2024 07:31pm
Middle East Hamas says Israel move on Rafah aims to ‘obstruct’ truce talks DOHA: A Hamas official on Thursday accused Israel of carrying out incursions in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah to... Published 09 May, 2024 07:28pm
USA US warns Israel that Rafah invasion will jeopardise weapons supply as assault continues WASHINGTON/CAIRO/RAFAH: US President Joe Biden vowed publicly for the first time to withhold weapons from Israel if... Published 09 May, 2024 12:23pm