MENA South Africa tells UN court Israel ‘genocide’ hit ‘new and horrific stage’ THE HAGUE: South Africa accused Israel on Thursday at the top UN court of stepping up what it called a “genocide” in... Updated 16 May, 2024 08:14pm
Middle East Israel claims it’s wearing down Hamas, sending more troops to area of Rafah JERUSALEM: Israel’s defense minister said on Thursday that additional troops would join a ground aggression in an... Updated 16 May, 2024 06:48pm
MENA Egypt president says Israel evades Gaza ceasefire efforts DUBAI: Israel continues to evade efforts to reach a ceasefire in its war with Hamas in Gaza, Egyptian President... Published 16 May, 2024 06:28pm
Middle East Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 35,272 GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Thursday that at least 35,272 people have been killed in the... Updated 16 May, 2024 04:25pm
Middle East Arab leaders head to Bahrain for Gaza-focused summit MANAMA: Arab leaders are gathering Thursday in Bahrain for a summit dominated by the Israel-Hamas war which has been... Published 16 May, 2024 11:24am
Middle East Israeli forces kill 3 in West Bank: Palestinian authorities RAMALLAH: Israeli troops shot and killed three men during clashes in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials... Updated 16 May, 2024 03:07pm
Middle East Netanyahu says no humanitarian crisis as hundreds of thousands flee RAFAH (Palestinian Territories): Israel’s prime minister on Wednesday insisted there was no “humanitarian... Published 16 May, 2024 06:29am
South Asia India says it is working to repatriate UN staffer killed in Gaza NEW DELHI: India said on Wednesday it was working to repatriate the body of a former Indian Army officer serving as... Published 15 May, 2024 06:48pm
Europe Erdogan says Israel will ‘set sights’ on Turkiye if Hamas defeated ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday claimed that Israel would “set its sights” on Turkiye if it... Published 15 May, 2024 05:39pm
Middle East Hezbollah commander among two killed in Israeli strike: source BEIRUT: Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike on a car in the country’s south killed two people Tuesday, with... Published 15 May, 2024 11:28am
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
Middle East 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
MENA 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
MENA 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