US vetoes UN Security Council resolution on Gaza ceasefire Only US votes against, using its veto as permanent council member to block resolution Updated 20 Nov, 2024 10:53pm
World UN to vote again on Gaza ceasefire, US plans unclear UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council is expected to vote Wednesday on another draft resolution calling for a... Updated 20 Nov, 2024 08:00pm
World ‘No plan B’ to aid Palestinian refugees: UNRWA chief GENEVA: There is no alternative to the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees, its chief insisted Monday,... Updated 18 Nov, 2024 08:49pm
World Israeli strikes kill 20 Palestinians in Gaza, some in attacks on tents, say medics CAIRO/GAZA: Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed 20 Palestinians on Monday, including six people... Published 18 Nov, 2024 05:02pm
World Israel slams UN committee’s Gaza genocide claims as ‘false’ OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel condemned the United Nations for what it described as “anti-Israel fabrications” after a... Published 17 Nov, 2024 07:50pm
World Dozens killed and wounded in Israeli strikes across Gaza, officials say Death toll in besieged territory crosses 43,800 since October 7, 2023 Updated 17 Nov, 2024 10:25pm
World Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 43,799 GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Saturday that at least 43,799 people have been killed in more... Published 16 Nov, 2024 05:36pm
World Iran backs Lebanon in ceasefire talks, seeks end to ‘problems’ BEIRUT: Iran backs any decision taken by Lebanon in talks to secure a ceasefire with Israel, a senior Iranian... Published 15 Nov, 2024 11:03pm
World Health ministry in Gaza says death toll at 43,764 The health ministry in Gaza said Friday that at least 43,764 people have been killed in more than 13 months of war... Updated 15 Nov, 2024 08:08pm
World Israel warfare methods ‘consistent with genocide’: UN committee UNITED NATIONS: Israel’s warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a special UN committee... Published 14 Nov, 2024 10:09pm
Business & Finance Ben & Jerry’s says parent Unilever silenced it over Gaza stance NEW YORK: Ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that parent company Unilever has... Published 14 Nov, 2024 05:45pm
World Blinken calls on Israel for ‘extended pauses’ in Gaza war BRUSSELS: US top diplomat Antony Blinken called Wednesday on Israel to implement “real and extended pauses” in... Published 13 Nov, 2024 05:33pm
World Islamic Jihad release video of Israeli hostage in Gaza JERUSALEM: Islamic Jihad allied with Hamas released a video on Wednesday of an Israeli hostage held in Gaza since... Published 13 Nov, 2024 05:22pm
World Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 43,712 GAZA CITY: The health ministry in Gaza said on Wednesday that at least 43,712 people have been killed in more than... Published 13 Nov, 2024 04:58pm
World Israeli forces kill 14 people in Gaza, force new displacement in the north CAIRO: Israeli military strikes killed at least 14 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, as Israeli... Published 13 Nov, 2024 03:40pm
World Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 43,665 GAZA CITY: The health ministry in Gaza said on Tuesday that at least 43,665 people have been killed in more than 13... Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:54pm
World Israel says it is pushing to get aid into Gaza before US deadline as fighting persists CAIRO/JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had delivered hundreds of packets of food to cut-off areas... Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:41pm
World Saudi crown prince demands Gaza, Lebanon ceasefires at Arab summit RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler called for immediate ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon at a joint Arab League and... Published 11 Nov, 2024 06:15pm
World Dozens killed and wounded in Israeli strike on northern Gaza’s Jabalia, medics say CAIRO: Dozens of people were killed and wounded in an Israeli strike on a house in Jabalia in the northern Gaza... Published 10 Nov, 2024 02:11pm
World Qatar out of Gaza talks, warns Hamas over Doha office: diplomatic source Qatar, with the United States and Egypt, has been engaged in months of fruitless negotiations for a truce with hostage and prisoner releases Published 09 Nov, 2024 09:37pm
World Gaza rescuers say 14 killed in Israeli strikes GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Saturday that Israeli air strikes killed at least 14 Palestinians... Updated 09 Nov, 2024 04:14pm
World Nearly 70% of Gaza war dead women and children, UN rights office says GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Office said on Friday nearly 70% of the fatalities it has verified in the Gaza war were... Updated 08 Nov, 2024 08:04pm
World Israeli airstrikes kill at least 30 Palestinians in Gaza, medics say CAIRO: Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 30 Palestinians since Monday night, Palestinian... Published 05 Nov, 2024 01:53pm
World Israeli strikes kill 10 people in Gaza, keep up pressure on north CAIRO: Israeli airstrikes killed at least 10 Palestinians in Gaza on Monday, with seven dead in an attack on two... Published 04 Nov, 2024 06:26pm
Pakistan Iran’s foreign minister arrives in Pakistan on two-day official visit Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi arrived in Pakistan on Monday on a two-day official visit, the Foreign... Updated 04 Nov, 2024 05:23pm
World Israeli attacks kill at least 31 people in Gaza, medics say CAIRO: At least 31 people were killed during Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, Palestinian medics... Updated 03 Nov, 2024 09:39pm
World Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 43,341 GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Sunday that at least 43,341 people have been killed in the... Published 03 Nov, 2024 05:11pm
World Death toll from Israeli aggression on Gaza rises to 43,314 The toll includes 55 deaths in the previous 24 hours, according to the ministry Updated 02 Nov, 2024 10:39pm
World UNRWA chief says Israeli forces damaged agency’s West Bank office; Israel disputes claim Israeli bulldozers damaged the office of UN aid agency UNRWA in the occupied West Bank’s Nur Shams camp on Thursday,... Published 01 Nov, 2024 09:55am
World At least 30 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, hospital hit, says Gaza ministry CAIRO: At least 30 Palestinians were killed in Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, mostly in... Updated 31 Oct, 2024 06:53pm