Gaza ceasefire traps Netanyahu between Trump and far-right allies JERUSALEM: Even before it was signed, the Gaza ceasefire forced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into a... Published 23 Jan, 2025 04:46pm
Opinion What more could Bibi have done? EDITORIAL: Turns out that Donald Trump’s warning, that “all hell would break out in the Middle East” if a deal... Updated 23 Jan, 2025 06:47am
World Hamas’ tight grip on Gaza complicates plan for lasting peace CAIRO: In neighbourhoods levelled by 15 months of war with Israel, Hamas officials are overseeing the clearance of... Published 22 Jan, 2025 01:19pm
World Israel launches ‘significant’ military operation in West Bank, at least eight Palestinians killed OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH: Israeli security forces backed by helicopters raided the volatile West Bank city of... Updated 21 Jan, 2025 07:40pm
Opinion Palestine: Imperialist wars are not fought to be over Of all the games, cricket like the western civilization, has the potential of becoming the most unpredictable and... Updated 21 Jan, 2025 06:53am
World Gazans begin searching for people under rubble on day two of ceasefire GAZA/CAIRO: Palestinians began searching on Monday for thousands of Gazans believed still buried under rubble, as... Published 20 Jan, 2025 09:01pm
World Hamas says Gaza will ‘rise again’, rebuild after Israeli destruction GAZA CITY: Palestinian group Hamas said Monday that Gaza and its people “will rise again” and rebuild the territory... Published 20 Jan, 2025 08:15pm
World Yemen’s Houthis say they will only target Israeli-linked vessels after Gaza ceasefire LONDON: Yemen’s Houthis will limit their attacks on commercial vessels to Israeli-linked ships after the Gaza... Published 20 Jan, 2025 05:04pm
World Biden says ‘the guns in Gaza have gone silent,’ aid begins US President welcomes ceasefire in Gaza, saying hundreds of trucks entering seaside enclave to help Palestinians Updated 19 Jan, 2025 10:45pm
World First trucks carrying aid arrive in Gaza under ceasefire: UN GENEVA: Trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered Gaza on Sunday after a truce between Israel and Hamas went into... Published 19 Jan, 2025 09:10pm
World Hamas hands over first Israeli hostages as Gaza truce begins GAZA STRIP: The first three Israeli hostages returning home under a long-awaited Gaza truce were transferred to the... Updated 19 Jan, 2025 10:54pm
World Israeli forces attack Gaza after ceasefire deadline missed Palestinian medics say eight people killed shortly after Israeli warplanes and artillery attacked the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday Updated 19 Jan, 2025 02:28pm
World Israeli cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire accord, due to take effect Sunday The three-stage ceasefire starts with an initial six-week phase when hostages held by Hamas will be exchanged for prisoners detained by Israel Updated 18 Jan, 2025 08:47pm
World Israeli security cabinet recommends Gaza ceasefire deal JERUSALEM/CAIRO: The Israeli security cabinet has recommended approving the Gaza ceasefire and hostage return deal,... Updated 17 Jan, 2025 10:40pm
World Hamas denies Israel claim group backtracking on ceasefire CAIRO: Two Hamas leaders rejected on Thursday Israeli allegations that the Palestinian group was backtracking on... Published 16 Jan, 2025 06:02pm
World Iran’s supreme leader hails Palestinian ‘resistance’ after truce deal TEHRAN: Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday hailed Palestinian “resistance” after a Gaza... Published 16 Jan, 2025 01:46pm
World Despite ceasefire, 32 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes DOHA/CAIRO/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel intensified strikes on Gaza hours after a ceasefire and hostage release deal... Updated 16 Jan, 2025 10:48am
World World has to keep up pressure on Israel after Gaza truce: Palestinian PM OSLO: The international community will have to maintain pressure on Israel after an imminent ceasefire in Gaza so it... Published 15 Jan, 2025 02:25pm
World Gaza ceasefire appears close as US, Egyptian leaders put focus on ‘coming hours’ DOHA/CAIRO/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Negotiators were trying to hammer out the final details of a ceasefire in Gaza on... Published 15 Jan, 2025 01:41pm
World Gaza ceasefire ‘closer than ever’ as sides work on final details DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Negotiators met in Qatar on Tuesday hoping to hammer out final details of a ceasefire in Gaza,... Published 14 Jan, 2025 10:01pm
World Blinken says Gaza ceasefire right on the brink, awaiting final word from Hamas WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said an agreement on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal... Published 14 Jan, 2025 09:42pm
World Gaza ceasefire deal close after ‘breakthrough’ in Doha DOHA/CAIRO: Negotiators will meet in Doha on Tuesday seeking to finalise details of a plan to end the war in Gaza... Updated 14 Jan, 2025 05:51pm
World Norway to host talks on Mideast two-state solution OSLO: Dozens of countries will send delegates to Norway on Wednesday as part of a global alliance aiming to find a... Published 13 Jan, 2025 05:40pm
World Qatar hands Israel, Hamas ‘final’ draft of Gaza ceasefire deal, official tells Reuters Mediator Qatar has handed Israel and Hamas a “final” draft of a ceasefire and hostage release agreement designed to... Published 13 Jan, 2025 02:16pm
Pakistan Malala Yousafzai says ‘Israel has decimated the entire education system’ in Gaza Nobel Peace laureate says she would continue to call out Israel's violations of international law and human rights in Gaza Updated 12 Jan, 2025 10:55pm
World Trump’s Mideast envoy to meet Netanyahu on Saturday, Israeli official says US President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin... Published 11 Jan, 2025 06:59pm
World Mediator Qatar briefs Trump envoy on Gaza truce talks DOHA: Mediator Qatar said it briefed US President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff on Friday... Published 11 Jan, 2025 04:55pm
World US, Arab mediators make some progress in Gaza peace talks, no deal yet, sources say CAIRO: US and Arab mediators have made some progress in their efforts to reach a ceasefire accord between Israel and... Published 09 Jan, 2025 03:53pm
World Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as US pushes for ceasefire CAIRO: Israeli military strikes across Gaza killed at least 22 people on Wednesday, Palestinian medics said, as the... Published 08 Jan, 2025 04:49pm
World Hamas stands by demand for end to Gaza war under hostage deal, as Trump deadline approaches JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Hamas stood by its demand on Tuesday that Israel fully end its assault on Gaza under any deal to... Published 07 Jan, 2025 09:00pm