Families flee after new Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza as ceasefire hopes dim CAIRO/GAZA: Israel issued new evacuation orders for Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip late on Sunday, forcing... Published 26 Aug, 2024 05:34pm
World Hezbollah chief says Sunday attack went as planned, further strikes possible Attack follows assassination of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr last month Updated 25 Aug, 2024 10:29pm
World Hamas official says delegates going to Cairo but won’t attend Gaza talks GAZA STRIP: A senior Hamas official said the Hamas was sending a delegation to Cairo on Saturday but that they would... Published 24 Aug, 2024 02:05pm
World Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza after Blinken ends visit with truce deal still elusive CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Israeli airstrikes across Gaza killed at least 50 Palestinians in the past 24 hours, Palestinian... Published 21 Aug, 2024 05:45pm
World Lebanon says five killed in fresh Israel strikes BEIRUT: Lebanon’s health ministry said early Wednesday that Israeli strikes in the country’s east killed one person... Published 21 Aug, 2024 12:02pm
World Hamas says Biden remarks ‘green light’ for Israel to continue aggression in Gaza More than 40,000 people have been killed in Israel's assault in besieged Palestinian enclave since October 7, 2023 Updated 20 Aug, 2024 10:59pm
World Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for bomb blast in Tel Aviv JERUSALEM: Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility on Monday for a bomb blast near a synagogue in Tel Aviv... Published 19 Aug, 2024 06:48pm
World Trump, Netanyahu speak about Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal, Axios reports WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin... Published 15 Aug, 2024 11:04am
World Israel pounds Gaza ahead of ceasefire talks Israeli air strikes targeted Gaza on Wednesday ahead of ceasefire talks that the United States hopes will stop Iran... Published 14 Aug, 2024 05:33pm
World Palestinian health ministry says Israeli forces killed man in West Bank NABLUS: The Palestinian health ministry said Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank on... Published 13 Aug, 2024 12:41pm
World Netanyahu ‘sorry’ October 7 attack occurred WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview published Thursday that he was “sorry”... Published 08 Aug, 2024 06:37pm
World Israel kills 25 Palestinians in Gaza airstrikes amid fears of wider war CAIRO: Israeli forces stepped up strikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 25 people, Palestinian... Published 08 Aug, 2024 06:04pm
World US says Gaza ceasefire still ‘close’ despite tensions WASHINGTON: Israel and Hamas are still close to a ceasefire deal, the White House insisted Wednesday, despite... Published 07 Aug, 2024 08:50pm
World Israeli army issues new evacuation orders in north Gaza after rocket fire CAIRO: Israeli forces on Wednesday issued new evacuation orders to Palestinians in areas of north Gaza that were... Published 07 Aug, 2024 07:32pm
World UN says nine employees ‘may have been involved’ in Oct 7 Hamas attack UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations said Monday that nine employees of its agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA)... Published 05 Aug, 2024 10:48pm
World Iran says it does not want regional escalation but must ‘punish’ Israel DUBAI: Iran is not looking to escalate regional tensions but believes it needs to punish Israel to prevent further... Updated 05 Aug, 2024 03:49pm
World Netanyahu says Israel is ready for any scenario JERUSALEM: Israel is on a high state of alert, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday, amid growing... Published 01 Aug, 2024 08:09pm
World Tough-talking Haniyeh was seen as the more moderate face of Hamas DUBAI/LONDON: Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader who was killed in Iran, was the tough-talking face of the Palestinian... Published 31 Jul, 2024 11:30am
World Kamala Harris ‘will not be silent’ on Gaza after tough talks with Netanyahu WASHINGTON: Kamala Harris signaled a major shift on US Gaza policy Thursday, with the presidential hopeful telling... Published 26 Jul, 2024 11:52am
World Israeli forces advance in southern Gaza, tanks active in Rafah CAIRO: Israeli forces advanced deeper into some towns on the eastern side of Khan Younis in southern Gaza on... Published 25 Jul, 2024 03:09pm
World Gaza ceasefire negotiations appear to be in closing stages, senior US official says WASHINGTON: Negotiations on a ceasefire-for-hostages deal in the Gaza conflict appear to be in their closing stages... Published 25 Jul, 2024 10:53am
World Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 30, Palestinian health officials say CAIRO/GAZA: Israeli forces battled Hamas fighters in several parts of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, and Palestinian... Published 16 Jul, 2024 05:29pm
World Gaza authorities say 32 killed as Israel strikes across territory Israeli strikes killed another 32 people in the Gaza Strip, the health ministry in the Hamas-ruled Palestinian... Published 12 Jul, 2024 03:30pm
World Hamas calls for independent Palestinian government in post-war Gaza GAZA CITY: Hamas is suggesting during ceasefire negotiations that an independent government of non-partisan figures... Published 12 Jul, 2024 03:22pm
World Joe Biden says Israel-Gaza war should end now and Israel must not occupy Gaza WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said on Thursday the Israel-Gaza war must end now and Israel must not occupy the... Published 12 Jul, 2024 12:19pm
World Bodies trapped in Gaza City under Israeli assault as mediators push for truce CAIRO: Residents of Gaza City were trapped in houses and bodies lay uncollected in the streets under an intense new... Updated 11 Jul, 2024 06:27pm
World Israel defence minister says ‘60 percent’ of Hamas dead or wounded JERUSALEM: Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Wednesday that 60 percent of Hamas fighters had been... Published 10 Jul, 2024 05:07pm
World Israel presses Gaza aggression hours after deadly airstrike on tent camp CAIRO: Israeli forces pressed their offensive in north and central Gaza on Wednesday, hours after an airstrike on a... Updated 10 Jul, 2024 11:25pm
World Gaza truce talks to resume in Doha, Cairo CAIRO: Negotiations to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza war will resume in Doha on Wednesday, with the intelligence... Published 09 Jul, 2024 09:59pm
World Egypt’s Sisi and CIA’s Burns discusss Gaza ceasefire efforts CAIRO: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns on Tuesday... Published 09 Jul, 2024 05:10pm
Sanctions on Pakistan’s missile program not meant to ‘color other areas of cooperation’: US State Dept
Sanctions on Pakistan’s missile program not meant to ‘color other areas of cooperation’: US State Dept