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 Gaza ceasefire delayed over hostage list Hamas affirms commitment to the Gaza ceasefire deal The group says the delay in disclosing the names of hostages to be released in first phase was due to technical field reasons Updated 19 Jan, 2025 12:21pm
World Hezbollah chief warns Israel over ‘hundreds’ of truce violations BEIRUT: The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group on Saturday accused Israel of hundreds of violations of a ceasefire,... Published 18 Jan, 2025 03:45pm
World Lebanon says Israeli strike kills two in south BEIRUT: Lebanon’s health ministry said two people were killed in the south on Friday in an Israeli strike that the... Published 10 Jan, 2025 11:14pm
World Lebanon’s army chief elected president, showing regional shifts BEIRUT: Lebanon’s parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency... Published 09 Jan, 2025 06:18pm
World Israel military says missile from Yemen intercepted OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said Sunday it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, the latest in a... Published 05 Jan, 2025 11:54am
World Israeli airstrikes kill Gaza head of police, 67 others, Gaza authorities say CAIRO: Israeli airstrikes killed at least 68 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including at a tent... Updated 03 Jan, 2025 06:31pm
World Israel confirms Syria raid on Iran-funded missile factory in September JERUSALEM: The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday that dozens of its troops were flown into Syria in September... Published 02 Jan, 2025 10:40pm
Editorials Children in conflict zones EDITORIAL: More than ever armed conflicts are affecting children around the world, reaching devastating and likely... Published 01 Jan, 2025 03:03am
World Arab League urges Iran not to fuel ‘strife’ in Syria CAIRO: The Arab League regional bloc called on Iran on Thursday not to fuel “strife” in Syria, after the ouster of... Published 26 Dec, 2024 10:56pm
World Lebanon PM, UN peacekeepers call for accelerated Israeli withdrawal BEIRUT: United Nations peacekeepers and Lebanon’s prime minister called on Monday for the Israeli army to speed up... Published 23 Dec, 2024 10:50pm
World Only 12 trucks delivered food, water in North Gaza Governorate since October: Oxfam UNITED NATIONS: Just 12 trucks distributed food and water in northern Gaza in two-and-a-half months, aid group Oxfam... Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:46pm
World Lebanon official media says Israel releases 7 detainees BEIRUT: Lebanese official media said the Israeli army handed over seven people to United Nations peacekeepers at the... Published 23 Dec, 2024 12:33am
World Gaza medics struggle to rescue patients after Israel orders hospital evacuated CAIRO: Israel ordered the closure and evacuation on Sunday of one of the last hospitals still partly functioning in... Updated 22 Dec, 2024 10:24pm
World Khamenei says Iran does not have or need regional proxy forces TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader denied Sunday that the groups around the region functioned as Tehran’s proxies,... Updated 22 Dec, 2024 10:31pm
World 3 bodies found at site of Israel strike on Hezbollah chief: media BEIRUT: Lebanese rescuers recovered three bodies from the rubble of a building struck by Israel in a September air... Published 20 Dec, 2024 10:49pm
World Iran welcomes Lebanon ceasefire, reserves right to react to Israeli airstrikes LISBON: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday that Tehran reserves the right to react to Israeli... Published 27 Nov, 2024 11:32pm
World Lebanon state media says Israeli fire wounds 2 journalists in south BEIRUT: Two journalists were injured by Israeli fire on Wednesday, state media said, while reporting from a border... Published 27 Nov, 2024 11:01pm
World Israel, Hezbollah ceasefire holds in first hours, Lebanese civilians return to south US President Biden says pushing for elusive ceasefire in Gaza Updated 27 Nov, 2024 10:41pm
World China says ‘welcomes’ ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon BEIJING: China said Wednesday it welcomed a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, after more... Published 27 Nov, 2024 12:44pm
World Ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah looks imminent, officials say JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: Israel and Hezbollah looked set to reach a ceasefire deal on Tuesday, Israeli and Lebanese... Updated 26 Nov, 2024 10:52pm
World Israeli strike in Syria injures two, damages bridges, state media says Israeli strikes injured at least two people and caused damage to several bridges in the Qusayr countryside of... Published 26 Nov, 2024 12:42am
World UNIFIL ‘seriously concerned’ by deadly strikes on Lebanon army BEIRUT: UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon expressed worry Monday over deadly strikes on Lebanese soldiers, which... Published 25 Nov, 2024 11:05pm
World ‘No obstacles’ to begin implementing US-proposed truce in Lebanon BEIRUT: Lebanon’s deputy speaker of parliament Elias Bou Saab told Reuters on Monday that there were “no serious... Published 25 Nov, 2024 08:51pm
World Israel moving towards Hezbollah ceasefire but issues remain JERUSALEM: Israel is moving towards a ceasefire in the war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah but there are still issues to... Published 25 Nov, 2024 04:51pm
World Gunman shot dead, 3 police injured in shooting near Israeli embassy in Jordan AMMAN: A gunman was dead and three policemen injured after a shooting near the Israeli embassy in neighbouring... Updated 24 Nov, 2024 10:04pm
World US says committed to ‘diplomatic resolution’ in Lebanon WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stressed that the United States was dedicated to a diplomatic resolution... Published 23 Nov, 2024 07:58pm
World US envoy to travel to Israel in bid to seal Hezbollah ceasefire BEIRUT: U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein said he will travel to Israel on Wednesday to try to secure a ceasefire ending the... Published 20 Nov, 2024 05:50pm
World Israeli strike on Beirut kills Hezbollah media head, security sources say BEIRUT: An Israeli strike on a building in a densely populated district of Beirut on Sunday killed Hezbollah’s media... Published 17 Nov, 2024 10:19pm
World Strike hits south Beirut after Israeli evacuation call BEIRUT: A strike hit the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Saturday, AFPTV footage showed, shortly... Updated 16 Nov, 2024 06:59pm