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 Three Palestinians killed in Israeli West Bank raid JENIN: Three Palestinians were killed in an Israeli military operation near Jenin in the occupied West Bank on... Published 19 Nov, 2024 07:11pm
World Hamas negotiators ‘not in Doha’ but political office not closed: Qatar DOHA: Hamas negotiators are not in Doha but their office has not been permanently closed, Qatar said on Tuesday... Published 19 Nov, 2024 06:52pm
World Biden urges G20 leaders to ‘increase pressure’ on Hamas RIO DE JANEIRO: US President Joe Biden called on G20 leaders Monday to step up pressure on Hamas for a ceasefire... Published 18 Nov, 2024 09:14pm
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 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 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 Israeli strike kills 10 at Gaza school sheltering displaced families GAZA CITY: An Israeli strike killed 10 Palestinians and wounded at least 20 others on Saturday at a school in Gaza... Published 17 Nov, 2024 05:10am
Editorials Western media’s unprofessionalism EDITORIAL: While politicians in Western countries with their undisguised bias in favour of Israel tend to paint... Updated 17 Nov, 2024 06:08am
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 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
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
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 Russia asks Israel to avoid air strikes near Syrian base MOSCOW: Russia has asked Israel to avoid launching aerial strikes as part of its war against Lebanon’s Hezbollah... Published 13 Nov, 2024 03:30pm
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 Israeli airstrikes pound Beirut suburb, no sign of ceasefire BEIRUT/JERUSALEM: The Israeli military pounded Beirut’s southern suburbs with airstrikes on Tuesday, mounting one of... Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:18pm
Editorials Delayed realisation? EDITORIAL: It is interesting, and instructive, that the Saudi army chief flew to Tehran on Sunday “for talks with... Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:06am
Pakistan PM steps up criticism of Israel RIYADH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza, arms embargo... Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:38am
World Riyadh summit demands end to Israeli occupation RIYADH: Arab and Muslim leaders demanded on Monday that Israel withdraw from occupied Palestinian territories as a... Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:38am
World Israel minister promises annexation in West Bank in 2025 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich pledged on Monday to annex Israeli settlements in... Updated 12 Nov, 2024 07:46am
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 Hezbollah says no official ceasefire proposal received yet BEIRUT: Hezbollah has not received any proposals on a truce for Lebanon, a spokesperson said Monday, as Israel’s... Updated 11 Nov, 2024 08:49pm