World UN says nearly 450,000 displaced from Gaza’s Rafah since May 6 RAFAH: The United Nations said Tuesday that nearly 450,000 people have been displaced from Rafah since Israel began... Published 14 May, 2024 07:52pm
World World Court to hold hearings over Israel’s Rafah attacks THE HAGUE: The U.N.‘s International Court of Justice will hold hearings on Thursday and Friday to discuss new... Published 14 May, 2024 05:33pm
World Hamas releases video of Israeli-British hostage held in Gaza GAZA STRIP: Hamas’s wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, on Saturday released a video of a man held hostage in... Updated 11 May, 2024 10:02pm
World Israel army says about 300,000 Gazans have ‘evacuated’ east Rafah OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli army said on Saturday about 300,000 people have left eastern Rafah for a... Updated 11 May, 2024 10:00pm
World Australia says Palestinian UN membership bid builds peace momentum SYDNEY: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Saturday the country’s support for a Palestinian bid to... Published 11 May, 2024 10:34am
World Blinken lands in Saudi for Gaza talks ahead of Israel visit JEDDAH: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Saudi Arabia Wednesday as part of a regional tour to discuss... Published 20 Mar, 2024 08:19pm
World Antony Blinken to visit Saudi Arabia, Egypt to discuss Gaza ceasefire: spokesman MANILA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia and Egypt this week to discuss efforts to... Updated 19 Mar, 2024 01:28pm
World Israeli airstrikes target Damascus countryside, Syria says AMMAN: Israel early on Tuesday launched missiles at several military targets outside the Syrian capital Damascus... Published 19 Mar, 2024 11:05am
World Famine imminent in northern Gaza, says UN-backed report NEW YORK: Famine is imminent and likely to occur in the next two months in northern Gaza, a UN-backed report said on... Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am
World Aid groups warn of Rafah ‘bloodbath’ if Israel advances GENEVA: Any Israeli military advance into southern Gaza’s Rafah area could cause mass deaths among the more than a... Published 09 Feb, 2024 05:33pm
World Israeli destruction to make Gaza 'buffer zone' a 'war crime': UN GENEVA: Israel's reported ongoing destruction of all buildings along the border inside Gaza with the aim of creating... Published 08 Feb, 2024 08:07pm
World UN chief says world in ‘age of chaos’ UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that the world is entering “an age of chaos”... Published 07 Feb, 2024 09:48pm
World Hamas proposes 135-day Gaza truce with complete Israeli withdrawal DOHA/TEL AVIV/GAZA: Hamas has proposed a ceasefire plan that would quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half... Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:16pm
World Hamas attack on Israel was ‘biggest anti-Semitic massacre of our century’: Macron PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday described the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel as the... Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:09pm
World Emmanuel Macron hosts tribute to French victims of Hamas attack on Israel PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday is to hold a ceremony paying tribute to the French victims of the... Published 07 Feb, 2024 12:05pm
World Saudi Arabia says there will be no diplomatic relations with Israel without an independent Palestinian state CAIRO: Saudi Arabia has told the US its position stands that there will be no diplomatic relations with Israel... Updated 07 Feb, 2024 02:01pm
World Gaza mediators search for ‘final formula’ for Israel, Hamas ceasefire DOHA/GAZA: US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators prepared a diplomatic push to bridge differences between Israel and... Updated 07 Feb, 2024 02:09pm
World Antony Blinken heads to Egypt to seek ‘enduring end’ to Gaza war GAZA STRIP: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due in Egypt on Tuesday as part of a Middle East crisis tour... Updated 06 Feb, 2024 07:58pm
World Minor damage to ship hit by projectile off Yemen’s Hodeidah coast CAIRO: A cargo ship in the Red Sea suffered minor damage after being hit by a projectile while sailing off the coast... Published 06 Feb, 2024 10:37am
World Yemen’s Houthis claim responsibility for Pakistan-bound Red Sea container ship attack DUBAI: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Tuesday on a container ship in the... Published 27 Dec, 2023 02:42pm
World Israel strike kills three in south Lebanon: state media BEIRUT: An Israeli air strike on a south Lebanon border town killed a Hezbollah fighter, the group said Wednesday,... Published 27 Dec, 2023 01:54pm
World Turkiye's Erdogan rejects US pressure to cut Hamas ties ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Saturday pushed back against mounting US pressure to cut Ankara’s... Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:06pm
World Renewed Gaza fighting stretches into second day after Israel-Hamas truce collapses GAZA: Renewed fighting in Gaza stretched into a second day on Saturday after talks to extend a week-old truce with... Published 02 Dec, 2023 01:12pm
World Hamas claims responsibility for Jerusalem shooting JERUSALEM: Hamas claimed responsibility for a shooting attack in Jerusalem that killed three people on Thursday,... Published 30 Nov, 2023 06:50pm
World EU should recognise Palestinian state: Spanish PM MADRID: The European Union should recognise a Palestinian state since this would help end the Israeli-Palestinian... Published 30 Nov, 2023 06:45pm
World Israel and Hamas agree to extend temporary truce GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israel and Hamas struck a last-minute agreement on Thursday to extend their six-day ceasefire by at... Published 30 Nov, 2023 10:53am
World China calls for immediate ‘sustained humanitarian truce’ in Israel-Hamas conflict BEIJING: China on Thursday called for a “sustained humanitarian truce” in the Israel-Hamas conflict, in a foreign... Updated 30 Nov, 2023 12:22pm
World Israel not letting enough fuel into Gaza: EU BRUSSELS: Israeli restrictions on fuel supplies to Gaza are hampering aid deliveries and humanitarian access... Published 28 Nov, 2023 06:14pm
World Musk tours site of Hamas attack with Israeli PM JERUSALEM: Tech tycoon Elon Musk visited the site of a Hamas attack in southern Israel Monday with Israeli Prime... Published 27 Nov, 2023 10:44pm
World Negotiators close to agreeing extension of Gaza truce, say Egyptian security sources GAZA/JERUSALEM: Egyptian, Qatari and U.S. negotiators closed in on an extension of a four-day truce in Gaza that... Published 27 Nov, 2023 08:04pm