Hamas says one of top commanders killed in Israel strike GAZA STRIP: Palestinian group Hamas said Tuesday one of the top leaders of its armed wing was killed in an Israeli... Published 17 Oct, 2023 07:20pm
World 2,000 US troops put on deployment alert amid Middle East crisis WASHINGTON: The US military on Tuesday ordered 2,000 personnel to prepare for deployment to the Middle East as a... Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:50pm
World Israel’s Gaza evacuation order could breach international law: UN GENEVA: The United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday that Israel’s siege of Gaza and its evacuation order... Updated 17 Oct, 2023 10:31pm
World Turkiye in touch with Hamas over hostages it holds in Gaza: FM BEIRUT: Turkiye’s top diplomat said Tuesday his country had been in touch with Hamas over some 200 Israeli and... Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:41pm
World Trucks carrying aid for Gaza Strip arrive at Rafah crossing CAIRO: Trucks carrying aid for the Gaza Strip arrived on Tuesday at the only border crossing into the territory not... Published 17 Oct, 2023 12:20pm
World Biden to visit Israel as Gaza war sparks humanitarian crisis TEL AVIV/GAZA: US President Joe Biden will make a high-stakes visit to Israel on Wednesday as the country prepares... Updated 17 Oct, 2023 12:19pm
World UN humanitarian chief heading to Mideast for Gaza aid negotiations GENEVA: The UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said he would be heading to the Middle East on Tuesday to try to... Published 16 Oct, 2023 07:39pm
Pakistan President Alvi urges UN, OIC to meet urgently for cessation of Israel’s brutalities against Palestinians President Dr Arif Alvi on Sunday strongly condemning the brutalities and massacre of Palestinians in Gaza, urged the... Published 15 Oct, 2023 11:11pm
World Blinken to extend Middle East tour, return to Israel on Monday CAIRO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return to Israel on Monday, a senior State Department official... Updated 15 Oct, 2023 10:45pm
World China says Israel acting ‘beyond scope of self-defence’ BEIJING: Israel’s actions in Gaza have gone “beyond the scope of self-defence” and the Israeli government must... Published 15 Oct, 2023 06:00pm
World Putin sees gains on Ukraine frontlines, including Avdiivka MOSCOW: Russian forces have made gains in their Ukraine offensive, President Vladimir Putin said Sunday, including... Published 15 Oct, 2023 05:36pm
World Israel says 126 hostages ‘confirmed’ in Hamas hands OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said Sunday it had confirmed 126 people held as hostages by Hamas since the... Published 15 Oct, 2023 05:32pm
World North Korea denies its weapons used by Hamas against Israel SEOUL: North Korea denied on Friday its weapons were used by Hamas in the attack against Israel, saying the claim... Published 13 Oct, 2023 10:47am
World UN experts slam ‘horrific’ Hamas attack, Israel siege of Gaza GENEVA: Dozens of the United Nations’ rights experts on Thursday condemned Hamas’ “horrific crimes” and said... Updated 12 Oct, 2023 10:52pm
World Britain withdraws families of embassy staff from Israel LONDON: Britain said Thursday that it was “temporarily” removing the families of staff at its embassy and consulate... Published 12 Oct, 2023 03:25pm
World Turkiye’s Erdogan discusses Israeli-Palestinian conflict with UAE leader ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed the conflict between Israeli and Palestinian forces with Emirati... Published 12 Oct, 2023 03:13pm
World NATO urges Israel to respond with ‘proportionality’ in Gaza BRUSSELS: NATO countries on Thursday told Israel’s defence minister they stood by his country after the attack by... Published 12 Oct, 2023 02:20pm
World Israel shells Lebanon after rocket fire, in third day of violence BEIRUT: A salvo of rockets was fired on Tuesday from southern Lebanon towards Israel, three security sources told... Published 10 Oct, 2023 09:17pm
World UAE, after Israel-Gaza conflict, says it does not mix trade with politics DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates does not mix trade with politics, the country’s trade minister said on Tuesday when... Published 10 Oct, 2023 07:47pm
World US doesn’t want civilians killed in Gaza or Israel, White House says WASHINGTON: The United States does not want to see innocent civilians killed anywhere, including in Gaza and Israel,... Updated 10 Oct, 2023 07:41pm
World Putin says violence in Israel and Palestine shows US failure in Middle East MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said the surge of violence between Israel and the Palestinians... Updated 10 Oct, 2023 06:54pm
World Politician in Israel urges Hamas to free some Gaza captives JERUSALEM: An Arab politician in Israel appealed to Hamas on Tuesday to free, on religious grounds, some of the... Published 10 Oct, 2023 05:17pm
World Hamas has sole responsibility for conflict with Israel: Italy foreign minister ROME: Hamas is solely responsible for the current conflict between the Hamas group and Israel, Italian Foreign... Published 10 Oct, 2023 04:58pm
World UN says nearly 200,000 displaced in Gaza, water shortages expected GENEVA: The United Nations humanitarian office said on Tuesday that nearly 200,000 people or nearly a tenth of the... Published 10 Oct, 2023 02:47pm
World UN rights chief condemns illegal Israeli ‘siege’ of Gaza Volker Turk says Israel's 'imposition of sieges that endanger the lives of civilians by depriving them of goods essential for their survival is prohibited under international humanitarian law' Updated 10 Oct, 2023 06:02pm
World Saudi prince says working to contain Israel-Gaza fighting RIYADH: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas he was working to prevent “an... Published 10 Oct, 2023 09:18am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: There’s a vast difference between words ‘militancy’ and ‘terrorism’ “Why the long face?” “I am devastated by events in the Middle East.” “Aren’t we all - and we are all... Published 10 Oct, 2023 06:19am
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