Tel Aviv blast was apparent drone attack, military says TEL AVIV: An apparent drone attack that was claimed by the Iranian-backed Houthi hit central Tel Aviv in the early... Published 19 Jul, 2024 11:12am
World Israel and Hamas raised concerns over lists of those set to be released Monday DUBAI: Israel and Palestinian group Hamas have raised concerns over the lists of Israeli hostages and Palestinian... Published 27 Nov, 2023 01:07pm
World Three Thai hostages released from Gaza in good health: Thai PM BANGKOK: The latest three Thai hostages released from Gaza after being held by Hamas group were in good health,... Published 27 Nov, 2023 11:59am
World US president Biden welcomes Israel, Hamas deal for release of Gaza hostages US President Joe Biden on Tuesday welcomed the deal to secure the release of hostages taken by Palestinian group... Updated 22 Nov, 2023 11:24am
World UNICEF says Gaza world’s ‘most dangerous place’ for children Hard-won truce deal between Israel and Hamas not enough to save their lives, says head of UN children's agency Over 5,300 children have reportedly been killed in Gaza since October 7 Updated 22 Nov, 2023 10:35pm
Sports Ticket revenues from Qatar Asian Cup to support Palestinians DOHA: Ticket revenues for the Asian Cup 2023 in Qatar are to be donated to support Palestinian relief efforts, the... Published 20 Nov, 2023 06:49pm
World Israeli opposition leader calls on Netanyahu to resign ‘immediately’ OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step... Published 16 Nov, 2023 12:37pm
World Israeli troops deepen search at main Gaza hospital for evidence of Hamas GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel said its forces were operating in and around Gaza’s biggest hospital, a chief... Updated 16 Nov, 2023 11:05pm
World Largest Gaza hospital ‘not functioning’ amid Israeli assault GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The largest hospital in Gaza has ceased to function and fatalities among patients are... Updated 13 Nov, 2023 05:35pm
Thousands of civilians flee north Gaza as Israeli troops and Hamas fighters battle UN says Gaza’s health system is close to collapse, battered by air strikes, flooded with patients, and running out of medicines and fuel Published 08 Nov, 2023 09:54pm
World War with Hamas to cost Israel above $50bn OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s war with Hamas group in the Gaza Strip will cost as much as 200 billion shekels ($51... Updated 05 Nov, 2023 10:31pm
World A month of Israel-Hamas war has changed everything OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: One month after Israel was wracked by Hamas attacks, life has been upended for both the... Published 05 Nov, 2023 12:10pm
World Protesters oppose Biden war policy in large pro-Palestinian rally in Washington WASHINGTON: Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington on Saturday to demand a ceasefire in Gaza where thousands... Updated 05 Nov, 2023 10:30pm
World First evacuees leave Gaza as Israeli aggression intensifies Evacuation follows another day of bloodshed in Gaza in which an Israeli air strike on Tuesday killed about 50 people in a refugee camp Updated 01 Nov, 2023 10:29pm
World UK says Gaza’s Rafah crossing likely to open for foreign nationals LONDON: The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza is expected to open on Wednesday, Foreign Secretary James... Published 01 Nov, 2023 01:49pm
World Nine Israeli soldiers killed in combat in Gaza: military JERUSALEM: Nine Israeli soldiers were killed during combat operations in Gaza on Tuesday, the military said,... Published 01 Nov, 2023 01:38pm
World Israel ‘ground forces’ conduct night raid in Gaza: army OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli army said Friday its ground forces backed by fighter jets and drones carried out a... Published 27 Oct, 2023 12:08pm
World Why is Israel bombing south Gaza after telling people to go there? Israel has told civilians in the northern Gaza Strip, including residents of Gaza City, to move to the south of the... Published 26 Oct, 2023 04:52pm
World Israeli tanks in overnight Gaza raid ahead of ‘next stage’ JERUSALEM: Israel sent tanks, troops and armoured bulldozers into the Gaza Strip in a “targeted raid” overnight that... Updated 26 Oct, 2023 10:41pm
World Israel bombards Gaza as Putin warns conflict could spread beyond Middle East As the death toll mounts in Gaza, Palestinians are burying the unidentified dead in mass graves, with a number instead of a name, residents say Updated 26 Oct, 2023 10:42pm
World Iran’s Khamenei says US ‘directing’ Israel bombing of Gaza TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday accused the United States of “directing” strikes... Published 25 Oct, 2023 05:53pm
World Two more hostages freed by Hamas GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s Hamas group on Monday freed two more women taken as hostages during the October 7 attacks, with... Published 24 Oct, 2023 12:41pm
World French President Macron arrives in Israel on solidarity visit TEL AVIV: French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to express his country’s “full solidarity”... Published 24 Oct, 2023 12:08pm
World Xi says China to work with Egypt to help stabilise Middle East BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping told Egypt’s prime minister on Thursday that their countries should work... Updated 19 Oct, 2023 04:34pm
World Three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank Three Palestinians, including two teenagers, were killed by Israeli forces in separate incidents in the occupied... Published 19 Oct, 2023 11:14am
World Turkiye in talks with Hamas on hostages but 'nothing concrete for now': state media ANKARA: Turkiye is in talks with the Palestinian group Hamas to secure the release of hostages it seized in Israel... Published 18 Oct, 2023 04:24pm
World Protests in Libya over Gaza hospital strike TRIPOLI: Several hundred people protested in Tripoli and other Libyan cities late Tuesday over the deadly strike on... Published 18 Oct, 2023 12:03pm
World UN chief ‘horrified’ by Gaza hospital strike that killed hundreds BEIJING: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday he was “horrified” by hundreds of... Updated 18 Oct, 2023 04:23pm
World Russia says Palestinian state ‘most reliable’ solution MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that creating a Palestinian state was the “most reliable”... Published 09 Oct, 2023 05:19pm
World Ukraine’s Zelenskiy criticises Iran’s role in Ukraine and Israel conflicts COPENHAGEN: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday linked the assault by Hamas on Israel with Russia’s... Published 09 Oct, 2023 02:55pm
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