President corrects himself EDITORIAL: Finally, the president walked back to the country’s stated stand on the two-state solution of the... Published 25 Nov, 2023 05:19am
World US vetoes UN Security Council action on Israel, Gaza UNITED NATIONS: The United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Wednesday that would have... Published 18 Oct, 2023 08:02pm
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
Life & Style Malala ‘horrified’ at Gaza hospital bombing, announces $300,000 in aid for Palestinians Activist calls for an 'immediate ceasefire' and an 'enduring peace' in the region Updated 18 Oct, 2023 04:16pm
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 Gaza braces for Israeli ground assault, fears of conflict spreading grow Iran warns of far-reaching consequences if Israel's bombardment is not stopped Updated 15 Oct, 2023 10:46pm
World Blinken asks China to use 'influence' for Middle East calm ABU DHABI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Saturday on China, a partner of Iran, to use its influence to... Updated 14 Oct, 2023 07:43pm
World Lebanon’s Hezbollah says fired on Israeli positions BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group said it shelled Israeli positions in a contested border area on... Published 14 Oct, 2023 07:06pm
World Russian diplomat hopes to meet Hamas for talks to free hostages MOSCOW: Moscow’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov hopes to meet representatives of the Palestinian group... Published 14 Oct, 2023 03:43pm
World Saudi pauses talks on normalisation with Israel RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has suspended talks on potentially normalising ties with Israel, a source told AFP on Saturday,... Updated 14 Oct, 2023 05:16pm
World Protesters in New York call for a ‘free Palestine’ NEW YORK: Cries of “Free Palestine” rang out in New York on Friday, as thousands of protesters took to the streets... Published 14 Oct, 2023 11:00am
World Gaza faces evacuation deadline as Israel prepares ground offensive More than one million residents of northern Gaza on Friday received 24 hours notice from Israel to flee south before an expected ground offensive Updated 14 Oct, 2023 10:48pm
World China’s Middle East envoy met Arab League: China Foreign Ministry BEIJING: China’s Special Envoy on the Middle East on Friday met with representatives of the Arab League in China for... Published 14 Oct, 2023 10:23am
World Hezbollah says ‘prepared’ for action against Israel when time comes BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement said Friday it would be “fully prepared” to join its Palestinian... Published 13 Oct, 2023 07:20pm
World Turkiye says Israel’s call for Gazans to move south ‘completely unacceptable’ ANKARA: Turkiye said on Friday that Israel’s call for Gazans to move south in 24 hours ahead of its planned ground... Published 13 Oct, 2023 06:46pm
World Iran holds state-organised rallies in support of Palestinians State-organised rallies were held across Iran on Friday in support of Tehran’s Palestinian Hamas and against the... Published 13 Oct, 2023 05:59pm
World White House: Israel’s call to move Gaza civilians is ‘a tall order’ WASHINGTON: Israel’s call for more than 1 million civilians in northern Gaza to move within 24 hours is going to be... Published 13 Oct, 2023 05:34pm
Pakistan Demonstrations across Pakistan, Afghanistan in support of Palestinians ISLAMABAD: Several thousand Pakistani Muslims protested across the country after Friday prayers against Israel’s... Updated 13 Oct, 2023 11:19pm
World Nine US citizens confirmed dead in Israel-Gaza violence WASHINGTON: The United States confirmed Monday the deaths of nine US citizens in the war between Israel and Hamas... Published 09 Oct, 2023 06:57pm
World Dozens of Palestinians killed, wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza refugee camp on Monday GAZA: Gaza’s health ministry said there were dozens of Palestinians killed and wounded in Israeli air strikes on the... Published 09 Oct, 2023 03:38pm
World Israel imposes total siege on Gaza, cuts off water supply Bombs targets in crowded Palestinian enclave in response to Hamas surprise assault Updated 09 Oct, 2023 10:48pm
World Israel says no rocket impacts at Ben Gurion Airport JERUSALEM: A rocket salvo at the Tel Aviv area on Monday did not lead to any impacts at Ben Gurion Airport, Israel’s... Published 09 Oct, 2023 03:06pm
World Russia’s Lavrov and Arab League chief call for end to fighting in Israel MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for a swift end to fighting between Israeli forces and... Published 09 Oct, 2023 02:48pm
World Iran calls for emergency OIC meeting as Israel battles Hamas DUBAI: Iran has called for an emergency meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as fighting between... Published 09 Oct, 2023 01:36pm
World Haifa port operator Adani says closely monitoring Israel situation BENGALURU: Billionaire Gautam Adani’s Adani Ports, operator of the Haifa Port in northern Israel, said on Monday it... Published 09 Oct, 2023 01:30pm
World More than 123,000 people displaced in the Gaza Strip: UN Adnan Abu Hasna, a spokesman for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), says he expects numbers to rise further Updated 09 Oct, 2023 10:21pm
World Nepal says 10 nationals killed in Israel after Hamas attack KATHMANDU: Nepal said on Monday at least 10 of its nationals were killed in Israel after the attack by Palestinian... Published 09 Oct, 2023 01:13pm
World Turkish, Emirati ministers discuss Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Turkish source ANKARA: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed the fighting between Israeli and Palestinian forces with his... Published 09 Oct, 2023 01:16am