Fierce fighting in Gaza as US envoy faces Arab anger GAZA STRIP, (Palestinian Territories): Israel battled into the fifth week Saturday of its war to crush Hamas, ... Published 05 Nov, 2023 03:10am
World US Representative Tlaib accuses Biden of supporting genocide against Palestinians WASHINGTON: U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American woman to serve in Congress, has ... Published 04 Nov, 2023 10:16pm
World Erdogan says Netanyahu 'no longer someone we can talk to' ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he was breaking off contact with Israeli Prime... Updated 04 Nov, 2023 05:48pm
World US urges 'pauses' in Gaza fighting as Israel besieges Gaza City TEL AVIV: Top US diplomat Antony Blinken met Israeli leaders on Friday to call for more to be done to protect... Published 03 Nov, 2023 10:49pm
Opinion President Biden must revisit his approach to ME conflict Muslim Americans deserve a lot of praise for playing a prominent role in relation to the efforts aimed at reining in... Published 03 Nov, 2023 06:11am
World Blinken to talk to Israel on 'concrete steps' to minimize civilian harm JOINT BASE ANDREWS: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday he would ask Israel to take "concrete steps"... Published 02 Nov, 2023 10:31pm
Opinion On the table, getting carved Israel’s success in bulldozing all attempts of international mediation in the Gaza conflict (thank you Uncle Sam)... Published 02 Nov, 2023 03:16am
World Israeli air strike kills 50 at Gaza refugee camp GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israel said its forces fought Hamas gunmen inside the vast tunnel network beneath Gaza as a hospital... Updated 01 Nov, 2023 08:05am
World Israeli soldier freed in Gaza during ground operation, Israeli army says JERUSALEM: An Israeli soldier was freed from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip during the military's ground... Published 31 Oct, 2023 12:26am
World Netanyahu says Israel making 'systematic progress' in Gaza war JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his war cabinet on Monday that Israel is making "systematic... Published 30 Oct, 2023 10:49pm
World Hamas releases new hostage video, Netanyahu denounces ‘cruel propaganda’ JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned as “cruel psychological propaganda” a video released... Updated 30 Oct, 2023 11:06pm
World UN warns Gaza fuel shortage will stop aid work by end of day GAZA STRIP: The main UN aid agency in besieged Gaza warned it will have to stop operations by the end of Wednesday... Updated 26 Oct, 2023 06:52am
World Gaza hospitals in crisis as Israel-Hamas conflict rages on GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s hospitals were facing “complete collapse”, Palestinian medics warned Wednesday as the UN... Published 26 Oct, 2023 06:08am
World Israel bombards Gaza, Lebanon as Netanyahu convenes war cabinet GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes early on Monday and its aircraft struck southern... Published 23 Oct, 2023 11:52am
World Israel calls Hamas' claim it rejected hostage release 'propaganda' JERUSALEM: Israel on Saturday described as "propaganda" a claim by Hamas that the group had wanted to release two... Published 22 Oct, 2023 03:35am
Opinion Elderly Biden acting shrewdly US President Joe Biden has shown to the entire world that his mind is still quite ‘fertile’ despite old age. The... Published 20 Oct, 2023 05:17am
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 Potential Biden trip to Israel rife with security, political challenges WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV: U.S. President Joe Biden's White House is wrestling with a host of thorny security and ... Published 16 Oct, 2023 10:21pm
World One million Gazans flee as Israel readies for ground attack GAZA STRIP: More than one million people have fled their homes in Gaza in scenes of chaos and despair as Israel... Published 16 Oct, 2023 03:04pm
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 Von der Leyen to Netanyahu: 'Europe stands with Israel' TEL AVIV: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday that Israel has a duty to... Published 13 Oct, 2023 10:50pm
World Israel says no exceptions to Gaza siege OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/GAZA/TEL AVIV: Israel said on Thursday there would be no humanitarian exceptions to its siege of... Published 13 Oct, 2023 05:50am
World Blinken tells Netanyahu in Israel: US will ‘always be there’ TEL AVIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Benjamin Netanyahu he understood on a personal level ‘the... Published 12 Oct, 2023 07:06pm
World Israel PM announces wartime ‘emergency government’ with Gantz JERUSALEM: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday an “emergency government” with an... Published 12 Oct, 2023 05:57am
World Hamas says still fighting outside Gaza JERUSALEM/GAZA/WASHINGTON: Israel formed an emergency unity government on Wednesday as its jets pounded Gaza and... Published 12 Oct, 2023 05:57am
Opinion Israel cannot imprison 2.3m people without paying a price Israel and the West have been describing Hamas’ attacks on Israel as “unprovoked”. In this regard, one of... Published 12 Oct, 2023 05:57am
World Biden speaks again to Netanyahu, US eyes additional aid in wake of Hamas attack WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday as the US... Published 12 Oct, 2023 01:26am
World Israel PM announces wartime ‘emergency government’ with Gantz JERUSALEM: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday an “emergency government” with an... Published 11 Oct, 2023 07:52pm
Business & Finance Dollar gains against euro in flight to safety on Israel-Palestinian fighting NEW YORK/LONDON: The safe-haven dollar rose on Monday against the euro and sterling as military clashes between... Published 10 Oct, 2023 06:19am
World Ukraine's Zelenskiy: 'It is in Russia's interests to inflame war' in Middle East Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that it was in Russia's interests to stoke war in the Middle... Published 10 Oct, 2023 12:06am