Israeli troops leave Gaza’s Shifa Hospital a wreck in sea of rubble OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Israeli forces have withdrawn from Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after a two-week... Updated 01 Apr, 2024 02:59pm
World Hamas official says undecided on sending delegation to new truce talks GAZA STRIP: A Hamas official told AFP on Sunday the Palestinian group had not made a decision on whether to send a... Published 31 Mar, 2024 09:37pm
World Fighting rages across Gaza amid revival of truce talks CAIRO: Israeli strikes killed 77 Palestinians in Gaza in the past 24 hours, health authorities said on Sunday, as... Published 31 Mar, 2024 06:36pm
World Gaza ceasefire talks to resume in Cairo: Egyptian media CAIRO: Talks aimed at brokering a truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip will resume in Cairo on Sunday,... Updated 31 Mar, 2024 10:51pm
World All eyes on Istanbul after Turkiye local polls ISTANBUL: Turkiye awaited results from municipal elections on Sunday, with all eyes on Istanbul, the national... Updated 31 Mar, 2024 08:33pm
World WHO says 9,000 patients need emergency evacuation from Gaza GENEVA: Some 9,000 patients in the Gaza Strip require evacuation for emergency care, with the war-torn Palestinian... Published 30 Mar, 2024 09:09pm
World Heavy clashes, more deadly aid chaos in war-ravaged Gaza GAZA STRIP: Heavy clashes and explosions shook Gaza, witnesses said on Saturday, as the Red Crescent reported... Published 30 Mar, 2024 04:47pm
World Israel kills dozens across the Gaza Strip as its relentless aggression continues CAIRO: Israel continued relentless aerial and ground bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing dozens of... Updated 29 Mar, 2024 10:21pm
World US defense chief to Israel counterpart: Gaza toll ‘too high’ WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant Tuesday that civilian... Updated 26 Mar, 2024 10:15pm
World Qatar says negotiations ‘ongoing’ for Gaza truce DOHA: Mediator Qatar said Tuesday that talks between Hamas and Israel on a Gaza truce and hostage exchange are... Published 26 Mar, 2024 05:57pm
World UN Security Council demands immediate ceasefire in Gaza United States abstains, remaining 14 council members vote for resolution Netanyahu cancels Israeli delegation's visit to Washington Updated 25 Mar, 2024 10:21pm
World UN agency a ‘lifeline of hope’ for Palestinians: Guterres AMMAN: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Monday defended the UN agency for Palestinian refugees as a... Published 25 Mar, 2024 05:02pm
World Gaza fighting rages as UN chief decries ‘horror and starvation’ GAZA STRIP: Heavy fighting raged in Gaza on Sunday as Israel has vowed to push on with its ground war in the... Published 24 Mar, 2024 05:45pm
World Guterres says aid to Gaza ‘requires Israel removing’ obstacles CAIRO: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said Sunday in Cairo that delivering the necessary aid to... Published 24 Mar, 2024 05:28pm
World UN chief to visit Gaza border in new plea for truce CAIRO: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Egypt’s border with Gaza on Saturday to renew... Published 23 Mar, 2024 10:57am
World Russia, China veto US bid on Gaza 'ceasefire' at Security Council Moscow accuses Washington of 'hypocritical spectacle' that does not pressure Israel Death toll in war-torn Gaza reaches 32,070 Palestinians, including 82 killed in last 24 hours, health ministry says Updated 22 Mar, 2024 11:34pm
World UK, Australia call for ‘immediate cessation of fighting’ in Gaza ADELAIDE: Britain and Australia declared the need for an “immediate cessation of fighting” in Gaza, as diplomatic... Published 22 Mar, 2024 11:51am
World Egypt hosts Arab talks with Blinken on steps to end Gaza war Israel has waged relentless aggression that has killed nearly 32,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to health ministry in Gaza Updated 21 Mar, 2024 11:51pm
World EU leaders will call for sustainable ceasefire in Gaza, Borrell says BRUSSELS: EU leaders will call for a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza at their summit in Brussels on Thursday, the EU’s... Published 21 Mar, 2024 07:49pm
World Satellite images show 35% of Gaza’s building destroyed, UN says GENEVA: Satellite images analysed by the United Nations Satellite Centre show that 35% of the Gaza Strip’s buildings... Published 21 Mar, 2024 03:25pm
World Hamas says latest Israeli position on Gaza truce ‘generally negative’ BEIRUT: A senior Lebanon-based Hamas official said Wednesday that Israel’s response to the latest proposal from the... Published 20 Mar, 2024 09:38pm
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 Qatar ‘cautiously optimistic’ as Gaza truce talks progress DOHA: Negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release are progressing in Doha and a counter-proposal could... Published 19 Mar, 2024 05:29pm
World Biden, Netanyahu hold first call in over a month: White House WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Monday, the White House said,... Published 18 Mar, 2024 09:51pm
World WHO ‘terribly worried’ as battle rages at Gaza’s largest hospital GENEVA: The World Health Organization chief voiced alarm Monday after Israeli forces launched an operation at Gaza’s... Published 18 Mar, 2024 07:06pm
World Gaza world's biggest 'open-air graveyard': EU's Borrell BRUSSELS: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza had turned the... Updated 18 Mar, 2024 08:41pm
World UN Palestinian refugee agency chief says hunger in Gaza is ‘man-made’ CAIRO: The head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency said on Monday the hunger in the Gaza Strip was “man-made”.... Published 18 Mar, 2024 04:38pm
World First aid boat unloads in Gaza as Hamas proposes new truce GAZA STRIP: A first aid ship plying a new maritime corridor from Cyprus began unloading its cargo of desperately... Updated 16 Mar, 2024 10:17pm
World EU close to sanctioning violent Israeli settlers: diplomats BRUSSELS/PARIS: The European Union is close to agreeing sanctions on Israeli settlers attacking Palestinians in the... Published 15 Mar, 2024 06:38pm
World Aid supply ship from Cyprus reaches Gaza coast GAZA STRIP: A ship towing a barge loaded with food arrived off Gaza on Friday, witnesses said, as a test run for a... Updated 15 Mar, 2024 03:27pm