Donors pledge over $2bn for Gaza at Kuwait conference KUWAIT CITY: A conference of international donors in Kuwait pledged over $2 billion in aid to Gaza Sunday as UN... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am
World Israel offensive on Rafah would not eliminate Hamas: Blinken WASHINGTON: An all-out Israeli offensive on the Gaza city of Rafah would provoke “anarchy” without eliminating... Published 12 May, 2024 09:31pm
World Hamas says Biden remarks on Gaza hostages ‘setback’ for negotiations DOHA: Remarks by US President Joe Biden that a ceasefire in Gaza would be possible if Hamas released its hostages... Published 12 May, 2024 08:50pm
World Fighting rages across Gaza as death toll tops 35,000 RAFAH: Israel struck Gaza on Sunday and troops were battling with fighters in several areas of the Hamas-run... Published 12 May, 2024 07:11pm
World Biden says Gaza ceasefire possible ‘tomorrow’ if Hamas frees hostages MEDINA: US President Joe Biden said Saturday that a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was possible as soon as... Published 12 May, 2024 02:03am
World New field hospital established in Gaza, Israeli military says JERUSALEM: Israel’s military said on Saturday that a new field hospital had been established in the central Gaza... Published 11 May, 2024 10:56pm
World Hamas releases video of Israeli-British hostage held in Gaza GAZA STRIP: Hamas’s wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, on Saturday released a video of a man held hostage in... Updated 11 May, 2024 10:02pm
World Israel army says about 300,000 Gazans have ‘evacuated’ east Rafah OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli army said on Saturday about 300,000 people have left eastern Rafah for a... Updated 11 May, 2024 10:00pm
World UAE hits out at Netanyahu for saying Gulf state could help run Gaza CAIRO/DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates hit out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday after the... Updated 11 May, 2024 08:10pm
World Spain, Ireland to recognise Palestinian state on 21st MADRID: Spain, Ireland and other European Union member countries plan to recognise a Palestinian state on May 21, ... Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am
World Trump accuses Biden of siding with Hamas NEW YORK: Donald Trump accused election rival Joe Biden Thursday of siding with Hamas when he threatened to stop... Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am
World Israel strikes eastern Rafah as ceasefire talks end with no deal CAIRO/RAFAH: Israeli forces bombarded areas of Rafah on Thursday, Palestinian residents said, as Prime Minister... Updated 10 May, 2024 09:17pm
Markets Gold set for weekly gain on US rate-cut hopes Gold prices ticked up on Friday and were on track for a weekly gain, as recent economic data prompted traders to... Published 10 May, 2024 10:30am
Editorials The US must learn from history EDITORIAL: Israel’s genocidal war in the Middle East took yet another deadly turn on May 7 with the country,... Published 10 May, 2024 04:17am
World Washington police clear pro-Palestinian university encampment WASHINGTON: Washington police cleared an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters at George Washington University on... Published 08 May, 2024 06:10pm
World Israel pessimistic on Gaza truce talks, but delegation remains in Cairo JERUSALEM: Israel sees no sign of a breakthrough in Egyptian-mediated talks on a truce with Hamas that would free... Published 08 May, 2024 05:39pm
World Israel continues aggression in Gaza as negotiators work towards truce RAFAH: Israel struck targets in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after seizing the main border crossing with Egypt, where... Updated 08 May, 2024 11:05pm
World African Union ‘firmly condemns’ Israeli incursion into Rafah NAIROBI: The African Union condemned Wednesday the Israeli military’s moves into southern Gaza’s Rafah, calling for... Published 08 May, 2024 02:09pm
World US paused shipment of weapons to Israel to head off Rafah invasion WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s administration paused a shipment of weapons to Israel last week in opposition... Published 08 May, 2024 11:44am
World Israel seizes Rafah crossing as Gaza truce talks resume RAFAH, (Palestinian Territories): Israel sent tanks into Rafah in southern Gaza, seizing control of the border... Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am
Life & Style Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside the Met Gala NEW YORK: Protesters in New York converged near the Met Gala on Monday in a rally against the ongoing Israeli... Updated 07 May, 2024 07:52pm
World Death, misery, hunger: Israeli aggression in Gaza In Gaza City, home to some 600,000 people before the war, the situation is dire: almost three-quarters (74.3 percent) of its buildings have been damaged or destroyed Published 07 May, 2024 06:50pm
World Pulitzer Prizes honor Gaza war coverage NEW YORK: The war in Gaza featured prominently in Monday’s Pulitzer Prizes, which included a special citation for... Published 07 May, 2024 05:33pm
World Al Jazeera to pursue legal action ‘until the end’ over Israel ban DOHA: Al Jazeera will look to pursue all possible legal action “until the end” to challenge Israel’s ban on its... Published 07 May, 2024 04:40pm
World Dutch police end a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Amsterdam university AMSTERDAM: Dutch riot police ended a pro-Palestinian demonstration at an Amsterdam university early on Tuesday,... Published 07 May, 2024 11:29am
Markets Most Gulf markets muted as Mideast tension rises DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf were subdued on Monday amid rising fears the Israel-Hamas conflict could still... Published 07 May, 2024 07:27am
World Gaza officials say Israel army strikes two Rafah areas it ordered ‘evacuated’ RAFAH/CAIRO: Gaza civil defence and aid officials said on Monday that Israeli jets struck two areas in eastern Rafah... Updated 06 May, 2024 10:46pm
World Israel’s Rafah evacuation order ‘unacceptable’: EU’s Borrell BRUSSELS: EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell on Monday condemned Israel’s order for Palestinians living in... Published 06 May, 2024 05:41pm
World Israel begins evacuating part of Rafah ahead of threatened assault RAFAH: Israel called on civilians to evacuate parts of Rafah on Monday in what appeared to be preparation for a... Updated 06 May, 2024 01:28pm
Opinion Palestine and pseudo-democracy in a free Orwellian world “I am in blood,” Macbeth says, “stepped in so far that should I wade no more,/returning were as tedious as go... Updated 06 May, 2024 06:59am