Push for truce ramps up as Israel pummels Gaza OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Diplomatic efforts increased on Sunday to reach a long sought-after truce and hostage-release... Updated 28 Apr, 2024 06:22pm
World Hezbollah says fires drones and guided missiles at Israel BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement said on Saturday it had targeted northern Israel with drones and... Published 27 Apr, 2024 11:25pm
World Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 34,356 GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Gaza said on Friday that at least 34,356 people have been killed in the territory... Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:52pm
World UN official says it could take 14 years to clear debris in Gaza Israel's military campaign in Gaza has reduced much of the narrow, coastal territory of 2.3 million people to a wasteland with most civilians homeless, hungry and at risk of disease Updated 26 Apr, 2024 09:47pm
World Pro-Palestinian wave: US campus protests grow as police crack down LOS ANGELES: College campuses across the United States braced for fresh protests by pro-Palestinian students... Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am
World Mideast tensions threaten global progress on inflation: World Bank WASHINGTON: The ongoing tensions in the Middle East threaten to halt – or even reverse – some of the recent progress... Published 25 Apr, 2024 05:24pm
World Ahead of feared Rafah invasion by Israel, Palestinians mourn those killed in bombardment GAZA STRIP: Palestinians on Thursday mourned over people killed in Israeli bombardment of Rafah, the southern Gaza... Published 25 Apr, 2024 05:24pm
World Israel launches ‘offensive action’ in Lebanon as Gaza pummelled JERUSALEM: Israel said Wednesday its forces were carrying out “offensive action” in Lebanon after launching... Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am
World UAE launches relief operation in Gaza’s bombed out second city DUBAI: The UAE said Friday it had launched a major relief operation in the Gaza Strip’s bombed out second city of... Published 19 Apr, 2024 11:28pm
World Tehran plays down reported Israeli attacks, signals no further retaliation Iranian media and officials describe small number of explosions, which they say resulted from Iran’s air defences hitting three drones over Isfahan Updated 19 Apr, 2024 09:30pm
World At least 34,012 Palestinians killed in Israeli offensive in Gaza since Oct. 7 CAIRO: Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 34,012 Palestinians and injured 76,833... Published 19 Apr, 2024 08:48pm
World Israel reserves ‘right to protect itself’ after Iran attack: Netanyahu OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country reserved the right to protect itself... Published 18 Apr, 2024 02:59pm
World Lebanon’s Hezbollah targets Israel base, wounding 14 soldiers BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said it attacked an Israeli army base near the border on Wednesday, with the... Published 17 Apr, 2024 10:26pm
World Hamas leader Haniyeh to visit Turkiye this weekend: Erdogan ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erodgan said Wednesday he will host the leader of Palestinian group Hamas,... Updated 17 Apr, 2024 08:40pm
World UK’s David Cameron urges G7 to impose new sanctions on Iran LONDON: British Foreign Secretary David Cameron urged the G7 Wednesday to adopt new “coordinated sanctions” against... Published 17 Apr, 2024 03:40pm
World Qatar says Gaza ceasefire talks at ‘delicate phase’ DUBAI: Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Wednesday talks... Updated 17 Apr, 2024 03:31pm
World Security Council to vote Thursday on Palestinian state UN membership UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council will vote Thursday on the Palestinians’ application to become a... Published 17 Apr, 2024 12:22pm
World US and allies plan more Iran sanctions; Israel war cabinet to meet again WASHINGTON/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The US and its allies planned fresh sanctions against Iran over its unprecedented... Published 17 Apr, 2024 11:11am
World Israeli war cabinet puts off third meeting OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: A third meeting of Israel’s war cabinet set for Tuesday to decide on a response to Iran’s... Published 17 Apr, 2024 05:28am
World Netanyahu tells army recruits Israel fighting Hamas ‘without mercy’ OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told new army recruits on Tuesday that Israel is... Published 16 Apr, 2024 05:51pm
World US doesn't want 'escalation' with Iran but will defend Israel: Blinken WASHINGTON: The United States does not want to see any escalation in hostilities with Iran, but will continue to... Updated 15 Apr, 2024 08:57pm
Life & Style Gaza’s historic treasures saved by ‘irony of history’ JERUSALEM: Gaza’s ancient Greek site of Anthedon has been bombed, its ‘Napoleon’s Palace’ destroyed and the only... Updated 15 Apr, 2024 06:45pm
Life & Style ‘From Gaza With Love’: Palestinian Saint Levant rouses Coachella INDIO, United States: Saint Levant, the Palestinian-French-Algerian-Serbian rapper who’s found viral fame online,... Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:19pm
World Israel vows to press on with aggression in Gaza after Iran attack PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Israel launched dozens of air strikes on Gaza overnight, Hamas said Monday, as the army... Updated 15 Apr, 2024 12:55pm
World Japan foreign minister to skip Bahrain trip amid Middle East crisis, officials say TOKYO: Japan’s foreign minister is preparing to shelve a trip to Bahrain planned for later this week amid escalating... Published 15 Apr, 2024 11:40am
World US military destroyed 80 drones, 6 missiles launched from Iran, Yemen, US Centcom says CAIRO: US forces, supported by US European Command destroyers, on Saturday and Sunday destroyed more than 80 one-way... Published 15 Apr, 2024 09:37am
Print Israelis rattled by Iranian attack, fear escalation OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The first direct attack on Israel by arch foe Iran has shaken Israelis and left them fearful... Updated 15 Apr, 2024 08:54am
Print Gazans flood road north after ‘open checkpoint’ rumours PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Thousands of Gazans flooded the coast road north on Sunday after hearing that several... Updated 15 Apr, 2024 08:54am
World Thousands gather in Iran in show of support for attack on Israel TEHRAN: Thousands of Iranians took to the streets of Iran early Sunday in a show of support for the unprecedented... Published 14 Apr, 2024 01:04pm
World How did some countries react to Iran’s retaliatory strike against Israel PARIS: Countries around the world condemned Iran’s strikes on Israel late Saturday, warning the attack threatened to... Updated 14 Apr, 2024 07:56pm