Russia urges Hamas to release hostages MOSCOW: Russia on Friday urged Hamas to release all hostages during talks with the group in Moscow, saying the... Published 19 Jan, 2024 10:53pm
World EU ministers to meet Israeli, Palestinian top diplomats BRUSSELS: EU foreign ministers will hold a series of meetings Monday with counterparts from Israel, the Palestinian... Published 19 Jan, 2024 07:18pm
World Israel escalates Gaza strikes after medicine-for-aid deal GAZA STRIP: Israel stepped up strikes Wednesday on war-torn Gaza’s south, where medicines were expected to be... Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am
World US re-designates Houthis as ‘terrorist’ entity WASHINGTON: The United States announced Wednesday that it will put Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels back on a list... Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am
World At least $15bn needed for Gaza housing: Palestinian official DAVOS: At least $15 billion will be needed to rebuild houses in Gaza, the head of the Palestine Investment Fund said... Published 17 Jan, 2024 10:46pm
World Israel kills 9 Palestinians in West Bank air strikes TULKARM, WEST BANK: Israeli air strikes killed nine Palestinians in two areas of the occupied West Bank on... Published 17 Jan, 2024 05:13pm
World Israel pounds Gaza as fears grow of widening war GAZA STRIP, (Palestinian Territories): Israel pummelled southern Gaza on Tuesday, killing dozens, even as ... Published 17 Jan, 2024 06:02am
Business & Finance Sri Lanka’s Colombo port sees jump in traffic amid Red Sea tensions COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Colombo port has seen a big jump in container volumes in recent weeks as vessels steering... Published 17 Jan, 2024 06:02am
World Saudis could recognise Israel if Palestinian issue resolved: foreign minister At WEF, Prince Faisal says securing regional peace through creation of Palestinian state is 'something we have been indeed working on with the US administration, and it is more relevant in the context of Gaza' Updated 16 Jan, 2024 09:36pm
Print Red Sea trade disruption hits energy sector QatarEnergy holds back at least four gas tankers from the Red Sea Updated 16 Jan, 2024 10:03am
World Palestinians will govern Gaza after war: Israel defence minister TEL AVIV: Palestinians will govern the Gaza Strip after the war with Israel ends, Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav... Published 15 Jan, 2024 11:29pm
World Woman killed in Israel suspected ramming attack RAANANA: A woman was killed and 13 people injured in a suspected car ramming in central Israel, medics said, as... Published 15 Jan, 2024 07:45pm
Business & Finance Tesla’s German factory suspends production BERLIN: Electric car manufacturer Tesla has announced it is suspending for two weeks the bulk of production at its... Published 13 Jan, 2024 05:38am
World ‘We lost hope’: ravaged Gaza nears 100 days of war GAZA STRIP: Bombed-out neighbourhoods, mass graves dug in the sand, spreading hunger and disease — as the bloodiest... Updated 12 Jan, 2024 10:33am
Editorials Holding Israel to account EDITORIAL: As Israel’s brutal war in the Middle East continues the annihilation of Gaza and its hapless ... Published 12 Jan, 2024 03:06am
World Heavy civilian casualties sadden China BEIJING: China is saddened by the heavy civilian casualties, caused by ongoing Palestinian-Israel conflict, Chinese... Published 11 Jan, 2024 06:15am
Opinion 2024—Business winds and waves Goodbye 2023. A year that was tentative, testing and turbulent. The world became more uncertain and businesses more... Published 11 Jan, 2024 06:15am
World Jordan king, Sisi and Abbas call to ‘maintain pressure’ for Gaza ceasefire AQABA: Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas called... Published 11 Jan, 2024 12:28am
World Camera footage shows Israeli vehicles driving over Palestinian killed in army raid JERUSALEM: Security camera footage recorded outside a house in the West Bank city of Tulkarm showed Israeli security... Published 10 Jan, 2024 04:56pm
World Blinken asks Israel to avoid further civilian harm TEL AVIV: More than three months into the deadliest ever Gaza war, US top diplomat Antony Blinken urged Israel on... Published 10 Jan, 2024 05:22am
World US offers $10m for Hamas financial information WASHINGTON: The United States is offering up to $10 million for information on five Hamas financiers or anything... Published 06 Jan, 2024 05:17am
World Yemen rebels claim Red Sea attack as shipping prices soar DUBAI: Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the latest attack Wednesday on a merchant ship in the Red... Published 04 Jan, 2024 05:41am
World Israel minister slams US for condemning call for mass exodus of Gazans JERUSALEM: Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has hit back at ally the United States over its... Published 03 Jan, 2024 03:37pm
World Killing of Hamas deputy leader in Beirut raises risk of Gaza war spreading BEIRUT/CAIRO/GAZA: Israel killed Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in a drone strike in Lebanon’s capital Beirut... Updated 03 Jan, 2024 12:05pm
World Governing Gaza: Hamas open to ‘single Palestinian administration’ GAZA STRIP (Palestinian Territories): Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said Tuesday he is open to a single Palestinian... Published 03 Jan, 2024 05:32am
World Fighting between Hamas and Israel rages on, Palestinian death toll passes 22,000 JERUSALEM/CAIRO/GAZA: Israel said on Tuesday its troops had killed dozens of fighters in the north of the Gaza Strip... Updated 02 Jan, 2024 05:24pm
Print Iran warship in Red Sea: Israel warns war to continue throughout 2024 GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories: Israel warned the Gaza war will continue throughout 2024 as unrelenting strikes... Updated 02 Jan, 2024 10:19am
World Hezbollah says three of its fighters killed in southern Lebanon Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group said on its Telegram account on Monday that three of its fighters were killed... Published 02 Jan, 2024 12:23am
Pakistan President for taking steps towards stopping genocide in Gaza ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has urged the international community to take urgent steps for stopping genocide ... Updated 01 Jan, 2024 06:48am
Print US strikes kill 10 Houthis attacking ship in Red Sea HODEIDA, (Yemen): The US military said Sunday its Navy helicopters fired at Iran-backed Houthi rebel boats off Yemen... Updated 01 Jan, 2024 09:06am