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Blinken urges Hamas to agree Gaza truce as he meets Israel leaders
May 02, 2024
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Top US diplomat Antony Blinken urged Hamas to accept a truce in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to send troops into its far southern city of Rafah.Washington has heightened pressure on all sides to reach a ceasefire — a message pushed by Blinken, who was on his seventh regional ...
Israeli offensive on Rafah would be 'unbearable escalation' — UN chief
May 01, 2024
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesda ...
Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 34,488
Apr 30, 2024
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES — The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Monday that a ...
Host Saudi warns of economic fallout from Gaza war at global summit
Apr 29, 2024
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia on Sunday called for regional "stability", warning of the effects of the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza on global economi ...
Hamas says studying new Israeli truce proposal as mediators seek to revive talks
Apr 28, 2024
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Hamas said it was studying on Saturday the latest Israeli counterproposal regarding a potential ceasefire in Gaza, a da ...
Three dead in Israeli strikes on south Lebanon — report
Apr 28, 2024
BEIRUT — Three people were killed Saturday in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, including two members of Hizbollah, the Iran-backed movem ...
Israeli land grabs spike in West Bank during Gaza war
Apr 26, 2024
JIFTLIK, Palestinian Territories — As he fed his sheep costly fodder, Palestinian farmer Talib Edais looked wistfully at the hills where his ...
Hizbollah denies Israel claim it killed half of commanders in south
Apr 26, 2024
BEIRUT — Hizbollah denied on Thursday an Israeli claim that it had killed half of the Iran-backed Lebanese group's commanders in the south o ...
Ahead of feared Rafah invasion, Palestinians mourn bombardment dead
Apr 26, 2024
GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories — Palestinians on Thursday mourned over people killed in Israeli bombardment of Rafah, the southern Gaza ...
Israel pummels Gaza after US Congress approves military aid
Apr 25, 2024
GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories — Israel pounded Gaza with air strikes and artillery fire on Wednesday after the US Congress approved $1 ...
UAE announces $544m for repairs after record rains
Apr 25, 2024
DUBAI — The United Arab Emirates announced $544 million to repair the homes of Emirati families on Wednesday after last week’s record rains ...
Baby delivered from dying mother's womb in Gaza 'miracle'
Apr 24, 2024
RAFAH, Palestinian Territories — Under a ceaseless storm of strikes in Gaza, a baby girl has survived insurmountable odds as the only member ...
Turkey’s Erdogan in rare Iraq visit to discuss water, oil, security
Apr 23, 2024
BAGHDAD — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived on Monday in neighbouring Iraq for his first state visit there in years, with water ...
Police arrest Columbia students, clear occupied building in campus unrest
May 02, 2024
'Torrential' rains shutter Saudi schools, flood roads
May 02, 2024
Houthis claim attack on Greek merchant vessel off Yemen
May 01, 2024
US says five Israeli units committed abuse before Hamas attack
Apr 30, 2024
France's top diplomat in Lebanon in push for calm with Israel
Apr 29, 2024
US says downed Houthi anti-ship missile, four drones
Apr 26, 2024
Iran cuts Syria presence after strikes blamed on Israel —monitor
Apr 25, 2024
Iran president to visit Pakistan, boost ties — Islamabad
Apr 22, 2024
Abbas says Palestinian Authority will 'reconsider' relations with US
Apr 22, 2024
Iran's Khamenei praises 'success' of military after Israel attack
Apr 22, 2024
Sudanese rue shattered dreams as war enters second year
Apr 17, 2024
Oman floods kill 16 including schoolchildren
Apr 16, 2024
Somalia names new spy chief
Apr 05, 2024
Iran supreme leader prays over bodies of slain Guards
Apr 05, 2024
UN chief calls aid worker deaths in Gaza 'unconscionable'
Apr 03, 2024
8 killed as Israel strikes Iran embassy annex in Damascus: monitor
Apr 02, 2024
Algeria welcomes French vote on 1961 colonialist 'crime'
Apr 01, 2024
New Palestinian government gets wary greeting
Apr 01, 2024
Syria strikes kill 13, including Iran Guard — monitor
Mar 27, 2024
Qatar says negotiations 'ongoing' for Gaza truce
Mar 27, 2024
US circulates draft UN resolution seeking immediate Gaza ceasefire
Mar 21, 2024
At least 50 attacks on ships by Yemen's Houthis
Mar 21, 2024

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