- + Greek military ship intercepts two Houthi drones in the Red Sea—ATHENS: A Greek military vessel serving in the European Union’s naval mission in the Red Sea intercepted two drones launched by Yemen’s Houthi militan...
- + As airplane makers struggle to meet demand, Morocco wants to become a manufacturing hub—CASABLANCA, Morocco: Moroccan officials want to turn the country into an aviation hub, luring investors aiming to spread out their supply chains to m...
- + Another former US State Department official alleges Israeli military gets ‘special treatment’ on abuses—WASHINGTON: A former senior US official who until recently helped oversee human-rights compliance by foreign militaries receiving American military as...
- + Hamas releases video showing well-known Israeli-American hostage—JERUSALEM: Hamas released a hostage video on Wednesday showing a well-known Israeli-American man who was among scores of people abducted by the milita...
- + Head of UN agency for Palestinians urges probe into staff killings—UNITED NATIONS, United States: The director of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees hit back at Israel Tuesday, calling for a Security C...
- + Iran, Pakistan urge UN Security Council to take action against Israel—ISLAMABAD: Iran and Pakistan called on the United Nations Security Council in a joint statement issued on Wednesday to take action against Israel, say...
- + Jordan sets Sept 10 date for parliamentary election—AMMAN: Jordan’s independent electoral commission on Wednesday set Sept. 10 as the date for a parliamentary election after King Abdullah said earlier h...
- + Wars in Gaza and Sudan ‘drive hunger crisis affecting 280 million worldwide’—JEDDAH: More than 280 million people worldwide suffered from acute hunger last year in a food security crisis driven by conflicts in Gaza and Sudan, U...
- + Yemen’s Houthis say they targeted American and Israeli ships—CAIRO/DUBAI: Houthi militants in Yemen have attacked what they said were two American ships and an Israeli vessel, the group’s military spokesman said...
- + Lebanon’s Hezbollah says fired ‘dozens’ of rockets at Israel—Beirut: Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement said it fired a fresh barrage of rockets across the border on Wednesday after a strike blamed on Isra...
- + Germany to resume cooperation with Palestinian UNRWA agency—BERLIN: The German government plans to resume cooperation with the UN agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) in Gaza, the foreign and development ministries ...
- + Iraq hangs 11 convicted of ‘terrorism’: security, health sources—NASIRIYAH, Iraq: Iraqi authorities have executed at least 11 people convicted of “terrorism” this week, security and health sources said Wednesday, wi...
- + Biden says Israel must allow aid to Palestinians ‘without delay’—WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Wednesday demanded that new humanitarian aid be allowed to immediately reach Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as key ...
- + Egypt denies any discussions with Israel over Rafah offensive—CAIRO: Egypt has denied any discussions with Israel regarding an offensive in the Palestinian city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Diaa Rashwan...
- + UAE announces $544m for repairs after record rains—DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates announced $544 million to repair the homes of Emirati families on Wednesday after last week’s record rains caused wide...
- + Tunisia law professors call for release of detained opposition figures—TUNIS: More than 30 Tunisian law professors on Wednesday called for the release of several political opposition figures arrested last year, pointing o...
- + Rafah evacuations not ‘possible’ under current conditions: Red Cross—DUBAI: Humanitarian workers have no knowledge of plans to evacuate Palestinians from Gaza’s southernmost city ahead of an expected Israeli assault, bu...
- + A blast near a ship off Yemen may mark a new attack by Houthis after a recent lull—JERUSALEM: A ship near the strategic Bab El-Mandeb Strait saw an explosion in the distance Wednesday, marking what may be a new attack by Yemen’s Hout...
- + Hamas armed wing Al-Qassam Brigades calls for escalation across all fronts—DUBAI: The spokesperson for Hamas’ armed Al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Ubaida, called on Tuesday for an escalation across all fronts in a televised speech m...
- + Turkish minister warns pro-Kurdish party it could face moves to ban it—ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s justice minister warned the country’s main pro-Kurdish DEM party on Wednesday that it would face the risk of legal action, and eve...
- + UAE, Bahrain call for joint work to contain tensions threatening regional stability—DUBAI: UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan received his Bahraini counterpart Dr. Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al Zayani in A...
- + Gaza could surpass famine thresholds in six weeks, WFP official says—GENEVA: The Gaza Strip could surpass famine thresholds of food insecurity, malnutrition and mortality in six weeks, an official from the World Food Pr...
- + ‘We will leave no stone unturned to shield UNRWA from ferocious attacks,’ says agency chief—NEW YORK CITY: The head of the UN agency that helps to provide aid and development for Palestinian refugees told Arab News on Tuesday that no effort w...
- + Fears grow for Rafah as Israel-Hamas war rages on 200th day—GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories: The Israel-Hamas war entered its 200th day on Tuesday as aid groups warned that Israeli plans to invade the south...
- + Iran cuts Syria presence after strikes blamed on Israel: monitor—BEIRUT: Iran has reduced its military footprint in Syria after a succession of strikes blamed on Israel, a source close to Iran-backed militant group ...
- + Gaza doctors process 200 days of war from devastated hospital’s rubble—GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Emergency doctor Amjad Alewah once saved lives at Al-Shifa hospital, the largest medical facility in the Gaza Stri...
- + Jordan King, Kuwait Emir stress on importance of reducing regional tensions, avoid escalation—DUBAI: King of Jordan Abdullah II and Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah stressed on the importance of reducing tensions in the M...
- + Baby delivered from dying mother’s womb in Gaza ‘miracle’—RAFAH, Palestinian Territories: Under a ceaseless storm of strikes in Gaza, a baby girl has survived insurmountable odds as the only member of her fam...
- + Hezbollah says ‘dozens’ of rockets fired at Israeli HQ—BEIRUT: Hamas ally Hezbollah said on Monday it had fired “dozens” of Katyusha rockets at an army headquarters in northern Israel in response to raids ...
- + Israeli protesters burn symbolic Passover table outside PM’s house—CAESAREA, Israel: Israeli protesters burnt a symbolic Passover table outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house at the start of the Jewish holi...
- + Israel army unit facing US sanctions has history of abuses—JERUSALEM: An Israeli battalion which US media say Washington is likely to sanction over alleged rights violations against Palestinians, has a long hi...
- + US to begin Gaza aid pier construction ‘very soon’—WASHINGTON: The United States will begin construction “very soon” on a pier to boost deliveries of desperately needed aid to Gaza, the Pentagon said T...
- + Emir of Kuwait arrives in Jordan for state visit—AMMAN: The Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrived in Amman on Tuesday for a two-day state visit to Jordan, the Kuwait News Ag...
- + US calls on Iraq to safeguard US troops after new attacks—WASHINGTON: The US military called on Iraq’s government on Tuesday to take steps to safeguard American troops in both Iraq and Syria after failed atta...
- + Services at Dubai Airport back to normal after disruptions caused by storm—DUBAI: Regular flight schedules at Dubai International Airport had resumed by Monday following the storm early last week that caused the highest rainf...
- + Tent compound rises in Khan Younis as Israel prepares for Rafah offensive—Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press appear to show a new compound of tents being built near Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip as the Israeli...
- + White House wants ‘real progress’ before restoring UNRWA funding—WAHSINGTON: The White House said Tuesday it would “have to see real progress” before restoring its funding to the UN agency for Palestinians, the main...
- + US sanctions four over ‘malicious cyber activity’ for Iran’s military—WASHINGTON: The US ramped up its sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, designating four people and two companies it says were “involved in malicious cybe...
- + Iran’s foreign minister calls EU sanctions ‘regrettable’—DUBAI: European Union sanctions announced following Iran’s attack against Israel are “regrettable” because the country was acting in self-defense, Ira...
- + Egypt condemns Israeli human rights violations in Gaza Strip—CAIRO: Egypt has condemned the repeated Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip. The Egyptian Mi...
- + Houthi threats continue but attacks on ships in Red Sea appear to be on hold—AL-MUKALLA: Despite ongoing threats by Houthi leaders in Yemen that they will continue to attack international shipping in the Red Sea, the number of ...
- + Norway calls on donors to resume funding to Palestinian UNRWA agency—OSLO: Norway called on international donors on Tuesday to resume payments to the UN agency for Palestinians refugees (UNRWA) after a report found Isra...
- + Egypt’s foreign minister holds talks with director general of migration organization—CAIRO: Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry held talks with the Director General of the International Organization for Migration Amy Pope...
- + Iran threatens to annihilate Israel should it launch a major attack—DUBAI: An Israeli attack on Iranian territory could radically change dynamics and result in there being nothing left of the "Zionist regime", Iran's P...
- + Sudan military downs drones targeting its HQ in Shendi, say army sources—CAIRO: Sudan’s army used anti-aircraft missiles on Tuesday to shoot down drones targeting its headquarters in the city of Shendi, witnesses and army s...
- + Israel’s Gaza war has negatively impacted human rights, says US report—WASHINGTON: The war between Israel and Hamas that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza and resulted in a severe humanitarian crisis ha...
- + Israeli military rejects allegations of burying Palestinians in mass graves at Gaza hospital —GENEVA: Israeli military on Tuesday rejected allegations that its forces buried Palestinians in mass graves at a Gaza hospital, after the United Natio...
- + Truce crumbles in Sudanese army’s last Darfur holdout—CAIRO/DUBAI: Attacks around the Sudanese city of Al-Fashir have shattered a truce that protected it from a year-old war, leading to warnings of a new ...
- + Tunisian coast guard retrieves bodies of 19 migrants—TUNIS, April 23 : The Tunisian coast guard has retrieved the bodies of 19 migrants who were trying to reach the Italian island of Lampedusa, the natio...
- + Nobel laureate urges protest against Iran’s ‘war on women’—JEDDAH: Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi urged Iranians on Monday to protest against the clerical regime’s “war against women” amid a ne...
- + Israel military strikes northern Gaza in heaviest shelling in weeks—GAZA: Israel bombarded northern Gaza overnight in some of the heaviest shelling in weeks, causing panic among residents and flattening neighborhoods i...
- + Bahrain’s crown prince discusses developments in Gaza with US secretary of state—LONDON: Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad of Bahrain and the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, on Monday discussed the latest developments in Gaza, a...
- + Qatar Foreign Ministry: No justification to end Hamas’ presence in Doha—DUBAI: Qatar said on Tuesday there was no justification to end the presence of an office for Palestinian militant group Hamas in Doha while its mediat...
- + Hezbollah launched drones at Israel bases after fighters’ killing—BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement said it launched drone attacks on two north Israel bases Tuesday in retaliation for the killing of a ...
- + Turkiye’s Erdogan says Iraq sees need to eliminate Kurdish PKK militia—ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in remarks published on Tuesday he believed Iraq saw the need to eliminate the Kurdish PKK militia and h...
- + UK PM discusses Gaza developments with Jordan’s king—LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday made a phone call to Jordan’s King Abdullah to discuss developments in the Gaza Strip, 10 Downing...
- + Empty chairs for hostages as Israel at war marks Passover—JERUSALEM: Jewish people marked Monday the start of Passover, a celebration of freedom, and around many holiday tables in Israel chairs stood empty fo...
- + Iran says nuclear weapons have no place in its nuclear doctrine—DUBAI: Nuclear weapons have no place in Iran’s nuclear doctrine, the country’s foreign ministry said on Monday, days after a Revolutionary Guards comm...
- + Israeli military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent Oct. 7 attack—TEL AVIV: The head of Israel’s military intelligence directorate resigned on Monday over the failures surrounding Hamas’ unprecedented Oct. 7 attack, ...
- + France lauds Morocco’s help in fighting terrorism—RABAT: French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, on an official visit to Morocco, has lauded the kingdom’s help in fighting terrorism in France as Par...
- + Two injured in Jerusalem car ramming attack: police—Jerusalem: Two civilians were injured in a car ramming attack in Jerusalem on Monday morning, the Israeli police said, adding that they were searching...
- + Israel’s ‘war on the right to health’ deplored—GENEVA: Israel’s war in Gaza has, from the start, been a “war on the right to health” and has “obliterated” the Palestinian territory’s health system,...
- + How Gaza conflict thrust Palestine statehood quest back to center stage—LONDON: Israel’s military operation in Gaza has raised questions about potential scenarios for postwar governance and security. The emerging consensus...
- + UAE rolls out grand welcome for sultan of Oman’s state visit —DUBAI: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan welcomed Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq at an official reception at Qasr Al-Watan in Abu Dhab...
- + Arab League chief praises UN Special Rapporteur Albanese for stand on Palestine—CAIRO: Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit and UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese discussed the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Stri...
- + Turkiye, Iraq strengthen ties amid regional challenges—ANKARA: As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a much-anticipated visit to Iraq on Monday, the first in 12 years, the two countries are expect...
- + Turkiye’s Erdogan arrives in Iraq on rare visit to discuss water, oil, security—Baghdad: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in neighboring Iraq Monday for his first state visit in over a decade, with water, oil and reg...
- + Turkiye’s Erdogan in rare Iraq visit to discuss water, oil, security—Baghdad: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due Monday in neighboring Iraq for his first state visit there in years, with water, oil and region...
- + Drone attack targeted US forces in Iraq, US official says—BAGHDAD: US forces stationed at Iraq’s Ain Al-Asad air base were targeted in an armed drone attack that caused no damage or casualties, a US official ...
- + Review of UNRWA finds Israel raised no concerns about agency staff for past 13 years—NEW YORK CITY: Israeli authorities have yet to provide any evidence to back up their allegations that a dozen people who worked for the UN Relief and ...
- + Israel fails to provide evidence for allegations against UNRWA staff so far, Colonna report finds—LONDON: Israel has not provided evidence to support claims that staff members of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, participated in the Oc...
- + Iran-backed Hezbollah downs Israeli drone in southern Lebanon—AMMAN: Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah said on Sunday it downed an Israeli drone that was on a combat mission in southern Lebanon. The drone tha...
- + Kuwait&#e2;Pcs PM will serve as emir&#e2;Pcs deputy if emir is abroad - KUNA—DUBAI: Kuwait&#e2;Pcs prime minister-designate Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah will serve as the emir&#e2;Pcs deputy when the...
- + Kuwait’s prime minister-designate to serve as Emir’s deputy in his absence - KUNA —DUBAI: Kuwait's prime minister-designate Ahmad Abdullah al-Ahmad al-Sabah will serve as the emir's deputy when the latter is not in the country, state...
- + Have deaths of Quds Force commanders in Iran-Israel shadow war dented IRGC’s public image and confidence?—LONDON: Iran brought its decades-long shadow war with Israel into the open on April 13 when it mounted a combined drone and missile attack in retaliat...
- + Have deaths of Quds Force commanders in Iran-Israel shadow war dented IRGC’s confidence?—LONDON: Iran brought its decades-long shadow war with Israel into the open on April 13 when it mounted a combined drone and missile attack in retaliat...
- + Rockets fired from Iraq at US-led coalition base in Syria—BAGHDAD: Rockets were fired late Sunday from northern Iraq at a military base in Syria housing a US-led coalition, according to Iraqi security forces....
- + Five rockets fired from Mosul toward US military base inside Syria: security sources —MOSUL: At least five rockets were launched from Iraq’s town of Zummar toward a US military base in northeastern Syria on Sunday, two Iraqi security so...
- + Israel pounds Gaza as West Bank violence surges—GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories: Israel carried out deadly strikes in Gaza, first responders in the war-battered Palestinian territory said on Sun...
- + West Bank village counts losses after settler attack, and fears more—AL-MUGHAYYER: The Israeli settlers who rampaged through the West Bank village of Al-Mughayyer on April 12 came in greater numbers and carried more wea...
- + Israel’s brutal tactics blamed for Palestinians’ financial crisis—JERUSALEM: The Gaza war is speeding up Israel’s “annexation” of the Palestinian economy, say analysts, who argue it has been hobbled for decades by ag...
- + UN rapporteur raps Israeli obstruction of field visit to Gaza—CAIRO: Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese discussed the condition of human rights and Israeli practic...
- + Baby in Gaza saved from womb of mother killed in Israeli strike—RAFAH: A baby girl was delivered from the womb of a Palestinian killed along with her husband and daughter by an Israeli attack in the Gaza city of Ra...
- + Arab League, UN cooperating on women’s security —RIYADH: The Arab League and United Nations Women Regional Office for Arab States signed a cooperation agreement, the Saudi Press Agency reported. It...
- + Houthis launch ‘indoctrination’ summer camps—AL-MUKALLA: The leader of the Houthi militia has called on families in regions under his control in Yemen to encourage their children to join summer c...
- + 190 bodies found in mass grave in Gaza’s Nasser Medical Complex—LONDON: A mass grave containing 190 bodies has been discovered by Palestinian civil defense teams at the Nasser Medical Complex in the Gazan city of K...
- + Iran’s Khamenei praises ‘success’ of military after Israel attack—TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praised the country’s armed forces for their “success” in his first public comments since Tehran ...
- + Iran&#e2;Pcs Khamenei praises &#e2;Pbsuccess&#e2;Pc of military after Israel attack—TEHRAN: Iran&#e2;Pcs supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praised the country&#e2;Pcs armed forces for their &#e2;P&a...
- + Israeli PM Netanyahu says he will fight any sanctions on army battalions—JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would fight against sanctions being imposed on any Israeli military units after...
- + Hamas says US military aid to Israel ‘green light’ for Gaza ‘aggression’—GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories: Palestinian militant group Hamas on Sunday condemned the US House of Representatives’ approval of billions of dol...
- + Hamas says US military aid to Israel &#e2;Pbgreen light&#e2;Pc for Gaza &#e2;Pbaggression&#e2;Pc—GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories:&#c2;&#a0;Palestinian militant group Hamas on Sunday condemned the US House of Representatives&#e2;...
- + Emir of Qatar begins Asia tour with state visit to Philippines—DUBAI: The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad began his state visit to Manila, the Philippine capital, on Sunday as part of his Asia tour, reported ...
- + Sudan&#e2;Pcs horrific war is being fueled by weapons from foreign supporters of rival generals, UN says—UNITED NATIONS: The year-old war in Sudan between rival generals vying for power has sparked &#e2;P	c;a crisis of epic proportions&#...
- + Sudan’s horrific war is being fueled by weapons from foreign supporters of rival generals, UN says—UNITED NATIONS: The year-old war in Sudan between rival generals vying for power has sparked “a crisis of epic proportions” fueled by weapons from for...
- + Iran president to visit Pakistan, boost ties: Islamabad—ISLAMABAD: Iran&#e2;Pcs President Ebrahim Raisi will travel to Islamabad on Monday to meet his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari, Pak...
- + Sultan of Oman to visit UAE on Monday - WAM—DUBAI: Sultan Haitham&#c2;&#a0;of Oman will visit the UAE on Monday for talks with&#c2;&#a0;President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, state ...
- + Israel to summon ambassadors of countries that voted for Palestinian UN membership—JERUSALEM: Israel will summon ambassadors of countries that voted for full Palestinian UN membership “for a protest talk” on Sunday, a foreign ministr...
- + Gaza officials, Hamas say 50 bodies exhumed at hospital—GAZA STRIP:&#c2;&#a0;Gaza&#e2;Pcs civil defense said Sunday health workers had uncovered at least 50 bodies of people killed and b...
- + Iran FM downplays reported Israeli retaliation—Tehran: Iran’s foreign minister has dismissed as akin to child’s play the reported Israeli retaliation for an unprecedented Iranian strike, and said T...
- + Israeli airstrike in Rafah kills at least 9 Palestinians, including 6 children—RAFAH, Gaza Strip: An Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza’s southernmost city killed at least nine people, six of them children, hospital authorities...
- + UN: Complex medical equipment ‘purposefully broken’ in Gaza hospitals—GENEVA: The UN has decried the intentional destruction of complex and hard-to-obtain medical equipment in Gaza’s beleaguered hospitals and maternity w...
- + ‘Ending Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is top priority’—ISTANBUL: The tension between Israel and Iran should not distract from the situation in Gaza, and the priority of the international community should b...
- + ‘No retreat,’ vows Hezbollah deputy amid renewed border clashes—BEIRUT: Hezbollah on Saturday launched a series of strikes against the Israeli army, targeting military sites near Lebanon’s southern border from Herm...
- + Iran, Israel appear to pull back from brink as Gaza bombed again—TEHRAN: Iran has dismissed as akin to child’s play Israel’s reported retaliation for an unprecedented Iranian strike, as both sides on Saturday appear...
- + Source close to Hezbollah says three fighters killed in Israel strike—BEIRUT: Three Hezbollah fighters were killed Saturday in an Israeli strike on a house in southern Lebanon, a source close to the Iran-backed group tol...
- + UN warns of new flashpoint in Sudan’s Darfur region—United Nations, US: Senior UN officials warned the Security Council on Friday of the risks of a new front opening in Sudan, around the town of el-Fash...
- + Erdogan in mediation talks with Hamas leader amid domestic controversies—ANKARA: The meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Istanbul on Saturday has sparked debate over Tur...
- + US says UN World Food Programme has agreed to help in distribution of aid to Gaza via sea route—WASHINGTON: The UN World Food Programme has agreed to help deliver aid for the starving civilians of Gaza once the US military completes a pier for tr...
- + US says UN World Food Program has agreed to help in distribution of aid to Gaza via sea route—WASHINGTON: The UN World Food Program has agreed to help deliver aid for the starving civilians of Gaza once the US military completes a pier for tran...
- + Abbas says Palestinian Authority will ‘reconsider’ relations with US—RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: The Palestinian Authority will “reconsider” its relationship with the United States after Washington vetoed a Pales...
- + Palestinians to reconsider US ties after veto of bid for full UN membership, Abbas says—CAIRO: The Palestinian Authority will reconsider bilateral relations with the US after Washington vetoed a Palestinian request for full United Nations...
- + More than 14 Palestinians killed as violence flares in West Bank—NUR SHAMS, West Bank: Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, while an ambulance driver was killed ...
- + Israel says its forces kill 10 militants in West Bank raid—TULKARM, Palestinian Territories: The Israeli army said Saturday that its security forces killed 10 militants in an ongoing raid around Nur Shams, a r...
- + Erdogan, Hamas chief begin Istanbul meeting: Turkish media—ISTANBUL: Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh began talks with Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Saturday as Middle East tensi...
- + Hamas chief Haniyeh arrives in Turkiye for talks—ISTANBUL: A leader of Palestinian militant group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, arrived in Istanbul Friday evening for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayy...
- + Emirates and flydubai resume normal operations after Dubai floods—RIYADH: Dubai’s flagship carrier Emirates and sister airline flydubai have restored normal operations after heavy rains caused severe flooding across ...
- + Member of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces killed, eight hurt in base blast, military says—BAGHDAD: One member of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces was killed and eight wounded in an explosion at its command post on the Kalso military base ...
- + Huge blast at military base used by Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, sources say—BAGHDAD: A huge blast rocked a military base used by Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) to the south of Baghdad late on Friday, two PMF and two ...
- + Leaders of Jordan and Pakistan call UAE president to express concern about effects of severe storm—DUBAI: The president of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, received telephone calls from King Abdullah of Jordan and Pakistan’s Prime Minis...
- + Middle East in ‘shadow of uncertainty due to regional conflicts’—WASHINGTON: Economies in the Middle East and North Africa face a “shadow of uncertainty” from ongoing tensions in the region, a senior IMF official sa...
- + Oxfam director urges global support for refugees in Jordan—LONDON: Oxfam’s country director in Jordan said on Friday the global community had a responsibility to support refugees, especially in light of unrest...
- + Deaths from heavy rains in UAE rise to four—DUBAI: Deaths from heavy rains earlier this week in the UAE rose to four, authorities said on Friday, as well as flooding roads and jamming Dubai’s in...
- + Sudanese rue shattered dreams as war enters second year—DUBAI: Lawyer Omar Ushari still remembers the hope that gripped Khartoum after the uprising that overthrew President Omar Bashir in 2019. Now, after a...
- + Peshmerga fighter dies in Turkish strike in north Iraq—JEDDAH: A member of the Kurdish Peshmerga security forces was killed on Friday in a Turkish drone strike in the autonomous Kurdistan region of norther...
- + Mikati, Macron discuss Lebanon crisis as Army chief presents military needs in Paris talks —BEIRUT: Israel continued its raids on Hezbollah positions on Friday amid reports of dawn explosions in Iran, as Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Naj...
- + West Bank villagers vigilant but vulnerable after settler attacks—RAMALLAH: Sitting around a fire in the hills of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Ibrahim Abu Alyah and some friends stood watch over his herd in the af...
- + Dubai carrier Emirates suspends check-in for onward connections, flydubai cancels Iran flights—DUBAI: Dubai&#e2;Pcs flagship airline Emirates is suspending check-in for all customers with onward connections through the city until 235...
- + Kuwait economic fund signs coordination MoU with ILO—WASHINGTON: The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development has agreed a memorandum of understanding with the International Labor Organization to enhanc...
- + Tehran plays down reported Israeli attacks, signals no further retaliation—DUBAI/JERUSALEM: Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources described as an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident ...
- + Hamas slams US veto of Palestinian UN membership bid—PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Palestinian militant group Hamas condemned on Friday the US veto that ended a long-shot Palestinian bid for full United Natio...
- + International reactions after Israel’s reported attack on Iran—PARIS: Here are some international reactions Friday after Israel’s reported attack on the Iranian province of Isfahan, where it has military bases and...
- + International reactions after Israel&#e2;Pcs reported attack on Iran—PARIS: Here are some international reactions Friday after Israel&#e2;Pcs reported attack on the Iranian province of Isfahan, where it has ...
- + Gazans cool down in seawater despite nearby Israeli vessels—RAFAH: Soaring temperatures in Gaza during the past week have driven thousands in the enclave&#e2;Pcs southern city of Rafah to seek respi...
- + Jordan says Israeli retaliation for Iran strikes risks wider regional war—AMMAN: Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Wednesday an Israeli retaliation against Iranian strikes could bring a real risk of dragging the...
- + British MPs urge government to designate IRGC a terror group—LONDON: A cross-party group of more than 50 MPs and Lords peers in the UK have demanded that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps be designated a ...
- + Gazans search for remains after deadly Rafah strike—An Israeli strike hit the home where a displaced Palestinian family was sheltering in the southern city of Rafah, relatives and neighbors told AFP as ...
- + Iran tells US it does not seek &#e2;Pbexpansion of tensions&#e2;Pc—TEHRAN: Iran&#e2;Pcs top diplomat said Thursday his country has told the United States that it is not seeking escalation after an unpreced...
- + Iran tells US it does not seek ‘expansion of tensions’—TEHRAN: Iran’s top diplomat said Thursday his country has told the United States that it is not seeking escalation after an unprecedented attack on Is...
- + Dubai clears up after epic rains swamp glitzy city—DUBAI:&#c2;&#a0;Dubai was busy on Thursday clearing its waterlogged roads and drying out flooded homes two days after a record storm deposited...
- + Hezbollah says 2 fighters killed in Israeli strikes—BEIRUT: Two Hezbollah fighters were killed on Wednesday as Israel intensified strikes on south Lebanon following an attack by the Iran-backed group th...
- + Arab League chief voices Gaza fears in talks with&#c2;&#a0;UN official—CAIRO: Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul&#c2;&#a0;Gheit&#c2;&#a0;has told a senior UN official that he fears the conflict in G...
- + King of Bahrain, Egyptian president highlight need for unified Arab response to Gaza crisis—CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and King Hamad of Bahrain have pledged joint action to address the escalating crisis in Gaza and its ef...
- + Israel bombs Gaza as Middle East tense after Iranian attack—JERUSALEM: Israel launched more deadly strikes on besieged Gaza on Thursday as world powers watched nervously whether the country would retaliate agai...
- + US, UK unveil sweeping sanctions on Iran&#e2;Pcs drone program—WASHINGTON:&#c2;&#a0;The United States and the United Kingdom announced widespread sanctions against Iran&#e2;Pcs military drone p...
- + US, UK unveil sweeping sanctions on Iran’s drone program—WASHINGTON: The United States and the United Kingdom announced widespread sanctions against Iran’s military drone program on Thursday in response to i...
- + Dubai Airport will return to full operational capacity within 24 hours, COO says—DUBAI: Dubai International Airport will return to its full operational capacity within 24 hours, Dubai Airports Chief Operating Officer Majed Al-Joker...
- + Call to close UNRWA is attempt to strip millions of Palestinians of refugee status: agency chief—NEW YORK CITY: Disbanding the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees would have lasting repercussions for millions of Palestinians because ...
- + Why displaced Syrians in Lebanon face an agonizing dilemma amid mounting hostility —LONDON: Syrian refugees in Lebanon are in an impossible fix, unable to safely return home while also facing mounting hostility from host communities a...
- + Iran navy escorting Iranian commercial ships to Red Sea, commander says—DUBAI: Iran’s navy is escorting Iranian commercial ships to the Red Sea, Naval Commander Shahram Irani said on Wednesday, according to the semi-offici...
- + Thousands of frozen Gaza IVF embryos destroyed by Israeli strike—GAZA: When an Israeli shell struck Gaza’s largest fertility clinic in December, the explosion blasted the lids off five liquid nitrogen tanks stored i...
- + Kings of Jordan, Bahrain discuss Arab cooperation on regional issues—AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa met in Aqaba on Wednesday to discuss Arab solidarity and coordination, th...
- + Dubai Airports issue travel advisory as fierce storm hits UAE—DUBAI: Travelers were warned against heading to Dubai International Airport and advised to check the status of their flights with the airline due to t...
- + Israel accused of stepping up work on illegal settlements since start of Gaza war—LONDON: Israel’s government has stepped up the building of settlements across East Jerusalem, with over 20 projects involving thousands of housing uni...
- + El-Sisi hosts Russian spy chief in Cairo—CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi hosted Russian spy chief Sergei Naryshkin and his accompanying delegation in Cairo. The meeting was a...
- + Qatar re-evaluating its role as mediator in Gaza ceasefire talks—DOHA: Qatar is re-evaluating its role as mediator in ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, citing concerns that its efforts are being undermined b...
- + Israel-Hamas talks on Gaza truce ‘stalling’: mediator Qatar—DOHA: Negotiations between Israel and Hamas to secure a truce in Gaza and a release of hostages have stalled, Qatar’s prime minister said on Wednesday...
- + US destroys two Houthi Red Sea drones—AL-MUKALLA: The US Central Command said its forces destroyed on Tuesday two drones fired by Yemen’s Houthi militia, the latest round of skirmishes bet...
- + Hezbollah’s attack on Israeli military command center injures 14—BEIRUT: The Iran-backed Hezbollah launched on Wednesday “a combined attack with guided missiles and explosive drones on a military reconnaissance comm...
- + Hezbollah says targeted Israel base in retaliation for fighters’ killing—BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said it attacked an Israeli army base on Wednesday, with Israeli medics reporting the strike wounded 14 people, incl...
- + British envoy says Israel is ‘making a decision to act’ as Iran vows to respond to any incursion—JERUSALEM: British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said Wednesday that Israel “is making a decision to act” in response to Iran’s missile and drone at...
- + Israeli war cabinet puts off third meeting on Iran’s attack to Wednesday—JERUSALEM: A third meeting of Israel’s war cabinet set for Tuesday to decide on a response to Iran’s first-ever direct attack was put off until Wednes...
- + UN appeals for $2.8 bln for Gaza, West Bank aid—GENEVA: The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for $2.8 billion in funding to assist more than three million people in Gaza and the West Bank until ...
- + After surviving airstrike Palestinian boy dies seeking aid—GAZA: When an Israeli airstrike destroyed his family’s home in November, Zein Oroq was pinned under rubble. He was wounded but survived, while 17 memb...
- + Hamas leader Haniyeh to visit Turkiye this weekend: Erdogan—Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erodgan said Wednesday he will host the leader of Palestinian militant group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, in Turkiy...
- + Israeli raid on Gaza’s Yabna refugee camp kills at least 7, including 4 children—GAZA: At least seven Palestinians, four of them children, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday night. Th...
- + Crew of ship seized by Iran are safe, operator MSC says—LONDON: The 25 crew members of the MSC Aries, which was seized by Iran on April 13, are safe, shipping firm MSC said on Wednesday, adding that discuss...
- + UN envoy lashes out at Libya’s feuding parties and their foreign backers, then says he’s resigned—UNITED NATIONS: The UN envoy for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, lashed out at the country’s feuding parties and their foreign backers at a UN Security Coun...
- + 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 private museum burned down: the war h...
- + Israeli military pledges response to Iran attack amid calls for restraint—JERUSALEM: Israel’s military chief said on Monday his country would respond to Iran’s weekend missile and drone attack amid calls for restraint by all...
- + Israeli forces must halt ‘active participation’ in settler attacks on Palestinians: UN—Geneva: The UN voiced grave concern Tuesday over escalating violence in the West Bank, demanding that Israeli security forces “immediately end their a...
- + Heavy rains lash UAE and surrounding nations as the death toll in Oman flooding rises to 18—DUBAI: Heavy rains lashed the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, flooding out portions of major highways and leaving vehicles abandoned on roadways acro...
- + Algerian reporter says he was expelled from his country without explanation—ALGIERS: An Algerian journalist was expelled from the country after flying in from France and not being allowed to leave the airport as journalists co...
- + Israeli tanks push back in northern Gaza Strip, warplanes hit Rafah—GENEVA/CAIRO: Israeli tanks pushed back into some areas of the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday which they had left weeks ago, while warplanes conducted...
- + How the life and death of Walid Daqqah in an Israeli jail encapsulates Palestinian Prisoners’ Day—LONDON: When he was arrested by Israeli forces on March 25, 1986, Walid Daqqah was just 24 years old. When he died of cancer on April 7 this year, age...
- + Israel kills local Hezbollah commander in Lebanon strike—BEIRUT: An Israeli strike Tuesday killed a local Hezbollah commander in south Lebanon, the Israeli army said, with the Iran-backed group saying three ...
- + Gaza’s 2m Palestinians now a population of ‘survivors,’ UN humanitarian chief says—LONDON: The 2 million Palestinians who live in the Gaza Strip can now be accurately described as a population of “survivors,” a UN humanitarian chief ...
- + Jordan completes six more airdrops of aid to northern Gaza—AMMAN: Jordan’s armed forces completed another six airdrops of food aid to the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday. The humanitarian operation was carrie...
- + Emirati, British FMs discuss regional developments—LONDON: Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan received a phone call from his British counterpart David Cameron regarding the la...
- + Iran closed nuclear facilities in wake of Israel attack: IAEA chief—United Nations: Iran temporarily closed its nuclear facilities over “security considerations” in the wake of its massive missile and drone attack on I...
- + Crimes by Syrians in Lebanon prompts debate over repatriations—BEIRUT: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees reiterated on Tuesday “the right of Syrian refugees in Lebanon to return freely to their homeland whenev...
- + Lebanese officials charge Mossad killed Hamas financier—BEIRUT: A Lebanese minister and two senior officials said preliminary findings suggest Israel’s Mossad spy agency was behind the killing of a US-sanct...
- + ’No longer a shadow war’: Iran says attack on Israel marks strategic shift—TEHRAN: Iran’s missile and drone barrage against Israel was the first act of a tough new strategy, Tehran says, warning arch foe Israel that any futur...
- + Peace hopes for Yemen must not become collateral damage of other regional conflicts, UN envoy says—NEW YORK CITY: The UN’s special envoy for Yemen on Monday said that while it is clear that the war in the country has connections to other conflicts i...
- + Israel army says Hamas holding hostages in Gaza’s Rafah—JERUSALEM: Israel said Sunday that Hamas is holding hostages in Rafah in southern Gaza, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to launch a ...
- + US judge tosses out lawsuits against Libyan commander accused of war crimes—ALEXANDRIA, Virginia: A US judge has tossed out a series of civil lawsuits against a Libyan military commander who used to live in Virginia and was ac...
- + Top Syrian officer faces war crimes charges in Swedish court—Stockholm: The highest-ranking Syrian military official to be tried in Europe on Monday appeared before a Stockholm court accused of war crimes during...
- + Israel presses on in Gaza as death toll reaches 33,797—PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Israel struck war-battered Gaza overnight, Hamas and witnesses said Monday, as world leaders urged de-escalation awaiting Isr...
- + No end to death and suffering as Sudan conflict enters its second year—CAIRO, Egypt: Compared with other ongoing conflicts, Sudan’s crisis, now entering its second year, is a forgotten calamity, overshadowed by the more g...
- + UAE president discusses Gaza crisis with regional leaders—DUBAI: UAE President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, held telephone discussions on Monday with regional leaders, including Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad...
- + Lebanon decries violations of its airspace after Iran attack on Israel—BEIRUT: Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, declared on Monday that his country rejected the violation of its airspace by Israel. “We ...
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