- World
European leaders regroup in Paris after Trump diplomatic blitz on Ukraine
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron called leaders from key European Union nations and the United Kingdom to his ornate Elysee Palace on Monday for an emergency meeting on how to deal with…
- Middle East
Netanyahu signals he’s moving ahead with Trump’s idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signalled that he was moving ahead with US President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer the Palestinian population out of Gaza, calling it “the only viable plan…
- Middle East
Relatives of Israeli hostages terrified as Gaza ceasefire teeters
Tel Aviv: After 16 months of excruciating uncertainty, Idit Ohel finally received word this week that her 24-year-old son, a hostage in Gaza, is still alive. She said she fainted upon hearing…
- Middle East
Israel orders beefed up troops around Gaza as ceasefire shows signs of faltering
Jerusalem: An Israeli official says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the army to beef up troops in and around the Gaza Strip after Hamas threatened to call off a scheduled hostage…
- Middle East
Khamenei pardons journalists who reported woman’s death, sparking protests
Tehran: Iran’s supreme leader has pardoned two female journalists who reported the death of a woman in police custody in 2022, state media reported. A report by Mizanonline, affiliated with the country’s…
- Middle East
Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza if hostages aren’t released Saturday
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened to resume fighting in the Gaza Strip unless its hostages in Gaza are released. The ceasefire has been called into question as Hamas…
- Middle East
UN announces death in Yemeni prison of aid worker detained by Houthi
Cairo: The United Nations World Food Programme said on Tuesday that an aid worker has died in a Yemeni prison three weeks after his detention by Houthi rebels. The announcement came a…
- Middle East
Trump to host Jordan’s King Abdullah II amid push for Gaza resettlement plan
Washington: President Donald Trump will host Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday as he escalates pressure on the Arab nation to take in refugees from Gaza — perhaps…
- Middle East
Hamas blasts Trump’s statement on ‘ownership’ of Gaza
Jerusalem: A senior Hamas official blasted President Donald Trump’s latest remarks about the US ownership of Gaza, as “absurd.” Izzat al-Rishq, a member of Hamas’ political bureau, said the comments “reflect a…
- Middle East
West Bank Palestinians face more barriers, traffic woes after Gaza ceasefire
Ramallah: Abdullah Fauzi, a banker from the northern West Bank city of Nablus, leaves home at 4 a.m. to reach his job by 8, and he’s often late. His commute used to…
- Middle East
UN: Gaza ceasefire averted famine but truce collapse brings danger
Cairo: Famine has been mostly averted in Gaza as a surge of aid enters the territory during a fragile ceasefire, the United Nations humanitarian chief said Sunday. But he warned the threat…
- Middle East
Israel begins withdrawing forces from Gaza corridor as part of ceasefire deal
Tel Aviv: An Israeli official said Sunday that Israeli forces have begun withdrawing from a key Gaza corridor, part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas that is moving ahead. Israel agreed as…
- Middle East
US unveils 7 billion arms deal for Israel as Netanyahu visits DC
The State Department has formally told Congress that it plans to sell more than 7 billion USD in weapons to Israel, including thousands of bombs and missiles, just two days after President…
- Middle East
Trump sanctions International Criminal Court over Israel investigations
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel, a close U.S. ally. Neither the U.S. nor Israel is a member…
- World
Mass shooter linked to school, held weapon licenses: Swedish police
Orebro: The shooter who killed 10 people in Sweden’s worst mass shooting earlier this week was connected to the adult education centre where he opened fire with at least one rifle-like weapon,…
