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Desperate children, adults in Gaza struggle to get food as Israel blocks aid
Khan Younis: Screaming in anguish as the desperate crowd crushes them against a barrier, young children and adults frantically wave pots and pans at charity workers, begging for a portion of some…
- Middle East
US gives initial approval for USD 3.5 bn missile sale to Saudi before Trump’s planned visit
Washington: The United States has given initial approval to sell USD 3.5 billion worth of air-to-air missiles for Saudi Arabia’s fighter jets, the latest proposed arms deal for the region ahead of…
- Middle East
Israel not obliged to work with UNRWA in Gaza, US tells World Court
The Hague: The United States told the International Court of Justice Wednesday that Israel must provide aid to Gaza, but the country does not have to work with the UN agency for…
- Middle East
At least 12 killed overnight by Israeli strikes in Gaza
Gaza Strip: At least 12 people including children were killed overnight in Gaza by Israeli strikes, hospital workers said Wednesday, April 30. The pre-dawn strikes hit three houses in the urban Nuseirat…
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Next round of Iran–US nuclear talks set for Rome
Tehran: Iran said Wednesday the next round of negotiations over its rapidly advancing nuclear programme it will have with the United States will be in Rome on Saturday. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas…
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Death toll in Iran port explosion rises to at least 46 with over 1,000 injured
Tehran: The death toll from a huge explosion that rocked one of Iran’s main ports rose Monday to 46, authorities said, as reports from the site raised more questions about the cause…
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Top UN court reviews Israel’s responsibility to facilitate aid to Palestinians
The Hague: The United Nations’ highest court opens hearings Monday into Israel’s obligation to “ensure and facilitate” urgently needed humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories, bringing the ongoing conflict…
- Middle East
US strike in Yemen: At least 68 African migrants killed, Houthis claim
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday alleged a US airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants, killing at least 68 people and wounding 47 others. The US military had no immediate comment.…
- Middle East
Iran’s president visits those injured in port explosion that killed at least 28 people
Tehran: Iran’s president visited those injured Sunday in a huge explosion that rocked one of the Islamic Republic’s main ports, a facility purportedly linked to an earlier delivery of a chemical ingredient…
- Middle East
Gaza death toll reaches 52,243 after 51 killed in Israeli strikes within 24 hours
Gaza Strip: Hospitals in the Gaza Strip received the remains of 51 Palestinians over the past 24 hours who were killed in Israeli strikes, the local Health Ministry said Sunday, bringing the…
- Middle East
Palestinians struggle to feed their families as Israel has blocked food from Gaza for nearly 60 days
Khan Younis: For nearly 60 days, no food, fuel, medicine or other item has entered the Gaza Strip, blocked by Israel. Aid groups are running out of food to distribute and markets…
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Hussein al-Sheikh appointed vice president of Palestine
Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday named a veteran aide and confidant as his new vice president. It’s a major step by the aging leader to designate a successor. The appointment…
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Photo: Pope Francis funeral
Vatican City: World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for the “most peripheral of the peripheries” and reflected his wishes as…
- Middle East
Palestinians create role for vice president, possible successor to aging leader Abbas
Ramallah: The Palestine Liberation Organisation on Thursday announced the creation of a vice presidency under 89-year-old leader Mahmoud Abbas, who has not specified a successor. The PLO Central Council’s decision came as…
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Syria’s new foreign minister to appear at UN in first US visit
Damascus: Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani was set to raise his country’s new flag at the United Nations headquarters in New York Friday and to attend a UN Security Council briefing, the…
