- Middle East
Israeli strike kills family of 10 in Gaza as UN raises alarm over food cutoff
Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight into Thursday killed at least 23 people, including a family of 10, local health officials said. The United Nations meanwhile raised alarm over…
- Middle East
Portrait of amputee Palestinian boy from Gaza wins World Press Photo of the Year
The Hague: A portrait of a young Palestinian boy who lost both arms as a result of an Israeli attack in Gaza was honoured Thursday as World Press Photo of the year.…
- Middle East
Iran’s President approves Zarif’s resignation ahead of key nuclear talks
Tehran: Iran ‘s president formally approved the resignation of one of his vice presidents who served as Tehran’s key negotiator in its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, just as the head…
- Middle East
Troops will remain in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria indefinitely: Israeli defence min
Jerusalem: Israel’s defence minister said Wednesday that troops will remain in so-called security zones in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely. “Unlike in the past, the (Israeli military) is not evacuating…
- Middle East
Israeli strike outside Gaza hospital kills medic, wounds several
Deir Al-Balah: An Israeli airstrike hit the northern gate of the Kuwaiti Field Hospital in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing a medic and wounding nine other people — all patients and…
- Middle East
Tehran says next round of Iran-US nuclear talks in Oman
Rome: The talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program had appeared ready Monday to leave the Middle East, as an Italian source and others said the…
- World
White House proposes drastic cuts to State Dept, UN, and NATO
Washington: The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has proposed gutting the State Department’s budget by almost 50 per cent, closing a number of overseas diplomatic missions, slashing the number of…
- World
Earthquake shakes US’ Southern California
San Diego: A 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southern California on Monday morning, sending boulders tumbling onto rural roadways outside San Diego and rattling items off shelves and walls, but officials reported no injuries…
- Middle East
Suspected US airstrikes kill 7 people in Yemen, Houthi rebels say
Suspected US airstrikes around Yemen’s rebel-held capital killed at least seven people and wounded 29 overnight, the Houthis said on Monday as they also claimed shooting down another American MQ-9 Reaper drone.…
- World
Islamabad urges Tehran’s cooperation over killing of 8 Pakistani nationals in Iran
Islamabad: Islamabad has sought Tehran’s “full cooperation” over the killing of eight Pakistani nationals in restive southeastern Iran, officials said on Monday. The Pakistani foreign ministry said in a statement the killing…
- Middle East
Syria’s new leader makes first visit to United Arab Emirates
Beirut: Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa made his first visit Sunday to the United Arab Emirates, whose leaders have been circumspect about the new leadership in Damascus in the four months since the…
- World
US-funded Al Hurra fires staff, goes off air after Trump aid cuts
Cairo: The head of a US-funded Arabic-language television and online news outlet that claims a 30 million-strong audience in the Middle East and North Africa terminated most staff and TV programming Saturday,…
- Middle East
Israel intensifies strikes across Gaza on Palm Sunday, targets hospital in territory’s north
Gaza Strip: Israel struck a hospital in northern Gaza early Sunday, forcing patients to evacuate as attacks intensified. The pre-dawn strike hit Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, after Israel issued an evacuation…
- Middle East
Iran, US agree to more talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme after 1st round in Oman
Muscat: Iran and the United States will hold more negotiations next week over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme, Iranian state television reported Saturday at the end of the first round of talks…
- Middle East
Some 100,000 rally against Israel in Bangladesh’s capital
Dhaka: Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday to condemn Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip. The protesters, estimated at some 100,000, gathered at the Suhrawardy Park in…
