- 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,…
- World
Five shot at school in Sweden’s Orebro
Orebro: Five people were shot at a school in Sweden on Tuesday, police said. The Swedish news agency TT reported, without providing its sources, that the perpetrator died by suicide. Police didn’t…
- Middle East
Israeli hostages freed from Gaza rarely saw sunlight, families say
The families of hostages freed from Gaza over the weekend, the latest release in the ceasefire deal, described difficult conditions — including rarely seeing the sun — during their captivity. The six-week…
- Middle East
ACLU sues University of Michigan over bans on pro-Palestinian protesters
Jonathan Zou, a second-year student at the University of Michigan, was among the thousands of students who joined pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses nationwide this past year. Although the campus protests have…
- World
Musk is ‘special govt employee’, White House confirms
Washington: Elon Musk is working for President Donald Trump as a “special government employee,” according to a White House official, solidifying his controversial role in the administration but sidestepping some disclosure rules…
- Business
Bill Gates explores making of his internal operating system in new memoir
Washington: As he prepares to turn 70 later this year, Microsoft founder Bill Gates’ new memoir explores how his childhood quirks, upbringing, friendships and experiences coalesced into shaping his internal operating system.…
- Afghanistan
A Taliban fires at a UN compound in Kabul and is later found dead
Kabul: A Taliban fighter opened fire at the United Nations compound in Kabul, slightly injuring a security guard, and was later found dead, the UN mission in Afghanistan said Monday. The gunman…
- Middle East
At least 19 killed mostly women in a car bomb explosion in northern Syria
A car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a northern Syrian city on Monday, February 3, killing at least 19 people, all but one of them women, and leaving more than a…
- Middle East
Hezbollah announces funeral for Hassan Nasrallah
Beirut: The Lebanese Hezbollah group Sunday announced the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah will take place on February 23, months after he was assassinated in a series of Israeli airstrikes in a southern…
- Middle East
Syria’s interim president visits Saudi Arabia on first trip abroad, likely a signal to Iran
Dubai: Syria’s interim president made his first trip abroad Sunday, travelling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal Damascus’ shift away from Iran as its main regional ally. Ahmad…
- Middle East
Iraq arrests ex-official over execution of cleric who opposed Saddam Hussein
Baghdad: Iraq’s National Security Agency said Friday it arrested a former high-level security official for his involvement in the 1980 execution of a prominent Shiite cleric and his sister during Saddam Hussein‘s…
