- Middle East
Palestinian president condemns Trump’s suggestion on Gaza
Ramallah: The office of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has sharply condemned US President Donald Trump’s suggestion to “clean out” the Gaza Strip and request that Egypt and Jordan take in more Palestinians.…
- Middle East
Why Egypt, Jordan may say no to taking in Gaza people
Dubai: US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip is likely to be met with a hard “no” from the two US allies…
- Middle East
Trump wants Jordan, Egypt to take all refugees, proposes ‘cleaning out’ Gaza
President Donald Trump said Saturday he’d like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations increase the number of Palestinian refugees they are accepting from the Gaza Strip — potentially moving out…
- Middle East
Yemen’s Houthi rebels release 153 detainees amid Gaza Ceasefire
Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally freed 153 war detainees Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, one of several overtures in recent days to ease tensions after the ceasefire in the…
- Middle East
Video: Hamas hands over 4 female Israeli soldiers to Red Cross as part of ceasefire
Hamas resistance group handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza City on Saturday after parading them in front of a crowd. Israel was set to release…
- Middle East
Why is Israel launching a crackdown in the West Bank after the Gaza ceasefire?
In the days since a fragile ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank and suspected Jewish settlers have rampaged through…
- Middle East
Saudi Crown Prince announces USD 600 billion investment in the US
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince on Thursday, January 32 said the kingdom wants to invest 600 billion Dollars in the United States over the next four years, comments that came after President Donald…
- Middle East
Israel says it will maintain control of Gaza-Egypt crossing
Jerusalem: Israel said it will maintain control of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip during the first phase of the ceasefire with Hamas. A statement by Prime Minister…
- Middle East
Witnesses at Turkish ski resort stood helpless as people leaped out of burning hotel
Kartalkaya: As flames tore through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkiye, friends Esra Karakisa and Halime Cetin stood helpless, paralysed by the horror unfolding before them: people…
- World
US: President Trump signs slew of executive orders on Day 1
Washington: United States President Donald Trump has begun his promised executive action on Day 1. With his opening rounds of memoranda and executive orders, Trump repealed dozens of former President Joe Biden’s…
- Middle East
Houthis say they’ll limit their attacks in Red Sea corridor
Dubai: Yemen’s Houthi rebels have signalled they will limit their attacks in the Red Sea corridor to only Israeli-affiliated ships as a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold. The Houthis made…
- World
Trump’s shift from TikTok ban supporter to its saviour
New York: During his first term as president, Donald Trump led the effort to ban TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing app he said posed a threat to US national security. But on…
- Middle East
Israeli Cabinet approves deal for ceasefire in Gaza, release of hostages
Jerusalem: Israel’s Cabinet approved a deal early Saturday for a ceasefire in Gaza that would release dozens of hostages held there and pause the 15-month war with Hamas, bringing the sides a…
- Middle East
Israel’s security cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire, final sign-off awaited
Jerusalem: Israel’s security Cabinet on Friday, January 17, recommended approval of a ceasefire deal after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed an agreement had been reached that would pause the 15-month war with…
- Middle East
Netanyahu says deal to release hostages held in Gaza reached
Tel Aviv: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday, January 17, a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached, after his office had said earlier there were last…
