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Israel witnesses rise in suicide rate, mental health issues
The forum of directors of psychiatric hospitals in Israel has called on the authorities to declare a state of emergency due to the high rates of suicide and mental illness among Israelis.…
- Middle East
UAE calls for emergency UNSC meeting on West Bank escalation
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has called for an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Friday, December 29, to discuss the escalating situation in the West Bank. In a statement…
- World
Pakistan bans New Year celebrations in solidarity with Gaza
Pakistan’s Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Thursday, December 28, announced a ban on New Year’s Eve celebrations to express solidarity with the people in Gaza Strip. In an exclusive video message,…
- Middle East
Hamas delegation to visit Egypt for Gaza ceasefire negotiations
New Delhi: A Hamas delegation will visit Egypt on Friday to give its ‘observations’ about an Egyptian plan for a ceasefire recently put forward, media reports said. Media reports said that Egypt’s…
- India
India sends 2nd tranche of USD 5 mil for Palestinian refugee welfare
Jerusalem: Amid the ongoing war in Gaza, India on Thursday released the second tranche of 2.5 million US dollars to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), fulfilling…
- Middle East
Over 150,000 Palestinians have nowhere to go, says UNRWA
Gaza: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on Thursday said that the over 150,000 Palestinians have nowhere to go amidst the ongoing war…
- Middle East
Turkey’s President says Netanyahu is ‘no different’ than Hitler
Amid Israel’s ongoing offensive in the Gaza Strip, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that “there is no difference” between what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is doing in the Gaza Strip…
- Middle East
Gaza population in grave peril, warns WHO
Geneva: Citing acute hunger and desperation throughout the war-torn Palestinian territory, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus — Chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) — has warned that the population of Gaza is in…
- Entertainment
‘Shame on you’: Hania Aamir under fire for flaunting Zara outfit
Islamabad: Pakistani actress Hania Aamir is under scrutiny on social media after she was seen wearing a dress from Zara during Christmas celebrations. The multinational clothing brand has faced calls for boycott…
- Middle East
Hezbollah militant among 3 killed in Israeli strike on home in south Lebanon
At least three people from one family were killed in an Israeli strike that targetted a house overnight on Wednesday, December 27, in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil. The martyrs were identified…
- Middle East
Israel return bodies of 80 Palestinians with ‘stolen organs’
Around 80 bodies of Palestinians killed by the Israeli army during its ground invasion, have been returned to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, December 26, via Karem Abu Salem fence crossing. Israel…
- Middle East
At least 21,110 Palestinians killed in Gaza in Israeli attack
Tel Aviv: Gaza’s Health Ministry Spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra has said that 21,110 Palestinians were killed and 55,243 injured in the Israeli attacks since October 7. The spokesman in a statement on Wednesday…
- Middle East
Qatari Emir, Biden discuss mediation efforts for permanent ceasefire in Gaza
Doha: Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has discussed with US President Joe Biden, joint mediation efforts to calm the situation between Hamas and Israel, to reach a permanent ceasefire in…
- Middle East
Israel expands ground offensive in central Gaza
Jerusalem: Israel has declared the expansion of its ground offensive in the central Gaza Strip, as the United Nations warned that the escalation of attacks is exacerbating a “catastrophic” humanitarian crisis in…
- Middle East
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 20,915: Ministry
Gaza: At least 20,915 Palestinians have been killed, and 54,918 others wounded in the Israel-Hamas conflict since October 7, the Gaza-based Health Ministry has said. Ministry’s spokesman Ashraf Al-Qedra in a press…
