World / Middle East

WHO reports sharp rise in newborn deaths in Gaza 02 Apr 2024 - 02:00 pm

Geneva:Newborn mortality is rising sharply in the Gaza Strip, with babies being born underweight, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, citing medics on...

Egyptian President Sisi sworn in for third term 02 Apr 2024 - 01:03 pm

Cairo: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in Tuesday before parliament for his third term in office as leader of the Arab...

Food charity halts Gaza operations after Israeli strike kills 6 foreign aid workers 02 Apr 2024 - 12:00 pm

Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip: An apparent Israeli airstrike killed six international aid workers with the World Central Kitchen and their Palestinian driver, the...

Palestinian President, US Secretary of State discuss latest developments in Gaza 02 Apr 2024 - 01:30 am

Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas discussed via a phone call on Monday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken the latest developments regarding...

9 Palestinians martyred in Israeli bombardment of Khan Yunis and Rafah 01 Apr 2024 - 10:44 pm

Gaza: Nine Palestinians were martyred and several others were injured in Israeli strikes on central Khan Yunis and east of Rafah in southern...

Egypt's Sisi to be sworn in Tuesday for third term 01 Apr 2024 - 10:17 pm

Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will be sworn in on Tuesday for a third consecutive term in the new capital being built...

Israeli parliament passes law paving way for Al Jazeera closure 01 Apr 2024 - 08:24 pm

Doha, Qatar: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to “act immediately to stop” Al Jazeera’s operations in the country after the Israeli...

Gaza death toll rises to 32,845; wounded 75,392 01 Apr 2024 - 07:12 pm

Gaza: The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced on Monday that the death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip...

Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital devastated in two-week raid 01 Apr 2024 - 03:27 pm

Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories: Israeli forces on Monday pulled out of Gaza's largest hospital complex after an intensive two-week military operation, leaving behind...

US lawmaker says Gaza should be approached ‘like Nagasaki, Hiroshima’ 01 Apr 2024 - 09:01 am

Washington: A Republican member of Congress appeared to suggest that nuclear weapons should be dropped on Gaza, according to a video from a...

New Palestinian government sworn in 31 Mar 2024 - 11:08 pm

Ramallah: The new Palestinian government, led by Dr. Mohammad Mustafa, took the constitutional oath before President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday evening. Dr. Mustafa...

Turkish, Iranian Presidents discuss humanitarian situation in Gaza Strip 31 Mar 2024 - 10:47 pm

Ankara: President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed via a phone call on Sunday with President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi relations between the...

Occupation forces detain five Palestinians, including mother and her two sons, in East Jerusalem 31 Mar 2024 - 09:17 pm

Jerusalem: Israeli occupation forces on Sunday detained five Palestinians, including a mother and her two sons, from different parts of East Jerusalem. Palestinian...

Gaza death toll rises to 32,782; wounded 75,298 31 Mar 2024 - 07:17 pm

Gaza: The number of casualties due to the persistent Israeli aggression on Gaza has risen to 32,782 martyrs and 75,298 wounded since October,...

Palestinian Foreign Ministry warns against promotion of post-war arrangements by Israeli entity to carve up lands 31 Mar 2024 - 04:22 pm

Ramallah: The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned Sunday against the potential dangers of any post-war arrangements promoted by the Israeli entity government...

12 Palestinians martyred by Israeli bombardment on Gaza 31 Mar 2024 - 01:02 am

Gaza: 12 Palestinian civilians were brutally murdered and several others wounded by Israeli bombardment and gunfire tonight near the Kuwait roundabout in Gaza...

Several killed, injured in Israeli airstrikes on Syria's Aleppo 30 Mar 2024 - 11:17 pm

Damascus: Several people have been killed and wounded in Israeli airstrikes on the Syrian countryside near Aleppo. A Syrian military official said that...

Palestinian Foreign Ministry warns against the occupation's rising crimes 30 Mar 2024 - 11:09 pm

Ramallah: The Palestinian ministry of foreign affairs warned against the remarkable rising intensity of crimes committed by the Israeli occupation and its colonialists,...