World / Middle East

Deaths from Israel's Gaza war top 24,600 19 Jan 2024 - 09:01 am

Gaza Strip: An Israeli airstrike on a home killed 16 people, half of them children, in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, medics...

WHO Coordinator warns 'rapid deterioration' of Gaza hospitals 18 Jan 2024 - 09:28 am

Geneva: WHO Emergency Medical Team Coordinator Sean Casey warned of the rapid deterioration of the health care system and access to humanitarian needs...

LIVE UPDATES: Israel heavily bombards areas near Nasser hospital, continues incursion in West Bank 18 Jan 2024 - 08:58 am

Doha, Qatar: Israel's aggression on Gaza that has killed over 24,000 and wounded over 61,000 continues with the number of those martyred growing...

UN agency chief warns of bleak post-war future for Gazans 17 Jan 2024 - 03:57 pm

The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, warned Wednesday of the bleak future facing Gazans after the war...

Turkiye's first astronaut brandishes Erdogan's ambitions 17 Jan 2024 - 03:40 pm

Istanbul: When Turkiye's first astronaut blasts off for the International Space Station (ISS) this week, he will embody his country's pride and President...

LIVE UPDATES: Intense bombing in Gaza continues; humanitarian crisis worsens 17 Jan 2024 - 11:20 am

Doha, Qatar: Continued bombing was observed in the northern Gaza along with heavy artillery shelling. Overnight bombing took place in two parts of...

UNRWA: Largest displacement of Palestinians since 1948 16 Jan 2024 - 11:48 am

Ramallah: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) described the situation in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of...

LIVE UPDATES: Humanitarian crisis grows more desperate as war in Gaza drags on 16 Jan 2024 - 11:46 am

Doha, Qatar: The World Food Program, UNICEF, and the World Health Organization have been stressing the need for new entry routes to be...

Iraqi Kurdistan Security Council condemns missile attack in Erbil 16 Jan 2024 - 11:38 am

Erbil: The Kurdistan Region Security Council condemned Tuesday the missile attack launched by Iran's Revolutionary Guards targeting civilian areas in the city of...

Iran Guards attack targets in Iraq, Syria 16 Jan 2024 - 10:57 am

Arbil, Iraq: A missile attack by Iran's Republican Guards on targets in Iraq's Arbil killed at least four civilians, officials said Tuesday. The...

Turkiye detains Israeli footballer over 'ugly gesture' 15 Jan 2024 - 10:46 am

Ankara, Turkiye: Turkish authorities have detained football club Antalyaspor’s Israeli player Sagiv Jehezkel for questioning after he displayed solidarity with Israel during a...

LIVE UPDATES: Israel continues onslaught; communication blackout, medical disaster adds to plight in Gaza 15 Jan 2024 - 10:30 am

Doha, Qatar: Gaza is once again under a telecommunications blackout for over 48 hours as Paltel says that two of its employees were...

UN Official: 'One door insufficient as aid lifeline for 2.2 million people in Gaza 15 Jan 2024 - 09:15 am

Gaza: The interim UN Resident Coordinator in the Palestinian Occupied Territory Jamie McGoldrick affirmed on Saturday that the UN is working flat out...

Namibia condemns Germany's support for Israel's "genocidal actions" in Gaza 14 Jan 2024 - 06:26 pm

Doha, Qatar: On Namibian soil, Germany committed the first genocide of the 20th century in 1904-1908, in which tens of thousands of innocent...

Heavy rains flood dozens of shelters in Gaza 14 Jan 2024 - 12:36 pm

Gaza: Dozens of shelters housing thousands of displaced families in the northern and southern regions of the Gaza Strip have been flooded with...

LIVE UPDATES: Gazans try to survive as Israeli bombardment continues for 100th day 14 Jan 2024 - 12:19 pm

Doha, Qatar: Israel has relentlessly pounded the Gaza Strip with airstrikes and ground offensive causing unprecedented destruction, and turning entire neighbourhoods into rubble....

'We love life': Gaza couple celebrate wartime wedding 13 Jan 2024 - 04:01 pm

Rafah, Palestinian Territories: Surrounded by family and friends, clapping and cheering, Gaza woman Afnan Jibril beams a brilliant smile on her wedding day,...

LIVE UPDATES: Israel carries out deadly attacks across Palestine 13 Jan 2024 - 12:53 pm

Doha, Qatar: Israeli forces bombarded the Palestinian territory that is suffering under dire humanitarian situation with no let up as fighter jets hovered...